Nongovernmental Organizations and Influence on Global Public Policy

Nongovernmental Organizations, Definition and History

Introduction Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are now recognized as key third sector actors on the landscapes of development, human rights, humanitarian action, environment, and many other areas of public action, from the post-2004 tsunami reconstruction efforts in Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, to the 2005 Make Poverty History campaign for aid and trade reform and developing c...

CONVENTIONS, TREATIES AND OTHER RESPONSES TO GLOBAL ISSUES – Vol. II - NonGovernmental Organizations - Peter Willetts ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Decision Support for Policy Development: Planning Conferences for Collaborating Researchers,public Agencies, and Nongovernmental Organizations Working in Aquaculture

The project focused on identifying and developing methods to create an enabling environment for sustainable development of aquaculture in Honduras. Honduras has a large network of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating at the village level, an exceptional educational institution in Zamorano with commitment to extend training and knowledge in aquaculture, and an established in-country su...

The Impact of Official Aid on Nongovernmental Organizations

In promoting a "New Policy Agenda," bilateral and multilateral donor agencies are keen to finance nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and grassroots organizations (GROs) on the grounds of their economic efficiency and contribution to "good governance." This paper reviews the impact of this trend on NGO/GRO programming, performance, legitimacy and accountability. It finds that much of the case ...

Cultural changes in urban management and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

Problem and objective: Analysis of cultural challenges and presenting appropriate strategies for coping therewith, as much as is necessary will be a hard work and access thereto is difficult. Investigation of cultural changes and its relationship with NGOs and presenting an appropriate strategy for coping therewith is the topic of this study. Nowadays, the greatest threat against us is cultural...