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The AmericasBarometer l The Political Culture of Democracy in the Americas, 2012: Towards Equality of Opportunity
Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Academic/Think Tank, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis publication is the preliminary version of the AmericasBarometer regional, comparative report 2012. This round, fundamental social, political, and ethical problem in the Americas are tackled: the tremendous gaps in opportunities experienced and resources available to the region’s citizens. While these disparities are certainly visible in differences in economic development across...
Frutos de la Democracia: Manual de Implementacion del Program Auditoria Ciudadana Calidad de las Practicas Democraticas en Municipos
Civil Society, Democracy, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, UNDP ProducedThis manual relates to the Government of Argentina's "Programa Auditoría Ciudadana Calidad de las Prácticas Democráticas en Municipios" (Citizen Audit Programme in Local Government). It describes the steps involved in the social audit process and the minimum conditions required. The annexes present a range of specific tools to carry out the social audit and includes a questionnaire on self-...
Toolkits on Civil Society Accountability
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil Society, GovernmentIn partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation, One World Trust worked on a project across three Commonwealth countries, Belize, India and Uganda, and one region, the Pacific islands, to stimulate discussion among CSOs on what it means to be accountable. Working with Society for Education and Research (SPEAR) in Belize, Voluntary Action Network India (VANI)in India, Development Network of...
LatinoBarómetro - Questionnaires, Codebooks & Methodology
Civil Society, Democracy, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietyLatinobarómetro is an annual public opinion survey that involves some 19,000 interviews in 18 Latin American countries, representing more than 400 million inhabitants. Latinobarómetro Corporation is a non-profit NGO based in Santiago, Chile, and is solely responsible for the production and publication of the data. Latinobarómetro Corporation researches the development of democracy and economies...
2010-2012 World Value Survey
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire is used by the World Value Survey (WVS) to conduct a global study of what people value in life and to assess socio-cultural and political change on a global scale. The WVS questionnaire form has changed during the 4 survey waves, which means that researched values and beliefs may have changed between the different waves. Several questions are adaptable to national...
Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment Methodology: A guidance manual for the conduct and mainstreaming of climate change vulnerability and capacity assessments in the Caribbean
Civil Society, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietyThe NOAA-CCCCC methodology in this publication is presented in a user-friendly way to be used across the region for conducting integrated vulnerability and capacity assessments (VCA) to support adaptation to climate change. The aim of the manual is not to present a ‘recipe’ of steps, but rather to present the process, i.e. the types of information that should be gathered, how to manage...
Análisis socioeconómico de los Bosques en el Ecuador (ppt)
Civil Society, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Presentation, Other UN AgencyPresentation from the exploratory workshop in Quito launching the PGA approach in Ecuador, UN-REDD+ Programme, 17th of November 2011.
Avances en la Implementación de los Estándares Sociales y Ambientales para el mecanismo REDD+(ppt)
Civil Society, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Presentation, GovernmentPresentation from the exploratory workshop in Quito launching the PGA approach in Ecuador, UN-REDD+ Programme, 17th of November 2011.
Evaluación Participativa de Gobernanza - Agenda de la Primera Misión Exploratoria
Civil Society, Event Material, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Other UN Agency, GovernmentAgenda de la Primera Misión Exploratoria: 17-18 Nov. 2011, Quito, Ecuador. Las discusiones iniciales sobre la Evaluación Participativa de Gobernanza (PGA por sus siglas en inglés) para REDD+ entre el Gobierno del Ecuador y el Programa ONU-REDD en seguimiento al interés expresado por el Gobierno del Ecuador en ser parte de los cuatro países pilotos del PGA para REDD+ han iniciado. En la fase...
Policy experienced by the people(ppt)
Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Presentation, Civil SocietyPresentation delivered at a workshop on the Oslo Governance Forum on Democratic Governance Assessments for Social Accountability, in Oslo 2011