SEGMENT 5: NEXT STEPS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CLOSING
An introduction to foresight methods was presented to support the process of developing more robust and agile strategies and plans of action to expand civic spaces for young people in Asia and the Pacific. All development partners, including from donor and multilateral agencies, came together to identify the steps needed to best support young people and unleash their potential to play an effective role as partners in their countries’ development. A closing session included a call for action, concrete and actionable recommendations and brief closing remarks.
Panel session 5.1. Creating our future: How to use the strategic foresight approach
Panel session 5.2. Concrete steps for coordinated action and partnerships around protecting and expanding civic spaces for youth
Background documents
An introduction to foresight methods was presented to support the process of developing more robust and agile strategies and plans of action to expand civic spaces for young people in Asia and the Pacific. All development partners, including from donor and multilateral agencies, came together to identify the steps needed to best support young people and unleash their potential to play an effective role as partners in their countries’ development. A closing session included a call for action, concrete and actionable recommendations and brief closing remarks.
Panel session 5.1. Creating our future: How to use the strategic foresight approach
- Presentation and Background document by John Sweeney, UNDP
Panel session 5.2. Concrete steps for coordinated action and partnerships around protecting and expanding civic spaces for youth
Background documents
- The Closing Space Challenge: How Are Funders Responding?, Carnegie Endowment of International Peace (2015)
- Ten Ideas for Governments Working to Safeguard Civic Space, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (2015)
- Building capacity for constructive engagement between civil society and the government, Global Partnership for Social Accountability (2014)
- How to adjust your advocacy strategy when the government fights back or the context changes, World Bank (2014)
- Good Practice in Donor Engagement with Civil Society: Creating an Enabling Environment for CSOs?, AidWatch Canada (2012)
- How to Approach a Foundation: An Online Course, The Foundation Center (2014)
- How to Engage Corporations, WINGS-Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (n. d.)