Membership

Civil Society and Environmental Governance

During Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United Kingdom in November 2005, the two governments signed the UK-China High-level Dialogue on Sustainable Development (SDD). The agreement establishes a cross-governmental, multi-layer structured dialogue with active multi-stakeholder engagement. A number of new activities have been initiated under the UK-China SDD. The Civil Society and Environmental Governance in China project is one of these activities. It is supported by the World Summit on Sustainable Development Implementation Fund which is managed by the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The project is implemented by Chatham House.

Purpose:

To enable Chinese environmental NGOs to enhance collaboration with each other and with potential allies in the government, the media, the private sector, the legal community, and academia.
To enable Chinese environmental NGOs to strengthen their ability to influence environmental governance, including both policy-making and implementation.

Key characteristics:

The project takes into account China's specific situation and has been designed in response to the expressed needs of Chinese environmental NGOs.
The in-country partners will participate fully throughout the project, from developing the overall work plan, implementing project activities, to organising the final evaluation.

Duration: 20 months from January 2006 to August 2007

In-country Partners in China:

Tsinghua University NGO Research Center: Responsible for the theme "Enhancing cooperation between environmental NGOs and the government"
Green Earth Volunteers: Responsible for the theme "Increasing collaboration between environmental NGOs and the media"
China Association for NGO Cooperation: Responsible for the theme "Forging alliances for environmental protection between NGOs in different regions and sectors"
Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims: Responsible for the theme "NGOs using the legal system to promote better environmental governance"
Fuping Development Institute: In-country project coordinator

Main activities/outputs:

Four workshops on the themes noted above.
Research, consultations, study visits, and training carried out to support the workshops and the development of a strategy for civil society organisations to influence environmental governance in China.
Environmental NGO common strategy: on the basis of research, consultations and workshops, environmental NGOs will develop a common strategy to increase their impact on environmental governance in China.
Report - Strengthening the Cooperation between Chinese Environmental NGOs and the Media, Dec 06
Workshop Report - Strengthening the Cooperation between Chinese Environmental NGOs and the Media, Nov 06
Workshop Report - Forging Alliances for Environmental Protection Between NGOs in Different Regions and Sectors, Jan 07
Workshop Report - Environmental NGOs: Using Legal Means to Promote Better Environmental Governance, Apr 07
Workshop Report - How Can Environmental NGOs Strengthen Cooperation with the Government?, Jun 07
Research Report - Forging Alliances for Environmental Protection between NGOs in Different Regions and Sectors, Jun 07
Research Report - How Can Environmental NGOs Strengthen Cooperation with the Government?, May 08

Contact:

Dr Yiyi Lu
+44 (0)7940 812566 (UK), +86 13520 438210 (Beijing)
Email Yiyi Lu

Ms Feng Li or Ms Huang Zhen
Fuping Development Institute
Hong Tai Property, #19 Min Wang Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, P.R.China 100013
Tel: +86 (0)10 5131 9227 / 5131 9201
Fax: +86 (0)10 5131 9204
Email Ms Feng Li / Email Ms Huang Zhen