Summary
The 2016 World Summit convened for its final day on Saturday, beginning with the launch of the 4th Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD IV), which provides analysis, innovative examples and case studies from around the globe to support the recommendations of the Global Agenda of Local and Regional Governments for the 21st Century. Throughout the morning, participants attended sessions on civic culture and happiness.
A meeting of the UCLG World Council, which is the network’s policymaking body, also took place in the morning. The Council elected the new UCLG President, Mpho Parks Tau, Councilor of Johannesburg, South Africa, and President, South African Local Government Association, for the 2016-2019 period. The Summit came to a close at 12:38 pm.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and daily reports from the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders - Local Voices for a Better World and the 5th UCLG World Congress. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has provided a summary report, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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GOLD IV Report Launch
The dais during the session
Moderator Josep Roig, UCLG Secretary General, launched the 4th Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD IV) titled ‘Co-Creating the Urban Future’
Josep Lluís Alay, Barcelona, Spain
Brian Roberts, Urban Frontiers
Edgar Pieterse, African Centre for Cities
Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of Chefchaouen, Morocco
Patrick Jarry, Mayor of Nanterre, France
Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal, Canada, and President, Metropolis
Photo of the group involved in writing the GOLD IV Report
UCLG World Council
The UCLG World Council begins its agenda item on electing the next UCLG President
Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener, Canada
Kadir Topbaş, UCLG President and Mayor of Istanbul, Turkey
Mpho Parks Tau, Councilor of Johannesburg, South Africa, and President, South African Local Government Association
Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, Russian Federation
Participants react to speeches by candidates for UCLG President
Khalifa Ababacar Sall, Mayor of Dakar, Senegal
Kağan Şahin, Member of the Union of Turkish Municipalities
Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep, Turkey
Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, France, and newly elected Co-President of UCLG
Wen Guohui, Mayor of Guangzhou, China, and newly elected Co-President of UCLG
Mauricio Rodas Espinel, Mayor of Quito, Ecuador, and newly elected Co-President of UCLG
Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, France, and newly elected Co-President of UCLG
Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain, and newly elected Co-President of UCLG
Participants casting their votes for president
Manuela Carmena, Mayor of Madrid, Spain, during the voting
Vote counting process
Kadir Topbaş, outgoing UCLG President and Mayor of Istanbul, announcing Mpho Parks Tau as the new UCLG President
Participants applaud the newly-elected UCLG Presidency
A group photo following the election’s outcome
Enrique Peñalosa, Mayor of Bogotá, thanks participants for attending the 5th UCLG World Congress
Around the Venue
Enrique Peñalosa, Mayor of Bogotá, and Antònia Sabartés, UCLG Forum of Regions, at the end of the 5th UCLG World Congress
Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, being interviewed by the local media
Emilia Saiz, Deputy Secretary General, UCLG
Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General, UCLG Africa
Participants signing the “Latin American Agreement on Unity in Diversity”
Members of an indigenous community from Cauca, Colombia
Your IISD team at the 2016 World Summit (L-R) Dina Hestad, Norway; Nicole de Paula, Brazil; Tasha Goldberg, US; Virginia Wiseman, US; Nancy Williams, US; and Diego Noguera, Colombia