Understanding Understanding The Access The Access

InitiativeInitiative MethodologyMethodology

What is the TAI methodology?What is the TAI methodology?

A set of research guidelines and questions allowing A set of research guidelines and questions allowing you to assess your government’s systems for you to assess your government’s systems for transparency, participation, and accountability in transparency, participation, and accountability in decisions that affect the environment.decisions that affect the environment.

How was the methodology developed?How was the methodology developed?

• 2000-2001: Drafted by TAI Core Team2000-2001: Drafted by TAI Core Team• 2001-2002: Pilot tested in assessments by nine 2001-2002: Pilot tested in assessments by nine

original partnersoriginal partners• 2002-2003: Revised by Core Team2002-2003: Revised by Core Team• 2003: Published in CD-ROM form 2003: Published in CD-ROM form • 2004-5: Developing access to justice; CD-ROM used 2004-5: Developing access to justice; CD-ROM used

in new assessmentsin new assessments• 2006: Release TAI Version 2.02006: Release TAI Version 2.0

What does the methodology measure?What does the methodology measure?

• Law – through indicators focusing on Law – through indicators focusing on constitutional and other national law, such as constitutional and other national law, such as statutes or judicial decisionsstatutes or judicial decisions

• Practice – through indicators focusing on case Practice – through indicators focusing on case studies from different sectorsstudies from different sectors

Assessment MethodologyAssessment Methodology

The categoriesThe categories1.1. Access to InformationAccess to Information

2.2. ParticipationParticipation

3.3. Access to JusticeAccess to Justice

4.4. Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

The approachThe approach– LawLaw– PracticePractice

The indicatorsThe indicators– RegularityRegularity– TimelinessTimeliness– InclusionInclusion– QualityQuality

The Use of TAI Indicators and ProcessThe Use of TAI Indicators and Process

Measuring ProgressMeasuring Progress– Establish current progressEstablish current progress– Monitor progress over timeMonitor progress over time– Generate reportsGenerate reports

Engaging stakeholdersEngaging stakeholders– National levelNational level– International networksInternational networks

Taking action Taking action – Identify gapsIdentify gaps– Set prioritiesSet priorities– Address prioritiesAddress priorities

Structure of the MethodologyStructure of the Methodology

Categories:Categories:

I. Access to InformationI. Access to Information

II. ParticipationII. Participation

III. Access to Justice III. Access to Justice

IV. Capacity BuildingIV. Capacity Building

Ver2.0 frameworkVer2.0 framework

Access to Access to InfoInfo

Public Public ParticipationParticipation

Access Access to to JusticeJustice

CapacityCapacity

BuildingBuilding

LawLaw

EffortEffort

EffectivenessEffectiveness

Case Studies:Case Studies:

I. Access to Information - 8I. Access to Information - 8II. Participation - 6II. Participation - 6III. Access to Justice - 4III. Access to Justice - 4

TOTAL MINIMUM - 18TOTAL MINIMUM - 18

Case TypesCase Types

Information• Environmental emergency casesEnvironmental emergency cases• Air quality monitoring casesAir quality monitoring cases• Water quality monitoring casesWater quality monitoring cases• Industrial facility compliance Industrial facility compliance

casescases• State of environment report casesState of environment report cases• OtherOther

Case TypesCase Types

ParticipationParticipation• Policy-making (includes, Policy-making (includes,

law, plan, strategy) caseslaw, plan, strategy) cases• Regulatory casesRegulatory cases• Project-level casesProject-level cases• OtherOther

Case TypesCase Types

JusticeJusticeCases related to…Cases related to…• Denial of rights to informationDenial of rights to information• Denial of rights to participationDenial of rights to participation• Environmental harmEnvironmental harm• Non-complianceNon-compliance• OtherOther

CBA2JA2I

LAW

EFFORT

EFFECTIVENESS

PP

What happened to Capacity Building?Law Indicators

A2I Effort/Effectiveness

PP Effort/Effectiveness

A2J Effort/Effectiveness

Capacity-building

IndicatorsIndicators

LawLaw• Questions about the presence and quality of the legal Questions about the presence and quality of the legal

frameworkframework

PracticePractice• Questions about the presence, timing, ease, regularity Questions about the presence, timing, ease, regularity

and scope of practiceand scope of practice• Similar questions about practice in providing different Similar questions about practice in providing different

types of information or participation in different types of information or participation in different decisionsdecisions

Indicator WorksheetsIndicator Worksheets

Print out Print out worksheets to worksheets to view data or view data or take notes in the take notes in the fieldfield