This five-week online course offers an overview of the principles and content that should be present for a consultation process to be considered “meaningful”. Since it is not feasible to discuss every possible circumstance in detail, the course reflects on principles and gives overall guidance, rather than a standard blueprint or “one size fits all” approach. Broadly, the course addresses three aspects of how consultation is approached in IDB policies and how good practice has evolved:
- Explicit mandatory and binding requirements related to consultation in IDB policies and guidelines;
- Requirements that guide the consultation process, that are necessary achieve the policy requirements; and
- International good practice related to consultation as developed in recent years, both by IDB and other development agencies, academia, civil society, and others.
The course is divided into five modules:
1) Foundations of Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement - MSE;
2) 10 Elements of MSE;
3&4) Diving Deeper into Elements of MSE, parts 1 & 2; and
5) Making Recommendations to Improve the Engagement Process.
This course will have one optional synchronous session (live through videoconference) during module 2, on Wednesday at 12:00 PM, Washington DC time. Your participation will not affect your course grade, but we recommend this session to solve questions on the curriculum and the course development.
This course is offered in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
For more information visit www.iadb.org/esgcourses
Registration here
Early bird registration available until May 26
Course dates are June 16 to June 27