The Citizen Participatory Audit (CPA) is a broad program by the Commission on Audit (COA), the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of the Philippines, that provides: a) strategy for reform to uphold the people’s primordial right to a clean government and the prudent utilization of public resources, founded on the premise that public accountability can prosper only with a vigilant and involved citizenry, for the promotion of transparency and effectiveness; b) a technique in conducting audits with citizens as members of COA audit teams to make the government more effective, transparent, and accountable; c) a mechanism for strategic partnership and sharing of aspirations, goals, and objectives between the COA and civil society; and d) a technique for citizen and civil society involvement in other areas of the COA’s work as partners.
... See More + The CPA is founded on the premise that public accountability can prosper only with a vigilant and informed citizenry. The CPA is a recognition of the people’s fundamental right to make government accountable for its actions. It provides a way for citizens to be directly involved in the public audit and to find for themselves ways that they can contribute to prudent use of public money. Therefore, the CPA forms a strategic partnership with citizens and their shared goals and objectives. In November 2013, the CPA won the Bright Spot award in the Open Government Partnership Annual Summit in London. The CPA was one of seven short-listed nominees for the award. This learning note documents contains a) the structure of the CPA, b) the process of engaging citizens, c) the pilot audits undertaken in 2012–2014 (phase I), d) the lessons learned, and e) the measures that have been taken to institutionalize the CPA to mainstream the mechanism in the regular audit work of the COA.This study also recommends alternative ways for citizens to engage in public audits. Phase I of the CPA was funded by the Australian government through the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) project titled “Enhancing Transparency, Accountability, and Citizen Participation in the Public Audit Process.” That project was implemented by the Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific Foundation (ANSA-EAP) as COA’s Civil Society Organizations (CSO) partner. COA was and is extremely grateful to ANSA-EAP for the collaboration forged for the successful implementation of the CPA.
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Myanmar is rich in natural resources and is a global biodiversity hotspot. Myanmar's forests and fishing industry are two significant contributors to the economy, and yet these sectors are also potentially under threat from over exploitation and mismanagement.
... See More + The management of solid waste, air pollution, and the use of plastics provides another growing challenge. In addition, the role of government and other stakeholders in the management of these sectors and issues is central to whether the government will succeed in reversing the current trends and be able to find a long-term sustainable solution to the problem. This report explores the issues and challenges faced and the legal and institutional context. Through a lens of poverty reduction, social inclusion and participation, and economic growth, the report tells a story of an urgent need for institutional support and reform, improvements in the enforcement against illegal extraction of resources, behavior change in all relevant stakeholders, institutional capacity building, increased funding, and improvements in data collection and analysis. If these recommendations are acted on, then Myanmar can reverse the negative trends and lead its environment on a path toward a more sustainable future.
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Myanmar is rich in natural resources and is a global biodiversity hotspot. Myanmar's forests and fishing industry are two significant contributors to the economy, and yet these sectors are also potentially under threat from over exploitation and mismanagement.
... See More + The management of solid waste, air pollution, and the use of plastics provides another growing challenge. In addition, the role of government and other stakeholders in the management of these sectors and issues is central to whether the government will succeed in reversing the current trends and be able to find a long-term sustainable solution to the problem. This report explores the issues and challenges faced and the legal and institutional context. Through a lens of poverty reduction, social inclusion and participation, and economic growth, the report tells a story of an urgent need for institutional support and reform, improvements in the enforcement against illegal extraction of resources, behavior change in all relevant stakeholders, institutional capacity building, increased funding, and improvements in data collection and analysis. If these recommendations are acted on, then Myanmar can reverse the negative trends and lead its environment on a path toward a more sustainable future.
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Myanmar is rich in natural resources and is a global biodiversity hotspot. Myanmar's forests and fishing industry are two significant contributors to the economy, and yet these sectors are also potentially under threat from over exploitation and mismanagement.
... See More + The management of solid waste, air pollution, and the use of plastics provides another growing challenge. In addition, the role of government and other stakeholders in the management of these sectors and issues is central to whether the government will succeed in reversing the current trends and be able to find a long-term sustainable solution to the problem. This report explores the issues and challenges faced and the legal and institutional context. Through a lens of poverty reduction, social inclusion and participation, and economic growth, the report tells a story of an urgent need for institutional support and reform, improvements in the enforcement against illegal extraction of resources, behavior change in all relevant stakeholders, institutional capacity building, increased funding, and improvements in data collection and analysis. If these recommendations are acted on, then Myanmar can reverse the negative trends and lead its environment on a path toward a more sustainable future.
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