Last month, the Open Government Partnership’s (OGP) newly-established Open Climate Working Group held its first meeting. Chaired by World Resources Institute and the Government of France, the Working Group focuses on harnessing the power of open government to drive the…

A successful Paris Agreement depends on a paradigm shift in how energy is produced. The fossil fuels that power electricity generation around the world produce more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Many countries have already pledged to…

Climate change and corruption are the two biggest challenges humanity faces today, and they are inextricably linked. Corruption is a threat to the success of the fight against climate change. The ways in which we tackle these two issues now…

Pakistan is a country of 200 million people, spread across mountain, desert, coastal, arid, and semi-arid eco-systems. Climate change is a relatively new thematic area within the overall governance framework, and is gaining prominence in public discourse. About 28 percent…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by the Open Government Partnership throughout the world. April’s top OGP stories honed in on the relationship between trust and transparency, as well as the latest in civic tech developments with…

The response to global climate change may be the biggest opportunity for the foreseeable future to direct public funds to poor and vulnerable communities. In December 2015, 195 countries joined the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate…

Country: Liberia Action Plan: 2015-2017 Commitment: Ensure that information on commercial land use rights is made publicly available In the past quarter century, Liberia has been ravaged by civil war and an Ebola epidemic, both of which have severely impacted…

How did you get involved in open government - what is your personal story about why you joined the movement? In 2015, Guatemala went through a process that marked the country's history. The presidential run-off election was characterized by cases…

The Environmental Justice Atlas currently has registers of 2,089 cases of socio-environmental conflict due to mining, and oil and gas extraction. This is yet another of the many striking figures that we see everyday about unemployment; malnutrition; displaced, migrant and…

The statistics are frightening: According to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer, trust in media stands at 43% - an all time low in 17 countries. Gallup reported in September that Americans' trust and confidence in the mass media "to report…

A series providing a round-up of media attention received by Open Government Partnership throughout the world. Want to receive OGP in the News directly in your email inbox every Monday morning? Subscribe here. This week’s OGP coverage included stories on…

Version en español »   It is my distinct pleasure to present to the OGP community the Government Points of Contact (POC) Manual 3.0 (Spanish). This is the third iteration of the guidance materials for government officials that the Support…