| cop. 2008
- Author(s):
- Publisher: ICLEI Oceania
- Pages: --
- Keywords: guidelines, manuals, climatic change, decision-making, local government, australia
The tools and exercises in this toolkit are designed to help councils identify aspects of their internal decision-making processes that need to be enhanced to appropriately and routinely plan for the impacts of climate change.
| cop. 2008
- Author(s):
- Publisher: Audit commission
- Pages: --
- Keywords: public services, public finance, budgeting, manuals
Buidling on the experiences on the UK Audit Commission, this paper aims to encourage people to think about the information they use whenever they make decisions, arguing that the quality and cost of public services depend upon those decisions.
| cop. 2007-
- Author(s):
- Publisher: Center for state & local government excellence
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, human resources, employment, research centres, united states
The Center for State and Local Government Excellence is a non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington DC, USA, which helps state and local governments become knowledgeable and competitive employers so they can attract talented, committed, and well-prepared individuals to public service.
| cop. 2007
- Author(s):
- Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, governance, rural development, agricultural development, poverty alleviation, gender, research and development
IFPRI’s Governance for Agricultural and Rural Development Program aims to support countries in their efforts to improve governance by researching governance issues that are essential for achieving food security and promoting equitable and sustainable agricultural and rural development.
| cop. 2007
- Author(s):
- Publisher: United nations human settlements programme (UN-HABITAT)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: local government, decentralization in government, institution building, political participation, guidelines
These “Guidelines on decentralization and strengthening of local authorities” may serve as a catalyst for policy and institutional reform at the national level to further enable and empower local authorities to improve urban governance.