Caspian Environment ProgrammePublic Participation
Melina SeyfollahzadehGrants & Public Participation Manager
Information Management & Public Participation Wksp in Transboundary Water Cooperation
June 2005 - St. Petersburg
Caspian Environment ProgrammeBACKGROUND INFORMATION
• Caspian Environment Programme ( CEP)- inter-governmental umbrella Environmental Programme - assisted by International partners- safeguarding the marine environment of the Caspian Sea
• Funded by GEF/EU TACIS/Industry
• CEP launched in 1998 in Ramsar
• Started in 1999 in Baku
• Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) first in Baku and now in Tehran
• Works with countries through national Focal Points (NFPS)
Caspian Environment ProgrammeACHIEVEMENTS
Regional coordination mechanism and dialogueFramework Convention (Tehran Convention)Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA)National Caspian Action Plans (NCAPs)Strategic Action Programme (SAP) - SAPICsMatched Small Grants Programme Priority Investment
Caspian Environment Programme & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
OBJECTIVE
Enhanced and Informed Stakeholders & inter-sectoral participation in the management of the
Caspian environment
• CEP places emphasis on Public Participation• In the Project Document Phase I and II• Highlighted in the Strategic Action Programme (SAP)
Caspian Environment Programme & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TEAM
•Matched Small Grants and Public Participation Advisors (MPPAs) in each Caspian countries;
•Two persons in Programme Coordination Unit
•Stakeholder Analysis Advisor
•International Public Participation Advisor (IPPA)
•Caspian Concern Groups (CCG)
Caspian Environment Programme & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
ACTIVITIES Background Analysis
- Ground Truthing (GT)- Stakeholder Analysis (SHA)
Strategy Setting- Formulation of Public Participation Strategy (PPS)
Public Awareness- Website, E-Bulletin, Brochure, Booklet, Databases (Media, NGO, …), Networking (NGO, Media), Public Awareness Campaigns (POPs, EcoNet, …), Educational Posters, Promotional Items
Grants- Matched Small Grants Programme (MSGP)- Micro Environment Programme (MEG)
Caspian Environment Programme & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION STRATEGY
Process- Participatory- Drafting- PCU Discussion - Consultation/discussion at regional/national/local
level: - Final regional feedback- Principal agreements
Regional Ownership- Voluntary Guidelines/Strategy - Flexible framework
Caspian Environment Programme & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION STRATEGY
Objectives• Generally, facilitate the establishment of an effective
mechanism for public participation in environment management of the Caspian Sea
• Specifically, involve public in decision-making, planning/design, policy formulation, implementation & monitoring of CEP activities
Pillars Awareness raising and facilitating a systematic and transparent
information flow establishing and strengthening the legal and institutional basis
for participation
Caspian Environment Programme & INTERVENTIONS
Interventions
Issues at different levels
Actions to be taken
Stakeholders involved
Levels:
-Regional
-National
-Local
Stages:-Diagnostic
-Design
-Implementation
-Monitoring
Caspian Environment Programme & Public Participation Strategy
Objectives Pillars Interventions
PP Mechanism
Awareness raising/Info flow
Public Involvement
Capacity Building
Interventions at different stages and different
levels
Monitoring-NGOs-CEP
-Secretariat of Convention
Public Participation CHALLENGES
• New in the region • Has to be bought by the Govts• Capacity Building issues• Language barrier• Networking issues• Budget Constrains
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