Domestic policy issues

L. International cooperation and related domestic

Ensuring the participation of local communities in the formulation and implementation of population policies and programmes.

Challenges Facing South African Local Government and Policy Responses

What policies are needed to improve conditions for the poorest people, families and communities?

Successful reform requires, first and foremost, finding the right mix of domestic policies.

Cultural rights should be taken into consideration also by local policies.

(a) The LDP policy pilot, a signature product of UNCDF.

The role of culture in local policies The Agenda 21 for culture is a tool to promote the role of culture in local policies.

The High level Dialogue on Financing for Development provided a basis for improving domestic and international policies.

When push comes to shove, domestic politics trumps foreign creditors.

It is no wonder that the two regimes have many domestic and foreign security policies in common.

Bearing in mind that the participation of local communities in decision making and in shaping local policy is essential to the planning, implementation and evaluation of alternative development measures,

But domestic politics in both countries stand in the way.

Many of the Programme apos s actions are already enshrined in domestic legislation and consistent with national policies.

We fully agree that appropriate domestic policies are necessary for human centred development.

Bearing in mind further that the participation of local communities in decision making and in shaping local policy is essential to the planning, implementation and evaluation of development measures,

Domestic policies are also key for fostering interlinkages between foreign and domestic fronts.

Acknowledging that community capacity building is an essential component of effective drug policies and programmes,

Other domestic policies such as those on trade, agriculture, environment, research could make substantial contributions to development.

The Municipality of Olavarría, Argentina, signed the first carbon finance agreement in the country in December of 2004 for a landfill gas recovery project that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 130,000 tons.

This worldwide polarization had an impact also on the domestic politics of South Africa, and it was a negative impact.

(c) Take concrete steps to facilitate the development of local private enterprises and to involve the private sector in policy formulation

But his domestic policies, constrained by the recent severe earthquake and his own small mandate, differ only slightly from those of his predecessors, at least for now.

Therefore, the Agenda 21 for culture proposes, on the one hand, strengthening local policies, asserting the importance of solid and autonomous cultural policies, and establishing bridges with other areas of local governance.

Governments usually implement agricultural policies with the goal of achieving a specific outcome in the domestic agricultural product markets.

IMF should play the central role in ensuring consistency and coherence of the domestic economic policy of major economies.

Local efforts towards land recovery are handicapped by Federal policies that provide excuses behind which Federal officials hide.

At the other extreme are policies that implicate the global commons the outcome for each country is determined not by domestic policies, but by (the sum total of) other countries policies.

(ii) Providing technical and management support to local authorities and community based organizations, taking into account research, traditional knowledge and best practices, to improve water resources management within national policy frameworks

The four round tables addressed respectively the themes of (a) systemic issues (b) financial cooperation (c) policy coherence in the area of trade and investment and (d) domestic, economic and social policies.

But, in fact, the national success in entrepreneurship depends on the evolution of local cultures and their interaction with national policies.

The second problem is imposing discipline on national policies in order to preempt the temptation to export domestic inflation or unemployment.

However, domestic capital market development requires wide ranging reform and achieving coherence between the policies is not easy.

Mobilization of local financial resources is a key element in implementing policies for housing and public services.

In return, many local experiences could be upscaled from city level to enrich the national policy agenda.

These changes had made it important for developing countries to enhance their endogenous capacity to formulate trade and development policies.

Clear domestic polices are important, but they need to be supported by concerted international action in accelerating the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Sound domestic policies at the national level should be complemented at the international level by effective global governance.

The women's union at all levels has actively coordinated with ministries, agencies and localities in the process of law making and formulation of policies and socio economic strategies and in the oversight of the implementation of woman related policies.

This is done through the strengthening of knowledge and awareness to women's involvement in local politics and the preparation of a Women Reserve for the next local elections, especially among the Arab sector.

Two leaders who pushed for regionalism in Asia have departed because of domestic politics.

At one extreme are domestic policies that create no (or very few) spillovers across national borders.

Some financial segmentation is a price well worth paying for stronger regulations that are solidly backed by domestic politics.

Active policies to promote new start ups and local companies expansion through credit, training, and technical support are imperative.