Mapping presents a compelling way to demystify complex data and concepts into useful visual information that most people can understand regardless of language, level of literacy, or culture. These maps...
Social accountability tools are increasingly recognized as a means of improving service delivery and governance in World Bank-supported projects. Social accountability is an approach that relies on civic...
The social issues involved in solid waste management (SWM) projects are oftentimes complex and city specific; solutions require a solid understanding of technical, social, and cultural issues. Understanding...
The social issues involved in urban transport projects are oftentimes complex and city specific; solutions require a solid understanding of technical, social, and cultural issues. The overall objective...
The delivery of public services in many developing countries is often inefficient and inadequate, marked by nonresponsive agencies and political leadership as well as corruption. Moreover, even when governments...
This note offers task teams a process-oriented guide for using demand-for-good governance (DFGG) and social accountability approaches to identify and manage risks in World Bank-financed projects. Its objective...
Improving the quality of service delivery is a challenge in many developing countries. Citizens often find it difficult to hold government and other service providers accountable, precisely because they...
In many developing countries, citizens are often required to visit multiple locations to access government services, and they may receive little or no information about public services or service delivery...
This note aims to provide project teams with a better understanding of Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRMs) so that they can help borrowers design GRMs that effectively collect and respond to stakeholders'...
This note, how, when, and why to use demand-side governance approaches in projects, offers a process-oriented guide to strengthening demand-side governance approaches in World Bank projects with a step-by-step...
This note aims to provide project teams with a better understanding of Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRMs) so that they can help borrowers design GRMs that effectively collect and respond to stakeholders'...
When the price of commodities inevitably rebounds in the future, mineral rich countries will be presented with a major opportunity to harness the power of mining revenues for sustainable development. However...
To remain true to their participatory principles, effective Community Driven Development CDD interventions must not only target the right communities, but also put measures in place that ensure that representative...
As environmental issues have been thrust to the forefront of the development agenda in recent years, Community Driven Development (CDD) operations potentially represent an attractive option for advancing...
Power over local decision making has been always been, and continues to be, concentrated among elites. Indeed, even in developed countries where democracy is well established, elites have disproportionate...
In order to overcome the challenges posed by conflict and post-conflict environments, task teams must develop a strong understanding of countries' social and political context, and the corresponding risks...
Many Community Driven Development (CDD) goals, such as increasing social capital and participation, are difficult to measure. It can therefore be challenging for task teams to demonstrate the benefits...
This note concerns one of the key challenges associated with Community Driven Development (CDD) approaches is how to disburse funds to communities in an efficient and transparent way. This how to note...