There are many factors that position local governments as key stakeholders in energy, air and climate issues.

Local governments are key stakeholders in the implementation of Agenda 211 and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

The workshop brought together key stakeholders working on the conventions at the national level, including relevant ministries, NGOs and local experts.

Sensitivity and recognition of cultural traditions and local knowledge as well as flexibility to negotiate with various stakeholders are key considerations.17

II. Recurring themes and key elements identified by stakeholders

Finally, peaceful transition cannot succeed without local stakeholders.

Some countries subsequently initiated 100 day plans to mobilize key national stakeholders.

The key principles were developed to raise awareness and provide practical guidance to key stakeholders to promote sustainable tourism planning.

Decentralization facilitates participation of all stakeholders in decision making at the local level, thereby strengthening local ownership and sustainability.

The study of Stakeholders' opinion on the participation of women in local administration.

The central importance of local government cooperation with other stakeholders was also emphasized.

Each given situation requires dialogue and cooperation among a number of actors, including local stakeholders.

We see the meeting as an opportunity to engage with all key stakeholders about the way forward.

Of key importance is the participation of local decision makers.

Local indicators should be developed in a participatory manner, including all major stakeholders of a city.

The Government should embark on a proactive programme to formulate a media policy after consultations with key stakeholders.

The United Nations continues to encourage consultations among key stakeholders to harmonize positions and avoid duplication of initiatives.

This of course means that we needed to gain the support of all the key players and stakeholders involved in international trade and the key international bodies.

The National Housing Vision, which is the framework for achieving this goal, is pursued through a number of key strategies and programmes in partnership with all key stakeholders.

Many local authorities are implementing local Agendas 21 in which programmes for shelter and services are key components.

Since local authorities played a key role in promoting innovative community oriented local governance, UN HABITAT promoted crime prevention at the local level.

The United Nations delegation and local officials supported the creation, jointly by international donors and local stakeholders, of innovative and collaborative approaches to local economic development and community mobilization and empowerment.

A true partnership including the stakeholders will be the key to this endeavour, which can bring about real change.

Emphasis should be placed on the involvement of critical groups of citizens, governance key players, and stakeholders outside Governments.

(a) Creating partnerships between all the key stakeholders to encourage the cooperation and increase the effectiveness of each partner

The facility links four key groups, comprising local authorities, community based organizations, local finance institutions and international donor programmes.

Tailoring decentralization efforts to local contexts is a key element towards success.

(i) Contact information for key local human rights education organizations.5 Objectives

Local development projects in oil production areas should apply a participative approach involving major stakeholders civil society, State and local authorities, youth movements and local private companies to identifying needs and defining implementation strategies.

(e) Implementing a regional training of trainers workshop to build effective working relationships between local governments and their stakeholders

Improving the local coordination of initiatives for migrant women is a key aim.

These are key public policy questions that require genuine democratic participation of all stakeholders and institutions in society with openness and transparency.

(c) Conduct ethics, corruption and fraud awareness training sessions and workshops among managers, international and local employees and other stakeholders

Develop or clarify land use and forest policies, with the involvement of all stakeholders, particularly those at the local level.

Considering the need expressed by all stakeholders to integrate basic services into national and local strategic plans to reduce poverty,

Many countries have pursued the concept of destination management organizations, which are taking a lead in tourism and which involve the local authorities working in partnership with other local stakeholders.

Organizations of the private sector and of civil society (CSOs) play a significant role in contributing to this web of interactions by helping to create social capital through building partnerships, local capacities and synergies between programmes and key stakeholders, thus contributing to productivity growth.

They can serve as an interface with the private sector and other local institutions, synthesize information and translate key information into local languages.

Using existing coordination bodies will ensure that key sectoral stakeholders are consulted, and that the best available in country resources are rapidly mobilized.

(d) Knowledge generation and sharing UNCDF documents and shares experiences accumulated by LDPs in South South fora and with key partners and stakeholders.

It should always ensure that the process is one which is driven by the State concerned and by the key stakeholders within it.

This material was to be accompanied by an index report indicating recurring themes and key elements found in the responses from the stakeholders.

Effective reform of local government, or decentralization, will be a key test in this regard.

We cannot allow key local groups to be sidelined or marginalized in post conflict regions.

The latter, in particular, hold a key position in ensuring the sustainability of local strategies.