Table 1 Summary table of measures with number of measures categorized by concept and counted by qualitative or qualitative data collection method

Capacities

Government communication skills

Ability to listen

1

1

2

Capacities

Government communication skills

Ability to negotiate with civil society

1

1

2

Capacities

Government communication skills

Ability to provide feedback

1

0

1

Capacities

Government communication skills

Clarity of communication

3

2

5

Capacities

Government communication skills

Public awareness of the participatory space

0

7

7

Capacities

Government recognition skills

Perceived added value of participation

4

3

7

Capacities

Government technical skills

Participant perception of facilitation

5

3

8

Capacities

Government technical skills

Participant perception of space design

14

3

17

Capacities

Population communication skills

Ability to negotiate

0

1

1

Capacities

Population communication skills

Ability to speak publicly

1

1

2

Capacities

Population recognition skills

Perceived usefulness of participation

5

6

11

Capacities

Population recognition skills

Perception of empowerment

3

2

5

Capacities

Population technical skills

Capacity to engage

6

3

9

Capacities

Population technical skills

Technical knowledge of the issue

1

1

2

Legal framework

N/A

Documented procedures and strategies for participation

2

1

3

Legal framework

N/A

Participatory spaces delineated in laws and programs

2

2

4

Policy uptake

N/A

Documented impact on decision-making

0

3

3

Policy uptake

N/A

Link to downstream changes

1

3

4

Policy uptake

N/A

Perceived impact on decision-making

16

9

25

Representativeness

N/A

Diversity

6

9

15

Representativeness

N/A

Participant perception of clarity of roles

3

1

4

Representativeness

N/A

Participant perception of the quality of representation

10

4

14

Representativeness

N/A

Proportion of different stakeholder groups

0

7

7

Sustainability

N/A

History of participation

1

2

3

Sustainability

N/A

Political will

1

0

1

Sustainability

N/A

Resources for participation

3

3

6

Sustainability

N/A

Sustained attendance

0

4

4

Total

90

82

172