Four benefits of developing listening skills and the steps to achieve it

Active listening brings enormous benefits. Although it is difficult to achieve listening skills, they can be taught.

WHAT, HOW, WHEN and WHERE to include stakeholders in development projects

At the IDB, we create tools to plan the timely and meaningful inclusion of civil society that contribute to reduce the gap of social inclusion and inequality.

Climate change: when governments' climate agendas move forward also thanks to the inclusion of stakeholders.

The effects of climate change represent an urgent challenge to address: civil society is an important part of promoting government agendas in this direction.

Can soft-skills training improve business outcomes of microentrepreneurs?

Entrepreneurship is the heartbeat of small business growth. Therefore, many initiatives attempt to improve entrepreneurs’ skill sets to improve productivity in businesses.

Express strategy: IDB Group-Civil Society Engagement

Learn how the IDB includes citizens in an early and timely manner through planning for effective citizen participation.

The GPS of the Group-Civil Society Engagement Strategy

What are the entry points to participate in the engagement levels and who areresponsible for implementing the strategy in the country?

CÍVICA

CIVICA is a magazine with trends and hard data related to complex civic issues.
Changes in social unrest and polarization, as well as opportunities for innovation, arise.

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.

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

Trinidad & Tobago: publication of interest

Los siguientes son los productos de conocimiento generados por el BID en colaboración con sociedad civil

Suriname: 2 publications of interest

Los siguientes son los productos de conocimiento generados por el BID en colaboración con sociedad civil

Jamaica: 3 publications of interest

Los siguientes son los productos de conocimiento generados por el BID en colaboración con sociedad civil

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Jairo Quirós: “The Costa Rican electrical matrix is practically 100% renewable”

In this video the researcher explores the key elements for the socio-economic context in Costa Rica, as well as advancements in the academia to transition towards decarbonization

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Laura Secada: “The role of citizen participation in Perú’s Climate Change Policy is key”

Aprende a incorporar aportes de actores no gubernamentales en las Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas en Perú para adaptación y mitigación del cambio climático.

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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.

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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.

How to access Premium features on WiConnect?

Now multiple members of an organization can access scholarships, grants, and exclusive events.

We The People. Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean

In this interactive publication, you will learn a social model of disability

Online course: Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement

Individuals interested in the environmental sector can sign-up for this course that begins on September 24th, to learn how to conduct public consultations.

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.

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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

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Collaboration among civil society, governments, and industries in the extractive sector.

The effective engagement practices among the 3 development stakeholders

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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.

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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.

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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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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?

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WiConnect: where citizens, governments and business come together

The IDB Group has created the WiConnect platform, the geo-referenced networking directory working towards development in the region.

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