NGOs are recognized as pillars for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the understanding that the State and its institutions cannot achieve the objectives of the 2030 Agenda by themselves. This situation is reflected in the very design of the 2030 Agenda, since, this...

While initially heralded as the magic bullet for development, NGOs have come under increasing criticism for their failure to deliver development as promised. Despite the plethora of new critiques, little systematic work has theorized how NGOs actually operate within the least developed countries...

Legal empowerment is a substantial part of efforts of NGO's in developing countries. We assessed the scope and sustainability of their efforts in giving individual legal advice and legal aid. To this end, we mapped the operation of five organizations supplying such services, as well as the...

In order to make reference to environmental governance, in which global civil society plays a key role, four key concepts are defined: civil society, networks, environmental governance, and geopolitics. Secondly, the concept of water as much more than a service, and indeed a right, is presented...