CLGF policy briefings and toolkits

CITIES SPACE: A roundup of key advancements through the Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Network in 2024. Download Cities Space

Bloomberg Mayors' City Challenge 2024

CITIES SPACE: A roundup of key advancements through the Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Network in 2023. Download Cities Space

TOOLKIT: Women As Local Legislatives: A self-mentoring module for elected women representatives from five South Asian countries - Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Download Women As Local Legislatives

Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global City Challenge 2021 leaflet

BRIEFING UN Secretary-General policy briefing on COVID-19
July 2020

BRIEFING: Achieving the SDGs through LED in Ghana
Case study flier on achieving the SDGs through LED projects in Ghana.

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BRIEFING: An analysis of the role of local government in the high-level panel’s report on the post-2015 development agenda 2015
CLGF's analysis of the role of local government in the highlevel panel’s report on the post-2015 development agenda: ‘A new global partnership: eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development’
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BRIEFING: Sporting events building local communities 2014
Report by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum launched at the pre Commonwealth Games reception hosted by the Lord Provost of Glasgow City Council
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TOOLKIT: Constitutional provision and protection for local government across the Commonwealth countries 2014
A complete collection of the constitutional provisions for local government across the countries of the Commonwealth, arranged to assist with comparision
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TOOLKIT: Local economic development (LED) – resources for practitioners 2014
CLGF has brought together this collection of guides and resources for practitioners involved both at the strategic and the implementation levels of LED. They range from easily digestible short introduction guides to LED for the beginner to details manuals on how to develop strategies, engage stakeholder etc, as well as survey and other tool and manuals for LED course trainers. There are also extensive collections of case studies and research reports which can give insights into lessons from successful LED activities in other local government.
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TOOLKIT: Local government International Peer Review Toolkit 2008

A step by step guide to conducting International Peer Reviews in local government.

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OECD: tackling Coronavirus, contributing to a global effort

COVID-19: Korea FAQs.

COVID-19: UNCDF report 2020.

COVID-19: UNCDF bulletin 3 2020

COVID-19: UNCDF LG Finance 2020

COVID-19: Parliamentary tool kit CPA

COVID-19: Ewatkini - business contingenty

FCOD Chair in Office report 2020

IWD2023 Interviews