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4 September 2015
This presentation features Asian Development Bank’s Greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor Eindu to Kawkareik Road Improvement project in Myanmar. It shares how meticulous communication and participation planning for a road project can pave the way for real connectivity and inclusion.
1 September 2015
This material showcases various ways in which women are benefitting from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and, by doing so, illustrates what can be done—at various points in the value chain—for LPG to support women’s needs and goals, and contribute to wider gender equity.
1 September 2015
Energy access in India is a multi-dimensional issue. Through the development of a multi-dimensional and multi-tier measurement framework and its subsequent evaluation, this study aims to bridge the gap in understanding of energy access, and to capture the detailed data on the state of energy access…
27 August 2015
This presentation examines the process involved in the formulation of the post-2015 development agenda. It also explains the importance of integrating the concepts of decentralization and local governance in the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda at the local level. Recommendations on…
27 August 2015
While the similarities of international development goals help provide comparisons across countries, there is a need for decentralized tracking as a result of differentiated challenges. The question is whether to localize or to customize these goals in the context of Asia and the Pacific.
Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: What Could This Mean for UNDP in Asia and the Pacific?
27 August 2015
Local governance and decentralization reforms are often unfinished reforms and more a political agenda than reality for people. In localizing the sustainable development goals at the local level, UNDP advocates for moving horizontally and beyond the traditional actors in decentralization.
26 August 2015
This presentation gives an overview of the context, practices, and emerging methodology in functional assignment in the decentralization process. It also provides some case studies, particularly the experiences and challenges of Cambodia, Pakistan, and Indonesia in this local governance reform.
26 August 2015
This presentation discusses the national performance-based incentives given to local governments in a decentralized set-up. An overview of the objectives and design of local government incentives is provided. It also shares examples of selected international experiences on performance-based grants…
25 August 2015
This presentation introduces the “Development Partners Network on Decentralization and Local Governance (DeLoG),” an informal network of 29 bi- and multilateral development partners in the field of decentralization and local governance. DeLoG functions as a knowledge hub, a knowledge exchange…
25 August 2015
Decentralization as a diverse and complex phenomenon is often treated too much as a technical exercise by development partners. Giving extra attention to political and institutional dynamics is crucial in order to design and implement reforms on decentralization and local governance more…