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Emerging Trends in Democratic Governance(ppt)
GAP, Presentation, UNDP ProducedPresentation delivered on the Oslo Governance Forum on Democratic Governance Assessments for Social Accountability, in Oslo 2011.
Squaring Governance Assessments with the Accountability Agenda
Book, GAP, UNDP ProducedThis publication is part of the background material for the The Oslo Governance Forum (OGF). The OGF took place on 3-5 October 2011, and was organised by the UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group in collaboration with United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), ActionAid, ACT Alliance, World Bank Institute and PRIA Global Partnership. The Forum focused on participatory governance assessments and...
Ukraine - Local Governance and Decentralization Project Assessment
Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Tomislav Novovic This study presents the findings of an assessment of the Promotion of Integrated Strategic Planning and Public Service Delivery Systems project in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The project was implemented in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea /Ukraine in 2006, with resources provided by the Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund. The methodology used...
Tajikistan: Local Governance and Decentralisation - A project Assessment
Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Tomislav Novovic This report contains the findings of a review of three projects, funded by the Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund (DGTTF), in Tajikistan in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The projects were part of UNDP’s broad efforts to support the development of local governance and provide assistance to regional development in Tajikistan. The review examined the projects’...
Montenegro - Governance Assessments Project Assessment
Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthor: Harry Garnett This report’s findings are the result of an assessment of a DGTTF-funded project, Assessing and Monitoring the State of Governance in the Context of European Integration in Montenegro. The project, which took place in 2008 with a DGTTF grant of $150,000, plus $20,000 from the Country Office, included workshop design, implementation of a qualitative assessment and the...
FYR Macedonia: Local Governance and Decentralisation
Civil Society, Europe and CIS, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Tomislav Novovic The findings presented in this report are the result of an assessment conducted by an independent consultant on two DGTTF funded projects in FYR of Macedonia in 2005 and 2007. The projects were part of UNDP’s broader efforts to support decentralized governance through assistance to inter-municipal cooperation and to regional development. The methodology...
Indonesia Country Assessment: The Asia-Pacific Rights and Justice Initiative
Asia and the Pacific, GAP, Human Rights, Justice, Report, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Ana Patricia Graça and Andrea Davis This report presents the assessment findings of the DGTTFsupported Indonesia project Strengthening Access to Justice and the Rule of Law (A2J Assessment Project). The country study is an assessment and not a project evaluation. It provides an overall analytic review of results, rather than an evaluation of progress. It aims mostly to...
Paraguay: Governance Assessments - Project Assessment
Civil Society, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Andrew Nickson This report is published by the UNDP Democratic Governance Group through the Oslo Governance Centre, with funding from the UNDP Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund. This publication presents the findings of the review of the DGTTF-funded project System for Monitoring and Evaluation of Democratic Governance in Paraguay. The project was implemented over 15...
Fast Facts on Participatory Governance Assessments for REDD+
GAP, UNDP Produced, Other UN AgencyA quick overview of how UN-REDD programme is using participatory governance assessments to provide capacity-building and training for governments to provide relevant, reliable and timely information, as well as civil society to act upon the information provided in order to hold their governments to account.
The Oslo Principles on Democratic Governance Assessments
GAP, Policy Document, Academic/Think Tank, UNDP Produced, UN Women, Other UN Agency, Civil SocietyIn early October 2011, the Oslo Governance Forum gathered 270 policy makers, experts and practitioners from 75 countries to engage in a rigorous investigation of the principles and pragmatics underpinning democratic governance assessments. The Forum was convened by UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group in partnership with a broad coalition of stakeholders, including UNDEF, ActionAid, Act Alliance,...