{"id":8534,"date":"2018-10-06T23:44:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T23:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceowatermandate.org\/integrity2\/?post_type=product&p=8534"},"modified":"2018-10-16T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T16:53:03","slug":"tool-6-support-materials-for-a-participatory-planning-process","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/ceowatermandate.org\/integrity\/tool\/tool-6-support-materials-for-a-participatory-planning-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Tool 6: Support Materials for a Participatory Planning Process"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tool<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nA broad overview of the importance of participatory planning processes to the integrity of WSIs, introduction to key principles and commonly used approaches, and useful reference material.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Related Key Activities<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDefine scope, objectives, and public interest benefits of the WSI.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purpose<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBuild legitimacy and credibility, and avoid conflicts and capture through balanced stakeholder engagement:<\/span><\/p>\n
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  • Identify interests and needs of affected stakeholders to inform the planning process.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Expand the knowledge and resources that inform WSI development and implementation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Possible Users<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWSI facilitators, managers, and coordinators.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Level of Effort<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nInherent to the facilitation and management of WSIs.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WSI Phase<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThroughout the life cycle of the WSI.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Effective stakeholder engagement is key to ensuring the needs, knowledge, perspectives, and interests of those impacted by the WSI are represented. Poor stakeholder engagement can negatively impact WSIs in several ways: among other things, it can lead to inappropriate or uninformed design, undermine durable outcomes, and contribute to stakeholder conflict. Further, where affected stakeholders are not involved adequately, WSIs cannot be assured to act in the public interest, and the lack of gatekeeping may increase capture risks.<\/p>\n

Conversely, the active involvement of stakeholders provides important knowledge about the WSI context, which is required to mitigate integrity risks. Good participatory processes pass a sense of ownership to those involved (or affected), and thereby establish the credibility and legitimacy of the WSI and contribute to sustainability and transparency. In addition, proper stakeholder engagement ensures that affected stakeholders are adequately informed about the initiative, its progress, and possible obstacles, which constitutes the basis for accountability of WSIs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

Guidance for implementation<\/h3><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Selected guidance documents to support stakeholder engagement processes:<\/p>\n

The CEO Water Mandate\u2019s Guide to Water-Related Collective Action (2013)\u00a0<\/a>targets private sector stakeholders with an interest in corporate\u00a0water stewardship<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
ADVANTAGES<\/span><\/td>\nADAPTATION<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Guidance for stakeholder engagement specified to the conditions of WSIs<\/li>\n
  • Case examples and lessons learned are documented as a practical reference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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