Stakeholder Analysis in the Caspian and Caucasus

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Stakeholder Analysis in the Caspian and Caucasus

• Mary M. Matthews, Ph.D.
• Innovatia Consulting, Inc.

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Overview of questions

• What is a Stakeholder Analysis?
• What methodology is used?
• What difficulties were encountered?
• What solutions were found?
• What is the usefulness of the analysis?
• What are the advantages for IWRM?
• What are the lessons learned from the Caspian
  Environment Programme?
• Stakeholder Analysis revisited

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What is Stakeholder Analysis?

• Who are stakeholders?
• Anyone with an interest, a stake in the
  conditions being addressed by the project
• Including anyone impacted by and impacting these
  conditions
• What is the objective of the SHA?
• To identify the stakeholder groups
• To gauge their perceptions, interests and
  priorities
• To identify areas of tension between groups

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What methodology is used?

• Literature review
• Qualitative/ground truthing
• Survey development and administration
• Database creation
• Statistical analysis, using mean and standard
  deviation among SHGs
• Identify areas of conflict between SHGs
• Make suggestions for overcoming
  conflicts/tensions both active and emergent
• Compare over time, using same questions

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Difficulties encountered?Solutions found?

• Lack of responsiveness from some sectors
• Not enough surveys to be statistically valid by
  social science criteria

1. More aggressive survey distribution, personal
   appeals with assurance of confidentiality
2. Unfortunate, but due to low budgets unavoidable.
   Remember there is room for error, but this is
   better than nothing and can be quite informative.

• Subsequent projects include mechanisms for
  stakeholder input throughout the TDA/SAP process
  span to provide feedback to the project through
  Stakeholder Advisory Groups
• (Create venues for stakeholder communications)

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Usefulness of Analysis?

• Can identify the actual concerns among
  stakeholders
• Can provide a check on the experts in terms of
  top priority problems and perceptions
• Can allow projects to take steps to avoid future
  problems with the creation of win-win solutions
• CEP Example

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CEP Priorities of Stakeholder Groups
Stakeholder group Fisheries Biodiversity Invasive species Pollution Sustainable Development Civil Society
All Stakeholders/ all respondents ( priority) 3 2 5 1 4 6
National NGO            
Nature Preserve Staff            
Coastal Zone Resident            
Public Healthcare Provider            
Educator/ Student            
Farmer / Water User            
Pastoralist/Animal Husbandry            
National or Local NGO            
Coastal Recreation Industry            
Community Based Organization            
Fishermen            
Fisheries Enforcement/ Border Guards            
Fishing Product Sales - National            
Fisheries Consumer and Value added consumers            
State Owned Industry            
Private Industry            
Oil Company Representatives            
National Press            
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Advantages for IWRM?

• Provides a systematic view of complex issues with
  multiple stakeholder groups
• Allows solutions to be devised that focus on the
  high priority concerns of those impacting and
  impacted by IWRM
• Provides a baseline of analysis for future
  impacts of project, and informs how effectively
  the project is reaching its objectives

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Lessons Learned for Caspian Environment Programme

• Importance of inclusion of multiple stakeholder
  input in TDA processes and project direction
  through SAP
• Ability to monitor trends over project timeframe
• Ability to gauge where public participation and
  stakeholder involvement is useful and
  appropriate, and is having an impact
• Provides feedback and direction for the
  development of the public participation strategy
• Serves as a case study for future projects in the
  region

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Stakeholder Analysis Revisited

• Can assist in the identification of involved
  groups
• Can assist in the identification of potential
  areas of conflict and suggest measures to avoid
  these conflicts for better programme
  effectiveness
• Provides a baseline of social data for future
  comparison, and project adjustment as needed