AWARE: Stakeholder Analysis

Udaya Sekhar Nagothu,Per Stålnacke,

Bioforsk, Norway.

AWARE kick-off meetingRome, 3-5 June, 09

AWARE concept

• To link research and policy-making - “integrated adaptive ecosystem management ( AEM)”

• AEM : - addresses incomplete knowledge and uncertainty - interplays between social, economic and ecological issues- connects individuals, organizations, agencies, and institutions

at various organizational levels (stakeholder integration)- engages key persons who can provide leadership and trust - helps to self-organize as social networks with groups that draw

on various knowledge systems both from scientific and local experiences

AEM - Challenges

• Time consuming and involves transaction costs

• Policies and management activities designed in adaptive framework are experiments and opportunities for learning

• Adaptive management concept requires, among other things, a redefinition of the relationships among three primary groups of participants (researchers, managers, public)

• Building trust is not an easy task

Traditional to AEM

Managers

Scientists Public

ATraditional

management

Scientists

Managers

Public

Scientists Public

Managers

BParticipation-limited

adaptive management

CIntegrated

adaptive management

From traditional to integrated adaptive ecosystems management

Degree of Participation (IWG 2002)

AWARE approach – structured integration

AWARE integrated management approachAWARE integrated management approach

Anticipateproblems

(prevent a problem before

it arrives)

Perceiveproblems

(be aware of a problem whendoes arrive)

Decisionmaking

(choose how tosolve the problem)

Actions

(try to solvethe problem)

Scientific Knowledge

Awareness Assessment Commitment

DecisionSupportTools

Monitoring& Evaluation

Tools

Scientists

Managers

Public

Problemavoidance

Problemsolving

PROCESS OUTCOMEINPUT

Social learning processSocial learning process

CitizensAdvice

ExpertsAdvice

AWARE objectives and methodology

• Discuss various interests and problems identified and produce scenarios for the future of water management

• Promote earnest exchange of information among scientists, managers and the public,

•  Sincere integration of diverse stakeholder knowledge and social values into the process.

•  The expected medium- to long-term impact of the AWARE case studies Is an increased use of sustainable water research

• Results to facilitate water policy formulation and planning in the case study areas (and elsewhere in Europe by means of emulation).

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WP1 - Design and inception of pilot experiments of participatory scenario-building (WP leader: Bioforsk)

Task 1.1- System overview of sustainability concerns and existing EU research (Task Leader: Bioforsk )

Task 1.2 –Identification of key stakeholder representatives and Stakeholder analysis (Task Leader : BIOFORSK)

Task 1.3 – Analysis of the institutional and policy framework and identification of key policy makers (Task Leader JRC-IES)

Task 1.4 – Selection and recruitment of the AWARE citizens panel (Task Leader ISIS

(foster relationships between public, managers and scientists)

Steps in Stakeholder Analysis

• Identification of stakeholders/stakeholder mapping

• Categorization of the stakeholders based on their influence and interest

• Identification of key stakeholders and constituting a key stakeholder panel

• Organizing stakeholder workshops • Participatory scenario building • Strengthening Science – stakeholders – policy

linkages

Who are the Stakeholders?

•Organizations and people that have a direct impact on a system or are directly affected by the relevant policies or decisions (f.e. harbour authorities; industries using water; farmers; regulators, water managers, owners of nature areas, and citizens that are directly affected by the measures planned or taken).

•Organizations and people that have an impact on the relevant decision-making. citizens; landowners; homeowners; NGOs; and drinking-water companies;

•Those who have an indirect impact on or are indirectly affected by water management: this group consists of all the other users of the water bodies .

Identification of stakeholders

Types of Stakeholders Public stakeholders (Municipalities, Regional authorities –

water, Environmental protection, Wildlife, Agriculture, ) Private stakeholders (Tourism, Fisheries, Transport) Local Interest groups (Environmental NGOs, Local community

organizations, ) Criteria to choose stakeholders: Their interests, role, and

power Their potentials and constraints in participation• Reference point for stakeholder identification ??

( through existing contacts or networks/ local partners / existing stakeholder fora, or start with a new list ??)

Influence/power-Interest/stake matrix

Low influence High Influence

Low stakeLeast Priority Stakeholder Group (1)

Useful for decision and opinion formulation, brokering (3)

High stakeImportant stakeholder group perhaps in need of empowerment (2)

Most critical stakeholder group (4)

Stakeholder identification process

• June –August 2009: Prepare a list of relevant stakeholders. Categorize/group the stakeholders (resource persons, scientists, managers, end users, policy makers, welfare groups).

• September 2009: Circulate the list to key actors, get feedback, and revise the list

• October 2009: Identify the key stakeholders (10-15 each case)• November 2009: Establish contact with the key members,

explain the purpose, objectives and seek their commitment to participate in AWARE.

• December 2009: Summarize the stakeholder selection process and data base of key stakeholders in a ……. (Inputs from case study partners (UPMC , UU, Poliedra) to Bioforsk by first week December)

WP1 Deliverables

D1.1

Digest on water ecosystems concerns and EU research achievements

1

BIOFORSK 1

R PU 6

D1.2 AWARE case studies inception report

1 JRC-IES 0,5

R PU 6

D1.3 Database of key stakeholder representatives

1 BIOFORSK 1

O RE 7

D1.4 Report on relevant institutional and policy framework

1 JRC-IES 0,5

R PU 7

D1.5 Database of AWARE citizens panel

1 ISIS 0,5

O RE 9

Thank you !!!!!!!