Abbreviations

A

AChM: Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades (Chilean Association of Municipalities) ACT-Accelerator: Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator ACVN: Association of Cities of Vietnam ADCCN: Association of District Coordination Committees Nepal ADEKSI: City Councils Association of Indonesia ADKASI: Regency Council Associations of Indonesia ADLG: Association for Development of Local Governance of Pakistan AER: Assembly of European Regions AF: Alianza Federalista (Federalist Alliance of Mexico) AFCCRE: Association Française du Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (French Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions) AICCRE: Associazione Italiana per il Consiglio dei Comuni e delle Regioni d'Europa (Italian Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions) AIMF: Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (International Association of Francophone Mayors) ALAL: Association of Local Authorities of Lithuania ALAN: Association for Local Authorities in Namibia AL-LAs: Alianza Euro-Latinoamericana de Cooperación entre Ciudades (Euro Latin American Alliance for Cooperation between Cities) AMB: Asociación de Municipalidades de Bolivia (Association of Municipalities of Bolivia) AMGVM: Association des Maires des Grandes Villes de Madagascar (Association of Mayors of Major Cities of Madagascar) AMM: Association des Municipalités du Mali (Association of Municipalities of Mali) AMM: Association of Mayors of Mauritania AMN: Association des Municipalités du Niger (Association of Municipalities of Niger) ANAM: Asociación Nacional de Municipios de Guatemala (National Association of Municipalities of Guatemala) ANAMM: Associação Nacional dos Municípios de Moçambique (National Association of Municipalities of Mozambique) ANCB: Association Nationale des Communes du Bénin (National Association of Municipalities of Benin) ANCT: Associations Nationale de Communes du Tchad (National Association of Municipalities of Chad) ANMCB: Associação Nacional do Municípios de Cabo Verde (Association of Cape Verde Municipalities) APEKSI: Association of Municipalities of Indonesia APKASI: Regencies Government Association of Indonesia APLA: Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APPSI: Provincial Government Association of Indonesia ARDCI: Assemblée des Régions et Districts de Côte d'Ivoire (Assembly of Regions and Districts of Ivory Coast) ARDCZ: Association of Rural District Councils of Zimbabwe ARENI: Association des Régions du Niger (Association of Regions of Niger) ASOCAPITALES: Asociación Colombiana de Ciudades Capitales (Colombian Association of Capital Cities) ASPAC: Asia-Pacific region ATA: UCLG Africa’s Africa Territorial Agency

C

C40: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group CAF: County Assemblies Forum of Kenya CAM: China Association of Mayors CCFLA: Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance CEMR: Council of European Municipalities and Regions CI: Congreso de Intendentes de Uruguay (Uruguayan Congress of Mayors) Cités Unies Liban/BTVL: Cités Unies Liban/ Bureau Technique des Villes Libanaises (United Cities Lebanon/Technical Office of Lebanese Cities) CLAIR: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations of Japan CLGF: Commonwealth Local Government Forum CNM: Confederação Nacional de Municípios (National Confederation of Municipalities of Brazil) CoG: Council of Governors of Kenya CONAGO: Confederación Nacional de Gobernadores de México (National Governors’ Conference of Federated States) CONAMM: Confederación Mexicana de Municipios (National Conference of the Associations of Municipalities of Mexico) CONGOPE: Consorcio de Gobiernos Autónomos Provinciales del Ecuador (Consortium of Provincial Autonomous Governments of Ecuador) COP: United Nations Climate Change Conference COSLA: Convention of Scottish Local Authorities COVAX: COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access COVID-19: coronavirus disease, originated by SARS-CoV-2 virus CPAFFC: Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries CSN: civil society network CSO: civil society organisation CUF: Cités Unies France (United Cities France)

D

DFI: development finance institution DLT: Deutscher Landkreistag (German County Association) DMP: disaster management plan DPR Korea: Democratic People's Republic of Korea DR: Danish Regions DRR: disaster risk reduction DS: Deutscher Städtetag (Association of German Cities) DSTGB: Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund (German Association of Towns and Municipalities)

E

EGI: Emergency Governance Initiative EIB: European Investment Bank EU: European Union EUR: euro

