Success conditions for international development capacity building projects

Identifying the Critical Success Factors and Their Relevant Aspects for Renewable Energy Projects; An Empirical Perspective

“…Although there are a number of publications on critical success factors of projects (Ahimbisibwe et al 2015;Bayiley, Teklu 2016;Chou, Pramudawardhani 2015;Cserhati, Szabo 2014;Ika, Donnelly 2017;Osei-Kyei, Chan 2015;Liu et al 2014;Marzagão, Carvalho 2016;Mukhtar et al 2017;Pal et al 2017;Ribeiro et al 2017;Shen et al 2017;Williams 2016;Xavier et al 2017;Yalegama et al 2016;Yamin, Sim 2016;Zou et al 2014), none of these studies focus comprehensively on this aspect of renewable energy projects, particularly in Pakistan's renewable power projects. The main emphasis of present research is placed on the identification of success factors and then prioritization of most critical factors contributing towards the success of renewable energy projects.…”

Identifying an analytical tool to assess the readiness of aid information and communication technology projects

“…Thus, given the history of failures of ICT projects in Africa, especially from the capacity perspective, innovations that are introduced are mostly characterized as “challenged” (Ochara et al, ). Because of the scarcity of academic literature on the success or failure of international development projects (Ika & Donnelly, ), we need a comprehensive framework that will assess the readiness of an organization tasked with a project before the project's launch by considering in particular the managerial dimensions rather than focusing on the strict financial and economic assessment tools; as a result, performance will be improved (Kumar, ).…”

“…Unfortunately, there is a lack of diagnostic tools that take into account the social, organizational, political, and environmental dimensions that constitute potential sources of failure (Das & Ngacho, ; Markus, ). Moreover, current research on success factors fails to adequately explain why development projects will be successful (Ika & Donnelly, ).…”

The network structure of multilevel water resources governance in Central America

“…In Central America and developing regions generally, regional water policy actors represent diverse groups, such as intergovernmental associations, transnational advocacy coalitions, and international nongovernmental organizations (Hileman et al 2018). Regional governance networks have been demonstrated to help develop trust and shared norms (Wyborn and Bixler 2013), promote knowledge sharing (Pietri et al 2015), facilitate access to financial and material resources Agrawal 2006, García-López 2013), and improve coordination across geographic and administrative boundaries (Berkes 2004, Nelson 2009, Ika and Donnelly 2017 among a wide array of local and regional actors. Background: regional water governance in Central America Lemos and Agrawal (2006:298) define environmental governance as "the set of regulatory processes, mechanisms and organizations through which political actors influence environmental actions and outcomes."…”

“…The impacts of these phenomena vary substantially across localities within a defined region, and regional governance institutions are more resilient when they promote cross-level learning, cooperation, and resource sharing (Folke et al 2002, Adger et al 2005a, 2005b, Cash et al 2006, Berkes 2007, Pahl-Wostl et al 2008, Pahl-Wostl 2015. The need for institutional capacity building and multilevel governance is especially acute in developing world regions, which are more vulnerable to pollution, climate change, weak enforcement, and other water resource challenges (Engle and Lemos 2010, Robinson and Berkes 2011, Ika and Donnelly 2017.…”