We are delighted to inform you that the African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is returning and is accepting applications for the 2025 event. Taking place in Cape Town from 12 to 25 October 2025, the theme of this years event is: Decentralisation and Finances. Read More

CLGF is pleased to invite you to join us for the first member-LED CSCN webinar taking place on 22 May 2025. The Unlocking Local Finance webinar aims to explore how a Caribbean city broke new ground in city financing. Read More

Tackling climate change by improving the ability of local and central governments to work effectively together is being given an important boost.The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) has partnered with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC) in the delivery of a multi-year project on Climate Resilient Development, working in Saint Lucia, Dominica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Read More

Local government in The Gambia received a boost recently with an important workshop on resource mobilisation. The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) signed an agreement with The Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities (GALGA) in May 2024 to develop two separate resource mobilisation strategies for local councils and GALGA in the Gambia. Read More

Local government associations play an increasingly important role in the governance of countries across the Commonwealth. As the voice of local government, they are key interlocutors between local government and other spheres of government. Read More

On 30 March and 2 April, CLGF and its Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Initiative (CSCI) partners convened a Wilton Park dialogue on Advancing sustainable urbanisation: working with Commonwealth countries to build a transformative coalition, with support from both Wilton Park and the FCDO. Read More