Involvement of stakeholders in drafting waste
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slide1. Involvement of stakeholders in drafting waste management plans PR and Communication
June 2017
René Boesten Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017<br>
slide2. 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<br>
slide3. 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<br>
slide4. 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<br>
slide5. 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<br>
slide6. 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<br>
slide7. 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<br>
slide8. 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 / 15 June 2017<br>
slide9. How to organise it? As soon as first ideas of planning part are done:
Discuss these first ideas in the working group with the stakeholders
Host a discussion evening in the local pub
After inclusion of results of these discussions:
Publish plan on your website, send it to key stakeholders;
Organise a final meeting with all key stakeholders
Organise a public discussion (the legal requirement)
Formal discussion in Sakrebulo Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017<br>
slide10. Discussion topics for working groups Who are your stakeholders; make a list
What are their interests and needs;
Who might be “difficult”, who might be supportive;
What are the key topics? make a list
Match stakeholder and topic
Decide when to involve the stakeholder Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017<br>
slide11. Stakeholder Matrix Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 ++ Very cooperative / good relations
-- Difficult relationship / possible conflict of interests<br>
June 2017
René Boesten Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017<br>
slide2. 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<br>
slide3. 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<br>
slide4. 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<br>
slide5. 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<br>
slide6. 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<br>
slide7. 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<br>
slide8. 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 / 15 June 2017<br>
slide9. How to organise it? As soon as first ideas of planning part are done:
Discuss these first ideas in the working group with the stakeholders
Host a discussion evening in the local pub
After inclusion of results of these discussions:
Publish plan on your website, send it to key stakeholders;
Organise a final meeting with all key stakeholders
Organise a public discussion (the legal requirement)
Formal discussion in Sakrebulo Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017<br>
slide10. Discussion topics for working groups Who are your stakeholders; make a list
What are their interests and needs;
Who might be “difficult”, who might be supportive;
What are the key topics? make a list
Match stakeholder and topic
Decide when to involve the stakeholder Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017<br>
slide11. Stakeholder Matrix Workshop 14 / 15 June 2017 ++ Very cooperative / good relations
-- Difficult relationship / possible conflict of interests<br>