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Topic 11 - Public Participation & Stakeholder Involvement

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Topic 11 - Public Participation & Stakeholder Involvement

Public participation

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Steps in conducting SIA

Most ‟formal‟ & ‟comprehensive‟ SIA systems


will have these steps:
1. Screening
2. Scoping
3. Public participation & stakeholder involvement
4. Assessment (more detailed)
5. SIA report
6. Review, decision making, integration of SIA
findings
7. Implement and monitor /evaluation
Public participation &
stakeholder consultations
When to engage stakeholders in SIA
During:
• Screening;
• Scoping;
• Preparation of the SIA report or pre-submission;
• Review of the SIA report (and draft PPs) or postsubmission;
• Decision making;
• Monitoring and evaluation (post-implementation of the
strategic action).
But stakeholder participation is mandatory during:
• The scoping process to ensure that the scope of the
assessment and the resulting report are adequately
determined.
• During review process to ensure broader consultation when
the draft SIA and /or the draft PP is reviewed.
Who are the stakeholders?
• Government authorities & agencies (national to local);
• Political parties & social groups with specific interests
• Social workers & other NGOs, scientific panels, Business groups
• Groups directly affected by proposed strategic action;
• General stakeholder (i.e, public, usually through representatives)
• Parties that are affected by the PP;
• Parties that can strongly affect the PP;
• Parties that possess information, resources, and expertise to
identify issues, formulate strategy, & effectively implement PP;
• Parties that control relevant implementation instruments that
are directly or indirectly related to the PP;
• Parties that need to support PP for successful implementation.
Why engage stakeholders?
• To better understand social background information;
• To identify potential social problems & target SIA on key issues of interest;
• Obtain suggestions on feasible alternative options and on possible mitigation
and enhancement measures;
• Balance rights and benefits of different parties & avoid potential social
conflicts that might be brought on by negative social impacts;
• Make decision-making process more transparent & open for inputs
• Ensure inclusion of relevant stakeholders to support participatory decision-
making, equity, social justice, and good governance;
• Maximize the role and contribution of each stakeholder.
• Understand stakeholders, their positions, influence with other groups, and
their interest in a particular PP;
• Provide an idea of the impact of the PP;
• Highlight the divergent views on the proposed PP, and potential power
struggles among groups/individuals;
• Help identify potential strategies for negotiating with opposing stakeholders.
Principles of Stakeholder Analysis
1. Inclusiveness: full range of different stakeholders;
2. Relevance: those with significant stake in the process;
3. Gender Sensitivity: men and women have equal say
within a participatory decision making process.
Steps in stakeholder identification
1. List natural/human-made resources affected by the PP.
2. List functions & uses of resources affected by the PP.
3. Identify who has a stake in each function / use of the
various resources by asking questions
Once stakeholders have been identified, the
stakeholders’ interests must be analyzed
Summary of stakeholder identification
Stakeholders Who may be affected by the Who may be
PPP interested in the
Primary Secondary Tertiary PPP?
Authorities
NGOs
Academia
Businesses
Citizens

Ect.
Questions for stakeholder analysis
• What are current & future interests of the various stakeholders in
the use & management of the (affected) resource? What are the
stakeholder needs & expectations? How are the resources used
and what benefits are derived?
• What are the various stakeholders’ past and current power, rights,
and responsibilities (formal and informal)? What are the relevant
stakeholder networks and institutions?
• What are the positive and negative social impacts of their past and
current resource uses?
• What are the potential areas of agreement & shared interest, upon
which consensus and collaboration can be developed?
• What are human, technical, & financial resources that stakeholders
are prepared to contribute to the PPP management process?
Methods for consultation
The methods that could help include:
• Workshops, citizen panels, & presentations to
elected representatives.
• Merely making reports available on websites
or sending them out with the draft PP led to
little or no public response.

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