A strategic approach to supporting sister parties
This policy paper examines how political party strengthening contributes to democracy promotion and identifies where these approaches work best. The…
Type: Briefs/Notes
Policy briefs on parliamentary public debt management
These policy briefs, produced by WFD and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) provide information on the role of parliaments in…
Addressing the climate and environmental crises through better governance: The Environmental Democracy approach in development co-operation
This study explores the potential for development cooperation to help address climate change and environmental degradation through greater focus on…
Covid-19 and Civil Society Sustainability
This document discusses how the pandemic led to an abrupt diversion of focus, time, and resources of many Civil Society…
Funding the Fight against Covid-19
This document discusses the effects of covid-19 in West Africa in terms of leadership, transparency and accountability.
Covid-19 & Elections
This document explores how several countries including members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have had their…
Understanding and responding to the protection needs of climate activists and movements
Activists and civil society organisations have warned of a gap preventing communication between those who identify as climate activists and…
Local Public Services and Sustainable Development
This Analytics Note seeks to capture the change in focus devoted to different local public services by city governments around…
Local Public Services In Crisis Mode: Adapting Governance Models To Exceptional Times: Emergency Governance for Cities and Regions
This paper explores how due to capacity and funding constraints, local and regional governments may not always be able to…
Multilevel Governance and Covid-19 Emergency Coordination
This Analytics Note focuses on multilevel governance and emergency coordination during the COVID-19 pandemic. Section 1 draws on case study…