Developing procedural rules for cooperation amongst NGOs

The establishment of rules and regulations to govern collective NGO operations at the national and international level, such as the reciprocal obligations of representatives and their member organizations, as well as regulations for those organizations themselves.

1. NGOs need to develop procedural rules that would enable them to work together more effectively. All NGOs need a place where they can share information, deal with issues of common interest, and exercise democratic forms of representation. NGOs are pushing for rules that would ensure effective, equitable, gender and geographically balanced participation in international negotiation, but all all can participated. NGOs must grapple with this issue and come up with proposals to bring about equitable involvement.

1. Increasing effectiveness and efficiency of international meetings
2. Developing non-government organizations
3. Developing code of conduct
4. Cooperating internationally
5. Conducting foreign affairs

1. Instituting global representation
2. Improving representation of NGOs at international meetings
3. Establishing global representation bodies
4. Ensuring adequate local representation
5. Coordinating non-governmental organizations

1. Sending chosen local representatives
2. Researching role of women in development management
3. Monitoring representational responsibility
4. Increase representation of under-represented constituents
5. Forming NGO umbrella organizations

1. Monitoring NGO participation with national environmental action plans

1. Uncontrolled structures of international nongovernmental organizations