City and regional leaders have called for multilevel action and financing to respond to the climate emergency at COP27 which is taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Read More

As COP27 begins in Egypt, if you are keeping up to date with climate discussions globally, but especially in the Commonwealth - sign up for this virtual event on 9 November 2022. Read More

As the world focuses on climate change, with world leaders gathering in Egypt for COP27, we are delighted to circulate a paper that CLGF commissioned in advance of this event. Read More

On Monday, 3 October, World Habitat Day will be marked with a series of events around the theme: Mind the Gap. Leave No One and No Place Behind. Read More

Thanks to Hazel Browns pioneering efforts, Trinidad Tobago has a historical account of women who contested local government elections from 1946 (when the local government system was expanded to include the entire country) up to 2013. Read More

We join with our Commonwealth local government family around the world, in our abject sadness at the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth. Read More