Abbreviations

A

ACOBOL: Asociación de Concejalas de Bolivia (Association of Bolivian Women Local Councillors) ADDCN: Association of District Development Committee of Nepal AEBR: Association of European Border Regions AER: Assembly of European Regions AFLRA: Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities AGP: Association of Volga Region Cities AIMF: Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (International Association of Francophone Mayors) AL-LAs: Alianza Euro-Latinoamericana de Cooperación entre Ciudades (EuroLatinAmerican Alliance for Cooperation between Cities) AMB: Asociación de Municipalidades de Bolivia (Association of Municipalities of Bolivia) AME: Asociación de Municipalidades Ecuatorianas (Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities) AMHON: Asociación de Municipios de Honduras (Association of Honduran Municipalities) AMM: Association of Municipalities of Mali AMN: Association of Municipalities of Niger AMPCC: Association marocaine des présidents des conseils municipaux (Moroccan Association of Presidents of Municipal Councils) AMPE: Asociación de Municipalidades del Perú (Association of Peruvian Municipalities) AMUPA: Asociación de Municipios de Panamá (Association of Panamanian Municipalities) ANAI: Asociación Nacional de Alcaldías e Intendencias (National Association of Mayor Offices, Costa Rica) 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) ANGR: Asamblea Nacional de Gobiernos Regionales (National Assembly of Regional Governments, Peru) ANMCB: Association of Cape Verde Municipalities APEKSI: Association of Indonesian Municipalities APLA: Association of Palestinian Local Authorities ARCM: All-Russian Congress of Municipalities ARM: Association des Régions du Maroc (Association of Moroccan Regions) ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASPAC: Asia-Pacific ATA: African Territorial Agency AUC: Association of Ukrainian Cities

C

C40: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group CAF: County Assemblies Forum CALM: Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova CAMCAYCA: Confederación de Asociaciones de Municipios de Centroamérica y el Caribe (Confederation of Associations of Municipalities of Central America and the Caribbean) CEMR: Council of European Municipalities and Regions CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States CLGF: Commonwealth Local Government Forum CONAGOPARE: Consejo Nacional de Gobiernos Parroquiales Rurales del Ecuador (National Council of Rural Parish Governments in Ecuador) CONGOPE: Consorcio de Gobiernos Autónomos Provinciales del Ecuador (Consortium of Provincial Autonomous Governments of Ecuador) COVID-19: coronavirus disease, originated by SARS-CoV-2 virus CoG: Council of Governors, Kenya CNM: Confederação Nacional de Municípios (National Confederation of Municipalities, Brazil) COP: United Nations Climate Change Conference CPMR: Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions

D

DFI: development finance institution DMP: disaster management plan DRR: disaster risk reduction

E

EIB: European Investment Bank EU: European Union EUR: euro

F

FAM: Federación Argentina de Municipios (Argentinian Federation of Municipalities) FCM: Federation of Canadian Municipalities FCM: Federación Colombiana de Municipios (Federation of Colombian Municipalities) FDI: foreign direct investment FEDOMU: Federación Dominicana de Municipios (Federation of Municipalities of the Dominican Republic) FEMP: Federación Española de Municipalidades 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) FNVT: Fédération Nationale des Villes Tunisiennes (National Federation of Tunisian Municipalities)

G

GALGA: Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities GCoM: Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy GDP: gross domestic product GG: general government GHG: greenhouse gas GIZ: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for International Cooperation) GTF: Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments

H

ha: hectares HLPF: High-Level Political Forum

I

ICLEI: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability ICT: information and communications technology IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development ILO: International Labour Organization IMIF: International Municipal Investment Fund IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IT: information technology

K

KS: Kommunesektorens organisasjon (Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities)

L

LATAM: Latin American and the Caribbean LCP: League of Cities of the Philippines LGA: local government association LGAZ: Local Government Association of Zambia LGBTQIA+: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual and other gender and sexual identities LGNZ: Local Government New Zealand LLE: Live Learning Experience LMP: League of Municipalities of the Philippines LRG: local and regional government LSE: London School of Economics

M

MALGA: Malawi Local Government Association MC2CM: Mediterranean City-to-City Migration Project MEWA: Middle East and West Asia MuAN: Municipal Association of Nepal

N

NALAG: National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia NALAG: National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana NALAS: Network of Associations of Local Authorities, South-East Europe NAP: national adaptation plan NARMiN: National Association of Rural Municipalities in Nepal NDC: Nationally Determined Contribution NFN: NGO Federation Nepal NGO: non-governmental organisation NMCAL: National Municipal Councils Association of Libya NUA: New Urban Agenda NUP: national urban policy

O

ODA: official development assistance OECD: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

P

PPPP: public-private-people partnership

R

REFELA: Réseau des Femmes Elues Locales d’Afrique (Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa) RIA: rapid integrated assessment RIS3: EU Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization

S

SALGA: South African Local Government Association SDG: Sustainable Development Goal SDSN: Sustainable Development Solutions Network SME: small and medium-sized enterprise SNG: subnational government SOS: Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia Städtebund: Austrian Association of Cities and Towns

T

TDC: territorially determined contributions TTALGA: Trinidad and Tobago Association of Local Government Authorities

U

UAAU: Urban Authorities Association of Uganda UAE: United Arab Emirates 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 region ULGA: Uganda Local Governments Association UMT: Union of Municipalities of Turkey UN: United Nations UN ESCWA: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia UNCDF: UN Capital Development Fund UNDP: United Nations Development Programme UNDRR: United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction UNESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UNGL: Unión Nacional de Gobiernos Locales (Union of Local Governments of Costa Rica) UN-Habitat: United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN IAEG-SDGs: United Nations Interagency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators UN SG: United Nations Secretary-General US: United States USD: US dollar

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

WASH: water, sanitation and hygiene WHO: World Health Organization

Z

ZELS: Association of the Units of Local Self-Government of the Republic of North Macedonia ZMOS: Association of Urban Municipalities of Slovenia