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POLDOC-WORKSHOP, Gdansk, 26 October 2006. The importance of stakeholder dialogues in climate change adaptation. Prof. Dr. Martin Welp University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde. Photo: Hannah Förster. Prof. Dr. Martin Welp Socioeconomics & Communication. New International Masters Programme:
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POLDOC-WORKSHOP, Gdansk, 26 October 2006 The importance of stakeholder dialogues in climate change adaptation Prof. Dr. Martin Welp University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde Photo: Hannah Förster
Prof. Dr. Martin Welp Socioeconomics & Communication New International Masters Programme: Global Change Management URL: www.fh-eberswalde.de/gcm
Outline • Coastal management and climate change • Management, policy and scientific stakeholder dialogues • Analytical and communication tools • Conclusions
Europe‘s coasts • High diversity of coastal areas (from urban centres to coastal wetlands with protected areas for birds) • Many of Europe's coastal zones face problems of deterioration of their environmental, socioeconomic and cultural resources
Key coastal concerns • Quality of coastal waters • Nature conservation • Construction activities on the coast • Coastal erosion • Tourism development • Climate change
Emerging issue: climate change • Rising sea levels • Storm surges • Winterstorms • Coastal flooding • Air humudity Photos: National Trust, UK, Sten Suuroja
Four coastal management styles Integrated approach Social engineering Management as mutual learning Excludingapproach Participatory approach Sector-based participatorymanagement Routine management Sectoral approach Welp 2000
Stakeholder dialogues • Planning for adaptation as a process of mutual learning • Stakeholders include planners, decision-makers, politicians, scientists, and the interested public • Finding ways to adapt to climate change • Raising awareness of climate change and coastal issues
Management dialogues • Coastal zone management on local and regional level • Carried out by municipalities, sectoral agencies, etc. • Stakeholders include land owners, businesses, local interest groups etc.
EU Demonstration Programme on • From 1996-1999, Information about factors that encourage or discourage ICZM • Stimulating a broad debate and exchange of information among the various actors involved in the planning, management or use of European coastal zones • Stakeholder consultations (seminars, written responses)
Evaluation • Evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe • The results of this evaluation shall assist the European Commission • http://www.rupprecht-consult.eu/iczm/
Science-based dialogues • A science-based stakeholder dialogue is a structured communicative process of linking scientists with selected actors who are relevant for the research problem at hand. • These actors may be representatives of companies, NGOs, local and regional planners, government agencies, etc.
Objectives of science-based dialogues • Bringing together different knowledge bases • Identifying socially relevant research questions • Identifying key data and parameters • ‘Reality check’ • - confronting mental models with reality • - confronting computer models with reality • Preferences, expectations and decision-making rules
Communication tools • Creating settings in which stakeholders with different backgrounds can team up and learn • Examples: Focus Groups (ULYSSES), Games and role plays (ECF family of Climate Games), Visualisation
Analytical tools • Structuring the problem • Identifying areas of agreement and disagreement among stakeholders • Examples: Group model building, Bayesian belief networks, Multi-criteria Analysis
Challenges • Limited resources (stakeholder dialogues need to be effective) • Stereotyping • Trust building takes time • Language barriers • Different working cultures • Difficulties in systems thinking
Conclusions • We need to create safe places where the exchange of arguments is possible • A combination of communication and analytical tools is needed • We need to link scientific, policy and management dialogues • Mainstreaming
Forthcoming book Stoll-Kleemann, S. & Welp, M. (eds.) Stakeholder Dialogues in Natural Resources Management. Springer Environmental Sciences(November 15, 2006)
Thank you! Email: martin.welp@fh-eberswalde.deURL: www. fh-eberswalde.de/welp