The 'LoGo Water' project. 'LoGo Water' aims at supporting local governments in the Southern Africa region to actively engage in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Nine institutions and organisations from Southern Africa and the European Union which are specialising in
By Tim Campbell. This paper is the concluding chapter to the first Global Review of Decentralization and Local Democracy (GOLD) of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) in Barcelona. The GOLD report consists of nine chapters, seven regional reviews, each
By Tim Campbell. This paper draws on quantitative evidence and case examples from both developed and developing countries to construct a typology of mainstream modes of city learning. Case observations suggest that the best learners are deliberate and systematic, finding
and the first ever general conference in Accra, Ghana will take place May 18-24, 2008. The people to people conference and youth summit is under the distinguished joint patronage of His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, President of The Republic of
Town affiliations linking cities in the United States with ones in other countries made their appearance shortly after World War II, and became known as "Sister Cities." In 1956, the practice became a national effort when President Eisenhower proposed the
Late in 1958, the officials of the city and Port of Shimizu, Japan proposed to the officials of the Port of Stockton who were visiting in Japan, that the two cities become affiliated. This proposal was relayed to the City
Five years younger than Shimizu as Stockton's second "sister city," but almost 300 years older than Stockton itself, is the "Leal y Noble Ciudad" of Iloilo-- a title awarded to that city by the Spanish government in 1896. Founded by
Cambodia's second-largest city is an elegant riverside town, home to some of the best-preserved colonial architecture in the country. Until recently Battambang was off the map for road travellers, but facilities have recently been improved and it makes a great
In 2005, the Nigerian Association of Central California requested the Stockton Sister Cities Association develop a sister city relationship with Nigeria. This past year, the Nigerian Association of Central California, Stockton Sister Cities Association and the Oshimili South Local Nigerian
Located seventeen miles west of Guangzhou in the Pearl River Delta and three hours by nonstop express train from Hong Kong, Foshan, People's Republic of China, became Stockton's fourth Sister City in May of 1993. It is about 3,000 years
