Honduras

Policy Council and Planning of the Lake Yojoa Basin

The Policy Council and Planning of the Lake Yojoa Basin is an authority for coordinating and planning the administrative actions of the State with regards to the protection of the Lake Yojoa basin. Among its primary activities, the Council establishes sectorial and local planning in the area of the Lake Yojoa Basin. By doing so, it defines budgetary allocations and evaluates the management of HONDULAGO ? the regulatory body responsible for enforcing the regulations applicable to this topic and making proposals on regulations and management instruments to achieve compliance with the Law for the Protection of the Lake Yojoa Basin. The Council is made up of civil society authorities and delegates, who are consulted with the aim of enhancing citizen participation and monitoring.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization
embedded in the constitution/legislation 
Frequency
regular
Mode of selection of participants
restricted 
Type of participants
civil society private stakeholders  
Decisiveness
democratic innovation yields a non-binding decision  
Co-Governance
yes 

Means


  • Deliberation
  • Direct Voting
  • E-Participation
  • Citizen Representation

Ends


  • Accountability
  • Responsiveness
  • Rule of Law
  • Political Inclusion
  • Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting
Formulation and decision-making
Implementation
Policy Evaluation

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