The Development Partners Network on Decentralisation & Local Governance (DeLoG) will open this year's Annual Meeting on Inclusive and Resilient Decentralisation and Local Governance Reforms and Institutions with a High-Level Policy Dialogue, open to the public and hosted SDC and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development(BMZ).
13 September 2021, 2.30 - 4 pm (CEST) Thomas Gass, Assistant Director General and Head of South Cooperation, will be representing SDC. Other speakers are, among other:
Emilia Saíz, Secretary General United Cities and Local Governments
Tatiana Badan, Mayor of Selemet, Moldova, President of the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe
Hemanthi Goonasekera, Chief Executive Officer Federation of Sri Lanka Local Government Authorities
Click on this link for more information and registration.
The opening meeting will be followed by four thematic sessions on 1) montoring and measuring inclusive local governance (lead ADB), 2) adapting to crisis and resilient recovery through multi-level governance (lead UNDP), 3) inclusive fiscal decentralisation (lead NALAS), and 4) enabling approaches for inclusive and sustainable local governance (lead UN-Habitat). More information will follow next week.