EMG could not accomplish half of what is
does, if it were not for the support and partnership of other organisations.
Participating in, and supporting networks (national, regional and international)
is thus an essential part of our work. This part of the website provides
information on these networks. For more information on any of these
networks, please contact
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AFIT
EMG is not strictly a member of the Association for Fairness in Trade,
but acts as its secretariat. This includes organising training, raising
and managing funds, research, logistics, etc. The network represents
small-farmers and farm-workers in the fair trade system and was formally
launched in May 2005 to provide a platform for better engagement of
fair trade beneficiaries in the system that is supposed to serve them.
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DryNet
This a network of 17 NGOs with operations in 21 countries, including
3 in Europe.
Drynet aims to increase the profile the Desertification Convention
internationally as well as within individual countries and to engage
in joint lobbying and advocacy.
Sustainabilty Watch
EMG is a partner in Sustainability Watch,
with NGO members in 15 Southern countries and withthe aim of monitoring
government's post-WSSD programmes and the Millenium Development Goals.
International Rivers
Sharing information on river, dams and water issues globally is the
mandate of the International Rivers.
More recently with their assistance, EMG has played a key role in helping
to establish the African Rivers Network.
Nawisa
Given the cross-boundry nature of water resources in South Africa, networking
at a regional level is important too. EMG played a key role in the establishment
of Network for Advocacy of Water Issues in Southern
Africa (Nawisa), a regional network.
Trade Strategy Group
Organisations interested in tracking and lobbying on issues of global
trade and the WTO make up the membership of the Trade
Strategy Group . The group meets irregularly and communicates through
an email list.
African Rivers Network (ARN)
The ARN is a network of dam-affected communities,
NGOs and other allies working towards ecological sustainability and
social justice in the arena of large dams and their alternatives. ARN
fulfils its mission through working together, influencing decision-making,
amplifying community voices and rights, and capacitating African countries.
EMG played a key role in helping to establish this network and acted
as its first "secretariat". This role has now passed to the
National Association of Professional
Environmentalists (NAPE) based in Uganda.
SA Civil Society Water Caucus
EMG is a member of the South African Water
Caucus. This group was very active in the lead-up to the WSSD and
has remained an important forum for CSO discussion and campaigns on
water and related issues. Campaign areas include Large Dams, Water Services,
Water Quality, Industrial Tree Plantation Impacts and Catchment Management,
and Regulation/Enforcement.
Western Cape Civil Society Water Caucus
At a local level we are also active in the Western Cape Water Caucus
which brings together a wide range of NGOs and CBOs working on water
issues in the city of Cape Town and surrounds. The WC Water Caucus provides
the space for learning, building solidarity and joint advocacy and lobbying.
EMG has raised funds to allow a co-ordinated programme over 5 years,
of action research, reflection, and technical research to be determined
by the Caucus members. Key issues for the caucus include Water Management
Devices that the City is installing, bills and water tariffs, climate
change, wetlands, Berg River catchment management.
Fair Trade South Africa (FTSA)
EMG is a member of FTSA, the umbrella organisation for all
SA fair trade stakeholders. Since its inception in 2005, it has struggled
to raise sufficient funds to establish a functioning and staffed office.
Funding has finally been secured, and while the bureaucratic procedures
are being completed, EMG has agreed to act as an interim manager of
funds.
Boards and Committees
EMG staff serve on the advisory or governing boards and committees of
a number of institutions and initiatives, including...
- 90x2030 Steering Committee
- Earthlife Africa's Nuclear Energy Costs the Earth Campaign Steering
Committee
- Environmental Liaison Centre International Board
- Ilitha Lomso Interim Board
- Water Dialogues South Africa Management Committee
- Water Dialogues International Management Committee
- African Rivers Network Steering Committee
- IDRC's Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Advisory Board
- Fair Trade SA Board
- SA Water Caucus Steering Committee
- Greater Cedarberg Biodiversity Corridor Co-ordinating Committee
- Campaign for Env Justice Steering Committee
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