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Non-Governmental Organizations

Non-Governmental Organizations. Transboundary Water Resources October 20, 2005 Tyler Jantzen. The World of NGOs. 6,000 NGOs Worldwide (some estimates as high as 40,000) ~10% of Global ODA or ~$8B Range in size from Red Cross to just a few employees Target a variety of issues Poverty

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Non-Governmental Organizations

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  1. Non-Governmental Organizations Transboundary Water Resources October 20, 2005 Tyler Jantzen

  2. The World of NGOs • 6,000 NGOs Worldwide (some estimates as high as 40,000) • ~10% of Global ODA or ~$8B • Range in size from Red Cross to just a few employees • Target a variety of issues • Poverty • Hunger • Health • The Environment

  3. Advantages of NGOs • Less pressure from change in politics • Small scale projects • More community involvement • Can be individually tailored to meet specific community needs • Higher “success” rate • Less bureaucratic • A more “human” face

  4. Disadvantages of NGOs • Constant funding difficulties • Possible lack of legitimacy • Difficult to regulate • Can lack transparency and accountability • Can be ineffective due to lack of coordination

  5. Types of NGOs

  6. Development OrganizationInter-relationship

  7. Example: Green Cross • Green Cross International • Promotes legal, ethical and behavioral norms that ensure basic changes in values, actions, and attitudes of government, the private sector, and civil society, necessary to build a sustainable global community • Prevents and resolves conflicts arising from environmental degradation • Provides assistance to people affected by the environmental consequences of wars and conflicts

  8. Green Cross Programs • Conflict Prevention • Addressing Environmental Impact of Conflict • Promotes environmentally-safe elimination of weapons • Promoting Values and Behavior Changes • Right to Water Campaign

  9. Conflict Prevention: Water for Peace • Working directly with governments in transboundary watersheds to remove obstacles to integrated and cooperative water management • The Jordan • Parana- La Plata • Volga • Okavango • Volta • Danube

  10. Water for Peace:The Jordan River Basin- Phase I • Studies and assessments of the current extent of the conflict • Strategy development • Increase water use efficiency • Develop new sources • Bring water policy decision makers together • Pilot educational projects • Recommendations to governments

  11. Example: Water for People • Supports sustainable drinking water, sanitation and hygiene projects • Vision: A world where all people have safe drinking water • Targets goal 7, target 10 of U.N. Millennium Development Goals: “Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water…”

  12. Water for People: Projects • Projects in: Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Malawi, India, Vietnam • Partner with local NGOs and communities • Provide cultural expertise • Increases ownership • Requires first step by community: community initiative • Funds workshops, health and hygiene education • Funds technical and managerial training for local water committees.

  13. Water for People • Funded by private individual donations, EPA, foundations, American Water Works Association • 2004 working expenses: $2M, of which $1.6M spent directly on projects in developing countries • Solicits grassroots participation for fundraising and publicity

  14. Questions for Discussion • How does the overlap of NGOs hinder or help their goals? How can these organizations collaborate and better share information and resources beyond creating just another NGO networking website and organization? • How does the involvement of NGOs in transboundary water negotiations and agreements complement the work of the various governments involved?

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