Governance manuals
- Local government performance measure (LGPM) framework
- This LGPM tool seeks to capture four key dimensions of LG performance: public financial management; fiscal performance; service delivery; and the investment climate. It includes more than one hundred indicators, providing a snapshot of overall performance and giving insight into the specific domains that drive overall performance. It also highlights areas requiring further scrutiny.
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- Election coverage from a gender perspective: a media monitoring manual
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2011
- This manual presents a methodological tool for monitoring media coverage during election campaigns. It focuses on a gender perspective using objective and verifiable information, and is based on exper...
- Comparative teaching of history as a remedy for the post-conflict Balkan region
- M. Milosheva;D. Krushe / Social Transitions, USAID, 2010
- The Joint History Project (JHP) is an initiative that aims at significant change in historical research and education in all countries in Southeast Europe. This evaluation report provides an analyt...
- Using decentralisation for enhancing local governance
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme , 2010
- These UN-Habitat guidelines are in line with making the international dialogue on decentralization as open-ended and inclusive as possible. They are aimed at forging consensus among member states o...
- An introductory guide to understanding and fighting corruption
- V. Kodongo (ed) / Africa Youth Trust, 2009
- What impact can Kenya’s youth have on corruption? This guide aims to bring together a unified understanding of what corruption is and takes a look at measures to fight it. In this publication...
- Guidance for NGOs on human rights work in the Middle East and North Africa
- A. Bendrif;S. al Karaguly;M. Laghzaoui;et al. / Network Learning, 2009
- The international human rights system has been slow to develop in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. However, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSO...
- Including women’s voices in climate change policy and programming
- L. Aguilar Revelo;I. Castañeda Camey;V. Chao Rebolledo;et al. / United Nations Development Programme , 2009
- Poor women’s limited access to resources, restricted rights, limited mobility and muted voice in shaping decisions make them highly vulnerable to climate change. This guide aims to inform pra...
- Understanding and adapting to the impact of coastal climate change
- R. Volk;J. Furlow;P. Rubinoff;et al. / US Agency for International Development , 2009
- Changes brought about by climate are already occurring and will intensify in future. This is likely to result in significant alteration of coastal ecosystems, coastal hazards, lifestyle, coastal re...
- Tools for conducting participatory discussions on gender equity in Bangladesh
- AFM. Amir Uddin;A. Khanom;M. Boss;et al. / Intercooperation Bangladesh, 2009
- These guidelines have been prepared as a tool for conducting participatory discussion and analysis on the social position and condition of men and women within the context of the Union Parishad (UP...
- Assessing local governance in Bangladesh
- M. Boss;N. Hasan;P. Tripura / Intercooperation Bangladesh, 2009
- Local government promises to be more responsive to people's demands, more effective in service delivery and more accountable when citizens participate in local governance. This can be achieved...
- How to ensure draft amnesties remain consistent with international law
- UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , 2009
- Amnesties are now regulated by a substantial body of international law that sets limits on their permissible scope. This publication is designed as a tool to help develop sustainable instituti...
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