Annual Democracy Forum 2014 International IDEA
Gaborone, Botswana, 24-25 November 2014
Democratizing development through
shared responsibility for sound
natural resource management
Carl Wright
Secretary-General, CLGF
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Democracy and Development
• Acknowledge new CLGF-IDEA cooperation & MOU
• Botswana - model for good governance & development
• Democracy & Development fundamental to core
principles of Commonwealth Charter
• Aberdeen Principles, Local Democracy/Good Governance
-democratic elections & intergovernmental relations
-accountability/transparency/participation/inclusiveness
-Local government finances/capacity/equitable services
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
CLGF - promoting Democracy and
Development in 53+ countries
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Mayors/ministers (Rev Moruakgomo/Hon Tsogwane)
Supports application Aberdeen Principles eg East Africa
Monitors local elections- Sierra Leone, Maldives, Fiji
Technical assistance, capacity-building for local govt
International/regional knowledge sharing; research
On-the-ground projects eg Botswana, S Africa on LED
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Sound NRM & the UN Post 2015
Development Agenda
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16 SDGs goals/targets for development/democracy
Specific SDGs re NRM-value added, oceans, forestry etc
Other SDGs focus on economic growth, industrialisation
SDGs stress environmental sustainability-key for NRW
Goal 10-reduce inequality- result of NRM? (ref Piketty)
Goal 11-cities & human settlements (urbanisation)
Goal 17-implementation: ‘localising’ the SDGs- LG/CSOs
Universal; 2015- 30; Financing SDGs-2015 Addis Ababa
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Local Government & sound NRM - 1
• Challenges include:
-local environmental impact eg mining, oil extraction
-rapid urbanisation/migration; stains local infrastructure
-’two speed economy’/ exclusion of social groups/youth
-sustainability; diversification (danger of ‘ghost towns’)
• Opportunities include:
-new local jobs, growth, infrastructure/services
-sources of new local revenue (if properly shared)
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Local Government & sound NRM - 2
Local Economic Development (LED) is key strategy
• Set out in CLGF 2011 Cardiff Consensus on LED
• Means LG is coordinating authority eg IDPs in S Africa
• Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, S Africa:
IDP identifies diversification and infrastructure needs
• Issac Regional Council, Australia (coal): set up
Moranbah Cumulative Impact Group re environmental/
health impact (LG/State/community/mining companies)
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Local Government & sound NRM - 3
Revenue Sharing by LG/communities
• Uganda: 2003 Minerals Act allocates 17% share to LG
• Nigeria: 13% share allocated to oil-source State Govt
Corporate Social Responsibility/Local procurement:
• Ghana: 0.5% annual profit before tax –Foundation
funds to support community development activities
• Trinidad/Tobago & Nigeria: oil operators –
requirement for local procurement/to employ local staff
Also Extractive Industry Transparency Initiatives: CSO role
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Sound NRM & community empowerment
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Good governance (eg Botswana: Acemoglu/ Robinson)
Community empowerment/local democracy is key
Pro-active LED approach by developmental LG
Joined-up policy by central/state/LG & CSOs (monitor)
Partnership with private sector; PPPs/local outsourcing
Integrated local planning/economic diversification
Revenue sharing & corporate social responsibility
‘Localising’ of new post 2015 SDGs - an opportunity
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
CLGF 2015 Conference, Gaborone
Local Government 2030: Achieving the Vision
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Focus - democracy, economic growth, sustainable cities
600+ top policy makers, experts, development partners
Will discuss how to ‘localise’ & implement SDGs by 2030
To draw up 15 year Roadmap for LG, ministries, CSOs
Make recommendations to Heads of Government
Invite you all to attend; 16-19 June 2015