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Local and regional governments take action to address 50% of the global emissions of CO2 linked to the daily running of their communities.

On 13 December at UN HQ, ahead of the Open Working Group session on sustainable cites and human settlements to take place from 6 to 10 January 2014 in New-York, political representatives will discuss the localization of targets and

The 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Colombo, 15-17 November,  formally recognised the role which developmental local government can play in enhancing the exercise of democratic

Local and regional government leaders and their organizations have gathered together in the and Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments in order to build a joint strategy to contrib

This initiative follows the Rabat World Congress Declaration call for a single and universal development agenda that should include a stand-alone goal on Sustainab

 "It is often said that, like all politics, all development is ultimately local.  As the world strives for a more sustainable path in the years ahead, particularly beyond 2015, local voices and local action will be crucial elements in our quest.