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Public Participation Strategy for the Caspian Sea

Public Participation Strategy for the Caspian Sea. Workshop on Communication Planning Guide & Resource Kit for Int’l Waters Vienna - Austria 19-20 Jan. 2006 Melina Seyfollahzadeh Grants and Public Participation Manager. Discussion Topics. CEP and Public Participation Public Participation Team

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Public Participation Strategy for the Caspian Sea

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  1. Public Participation Strategyfor the Caspian Sea Workshop on Communication Planning Guide & Resource Kit for Int’l WatersVienna - Austria19-20 Jan. 2006Melina SeyfollahzadehGrants and Public Participation Manager

  2. Discussion Topics CEP and Public Participation Public Participation Team Public Participation Activities PPS Preparation Process PPS Objectives Challenges

  3. CEP and Public Participation CEP places emphasis on public participation Project Document phase I and II Highlighted in SAP

  4. Public Participation Team Matched Small Grants and Public Participation Advisors (MPPAs) in each Caspian countries; Two persons in Programme Coordination Unit Int’l Stakeholder Analysis Advisor Int’l Public Participation Advisor (IPPA) Caspian Concern Groups (CCG)

  5. Public Participation Activities Background Analysis - Ground Truthing (GT) - Stakeholder Analysis (SHA) Strategy Setting - Formulation of Public Participation Strategy (PPS) Public Awareness - Website, E-Bulletin, Brochure, Booklet, Databases (Media, NGO, …), Networking (NGO, Media), Public Awareness Campaigns (POPs, EcoNet, …), Educational Posters, Promotional Items Grants - Matched Small Grants Programme (MSGP) - Micro Environment Programme (MEG)

  6. PPS: Preparation Process Process - Participatory - Drafting - PCU Discussion - Consultation/discussion at Regional/national/local level: - Brainstorming / regional mtg - Final regional feedback - Principal agreements • Regional Ownership • - Voluntary Guidelines/Strategy • - Flexible framework

  7. PPS Objectives Objectives Generally, facilitate the establishment of an effective mechanism for public participation in environment management of the Caspian Sea Specifically, involve public in decision-making, planning/design, policy formulation, implementation & monitoring of CEP activities Pillars • Awareness raising and facilitating a systematic and transparent information flow • establishing and strengthening the legal and institutional basis for participation

  8. PPS for the Caspian Sea • Stages: • Diagnostic • Design • Implementation • Monitoring Interventions Issues at different levels Actions to be taken Stakeholders involved • Levels: • Regional • National • Local

  9. PPS for the Caspian Sea PP Mechanism Awareness raising/Info flow Interventions at different stages and different levels Public Involvement Capacity Building • Monitoring • NGOs • CEP • Secretariat of Convention

  10. Public Participation Challenges New in the region To be bought by Govt.s Capacity Building issues Networking issues Budget constrains

  11. Thank You

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