non government actors --- According to my own experience with international organizations and negotiations, non-governmental actors which participate there come normally from a not very extensive group of countries (mostly US, European, English speaking, some Asian) which have the resources and grants. At technical level´s discussions and negotiations the situation is a little bit different, because there are international networks of focal points, which communicate regularly and get support from companies´ headquarters, for example. The whole society approach could be probably more effective at the domestic level, providing inputs and responses to international cooperation frameworks on a day to day working basis, which unfortunately sometimes do not permeate to international agreements and discussions.

Source author: Eduardo Ruiz Mazon eruizm@sre.gob.mx