News & Opportunities
The latest in current development affairs in the region.
CiviClytiCs: AI for not leaving anyone behind
Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, this Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool shows real-time citizen’s perceptions and worries expressed online, in each country in Latin America and the [...]
Winners: Juscelino Kubitschek Visionaries Awards
Almost three hundred applications for the prestigious award were received from 24 IDB member countries [...]
CiviClytiCs: What are citizens saying during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Listening to citizens to not leave anyone behind. Click to see what worries the most in your country in real time about the pandemic. [...]
How to encourage girls and women to be interested, study and work in science, technology and engineering?
The STEM labor market will face a worker deficit in 10 years. Greater participation from women could cover the demand and generate economic growth. [...]
Resources and open knowledge to collaborate in response to the pandemic
Open and relevant resources to motivate the construction of answers based on quality information and global collaboration. [...]
Coronavirus: news and contacts from governments in the region
We share key links to support citizens, governments, and businesses in the midst of the COVID-19 emergency. [...]
Planning citizen participation with results: How to carry out effective public consultations?
Evidence shows that planning for effective citizen participation has direct effects in project resources. [...]
New publication! Public Consultations: Step by Step: 300 Regulatory and Legal Frameworks Applicable in Latin America and the Caribbean
Public consultation with those impacted by a project/operation contribute to sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn to plan[...]
World Bank call for proposals: Civil Society Policy Forum
Submitting a session proposal by Monday, August 31, 2020. [...]
Graham Watkins: “We are considering future recovery packages including sustainable infrastructure”
The Principal Environmental Specialist draws a link between climate change mitigation strategies and COVID-19 recovery that might be carried out by or[...]
Flavia Milano: “Citizen participation is changing history”
Our leading specialist in citizen participation matters at the IDB, Flavia Milano, approaches lessons learned in the region during the crisis of COVID[...]
Registrations open: Certificate – How does citizen participation contribute to government climate agendas?
Enhance climate actions establishing effective links between development stakeholders with criteria of accessibility, sustainability, relevance, gende[...]
Executive search: Director of the Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM)
Applications are open until July 7, 2020. [...]
He was a Covid-19 patient. She cleaned his hospital room. Their unexpected bond saved his life
Though hospital housekeepers are often measured by standards of productivity -- how many rooms they clean -- hospital executives are beginning to real[...]