Miguela Ramirez

Ms. Miguela Ramirez is currently the Supervising Environmental Management Specialist of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources of Bataan, Philippines. She leads/co-leads efforts in engaging provincial stakeholders toward stronger participation in nature conservation efforts and building consensus for enhancing and protecting environmental integrity while supporting socio-economic opportunities for their constituents.

Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Development in Mongolia

Mr. Hans van Rjin and Mr. Roger Shotton gave an overview of macroeconomic and public administration, features of decentralizing governance in Mongolia. They also discussed the sub-national government's role in service delivery, local development, and sustainable development goals through local public spending and regulatory and convening powers.

Roger Shotton

Roger Shotton has been working on sub-national government issues at policy level and in the field across Africa and Asia for some 30 years, first as senior adviser with the United Nations Capital Development Fund and latterly as consultant for various international agencies (ADB, World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, SDC). He has most recently been working on fiscal transfer mechanisms and on local government financing, planning and budgeting arrangements in several countries in East Asia (Myanmar, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Mongolia).

Transit-Oriented Development and Station Area Development in Asian Cities

Many metropolitan cities in Asia are planning and implementing mass transit networks. Transit-oriented development (TOD) will be key; it should consider a transit- oriented management plan for regional growth; station area zoning regulations; joint development among local governments, transit agencies, and private developers; and an institutional mechanism for public and private cooperation in station area development.

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

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 capacities of local governments.

Event Report

This report summarizes the event proceedings of the Learning Event on Localizing Global Agendas held at the ADB headquarters on 27–29 September 2016 jointly organized by the Governance Thematic Group of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Development Partners Network on Decentralisation and Local Governance (DeLoG). The event aimed to explore current approaches by countries in the Asia-Pacific region and by development partners for localizing the global agendas and for ensuring the role of subnational governments in urban development and climate change activities.