3-October-2017
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Developed in collaboration with EC DG Devco in 2017, the OECD project on Decentralised Development Co-operation aims to analyse recent trends and evolutions in order to understand emerging paradigms, and to suggest policy recommendations for effective multi-level governance across central, regional and local governments.
4-November-2016
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Are you a city-dweller, concerned about the challenges of urbanisation, resilience and inclusiveness? Cities and urban areas represent unrivalled concentrations of people, economic growth, commercial networks, and innovation – and have the potential to make a significant contribution to the transition towards a low-carbon world.
20-October-2016
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A snapshot of current and future challenges in urban development and how they are impacting on human development, well-being, and public governance systems worldwide.
29-September-2016
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The global challenges of poverty eradication, environmental sustainability, climate change, and sustainable and secure energy are all intimately linked to cities, which are simultaneously places where these global problems emerge and solutions can be found. Blog by Ricardo Herranz, Nommon Solutions and Technologies, Madrid.
12-September-2016
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OECD Insights blog on how new sources of urban data and urban scaling phenomenon can inform planners and urban developers.
5-September-2016
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Imagine you have an important decision to make. Do you carefully consider the long-term implications of each possible option or do you act impulsively? Would you approach the decision-making process differently if the consequences stretched out to 30 or even 50 years?
3-June-2016
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The Paris floods are another call to action for the international community. Preventing such shocks from happening and limiting the damage they cause should be a public policy priority.
11-April-2016
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Look at Japan and you see the future of many OECD countries. Extreme demographic shifts are re-sculpting the country in dramatic ways, defining future challenges and demanding new policy responses. Blog by Bill Below, on the challenges faced and the opportunities available.
6-April-2016
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The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a significant number of interconnected objectives related to agriculture and food.
21-March-2016
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Blog article on the complex and multi-dimensional challenges faced by city policy-makers in addressing urban issues at all levels of government.