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World Water Development Report 2019
UN-Water, 2019
The United Nations World Water Development Report, Leaving no one behind, launched 19 March 2019 during the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and in conjunction to the World Water Day, demonstrates how improvements in water resources management and access to water supply and sanitation services are essential to addressing various social and economic inequities, such that "no one is left behind" when it comes to enjoying the multiple benefits and opportunities that water provides.
Get AccessConsidering the state: perspectives on South Sudan’s subdivision and federalism debate
Mareike Schomerus and Lovise Aalen; ODI (2016)
The report analyses the new changes in the South Sudan’s administrative structure. It recommends what might be the best structure for South Sudan. In 2015 the number of states was increased from 10 to 28. Decentralisation and Federalism are discussed in countries’ context. Especially the relationship between the central and newly constructed local structure is discussed. This report is a practical example of decentralisation which applies theories of deconcentration and devolution in the context of South Sudan.
Get AccessHumanitarian responses by local actors: Lessons learned from managing the transit of migrants and refugees through Croatia
Maren Larsen, Elma Demir, Maja Horvat; IIED (2016)
The Croatian Government managed the transit of 650,000 migrants and refugees in late 2015 and early. This paper analyses the impact of the crises and derives that the decentralisation of resources and capacities in sectors relevant to managing shorter-term humanitarian emergencies or longer-term integration of new citizens is difficult within the current structure of local self-governance in Croatia. Therefore, enhancing the role of local authorities in such situations would likely need to be accompanied by institutional reforms or mechanisms ranging from shared services, to regrouping of functions, or long-discussed administrative and territorial re-organisation in Croatia.
Get AccessSub-National Governance in Afghanistan
Aarya Nijat, Kristof Gosztonyi, Basir Feda, and Jan Koehler (2016)
This issues paper, by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit and the Afghanistan through the Governance Forum Afghanistan ("Govern4Afg") programme, presents the challenges and opportunities for improving sub-national governance in the country. The paper also provides empirical evidence and conclusions regarding village and district representation in Afghanistan. The authors consider subnational governance structures at provincial, district and municipal levels that are either part of or significantly regulated by the state. Thereby, the paper puts a focus particularly on the influensive shura structure, in which both traditional as well as modern Afghan governance is intertwined, as a key area for potential subnational governance reform.
How 'Participatory Governance' Strengthens Authoritarian Regimes: Evidence from Electoral Authoritarian Oaxaca, Mexico
Benton, Allyson Lucinda; GIGA (2016)
The study supports research revealing the anti-democratic effects of participatory institutions in democratic Latin American nations. Building on research on political decentralization in authoritarian regimes, the author argue that participatory institutions can be used to channel citizen demands and to incorporate citizens into authoritarian systems, thereby strengthening authoritarian rule. However, following research on democratic participatory governance, she also argue that participatory institutions will work better in this regard when designed from the bottom up rather than from the top down.
Get AccessJob Creation and Local Economic Development 2016
OECD (2016)
This second edition of Job Creation and Local Economic Development examines how national and local actors can better work together to support economic development and job creation at the local level. It sheds light on a continuum of issues – from how skills policy can better meet the needs of local communities to how local actors can better engage employers in apprenticeships and improve the implementation of SME and entrepreneurship policy. It includes international comparisons that allow local areas to take stock of how they are performing in the marketplace for skills and jobs. It also includes a set of country profiles featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of OECD sub-regions
Get AccessSupporting decentralisation, local governance and local development through a territorial approach
European Commission Reference Document Nr. 23 (2016)
This EC Guidance Note aims to clarify how a territorial approach to local development (TALD), driven by developmental LAs, could be promoted through EU-supported programmes and projects with a view to promoting economic development, social cohesion and environmental sustainability.
DownloadProviding EU Budget Support in decentralised contexts: A methodological note
European Commission (2016)
The purpose of this note is to provide complementary analytical guidance for the design of European Union (EU) Budget Support operations in decentralised Partner countries.
DownloadGlobal Stocktake of UNICEF Engagement in Decentralization and Local Governance
2011-2015 Marija de Wijn, UNICEF (2016)
The purpose of this stocktake is to provide an overview of UNICEF DLG programming, to inform the development of a strategic Executive Summary framework and to strengthen UNICEF’s DLG work around the world, building on CO best practices and experience. At the same time, this report may also be useful to external stakeholders, including development partners, who seek to understand UNICEF work in this area.
DownloadSDC Policy: Decentralisation, Democratisation and Local Governance
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), (2016)
This policy paper defines the SDC´s orientation and scope in the area of democratisation, decentralisation and local governance (DDLG). It is a normative document for the SDC and serves as a reference for partner organisations, but also for relevant departments of the Federal Administration and the wider development community. It describes the SDC’s underlying development vision and positioning in this thematic area, explains the principles that guide the agency´s work and spells out main thematic priorities and strategic approaches.
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