International
Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany " Perceiving problems in society, developing problem-solving models with experts and practitioners, and implementing the models in selected areas of society."
Commonwealth Assn for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) CAPAM seeks to share the experiences of Commonwealth countries committed to, or interested in public service reform.
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Energie-Cités Association of European Municipalities An association of European municipalities which carries out specialist projects in the energy and environment fields in urban areas. Energie-Cités works in co-operation in its various projects with more than 150 municipalities from all countries of the European Community, plus other non-member states in Europe and outside (Central and Eastern European Countries, and Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries).
Global Development Research Centre - Urban Environmental Management
Yahoo's Government Web Directories: http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Web_Directories/
Human Settlements (Asia and the Pacific) United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific.
IULA - International Union of Local Authorities
Oultwood Local Government Websites Index to local government web sites in Australia, Eire, New Zealand, United Kingdom.
The International Network for Urban Development
United Cities and Local Governments The Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralisation (GOLD) was launched by UCLG in 2006 as part of its objective to become a main source of information on local self-government, local authorities, governance, local democracy and the exchange of know-how.
GOLD provides information on the state of decentralisation and its evolution, self-government and local governance across the world. The GOLD portal will be supplemented by periodic Global Reports on Decentralisation and Local Democracy, the first of which was published by UCLG in October 2007 in time for the 2nd World Congress in Jeju, South Korea. Other relevant publications and informations are also available, like the member and country profiles and new ones are added.
Urbanicity - For Local Government and Urban Development
World Academy for Local Government and Democracy WALD is an Istanbul based organisation focusing on the many links and relationships between local government and democracy. This site lists activities, past and present, and invites visitors to get involved.
