The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) and Developing Markets Associates (DMA) hosted a two–day conference in Johannesburg, 15-17 September 2008.

At this first Conference on Access to Development Funding for Local Government in Commonwealth Africa delegates discussed issues involved in productive access to development funding and heard from some of the agencies who provide development funding.  more


India discusses inclusive cities

 

Hon Kumari Selja, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India  opened a conference on The Inclusive City, a Commonwealth Perspective  in New Delhi on 16 April . The conference was  run by CLGF in cooperation with the India Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.more


Freeport launch for 2009 conference

 

Bahamas PM Rt Hon Hubert Ingraham announced that the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2009 is to be held in Freeport in May 2009 to local dignatories and captains of industry. more


Asessing local democracy

 

CLGF is asking Commonwealth Heads of Government to recognise the important role of  local government in transforming socieites and will present them with a report assessing local democracy and governance in Uganda . [more]


 

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) works to promote and strengthen effective democratic local government throughout the Commonwealth and to facilitate the exchange of good practice in local government structures and services.

Joining CLGF

 

Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2009
Improving local government: the Commonwealth vision
 
11-14 May, 2009
Freeport, Grand Bahama
 

View 2007 conference statement and speeches

www.clgc2007.org
 

Practitioners Database

CLGF is leading on a project to provide expertise on local government within the Commonwealth. We are piloting the database in the UK, South Africa and three states in India.  

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