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Use of Information Management and Public Participation by GEF IW Projects

This study examines the role of information management and public participation in Global Environment Facility International Waters (GEF IW) projects, highlighting the importance of stakeholder involvement in decision-making processes. It explores the methods and steps involved in the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) and Strategic Action Program (SAP) and emphasizes the principles of stakeholder involvement. For more information, please visit the GEF IW:LEARN website or contact IW:LEARN.info@iwlearn.org. Tel: +1 (202) 518-2054.

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Use of Information Management and Public Participation by GEF IW Projects

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  1. Use of Information Management and Public Participation by GEF IW Projects Dann Sklarew, Ph.D. Director/Chief Technical Advisor GEF IW:LEARN TIA Study Group, Hosei U., Tokyo

  2. Global Environment Facility • Global funding support for worldwide environmental issues since 1992 Earth Summit • Implemented by UNDP, UNEP & World Bank, with many partners • International Waters (IW) focal area supports shared aquifers, river basins, lakes, and marine ecosystems

  3. IW Focal Area Approach • Goal: Assist countries in making changes so the waterbody and its multi-country basin can sustainably support human activities. • Focus: “Seriously threatened waterbodies” and “most imminent transboundary threats” to ecosystems • Priority: Changes in sectoral policies and activities • Financing: Countries’ collaboration to identify priority concerns, baseline and additional actions needed; then (potentially) their commitment to realize additional actions

  4. GEF IW Projects’ Methods • Conduct Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) • Transboundary strategic environmental assessment of priority concerns and underlying human factors • Develop and Pursue Strategic Action Program (SAP) • Legal framework, adaptive management regime and actions for each country to address priority concerns • Invest in sound science and adaptive management • Via technical assistance, capacity building, demonstrations

  5. Key Steps in TDA-SAP Process • Development of the project idea • Joint fact-finding • Preparing the SAP • Implementing the SAP

  6. Information Management • TDA is founded upon solid technical information about water, sociological and ecological processes, status and trends • SAP monitoring and evaluation, indicators of success measured via (info) indicators • A process of successive approximation

  7. Public Participation • Identify and consult with stakeholder groups • Conduct stakeholder analysis and develop Stakeholder Involvement Plan (SIP) • Hold stakeholder meeting to review TDA • Involve stakeholders (as appropriate and feasible) in preparing SAP

  8. Principles of Stakeholder Involvement • Earth Summit: • Information access • Inclusion in decision-making • Course of redress • GEF: • Stakeholder identification • Info. dissemination • Consultation …and ideally participation in implementation, monitoring and evaluation (e.g., advisory committees, grants)

  9. Who are stakeholders? • In theory: Anyone who impacted by decision or able to prevent decisive action from occurring. • In practice: Those with “vested interest” in either the issue &/or their relationship with those making the decision(s).

  10. Where to go for help?

  11. GEF IW:LEARN Project • Goal: Strengthen Transboundary Waters Management (TWM) via structured learning and information sharing among stakeholders • Focus: GEF IW projects • Priorities: Peer-to-peer learning of lessons, innovation transfer, stakeholder involvement, positive impacts and post-project sustainability

  12. IW:LEARN Activities

  13. For more information • Please visit… • GEF IW:LEARN Web Site www.iwlearn.org • GEF International Waters www.iwlearn.net • Or contact IW:LEARN info@iwlearn.org Tel: +1 (202) 518-2054 Ochen cpaceba!

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