Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities

Annual Update 2022 VNG International

Imagine what it means to be a councillor or city manager, and a new pandemic hits your city too. Or unprecedented numbers of displaced people seek refuge in your region. Even without such extraordinary circumstances, local politicians and staff are facing the multiple challenges that come with the rapid urbanization of today and the coming years and decades. The quality of their decisions and work has an enormous impact, now and for future generations.

How to mitigate climate change, how to manage scarce resources like land, water, building plots and housing, how to assure that sufficient employment is created for men, women and young people, and that every citizen feels safe? We support local politicians and staff, by providing access to knowledge and experience of peers, by training and coaching, often in multi-annual projects. We also have a strong record in supporting local governments in the field of disaster preparedness and reconstruction.

Albania, Countering Discrimination and Protecting LGBTI Rights

01-10-2017 / 30-09-2021

donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands

consortium PARTNER(S): Nederlands Helsinki Committee (NHC); COC Nederland

China, International Urban and Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific - Bilateral Action China

01-01-2021 / 31-12-2023

donor: Delegation of the European Union to China

consortium PARTNER(S): GOPA Infra GmbH; GOPA-Consultants; GOPA mbH

Costa Rica, MUEVE: Sustainable Mobility, Urban Planning, Equipment and Assessment of Public Space

01-07-2020 / 30-06-2025

donor: European Commission (EuropeAid)

consortium PARTNER(S): Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG); Union Nacional Gobiernos Locales Costa Rica (UNGL); Ciudad de Fomento de San Sebastián

Czech Republic, Introducing a Systematic Approach to Financing Smart Solutions

13-07-2020 / 12-07-2022

donor: European Commission

consortium PARTNER(S): Union of Towns; Communities of the CzechRep (SMO)

Dominican Republic, Project Management and Capacity Building TA for the Post-Disaster and Climate Change Resilience FL

21-11-2019 / 08-01-2025

donor: European Investment Bank (EIB)

consortium PARTNER(S): IDOM

Iraq, LOGOReP II: the second Local Government Resilience Programme

01-07-2019 / 30-06-2023

donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands

consortium PARTNER(S): Danish Refugee Council