New Regional Environmental Centers

A Feasibility Study on Establishing New Regional Environmental Centers for Countries beyond the Mandate of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe

Budapest, October 1995

  1. Introduction
    1.1. Background
    1.2. Methodology
    1.3. Assumptions
    1.4. Key Objectives
    1.5. Format
  2. Needs of NGO Communities
    2.1. Background
    2.2. Substudy Methodology and Data Overwiew
    2.3. Environmental NGOs: General Portrait
    2.4. NGOs: Prioritizing the Problems
    2.5. NGOs Demands for Particular Types of Support
    2.6. Conclusion: Reconstruction of Environmental NGOs' Problem Field
  3. Government Needs Analysis
    3.1. Background
    3.2. Needs of Central Governments and Local Authorities and Views of a NREC
    3.3. Possible In Country Assistance for a NREC
    3.4. Conclusion
  4. A New Organization
    4.1. Why a New Organization
    4.2. Possible Framework Models for a New Organization
    4.3. Selecting a Location for a New Organization
    4.4. Conclusions
  5. Services of a NREC
    5.1. Overview
    5.2. Information Exchange
    5.3. Publications
    5.4. Training and Capacity Building
    5.5. Grant Programs
  6. Governance and Legal Framework
    6.1. Governance for a NREC
    6.2. Not-For-Profit Law Issues
    6.3. Conclusion
  7. Implementation Strategy
    7.1. Overview
    7.2. Establishing the Institutional Structure
    7.3. On-going Needs Analysis, Development, and Strategic Planning
    7.4. Information Exchange
    7.5. Publications
    7.6. Training and Capacity Building
    7.7. Grant Programs
    7.8. Three New Offices and Increased Services
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