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 them in a simple way.
World Bank call for proposals: Civil Society Policy Forum
Submitting a session proposal by Monday, August 31, 2020.
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
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.
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 organizations like the IDB.
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-19.
Collaboration and partnerships for innovation: the approach of #MovidosxChile against COVID-19
The virtual platform has published 62 causes from 40 civil society organizations in Chile, impacting over 25 thousand people and channeling more than $1,5 million in donations.
COVID-19 / Coronavirus: citizen engagement in a historic civic duty
Citizen engagement has a decisive role in the upcoming days. These are not times to think about oneself isolated from the personal obligation to contribute.
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Now multiple members of an organization can access scholarships, grants, and exclusive events.
Apply now: JK VISIONARIES AWARD
The winning organization will receive US$100,000 in recognition of its work, and to encourage their ongoing efforts to improve lives.
PM4R scholars: what we learned
After a competitive process to participate in our tutored course Project Management for Results - PM4R, some of our participants reflect on the learnings acquired.
The ten elements of a meaningful stakeholder engagement process
A new publication summarizing key objectives, principles and elements of stakeholder engagement.
Engaging Citizens for Transparent Societies: How is the Caribbean doing?
The intersection between citizen engagement and transparency was the center of the conversation at this year's IDB Group-Caribbean Civil Society Meeting.
Technology as an ally in the revitalization of Indigenous languages
In Guatemala, governments and CSOs came together to make possible the teaching and preservation of Indigenous languages through new technologies.
Towards a Deep-Decarbonization: The Case of Costa Rica
This ambitious plan has proven the value of understanding social variables: the knowledge civil society members have to share with governments and private sector.
Citizen Engagement is Essential to Achieve Latin America and the Caribbean’s Sustainability Goals
Climate change has a deep global impact at an unprecedented scale. Citizen participation is essential for governments to achieve their sustainability commitments.
Governments and Civil Society Advancing Climate Agendas
Participants will learn about best engagement practices among governments and civil society, to advance climate change and environmental sustainability agendas.
Have we reached the new world? From “fake news” to trust in a hyper-connected world
Information is more accessible than ever, but, as citizens, how can we tell if facts are truth? How do we use information as a tool for development?
Civic participation and information: a relationship unprecedented in history
After concluding our yearly meeting about citizen engagement in Latin America, we reflect on the new trends we discovered in the region.
Partnerships among civil society, governments, and industries in the extractive sector.
A Partnership is the most coordinated level of relationship between of all the involved actors in a development project
Collaboration among civil society, governments, and industries in the extractive sector.
The effective engagement practices among the 3 development stakeholders
Public consultations with civil society, governments, and industries in the extractive sector.
Effective engagement practices among the 3 development stakeholders, with real examples from the extractive sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Dialogue among civil society, governments, and industries in the extractive sector.
Effective engagement practices among the 3 development stakeholders, with real examples from the extractive sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Information among civil society, governments, and industries in the extractive sector.
Access to information and understanding trends are the first steps towards engaging in a more coordinated manner
Including Civil Society in sustainable, socio-economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean
El rol de la sociedad civil para el desarrollo
The role of Civil Society, Governments, and the Private Sector in fostering development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Over the past few decades, the Latin American and Caribbean region has seen significant changes
Project Management for Results (PM4R)
ACERCA DEL CURSO Para que un proyecto alcance mayor impacto en el desarrollo de un país, es necesario que cuente con un diseño alineado con objetivos de crecimiento sostenible. La coordinac [...]
Extractive Sector and Civil Society: When the work of communities, governments, and industries leads to development
How can governments, communities and industries use their diverse interests and needs to generate mutual benefits for all stakeholders
Management of Social Projects for Civil Society Organizations (MOOC)
Este curso abierto virtual es parte de la propuesta del Programa de Capacitación Institucional del Grupo BID para la Sociedad Civil, y tiene por objeto enseñar conceptos y herramientas que pueden [...]
Why a responsible extractive sector is development? Best practices in joint with the civil society
Did you know that extractive activities represent 4% of the GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean?
PM4R – Project Management for Results | July - November 2018
July - November 2018
Course in English Only
IDB GROUP-CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT REVIEW 2016-2017
The Review of IDB Group and Civil Society Engagement Actions presents the initiatives, operations and activities of the IDB Group that involve Civil Society.
How Latin American Countries Became World Champions of Happiness
8 of the 10 countries with the highest levels of positive emotion in the world are in Latin America.
Engagement Strategy with Civil Society
The IDB Group is in the process of updating its Strategy1 for the Relationship with Civil Society. The Strategy is based on the key change factors registered in the countries ...
Strategic Approach to the work of the IDB Group with Civil Society
The IDB Group promotes the relations with civil society through partnerships, collaboration, consultations, dialogue and information.
Anual Conference with Government and Civil Society - Caribbean, 2017
Caribbean Forum - June 8th, 2017 - Jamaica. The Vicepresident of Countries, Alexandre Meira da Rosa, discussed about the Revolution Era and its relevance.
The IDB Group launch of WiConnect3: The Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean sustainable development
WiConnect3. A platform especially designed for Civil Society Organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean.