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A practical guide to Social Audit as a Participatory Tool to Strengthen Democratic Governance, Transparency, and Accountability

Guidance and systemization of experiences

This Practical Guide analyzes social auditing experiences around the world and extracts important lessons that intend to provide practical guidance to United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and other United Nations agencies officers, advisers, and partners, as well as development practitioners, donors and governments. It examines the required elements for the design and implementation of social audits, explains the enabling environment that make these exercises successful, and offers practical insights based on practices and experiences.

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Territorial development and local knowledge systems: Engaging local farming knowledge through a right-based approach to agricultural development

Available in English

The purpose of this paper is to argue that agricultural development efforts should support the practical integration of different knowledge systems in various areas and sectors of agriculture to reach...

Developed by Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

Posted by Local2030

Guidance and systemization of experiences

Assessing the Institutional Environment of Local Governments in Africa

Available in English

Africa’s cities are growing at an unprecedented rate, over 3% per year on average. The continent’s urban population is expected to double over the next 20 to 30 years, with the majority of Africans li...

Developed by UCLG Africa and Cities Alliance

Posted by Peter Rene Hohmann

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