A user manual for facilitating Participatory Budgeting in Kenya developed by Fahamu which seeks to adapt and localize existing models of participatory budgeting to ensure that the focus is "people centred" as opposed to "structure centered".
Read MoreThis report describes the Participatory Budgeting approach adopted by Makueni and West Pokot counties (Kenya). It seeks to provide detailed information on the step by step process that the two counties have adopted and describes the support provided by the Kenya Participatory Budgeting Initiative.
Read MoreThis resource from the World Bank examines the potential and perils of participatory budgeting, as observed from practices around the globe.
Read MoreThe Global Assembly, which is made up of 150 organisations from over 50 countries around the world, aims to create a permanent global citizens’ assembly on the climate crisis and has been co-designed with institutions, scientists, citizens and social movements.
Read MoreThis paper looks at two climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVA) processes in Indonesia, one that was deployed in the cities of Semarang and Bandar Lampung, and another implemented in Manado and Makassar.
Read MoreA website with information on the Baan Mankong "Secure House" collective housing programme which puts slum residents at the centre of decisions on housing, environment, basic services and tenure security, as well as other long-term development issues.
Read MoreThe final report of the Citizens' Jury on Nuclear Waste in South Australia, an ambitious public deliberation under the imprimatur of the Premier of South Australia, Jay Weatherill.
Read MoreA report on the Warsaw Climate Panel, a citizens' panel devoted to increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy sources in the city.
Read MoreA video on the Rybnik360 project, a just-energy transition project focused on phasing out coal in one of the EU’s largest coal-producing regions through the involvement of citizens and city stakeholders.
Read MoreThis research brief offers a global picture of the current state of research on the short- and long-term impacts of participatory budgeting (PB) on people, communities, and governments.
Read MoreA video of the "Tok tok" initiative in Coutances Mer and Bocage (France), which had the aim was to reach out to young people and their families who live in remote rural areas and don't usually join citizens' participation processes held in the city in order to hear their mobility needs and their proposals for low-carbon solutions.
Read MoreThe website for the six month long consultation, which lasted from January to June 2021 and was aimed at collecting citizens' views and proposals for policies and projects to address the challenges of the local ecological transition.
Read MoreThe final report of the French Citizens' Convention on Climate held in 2019 and 2020, in which a representative panel of citizens was asked to deliberate on the question “How can France reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent (from the 1990s level) by 2030, in the spirit of social justice?”
Read MoreThis is a press release on the ambitious programme of Île-de-France (Paris Region) entitled "Mobilisation plan for the ecological transformation of Ile-de-France by 2024", which boasts a 10 billion euros budget, meaning that the region devotes 1 euro out of 2 to ecology-related areas.
Read MoreThis report summarises the topline findings of the European Perception of Climate Change Project (EPCC), a study that gives insights into public perceptions of climate change across four major European countries – France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom.
Read MoreCivil society organizations play a critical role in promoting democratic processes and advancing social change, yet don’t always center democratic, decolonizing principles and practice in their own operations.
Read MoreThis is a website with information on the participatory process in Kessel-Lo, Belgium, that allowed residents to determine what their green public spaces should look like.
Read MoreA platform with information on Barcelona's "Let's Change for the Climate 2030 Plan" which seeks to promote behavioral changes to help develop more sustainable consumption that strengthens climate action.
Read MoreA report on the online deliberation of a civic panel chosen through random selection on the future transport system in Turku, Finland.
Read MoreA report on the Finnish Citizen's jury which discussed the fairness and effectiveness of the national climate measures.
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