UNCDF Local Development regularly publishes a wide range of reports on issues related to decentralization, local governance, and pro-poor infrastructure and service delivery. These reports and documents are listed here in their respective categories: Policy-Related Papers, Thematic Papers, Project Documents, Concept Papers, Technical Review Reports and Other Project Related Reports.

Recent publications from UNCDF Local Development:

Food and the Poor and their relationship to the Millennium Development Goals How can democratic local governments reduce food insecurity in Africa? June 2007 [ html ] [ pdf ]

LAFIAS Local Authorities Financial and Institutional Management System a support tool for decision-making October 2007 [ html ] [ pdf ]

Delivering the Goods: Building Local Government Capacity to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals A Practitioner's Guide from UNCDF Experience in Least Developed Countries October 2005 [ html ] [ pdf ]

Local Government Initiative: Pro-poor Infrastructure and Service Delivery in Asia Prepared for the February 2004 Regional Seminar and Learning Event on Local Governance and Pro-Poor Service Delivery in Manila, Philippines – co-sponsored by UNCDF, the Asian Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank Institute. [ html ]

Local Government Initiative: Pro-poor Infrastructure and Service Delivery in Rural sub-Saharan Africa. A synthesis of case studies prepared for the Third Africities Summit in Yaoundé, Cameroon in December 2003. This study is considered an important contribution to the policy debate on the linkage between improving local governance and poverty reduction. The full synthesis and accompanying case studies from four UNCDF local governance programmes programmes in Africa are available. [ html ]

Empowering the Poor: Local Governance for Poverty Reduction Analyzes some of the most important current international development initiatives and identifies some aspects of the conceptual frameworks of major international organizations and bi-laterals on poverty and on poverty reduction approaches. By focusing on a new understanding of poverty and its underlying factors, these frameworks, initiatives, and strategic thinking have achieved a broad consensus about the knowledge base on poverty and the challenges ahead. [ html ] [ pdf ]