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IASIA-LAGPA CONFERENCE 2018 Peru, Lima, 23 to 26 June 2018 « Globalization, Territories, Integration»

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WORKING ING GROUP IV: SUBNATI ATION ONAL AL GOVERNA ERNANCE NCE AN AND D DEVEL ELOP OPMEN ENT “Empowering and Equipping Local Governments to deal with the SDGs Roadmap and Progress in Localizing the Global Agendas in Africa”

• Dr. Najat Zarrouk

Director, African Local Governments Academy(ALGA) United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) Email: Najat_zarrouk@yahoo.fr www.uclga.org

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UCLG-AFRICA AND ITS ACADEMY AT A GLANCE  A CHALLENGING CONTEXT AT AFRICAN LOCAL LEVEL  UCLG-AFRICA VISION ON LOCALIZING SDGs  SOME OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS….

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• 1. UCLG-AFRICA & ITS ACADEMY

AT A GLANCE

Creation 18 May 2005

Statute:Panafrican International Organization + Diplomatic Statute

Regional Section of UCLG World

The Vision «Building the Unity and Progress of Africa from its Grass Roots»

The Voice of Local Africa

Headquarters: Rabat Kingdom of Morocco

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UCLG Africa Members Mission

47 National Associations of Local Authorities in the 5 African Regions

• Increasing the Visibility of

Local Authorities

• Empowering them
• Promoting Local

Autonomy at African Local Level

Among UCLG-Africa Priorities: « Development of the Human Capital, Building Capacities and Intellectuel Exchange »

3 3 Strategic Pill illars….

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Building and Developing Institutional, Leadership and Managerial Capacity Development of Business Culture & Knowledge Management

Advocay Lobbying Engagement

Our Flagship Event…

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Each 3 years in an African City

5000 to 7000 Participants representing all Actors & Stakeholders involved in Territorial Development

8° Edition Kingdom of Morocco Marrakech 20-24 November 2018

THE THEME: « TRANSITION TOWARD SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND TERRITORIES: THE ROLE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES»

The he Histo History ma matter tters….

The Origin of ALGA: a Moroccan Initiative for an African Vision … The Resolution adopted par the Local Authorities after AFRICITES SUMMIT Marrakech - 2009

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2- A Challenging Context for Decentralization, Local Governance & Local Development in Africa

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Peace & Stability Democracy State of Law Good Governance Political Will

Concrete Transfert of Powers Responsabilities Competencies

Concrete Transfert & Access to Resources

Migration

Climate Change Résilience Urbanisation Poverty Vulnerability

Equality Diversity Inclusion

Ownership and Involvment in the implementation of the Africa Vision & Global Agendas

The Local Public Administration & Human Capital Challenges

4 MAIN MISSIONS

ALGA MISSION

Supporting UCLG-Africa Members & Networks

Promoting Accreditation & Quality Assurance for Training Institutes & Programs Designing, implementing and disseminating an Innovative, Diverse, «A la Carte», & Blended Training, Learning, Peer Learning, & Capacity Building Offer Normalizing Human Resources Management at Local Level (The Observatory on HR at Local Level)

Investing in the Human Capital Transforming Leadership Promoting Professionalism Anchoring Performance at Local level

AFRIQUE DU NORD IUR - AUI-IFD – CAFRAD Morocco

AFRIQUE DE L’EST

AFRIQUE AUSTRALE AFRIQUE CENTRALE

AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST

16 INSTITUTS AFRICAINS D’ANCRAGE

SMILE SWAKOMPUN D NAMIBIE

The Partners who Trust us sor Far…

SMILE SWAKOMPUND NAMIBIE

• 3. UCLG-AFRICA VISION ON

LOCALIZING THE SDGs

For UCLG Africa we should keep in Mind…. 1) Global and Continental Agendas have an obvious territorial dimension. 2) Their implementation has a local dimension by nature 3) A great deal of their realization falls under the responsibility of Local and Regional Governments. 4) The International Community itself recognizes that over 60% of the SDGs and the Nationally Determined Commitments in application of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change(NDCs) cannot be implemented without the involvement of Local and Regional Governments.

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Ba Based on th this is evid idences, and in in clo close partnership ip and coll llaboratio ion with ith UCLG, UCLG-Afric ica is is act ctiv ively ly en engaged, , mobil iliz ized and in involv lved in in a strong dyn ynamic ic of f Lo Locali lizin ing SD SDGs and oth ther Glo lobal l Agendas

5 Pillars

• 1. AWARENESS-RAISING
• 2. ADVOCACY
• 3. IMPLEMENTATION
• 4. MONITORING
• 5. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE

IN AN INCLUSIVE, INTEGRATED AND PARTICIPATORY WAY? Among the outcomes of the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments

1) We try to « Leave no one behind » 2) We promote « Win-Win Partnerships & Collaboration » (15 anchoring african Institutes and several Partners worldwide) 3) We Advocate and Lobby at all levels and around the World 4) We promote standards of excellence and quality assurance in the field of training and capacity building. 5) We invest in Learning, Peer Learning, Training, Capacity Building and Knowledge sharing 6) We invest in Training of Trainers (60 Trainers in Africa) 7) We normalize the Human Resource Management at Local Level 8) We do believe in the Networking as a Force of Change and we work to empower them Since 2011, UCLG-Africa has created 6 Networks at Local level. 9) We commit ourself to be a « Globally engaged Academy » 10) We Invest in ICTs… 11) We Invest in Networking and Partnerships...

