Costa Rica

Prior Consultation of indigenous peoples for administrative delegation of the Térraba Aqueduct

The Consultation of the indigenous peoples for the delegation of the administration of the Aqueduct of Térraba is a process ordered by the Costa Rican Constitutional Chamber to the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (Span. AyA) as a means to repair shortcomings in the representation of the communities originating in the area under the agreement for the construction of the Térraba aqueduct. By 2015, the consultation protocol between the Council of elders of the indigenous community and the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers had still not been validated and concluded.

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
single
Mode of selection of participants
restricted 
Type of participants
citizens civil society  
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

Sources

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