The Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics recognized the “Connecting the Dots” project with an Honorable Mention at last night’s first-ever Boston Public Space Invitational Awards. The project submission to the Boston PSI was facilitated by I2UD Research Associate Maren Larsen, working in close collaboration with Codman Academy teachers Vanessa...
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UCLG’s Official Launch of “Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World,” Third Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (Gold III).
A three year study by the organization that represents local and regional governments across the world, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), highlights the urgent need to provide basic services the planet’s cities, whose population is set to grow by one and a half billion people over the next 15...
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LPWGs Finalize Development Plans for Seven Municipalities in Belize
Since holding the second National Workshop in Belmopan in December 2013, I2UD has been providing trainings and technical assistance to the seven Local Planning Working Groups (LPWGs) to develop Chapters 4 and 5 of their municipal development plans. Training Module 4 was held in January/February 2014 and focused on Infrastructure...
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Densification and Equity at the 7th World Urban Forum in Medellin
Dr Mona Serageldin has participated as moderator and discussant in an Inter-American Development Bank-sponsored event at the 7th World Urban Forum in Medellin, from 4:30PM – 6:30PM on Wednesday, April 9, in Room 23 of the Red Pavilion. The discussion is described below: “Is Densification a Key Factor in Promoting...
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I2UD joins the Global Partnership for Social Accountability
We are proud to announce that I2UD is now one of over 100 Global Partners to join the Global Partnership for Social Accountability. The GPSA emphasizes collaboration to share expertise and experiences in using a social accountability approach to overcome development challenges. The platform for learning and exchange provided by...
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Mona Serageldin Prepares Background Report for Workshop on Socially Inclusive Cities
Tuesday, January 14 - The World Bank’s Urban Development Department held a workshop exploring ways to achieve social inclusion in cities. In the past, the Bank’s urban social inclusion work has mainly focused on slum upgrading projects. This workshop examined four themes that could help broaden strategies for social inclusion...
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Research Seminar on Land Policy and Urban Development in Latin America
I2UD presented the first findings of its latest study on climate change and informal settlements at a research seminar in Mexico City in September hosted by the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy (LILP). “Increasing the Resilience of Informal Settlements to Climate Change in Two Latin American cities” examines the different...
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ECA Social Accountability Notes and Reports Published
I2UD is pleased to share its deliverables from the ECA Sustainable Cities – Social Accountability and Sustainability Audit in five Balkan-region cities. The objective of the project was to gauge the level of accountability of local governments towards vulnerable groups in the cities of Durrës (Albania), Banja Luka and Sarajevo...
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Launch of UCLG GOLD III Report in Rabat!
The I2UD is proud to announce the official launch of United Cities and Local Government’s Global Observatory on Democracy and Local Government’s third global report (GOLD III), which details the role of local authorities in service provision around the world. Mayors, local government officials, and civil society gathered in Rabat...
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Internship Opportunities from UN-Habitat
From our partners in UN-Habitat: “The Unit hosting Habitat Univesity Network Initiative is currently looking for interns. We would much appreciate if you could share these two internship opportunities with all your network. Please note that in order to apply for an internship, all interested applicants need to complete a...
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