• 4. Some of our Achievments

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LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND

À travers des Partenariats « Gagnant-Gagnant »

Etats, CGLU, CGLU- Afrique, Collectivités Territoriales, APL, Bureaux Régionaux Les Etablissements d’Education/ Formation et leurs Réseaux

Le Secteur Privé

Les Donateurs Parrains Marraines Communautés de Praticiens et d’Experts Les Organisations Internationales et Régionales Managers/cadres des CTA & leurs Réseaux

Composantes de la Société Civile Instituts d’Ancrage d’ALGA

ALGA, , a Globally engaged Academy…

Since December 2016 ALGA is very active in the Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Working Group of UCLG

ALGA, , a Globally engaged Academy…

Since February 2017

* UCLG-Africa is a Corporate member

• f the International Institute of

Administrative Science (IISA) * ALGA is a Corporate Member of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (AISIA) based in Brussels- Belgium

ALGA, , a Globally engaged Academy…

Since November 2017 ALGA is active in the Task Force

• f UNDESA in charge of preparing

Public Servants for the SDGs, through the development of Curricula on the SDGs

Through our African Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes tageting the Local Level 2° Edition Saidia, Morocco, on 25-26 May 2018 (250 participants)

A Side Event during UN-Habitat III « Human Resource at Local level: Time to Act is Now!!! » Quito-Equator, 18 October 2016

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Covenant of Mayors for Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA)

 An Initiative funded by European Union (EU)

to support Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) cities in their fight against climate change and to ensure access to sustainable and affordable energy services to their population.  General objective: to increase the capacities

• f SSA cities to provide access to sufficient,

sustainable, affordable and clean energy services to urban and peri-urban populations (especially the most vulnerable).  111 Signatory Cities so far, among which 13 African Pilot Cities

We widden our Network (20 MoU signed) Signature on 27 March 2018 in Rabat of an MoU with the European Training & Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy and the UNESCO Centre for the Promotion

• f Human Rights at Local and Regional Levels of the City of Graz - Austria

ALGA mobilized 2 of its Anchoring Institutes (MILE

• f Durban and ECSU of Addis Ababa) to make 3

presentations on:

• 1. The vision of UCLG-Africa and ALGA for

localizing the SDGs

• 2. Presentation of the Online Course (MOOC) on

financing infrastructure in African cities 3. The approach, methodology and tools for localizing the SDGs, in partnership with UCLG Check: http://www.unosd.org/index.php?page=view& type=13&nr=13&menu=229

Participation of ALGA in the International Mayors’ Forum

• rganized by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development

Malawi, Lilongwe, 16-18 May 2018

Training of Trainers on Localizing SDGs- Barcelona, 25-26 May 2017

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Training of Trainers on Localizing SDGs South Africa, Durban 7-9 March 2018

Anglophone Peer Learning Event on « Localizing the SDG 11: for an inclusive Urban Planning » City of Swakompund, Namibia, 17-19 May 2017

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A Francophone Seminar on « Localising SDGs » for 16 National Associations of Local Authorities ALGA-Ouagadougou, 29 June-1th July 2017

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The College of Participatory Budgeting Ouagadougou, 19 Février-2 Mars 2018

Some of ALGA’s Colleges

In Internatio ional l Se Sess ssio ion on Part rtic icip ipatory ry Bu Budgetin ing, , Yaoundé, Ca Cameroun 16 16-27 Ju July ly 2018

The College of Culture & Heritage Training of Trainers on « Life Beyond Tourism and Cultural Heritage » Italy, Florence, 12-15 February 2018

Conference on Culture and Monuments Sites Siège de l’ISESCO à Rabat, Maroc, le 18 Avril 2018

College of Territorial Coaching Award of Training Certificates to the 1st Moroccan Promotion of Territorial Coach 21 Graduate, Oujda, April 26, 2018

College on Territorial Coaching Launch of the 2nd African Promotion (25 participants) Morocco, Oujda 1th Session: April 23 to May 2 2018 and 2d Session from September 24 to 29, 2018

We invest in Transparency, Integrity, and fight against Corruption » Marrakech, le 22 June 2018

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AFRICA FINET

REFELA UCLG-AFRICA NETWORKS

AFRICA TECHNET

Traditional Authorities

LOCAL AFRICA HR NET AFRICA MAGNET

Local Economic Development Network

We Invest in Networking as a Force of Change

We Organize Study Tours to build Bridges with other Regions, Countries, Civilizations FIU-USA Students on « The Contemporary issues of Public Administration, including at Regional and Local Levels », Morocco, 2015, 2016 and 2017

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Study Tour for the Students of the American University in Cairo- Egypt Morocco, 10-18 July 2017

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Our 2 MOOCs…

https://www.coursera.org/learn/climate- change-africa

https://www.coursera.org/learn/financing- infrastructure-in-african-cities

To Conclude….

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