Involvement of stakeholders in drafting waste

Transcript:Involvement of stakeholders in drafting waste:
Involvement of stakeholders in drafting waste management plans PR and Communication June 2017 René Boesten Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 Stakeholder involvement legal requirement: Waste management code – Article 13, paragraph 3: “Prior to the adoption of a municipal waste management plan, public discussion involving interested parties and representatives of neighboring municipalities shall be held. Public discussion shall be carried out by the respective municipality (municipalities).” Obliged to involve stakeholders in the elaboration! Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 Stakeholder involvement Who are “Stakeholders” and “interested parties”? Any individual or organisation that might be affected by the plan or that might facilitate implementation Business associations, local (tourism) industry Educational institutions – schools, universities, professional schools, kindergarden NGOs and other civil organisations and active community groups Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 What are the benefits of involvement? Bring in additional expertise and experience Make them co-authors creates commitment Identify and discuss difficult topics as part of the preparation in stead of corrections afterwards Talking and dialogue can break barriers and build a common understanding of issues Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 How to deal with “difficult partners”? Listen to other opinions – learn about and understand the arguments, the fears and the reasons for a different position Make a proposal to address their concerns and discuss it with them Include the conclusions in the plan; they don’t need to agree with all your plans, but they should understand why you do it Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 Identify “discussion topics” What might be seen as critically by the stakeholders: Who is responsible (polluter pays principle)? Quality of services Costs and waste service charge Separate collection Waste from others – industrial waste, construction waste, carcasses ………… Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 How to deal with difficult topics? Discuss these topics with the stakeholders - NGOs, civil initiatives, business community find a common ground, allow space for other solutions or “agree to disagree” Insert conclusions in the WM plan Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 How to organise it? Use your existing network and relations The stakeholders are citizens and represent the citizens, they spread messages directly to other citizens You are citizen and you are probably linked with most stakeholders Include stakeholders in the working groups that prepares the WM plan Organise a discussion evening in the local pub, discuss 1 or 2 topics Workshop 14 /