Submitted by Sukaina Bharwani | published 25th Mar 2011 | last updated 30th Mar 2011
Group III - NGOs
Observations from the exercise
NetMap for civil society
Step 1: Ask: 'Who are the most important actors in your field?' (whether you interact with them or not)
- Donors
- Government agencies (but some are not able to make maximum impact due to a lack of technical resources)
Step 2: Ask: 'Who is linked to whom?'
- NGOs and civil society in general appeared to be a real bridge and connecting force in the adaptation community. i.e. many other organisations rely on them for information.
Step 3: Ask: 'How influential are the actors in this field?'
- The media were very influential but there were few links to them.
- Government departments were also seen as influential but were not providing the kind of information that was needed.
- Donors were also given a high score for influence, but the complaint was that they do not always fund issues that are really relevant on the ground.
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