Asian Regional Conference on Effective Local Governance

Theme: Accountability, Participation and Inclusion
Organizers: PRIA Global Partnership (PGP), Local Governance Initiative South Asia (LoGIn / SDC), LogoLink, and Institute for Governance and Development (IGD) Nepal

Context

Most Asian countries have embarked upon reorganising their governance structures through decentralisation. Local governance institutions are expected to assume greater responsibilities to promote participatory democratic practices, equitable development, and effective provisioning of public services.

Participating Countries & Knowledge Exchange

• Deliberated empirical cross-country research from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
• Focused on democratic decentralisation, democratic accountability, citizen participation, social inclusion, and Right to Information (RTI).
• Catalysed a regional coalition of local governance practitioners and civil society networks to inform on-going policy processes.