F

FAM: Federación de Asociaciones Municipales de Bolivia (Federation of Municipal Associations of Bolivia) FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization FCM: Federación Colombiana de Municipios (Federation of Colombian Municipalities) FDI: foreign direct investment FECOMUDI: Federación de Concejos Municipales de Distrito de Costa Rica (Federation of District Municipal Councils of Costa Rica) FEDEMUCA: Federación de Municipalidades de Cartago (Federation of Municipalities of Cartago in Costa Rica) FEDOMU: Federación Dominicana de Municipios (Federation of Municipalities of the Dominican Republic) FEMP: Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces) FLACMA: Federación Latinoamericana de Ciudades, Municipios y Asociaciones de Gobiernos Locales (Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Latin America) FMDV: Fonds Mondial pour le Développement des Villes (Global Fund for Cities Development) FNCT: Fédération Nationale de Communes Tunisiennes (National Federation of Tunisian Municipalities) FNP: Frente Nacional de Prefeitos (Brazilian National Front of Mayors) FSDR: Financing for Sustainable Development Report

FSGLA: Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities

G

GCM: Global Compact for Migration GCoM: Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy GCR: Global Compact for Refugees GDP: gross domestic product GFMD: Global Forum for Migration and Development GG: general government GHG: greenhouse gas GiZ: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for International Cooperation) GPM: Global Parliament of Mayors GTF: Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments

H

ha: hectares HiAP: Health in All Policies HLPF: High-Level Political Forum

I

IAEG-SDGs: United Nations Interagency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators ICLEI: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability ICMPD: International Centre for Migration Policy Development ICT: information and communications technology IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development ILO: International Labour Organization IMIF: International Municipal Investment Fund IOM: International Organization for Migration IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IT: information technology

J

JRC: Joint Research Centre

K

KiLGA: Kiribati Local Government Association KPI: key performance indicators KS: Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities

L

LALRG: Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments Lao PDR: Lao People's Democratic Republic LATAM: Latin America and the Caribbean LCAS: Local Councils Association of the Sindh LCP: League of Cities of the Philippines LGA: local government association LGA: Local Government Association of the UK LGAZ: Local Government Association of Zambia LGBTIQ+: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning and other gender and sexual identities LGDK: Local Government Denmark LGNZ: Local Government New Zealand LLE: Live Learning Experience LoCASL: Local Councils Association of Sierra Leone LRG: local and regional government

M

MAB: Municipal Association of Bangladesh MALA: Malaysia Association of Local Authorities MCR: Making Cities Resilient initiative MEWA: Middle East and West Asia MIMA: Marshall Islands Mayors Association MMC: Mayors Migration Council MMU: Marmara Municipalities Union MSME: micro, small and medium-sized enterprise

N

NALAS: Network of Associations of Local Authorities, South-East Europe NARMIN: National Association of Rural Municipalities in Nepal NCD: non-communicable disease NDC: Nationally Determined Contribution NGO: non-governmental organisation NORAM: North America and the English and French speaking Caribbean region NUA: New Urban Agenda NUP: national urban policy

O

ODA: official development assistance OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OPACI: Organización Paraguaya de Cooperación Internacional (Paraguayan Organization for Municipal Cooperation)

P

PFM: public financial management

R

RALGA: Rwandan Association of Local Government Authorities RFSC: Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities

S

SALAR: Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions SALGA: South African Local Government Association SCTM: Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia SDB: subnational development bank SDG: Sustainable Development Goal SDSN: Sustainable Development Solutions Network SIDS: small island developing states SME: small and medium-sized enterprise SMO CR: Svaz měst a obcí České republiky (Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic) SNG: subnational government SSE: social and solidarity economy SUD-Net: Sustainable Urban Development Network

T

TRIPS: Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights

U

U4SSC: United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities UCAZ: Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe UCCI: Unión de Ciudades Capitales Iberoamericanas (Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities) UCLG: United Cities and Local Governments UCLG Africa: UCLG’s regional section in Africa UCLG ASPAC: UCLG’s regional section in Asia-Pacific UCLG-MEWA: UCLG’s regional section in the Middle East and West Asia UCM: Union of Cyprus Municipalities UK: United Kingdom ULGA: Uganda Local Governments Association UN: United Nations UN DESA: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs UN-Habitat: United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN SG: United Nations Secretary-General UNCDF: United Nations Capital Development Fund UNDP: United Nations Development Programme UNDRR: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNECA: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECE: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme UNESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UNFPA: United Nations Fund for Population Activities UNGL: Unión Nacional de Gobiernos Locales (Union of Local Governments of Costa Rica) US/USA: United States of America USD: US dollar UVICOCI: Union des Villes et Communes de Côte d'Ivoire (Union of Cities and Municipalities of Ivory Coast)

V

VLR: Voluntary Local Review VNG: Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (Association of Dutch Municipalities) VNR: Voluntary National Review VSR: Voluntary Subnational Review VVSG: Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeenten (Association of Flemish Cities and Towns)

W

WHO: World Health Organization

Z