by [email protected] | Nov 24, 2022
The Strengthening Public Accountability for Results and Knowledge (SPARK) program aims to support civil society organizations, especially grassroots organizations or marginalized community organizations, to influence public policy and the general budgeting process.
SPARK has a monitoring-evaluation system that regularly records the achievements and challenges faced by the program and provides a reflective and deliberative learning space by accommodating adaptation space in encouraging change. The evaluation and learning process focuses on exploring program development and achievements on five main strategies: bolstering agency, reform coalition, accountability ecosystem, and enabling space and norms discourse. The notes obtained from these two processes are the main source of data in compiling this learning note.
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by Deirdre H | Apr 6, 2021
It has become increasingly critical for countries to adopt a gender-responsive climate change budgetary approach to support gender equity while mitigating the adverse effects of global warming. Alongside our partners, we have undertaken research on how governments are incorporating gender-responsive climate change budget approaches.
This study aims to accelerate progress toward more effective ways of integrating (“double mainstreaming”) gender equality and climate change considerations as equally important imperatives in public financial management and presents findings from exploratory research in Bangladesh and Mexico. Download the paper.
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by Deirdre H | Apr 6, 2021
It has become increasingly critical for countries to adopt a gender-responsive climate change budgetary approach to support gender equity while mitigating the adverse effects of global warming. Alongside our partners, we have undertaken research on how governments are incorporating gender-responsive climate change budget approaches.
This report aims to contribute to greater understanding of how governments are taking steps to reflect the intersection of gender and climate change in their budgets by examining the progress Mexico has made toward an integrated approach to elaborating its central government budgets. Download the paper.
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by Deirdre H | Apr 6, 2021
It has become increasingly critical for countries to adopt a gender-responsive climate change budgetary approach to support gender equity while mitigating the adverse effects of global warming. Alongside our partners, we have undertaken research on how governments are incorporating gender-responsive climate change budget approaches.
This study seeks to identify steps the government of Bangladesh has taken to integrate gender into its climate-related investments and investigates opportunities and challenges in mainstreaming gender-responsive climate change budgeting across all climate action plans. Download the paper.
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by IBP Consultant | Apr 10, 2015
There is growing recognition of the need for direct public participation in the development and implementation of public policies. But how can those advising on public finance management (PFM) reforms ensure that women are not excluded when the demand-side component of these reforms is designed?
This brief attempts to stimulate further discussion toward answering this question. It does this more by posing further questions than by offering answers. These questions are intended to assist in diagnosing some of the gender issues relating to existing or planned PFM reform programs.
