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National Consultation: classification systems for monitoring and assessment of natural resources
02 March 2013 | assessment, forest management, land governance, monitoring, natural resources, un-reddA national Consultation on classification systems for monitoring and assessment of natural resources especially forest resources in the context of REDD + will be held in Bangladesh, Dhaka, 18-22...
India: Shocking facts about primary health care in India, and their implications l Assessing the Health Care System in India
04 December 2012 | asia pacific, assessment, blogpost, health sector, india, nutritionThere’s nothing quite like a cold shower of shocking statistics to get you thinking. A paper that came out in Health Affairs today, written by Jishnu Das and his collaborators, is just such a cold...
How Far do Perception Surveys Take Us in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations?
02 July 2012 | assessment, conflict, fragile states, perception survey[...] Perception surveys exist to gather information on people’s views. Typically administered in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, but increasingly...
Course: Diplomado - Monitoreo y Evaluación de Proyectos Sociales
28 March 2012 | assessment, distance learning, methodology, monitoringInstituto Latinoamericano de Ciencias (ILC), Perú Persigue presentar a profesionales de diversas disciplinas los fundamentos conceptuales, éticos y metodológicos del monitoreo y evaluación utilizados...
M-governance: Exploratory Survey on Kenyan Service Delivery and Government Interaction *iHub_
14 March 2012 | accountability, assessment, consultancy, e-governance, governance, innovation, mobile phones, nat initiative, service delivery, social accountabilityA one-week of exploratory fieldwork was conducted in Nairobi in November 2011 , with the aim of investigating citizens’ opinions on the best methods to interact with government. The focus was on how...
Carter Center Launches Database of Obligations for Democratic Elections (Carter Center, 7 April 2011)
07 April 2011 | assessment, database, elections, international law, legislation, methodology, press releaseThe Carter Center this week launched the Database of Obligations for Democratic Elections, the first of its kind to consolidate more than 150 sources of international law related to human rights and...
Net-Buzz: recent discussions and commentary from the blogosphere
24 June 2010 | assessment, blogs, civ society, gdp, gender equality indices, indicators, news itemsEITI Blog: The nature of multi-stakeholder initiatives A sample of recent or ongoing online discussions on governance assessment-related issues. EITI Blog: The nature of multi-...
Key political risks to watch in Rwanda (Reuters, 2 June 2010)
02 June 2010 | assessment, political risk, press article, rwandaBy Hereward Holland KIGALI June 1 (Reuters) - The international community has heaped praise on Rwanda for its rapid socio-economic recovery after the trauma of genocide 16 years ago, its...