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Role: City Council Treasurer

29 August 2017
Role guide of the City Council Treasurer for the group negotiation.

Personal Power Scan

29 August 2017
Worksheet filled out by negotiation group members for rating their source of social power as well as the sources of social power of each of the negotiation role players, based on their experience during the ‘live negotiation'.

Message Framing Challenges: Strategic Communication

29 August 2017
The session provided critical information on the skills needed in developing collective action message frames.

Handout: Negotiating Strategic Change

29 August 2017
‘Negotiating Strategic Change’ is an approach for building capacity of leaders, reformers, change agents to proactively engage multi-stakeholder groups in confronting constraints to collective action through the use of an integrated methodology: the discipline of strategic communication and the…

How Can We Use Community Contracting More Widely?

17 August 2017
In community contracting, people from the local communities are hired to build small-scale infrastructure projects which are completed often more quickly and at a lower cost compared to employing firms. This approach also helps in building bridges and linkages between national governments and…

Governance and Service Delivery: Practical Lessons for Subnational Governments through a Case Study on ADB’s Support to Nepal

11 August 2017
Success in the achievement of the sustainable development goals starts with localization of the global agenda that positively impacts the lives of citizens through improved service delivery. This improved service delivery translates to effective delivery mechanisms which in turn strengthen the…

Capacity Development for Growth and Poverty Reduction in Mindanao and Bangsamoro: A Medium- to Long-Term Approach

11 August 2017
With its abundant natural resources, the second largest island of Mindanao has the potential to contribute more to the development of the Philippines. Poor capacity, institutional weakness, and ineffective service delivery, however, hinder the effective implementation of local development plans and…

ADB's Governance Thematic Group

9 August 2017
Governance is one of ADB’s eight thematic groups that aims to leverage technical expertise on governance- and public sector management-related issues. The Governance Group’s mandate is to help ADB’s developing member countries improve development results by investing in public sector reforms and…

What are the Implications for Local Governments and their Inclusive Service Delivery?

9 August 2017
Governments around the world can pursue sustainable development more effectively by embracing a whole-of-government approach in their adaptation of the institutional framework for implementation of the global sustainable development goals (SDGs). A holistic, innovative, and inclusive approach…

21st Conference of the Parties: What are the Implications for Local Governments?

9 August 2017
The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is a universal sustainable development mechanism that includes climate change mitigation commitments for all countries. It encourages action at the subnational level as it recognizes the key role that local governments play in tackling climate change.…