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Cities are responsible for 80 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally, while occupying only two percent of global land area. Considering that cities will be home to two-thirds of the human population by 2050, enlisting them in the fight…

“The era of liberal democracy is over.” Just a few years ago, this statement would have been hubristic. Today, however, those words from newly re-elected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speak to a global context where democracy and openness are…

Water crises in India and South Africa have made headlines this year, exposing looming water risks not only in those two countries but around the world. In fact, the most vulnerable members of society already experience acute levels of water…

There has been a lot of talk during the past years about the value of OGP for its countries, including those in the Eastern Partnership (EaP)[i]. One of the biggest challenges faced by many of us working on the open…

Signed in Grand-Bassam, Cote d'Ivoire, on 27 May 2018. The Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) co-hosted a joint workshop from 25 to 26 May 2018 in Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire, which was attended by…

The implementation of Action Plans during political transitions in Africa has often been hampered by a lack of understanding of the objectives of open governance and the benefits of improving systems, procedures, and processes that work for the good of…

The Open Government Partnership publishes mid-term progress report on Sri Lanka’s open government efforts. COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – The annual summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia between 17-19 July 2018. The global summit…

Hayat Center es una organización no gubernamental establecida en 2006 por un grupo de jóvenes activistas de Jordania. A través de su programa de monitoreo de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto RASED, Hayat Center-RASED trabaja en el monitoreo del…