Local development with global finance

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Published: September 2016
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The most effective way to reduce poverty and respond to climate change varies by location. This means that local actors — local governments, community organisations, NGOs, local businesses and others — have a critical role in sustainable development. They are best placed to know local concerns and priorities, whether an improved water supply, access to clean energy for cooking or microcredit after an environmental disaster. However, knowledgeable local actors too often lack the finance, authority or voice to act effectively.

Drawing on more than 25 years of work on local finance, IIED is now building international awareness of the benefits of decentralising finance, and building local capacities to access and manage those resources. We continue to support specific initiatives, and are currently partnering with local and national actors in Kenya and Tanzania to channel finance to the local level.

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IIED (2016). Local development with global finance. .
Available at https://www.iied.org/g04082