Flooding in Nsanje District, Southern Malawi
Video shown as briefing material for the 2017 DP in Malawi. VIDEO
Briefing Materials First National Deliberative Polling on Mongolian Constitutional Amendments
Since the 1992 Constitution was adopted, the State Great Khural amended it once in 2000; but many citizens criticized this amendment because it was made following discourse within a small political sphere, rather than through consultation with public. PDF (Mongolian), PDF (English Translation)
Food security and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) in Senegal
Video shown as briefing material for the 2016 DP in Senegal. VIDEO
Citizen’s Participation — Tomorrow’s City in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
We have asked the citizens gathered to deliberate on the appropriate prioritization of major infrastructure projects being considered by the city. There are a large number of challenges being faced by Ulaanbaatar caused by rapid urbanization. PDF
Livelihood and Food Security, Sanitation and Hygiene in Tamale, Ghana
Video shown as briefing material for the 2015 DP in Ghana. VIDEO
Floods and Landslides in the Elgon Region Uganda
Video shown as briefing material for the 2014 DP in Uganda. VIDEO
Energy and Environmental Policy Options for Japan
Due in part to the the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 2011 and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the Japanese government and the public need to make very difficult decisions on the energy issue now. PDF
Participant Guide: What’s Next California?
The unprecedented challenges faced by California government over the past few years provide an unparalleled opportunity to reform it. Californians demand more from government than it has delivered recently: gridlock, partisan fights, and year after year of deficits. PDF
Hard Times, Hard Choices
Anyone living in Michigan today knows that these are hard times. The economic turmoil that has rocked the national economy is now known as The Great Recession in Michigan, touching citizens from all walks of life in all areas of the state. PDF
Power 2010 Guide to Reforms
The serious challenges we face today, from financial breakdown to unemployment and climate change, can only be tackled with a healthy democracy that works for all of us, not just for a powerful few. PDF