Reflections of the UCLG Executive Bureau in Porto Alegre
By: UCLG MEWA
Around 200 representatives of local and regional governments from over 35 countries and all continents participated in the UCLG Executive Bureau meetings that took place between 10 and 12 June 2015 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, focusing on the Post-2015 development programme and the New Urban Agenda.
The Executive Bureau meetings, which took place over three days, aimed to discuss the Organization’s strategies to contribute to the international agendas that are currently being negotiated: the Post-2015 Development Agenda, including the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, the new international framework for the fight against climate change (COP 21), and the New Urban Agenda of Habitat III.