Abstract
The United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Working Group gather together professional practitioners of local government associations (LGAs) and individual local governments active in international cooperation, with the overall objective to improve the quality, coordination and alignment of their development cooperation interventions.The Working Group is the successor of the CIB Platform, which existed for many years within the former International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) as an informal gathering of staff members of local government associations (LGAs) involved in the field of municipal international cooperation (MIC) and association capacity building (ACB). In addition to information exchange, the CIB Platform undertook specific initiatives such as a World Bank-funded program supporting ACB in several countries. In May 2004, the CIB was integrated into the structures of the newly-founded UCLG organisation, and its membership was expanded to also include staff members of international departments of cities active in international cooperation.
Highlights
The Working Group is the successor of the Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Platform, which existed for many years within the former International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) as an informal gathering of staff members of local government associations (LGAs) involved in the field of municipal international cooperation (MIC) and association capacity building (ACB)
In May 2004, the CIB was integrated into the structures of the newly-founded United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) organisation, and its membership was expanded to include staff members of international departments of cities active in international cooperation
The CIB set out to tackle four main areas: (1) exchange of experiences, best practices and work methods; (2) program coordination to harmonize interventions and promote collaboration among LGA implementing agencies working in the same southern country or region; (3) preparation of technical papers to inform UCLG policy related to MIC and ACB and its advocacy with multilateral donor institutions; and (4) development of an international professional code for local government organizations involved in development cooperation
Summary
The Working Group is the successor of the CIB Platform, which existed for many years within the former International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) as an informal gathering of staff members of local government associations (LGAs) involved in the field of municipal international cooperation (MIC) and association capacity building (ACB). In 2007, the CIB members decided to bring greater structure and rigor to the group’s work in order to ensure concrete results and increased aid effectiveness through better harmonization of the initiatives of local governments and their national associations.
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