Latest Resources
Poland: Developing Good Governance Indicators for Programmes Funded by the European Union
Europe and CIS, Framework, Public Administration, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis report proposes a practical, country-based framework for developing good governance indicators for programmes funded by the European Union.
Conflict Assessment Framework 2.0
Conflict, Framework, GovernmentThe Conflict Assessment Framework (CAF) 2.0 provides a rigorous framework for collecting and analyzing data in an objective manner that can be applied uniformly across conflict settings. The importance of a tool that facilitates dispassionate and objective analysis of conflict cannot be overstated. Conflicts necessarily involve at least two perspectives on an issue or dispute. To avoid...
Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment Handbook
Civil Society, Conflict, Framework, Civil SocietyThe handbook consolidates good practice for peace and conflict impact assessment from multiple sources and provides a stand-alone, practical approach for peacebuilding practitioners who wish to ensure that the impact of their engagement in fragile communities will, as a minimum 'do no harm', and as a maximum may contribute to peace promotion. The handbook is ideally designed to be used in a...
E-Governance Assessment Frameworks (EAF ) Version 2.0
Asia and the Pacific, E-Governance, Framework, Academic/Think Tank, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Prof. T. P. Rama Rao, Prof. V. Venkata Rao, Prof. S. C. Bhatnagar & Shri. J. Satyanarayana. The Department of Information Technology, Government of India, has created a rational framework for assessing e-Governance projects on various dimensions. The objective for the proposed Framework is to: To create an assessment framework that make it possible to evaluate...
The Access Initiative Online Assessment Toolkit - Environmental Governance
Framework, Land Governance, Civil SocietyAt the heart of The Access Initiative’s (TAI’s) work is an online assessment toolkit that helps civil society coalitions pinpoint strengths and weaknesses in environmental governance in their countries and identify opportunities to make positive changes. Using a framework of case studies and indicators that evaluate both laws on the books and government practices on the ground, TAI coalitions...
Integrating a Gender Dimension into Monitoring & Evaluation of Rural Development Projects
Framework, Governance and Gender, Land Governance, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe Toolkit for Integrating Gender into Monitoring and Evaluation has been developed to assist project task teams, borrowers and partners to recognize and address gender concerns in designing rural development sector projects, to monitor progress in gender integration during implementation, and to evaluate its impact in achieving overall rural well-being. The toolkit contains among other things...
Guide to Monitoring Target 11: Improving the lives of 100 million slum dwellers
Africa, Civil Society, Framework, Governance and MDG, Other UN AgencyThis guide represents a milestone in the efforts of the United Nations to monitor the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the UN member states in the year 2000. These goals address essential dimensions of poverty and their effects on people’s lives. They constitute, in themselves, a commitment by the world’s leaders to the world’s poor, addressing the most pressing issues related to...
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-...
Diseño de un Mapa Municipal de Riegos de Corrupcion
Corruption, Framework, Latin America and the Carribean, Local Governance and Decentralization, Civil SocietyThis tool aims to identify potential risks of corruption in the areas of local government performance. It aims to show what might happen with regards to corruption in local governments, if some of the most common risks are not avoided. The tool has four parts: Literature review; Development of a preliminary version of the map, containing concepts and assumptions about the risks of...
Metodologia de Mapeamento de Riscos de Corrupção
Corruption, Framework, Public Administration, Civil Society, GovernmentThis assessment tool for public agencies/administration to identify corruption risks within their organisations is developed by Transparency Brazil in partnership with the Controladoria-Geral da União. Specifically, it is designed to identify possible gaps in internal procedures and control mechanisms which may provide opportunities for corruption to arise. The focus is on identifying the most...