Publications

New TAI Assessment Methodology brochure.
This brochure gives an introduction to the new TAI Assessment Methodology (Version 2.0). It gives information on both the process for development as well as the tool itself. The tool is broken down between the software application and the methodological framework.

New water case study summary brochure (cover). Interior
This brochure gives a summary of the findings of case studies chosen specifically to address a range of issues in the water sector.

The World Resources Institute published the report, Closing the Gap: Information, Participation and Justice in Decision-making for the Environment, based on the findings of TAI. The analysis draws upon the information and conclusions presented in nine assessments drafted by the national teams (Chile, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, United States).

This report goes beyond previous attempts to measure progress in the development of the legal framework providing for information, participation, and justice by including an assessment of its practice. It identifies common trends in the development of legal frameworks, and also presents findings based on assessments of public participation practices in selected case studies in the pilot countries. It seeks to answer the question: What have national governments done and what must they still do to ensure that people can access environmental information, participate in decisions that affect their environment, and make use of the mechanisms of justice to enforce the laws governing access?

Read the whole report by purchasing it online, or downloading the PDFs below:

Table of Contents, Acknowledgments, Foreword
Executive summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Methodological Framework
Chapter 3: Access to Information
Chapter 4: Access to Participation
Chapter 5: Access to Justice
Chapter 6: Capacity for Public Participation
Chapter 7: Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendixes
Bibliography
About the Authors

Download the Executive Summary of Closing the Gap: Information, Participation and Justice in Decision-making for the Environment
Executive Summary in English

Executive Summary in Japanese

***NEW: Closing The Gap translated into Korean (March, 2006)***