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  "abstract": "Environmental crises are increasing in frequency and severity across Egypt, yet the organizational requirements of civil society organizations for effective response to these events remain insufficiently documented. This cross-sectional census survey assessed the administrative, human resource, financial, and legislative requirements necessary for effective environmental crisis response among non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Aswan, Egypt. Data were collected from 109 board members and executive directors representing 13 NGOs using a structured 16-item questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, independent-samples t-tests, one-way analysis of variance with post-hoc comparisons, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. The overall level of organizational requirements among NGOs in facing environmental crises was high (M = 3.84, SD = 0.49). Administrative requirements received the highest mean score (M = 4.06, SD = 0.67), whereas financial requirements received the lowest, although they remained within the high range (M = 3.75, SD = 0.65). All four organizational requirements were positively correlated, with the strongest association observed between financial and legislative requirements (r = 0.926, p < 0.001). Differences were identified based on selected personal and organizational characteristics, with organizational age showing the most consistent association with NGOs' capacity for environmental crisis response. The regression model was statistically significant and explained 35.6% of the variance in the overall score (R² = 0.356). Organizational age was the only significant independent predictor in the model (B = 3.86, p < 0.001), whereas individual board-member experience and gender were not significant after adjustment. These findings indicate that organizational maturity is an important correlate of NGO capacity for environmental crisis response. Capacity-building programs, donor support, and institutional partnerships should therefore give particular attention to newer NGOs while strengthening financial contingency planning and formal crisis-management procedures across organizations.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.",
    "Faculty of Social Work, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.",
    "Faculty of Resilience, Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.",
    "Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh."
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      "name": "Shimaa Abdelaziz"
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      "name": "Abdelhamed Bakry"
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      "name": "Edris Alam"
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      "name": "Guoqing Shi"
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  "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2026.1956771",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13682301?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13682301",
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  "published": "2026-10-06",
  "publisher": "Frontiers Media SA",
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  "title": "Organizational and administrative requirements of NGOs for environmental crisis response: a field study of civil associations.",
  "title_text": "Organizational and administrative requirements of NGOs for environmental crisis response: a field study of civil associations.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:20:22Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/3mndhb38phkmh",
  "venue": "Frontiers in public health",
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