Case studies and best practices
Rede Nossa São Paulo (Our São Paulo Network), a non-partisan network that brings together 700 civil society organizations in the city of São Paulo, launched in 2012 a pioneering initiative in Brazil, the Sustainable Cities Programme (SCP). The programme´s 12 theme axes aims to raise awareness, mobilize and provide tools so Brazilian cities can develop in a way that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable, with the purpose of improving the living conditions of Brazilian municipalities aligned with the global changes. To achieve this goal, the programme provides public managers a Platform with various tools and urban sustainability indicators.
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The UCLG Country Profiles provide an overview of sub-national governments, territorial organization, local responsibilities, central-local relations, and local financing in 82 countries.
Developed by Global Observatory on Local Democracy an...
Posted by Fabienne Perucca
Case studies and best practices
Available in English
This policy brief was written in the framework of the Second Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development. It highlights the importance of connecting the impact of migration in local dev...
Developed by Joint Migration and Development Initiati...
Posted by Joanne Irvine
Concept notes and papers