Publications
The Access Initiative (TAI)
Ensuring that citizens have the right and ability to influence decisions about their natural resources.
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A Community Action Toolkit: A Roadmap for Using Environmental Rights to Fight Pollution
by Elizabeth Moses and Carole Excell - October 2020Pollution threatens the lives and livelihoods of billions of people around the world, particularly low-income communities and communities of color. Working with civil society organizations across six countries, WRI created new toolkit to support locally led efforts to secure the basic human right to a clean, healthy and safe environment.
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Fighting for Clean Air Around the Globe: Air Quality Workshop Outcome Document
by Elizabeth Moses - October 2018This document synthesizes key insights and entry points to address air pollution and its range of environmental, public health, and socioeconomic impacts from a multi-stakeholder workshop hosted by WRI and partners.
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Thirsting for Justice
Transparency and Poor People’s Struggle for Clean Water in Indonesia, Mongolia, and Thailand
by Carole Excell and Elizabeth Moses - August 2017 -
Environmental Democracy Index
by Jesse Worker and Lalanath de Silva - May 2015The environmental democracy rights of access to information, public participation, and access to justice in environmental matters have gained currency as key drivers of informed, accountable decision making and citizen empowerment.
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A Seat at the Table
Including the Poor in Decisions for Development and Environment
by Joseph Foti and Lalanath de Silva - May 2010For more information, and to watch a webcast of the launch of "A Seat at the Table," visit the Access Initiative website.
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Voice and Choice
Opening the Door To Environmental Democracy
by Joseph Foti, Lalanath de Silva, Heather McGray, Linda Shaffer, Jon Talbot and Jacob Werksman - June 2008This publication represents the culmination of several years of research, experimentation, and reform by governments, civil society organizations, and industry in implementing access to information, public participation, and access to justice in decisions that
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Assessing Access to Information, Participation, and Justice for the Environment
A Guide
by Elena Petkova and Gloria Bruce and editors - January 2003The Access Initiative (TAI) has developed a unique methodology allowing users to assess implementation of several "access principles" as they relate to environmental decision-making - access to information, access to participation, access to justice, and capacity-building.
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Closing the Gap
Information, participation, and justice in decision-making for the environment
by Norbert Henninger, Elena Petkova, Crescencia Maurer and Fran Irwin with John Coyle and Gretchen Hoff - August 2002This report addresses the status of access to information, participation, and justice in nine countries -- Chile, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and the United States.