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Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi

Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi has been the Secretary-General of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) since 2007. He was the Chairperson of the Cities Alliance Interim Management Board untill April 2016. He is also Co-Chair of World Cities Scientific Development Alliance-WCSDA, and Deputy Secretary-General of the China-Africa forum of local governments. Mr. Elong Mbassi has a rich experience of nearly 40 years in the field of urban development and planning, urban services, local economic development, local governance, housing and slum upgrading. UCLG-Africa contributed to the recent OECD report on Water Governance in African Cities and is partnering with OECD on the Roundtable of African Mayors for Water Security.

Unlocking water security in Africa: Mayors hold the key

22 March 2022 Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi

With mounting pressures on water resources from climate, urbanisation and demographic trends in Africa, more partnerships between national and local leaders are needed. Mayors in particular now need to turn the key to unlock the development of better water policies for better lives.

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