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Community Involvement In And Bottom-Up Approaches To Decision-Making

Community Involvement In And Bottom-Up Approaches To Decision-Making. An NGO Perspective. Community Involvement and Bottom-Up Approaches to Decision-Making. International Agreements/Declaration/Plans Inter-American Strategy for the Promotion of Public Participation in Decision-Making

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Community Involvement In And Bottom-Up Approaches To Decision-Making

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  1. Community Involvement In And Bottom-Up Approaches To Decision-Making An NGO Perspective

  2. Community Involvement and Bottom-Up Approaches to Decision-Making • International Agreements/Declaration/Plans • Inter-American Strategy for the Promotion of Public Participation in Decision-Making • Fundamental Challenges to Community Involvement • Best Practices

  3. International Agreements/Declarations/Plans • Principle 10 of the 1992 Rio Declaration • Agenda 21 • 1994 POA of Global Conference on Sustainable Development of SIDS • 1996 Santa Cruz Summit on Sustainable Development • 1998 Santiago Summit of the Americas

  4. Proactivity Inclusiveness Shared Responsibility Openness Throughout the Process Access Transparency Respect for Public Input Inter-American Strategy for Promotion of Public Participation

  5. Create/strengthen communication mechanisms Expand legal and regulatory frameworks Develop/support institutional structures, policies and procedures Develop/strengthen capacity of individuals Procure/expand financial resources Create/strengthen opportunities for public participation IAS Policy Recommendations

  6. Fundamental Challenges to Community Involvement • Illiteracy (ALTA) • Lack of Access to ICTs (CNIRD) • Non-User Friendly Information (CNIRD)

  7. Fundamental Challenges to Community Involvement • Exclusion from Data Collection (Cropper Foundation) • Conflict Management (CANARI) • Ad Hoc Consultation (CNIRD)

  8. Best Practices • ALTA, Trinidad • Adult literacy classes nationwide • CNIRD, Trinidad & Tobago • ICT Training for rural communities; Rural Link-Up; Communication/Consultation networks at community level • The Cropper Foundation, Trinidad • Community involvement in collection and dissemination of information

  9. Best Practices • SAD for Toco, Trinidad • Influencing national decision-making at community level • CANARI, Trinidad • Conflict management training/documentation • The Ocean Conservancy, Global • ICC, largest one-day volunteer effort for the ocean

  10. Thank You

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