This regional report is written as a contribution to the ongoing UCLG GOLD studies for decentralisation and local democracy, comparative projects on frameworks for participation in local governance worldwide.
Decentralization and Local Democracy: East Africa Region
Chapter 4. Commoning
#01 "Participatory neighborhood improvement programs: a way par excellence to promote greater urban and territorial equity from the bottom. Zooming onto Latin-American inspirational experience", by IRD #02 "Experiences in informal settlement upgrading: Zimbabwe & Namibia", by SDI #03 "Slum Upgrading in Latin America", by GPR2C #04 "Una lucha por el hábitat, la dignidad y la igualdad", by Madre Tierra, FOTIVBA, HIC #05 "Low-income housing finance from commercial banks in Nepal", by ACHR #06 "Developing pathways to urban sanitation equality – a case study of the simplified sewerage solution in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania", by CCI #07 "Cities for the Right to Housing: The role of rights-inspired local action in addressing the housing crisis in the COVID-19 era", by UCLG CSIPDHR #08 "The Community Land Trusts movement in Europe: implementing public-civic partnerships in the production of affordable housing", by FMDV #09 "Formalising land tenure without displacement: the Community Land Trust in informal urban contexts", by urbaMonde, CoHabitat Network #10 "The Right to Remain in Place", by GPR2C #11 "Commoning for land and housing in Yangon", by ACHR #12 "Urban commons and urban commoning: political-legal practices from Naples, Bologna, and Turin", by the University of Salerno - Department of Political Science and Communication #13 "Cultural Occupations: Common Spaces. A report on the Occupation Bloc’s construction within the Municipal Secretariat of Culture in São Paulo", by São Paulo's Cultural Movement of the Peripheries, Occupations' Bloc Chapter 5. Caring
#14 "Reinventing and expanding social assistance to vulnerable groups in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis", by UCLG CSIPDHR #15 "Local governments’ caring for the youth: Protecting the rights of the child in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic", by UCLG CSIPDHR #16 "Missing Pieces: Three Metropolis Break Down Barriers for Everyone", by World Enabled #17 "Construyendo ciudades feministas: experiencias y acciones por el derecho de las mujeres a la ciudad y a territorios libres de violencias", by CISCSA Ciudades Feministas, HIC #18 "Community-led Housing: a driver of social inclusion for vulnerable urban populations", by CoHabitat Network #19 "Los retos del envejecimiento y la configuración de ciudades inclusivas: El caso habanero", by CUJAE #20 "Local governments’ shifting approaches to urban security: The role of care in advancing peace culture and social justice", by UCLG CSIPDHR #21 "Thailand Homeless Network", by ACHR #22 "Ollas comunes en Lima, Perú: Combatiendo el hambre", by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, CENCA #23 "Access to Technology and Services across the EU Regional Divide", by Philip McCann #24 "Migration Experiences in China and other Asian countries", by GPR2C #25 "Public Space Trading Innovations in Delhi, India and Durban, South Africa", by WIEGO, Asiye eTafuleni Chapter 6. Connecting
#26 "Social and territorial connectivity. Towards a paradigm shift in mobility and accessibility for gender equality", by Zaida Muxí, Daniela Arias #27 "“Smart Cities” for Whom? Addressing Digital Connectivity in India", by HLRN, HIC #28 "Transport as a means of inclusion", by UCLG GOLD #29 "Active Mobility and Public Spaces", by GP2RC #30 "Transport and Inequality in Freetown", by SLURC #31 "Digital Villages: Guaranteeing digital connectivity in peripheral areas", by UCLG Digital Cities #32 "Civic urban media: Creating and sharing bottom-up knowledge on cities to shape urban policies", by Co-Habitat Network, SDI #33 "Digital connectivity and the COVID-19 “forced experiment”", by Connected Cities Lab, University of Melbourne #34 "Challenges and opportunities of regional connectivity and local accessibility in intermediary cities in the Global North and South", by UNESCO Chair in Intermediary Cities Chapter 7. Renaturing
#35 "Cities and Regions Race to Zero – Local decarbonization pathways", by UCLG Ecological Transition #36 "Energy Transition of Chefchaouen city", by Hajar Khamlichi, Karim Elgendy #37 "Community based Production of Waste-Based Energy, Kampala, Uganda", by The Urban Action Lab, Makerere University #38 "Building Resilience in Times of Crisis: The Waste & Citizenship Forum in Belo Horizonte, Brazil", by WIEGO #39 "Fighting climate change in cities: urban agriculture, green AND affordable homes and neighbourhoods", by urbaMonde, CoHabitat Network #40 "Reviving Urban Agriculture", by HLRN, HIC #41 "Building Resilience with Nature: Restoring ecosystems and communities through public policies", by UCLG Learning #42 "Partnership for Resilient Citywide Slum Upgrading, Cape Town, South Africa", by Slum Dwellers International (SDI) #43 "Caiçaras, Artisanal Fishermen, and Guarani M’byá’s territories between Protected Areas and Paranagua’s Port", by Karina Coelho Chapter 8. Prospering
#44 "The case of female workers in India’s construction sector", by IIHS #45 "Agenda to boost local jobs and livelihood opportunities", by UCLG GOLD #46 "Inclusive local public procurement", by UCLG GOLD #47 "Our Savings, Our Strength: The Power of Women Led Savings in Slum Communities", by SDI #48 "Social, solidarity, and circular economy to build alternative economic paths", by UCLG Commission on LED #49 "Inclusive Economy and Food Security", by GPR2C #50 "More than housing: multiple use cooperatives for the transition towards sustainable neighbourhoods and cities", by Co-Habitat Network #51 "The development of Vienna’s approach towards a fair sharing economy", by UCLG Digital Cities #52 "Regional economic development to promote endogenous dynamics and territorial solidarity", by Thomas Forster, Florence Egal, Camilo Romero #53 "Linking tourism, livelihood improvement, heritage and conservation through community-based tourism in Da Nang, Vietnam", by ACHR, Da Nang Architecture University #54 "The role of creative and tourism economies in tackling/reproducing urban and regional inequalities", by UCLG Committee on Culture Chapter 9. Democratizing
#55 "Local institutions for civic participation, participatory budgeting and planning, inclusion of youth and migrants", by UCLG CSIPDHR #56 "Citizen Led Slum Upgrading: The Mukuru Special Planning Area", by SDI #57 "Participatory Planning: The role of Community and City Learning Platforms in Freetown", by SLURC #58 "Citywide and community-driven housing supported by the Baan Mankong program in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand", by ACHR #59 "From user knowledges to citizen expertise: democratizing urban renewal and new construction of social housing projects", by urbaMonde, CoHabitat Network #60 "Transparency and Human Rights – Cooperation, partnerships and human rights", by The Raoul Wallenberg Institute #61 "Democratic planning and urban governance, Brazil and Indonesia", by GPR2C #62 "Open governance for a more consensual and inclusive policy making", by UCLG Digital Cities #63 "Urban development and participatory governance: Learnings from the co-creation of street vending ordinance 1787 in Lima", by WIEGO #64 "Localizing Participatory Democracy and Human Rights in the Middle East", by HIC, HLRN #65 "Governance and Democratisation of Urban-Rural Linkages", by Philip McCann #66 "Democratisation of Metropolitan Governance. Participation, training, efficiency and transparency to promote social and territorial equity", by Zulma Bolívar