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Reflections from the UCLG World Congress stress that city governments are increasingly tasked with tackling climate action, equality, care, inclusive public services, paradiplomacy and gender gaps in leadership, drawing on global local-government discussions.
Argues European cities need ‘dynamic capabilities’ as leaders confront the green transition, poverty, affordable housing and digital disruption under constrained budgets; cites an Eurocities Mayors Pulse Survey of 88 mayors showing persistent financial pressures.
More than 225 cities have signed up to the Public Sector Capabilities Index: City Edition, creating the first global dataset on how city governments build, adapt and deliver public value across metropolitan and smaller municipalities.
Makes the case that city capability is fundamental to the success of investments in housing, transport, climate adaptation and services, and proposes ‘capability investment portfolios’ to ensure public funds build lasting institutional capacity.