Participatory approach: Incompatible or compulsory for sustainable industrial development? Nadjeli Babinet Rojas Sustainable Development Director Centro de Colaboración Cívica INDUSTRIAL AREAS: BE COMPETITIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES | MEXICO 13-14 Oct 2015

CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES Centro de Colaboración Cívica is a non profit, non partisan, organization oriented to foster capacities for dialogue and a culture of positive conflict transformation in Mexico. Our aim is to enable social change promoting dialogue, democracy, sustainable development and rule of law. Strategic programs: Sustainable development Citizen security Capacity building Key actions: Impartial mediation in conflicts and disputes. Design and facilitation of dialogue processes. Research, systematization and training on best practices. INDUSTRIAL AREAS: BE COMPETITIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES INDUSTRIAL AREAS: BE COMPETITIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES 2

KEY THESIS Social resistance to some industrial developments Social “risk”  uncertainty to invest Why? Lack or failure in community involvement Participatory processes have the potential to prevent tensions and to generate an investment environment of legitimacy and stability. However, fear of conflict obstructs social participation, along with the perception that participatory processes are not cost-effective. There are key lessons and criteria to consider about how participatory processes must be carried out to increase social sustainability of IA. INDUSTRIAL AREAS: BE COMPETITIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES | MEXICO 13-14 Oct 2015

CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES Index Roots of social conflict related with investment in infrastructure. The fear of conflict: a barrier for social participation Participation processes: benefits and costs for sustainability Approaches for stakeholder participation management Lessons for sustainability criteria of IA INDUSTRIAL AREAS: BE COMPETITIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES

1. Roots of social conflict related with investment in infrastructure. INDUSTRIAL AREAS: BE COMPETITIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES

CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES 2. Which is the principal barrier for opening spaces for participation? The fear of conflict CONFLICT IS ALWAYS PRESENT. The question is HOW we manage it. “Conflict is the interaction between interdependent people who perceive incompatible objectives and mutual interferences to achieve those objectives.” INDUSTRIAL AREAS: BE COMPETITIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES

COMMUNITY DECISIONS VS “LEADERS” DECISIONS POSITIONS VS NEEDS Understanding of values, interests and needs (ZOPA) vs superficial approach and positions struggle/polarization INFORMATION VS MYTHS Adjustment of expectations and common information vs unrealistic expectations and fears COMMUNITY DECISIONS VS “LEADERS” DECISIONS Inclusive and transparent agreements with legitimate decision makers vs fast track deals with “leaders” (extorsion) 3. Costs and benefits of participation

4. Approaches for stakeholder participation management How can stakeholder participation be effectively managed? Which different approaches do exist? INDUSTRIAL AREAS: BE COMPETITIVE THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. CRITERIA FOR BEST PRACTICES

4. Approaches for stakeholder participation management Contribute to strengthen a policy or project Generate recommendations Explore opinions, positions  needs, priorities and values TO GIVE INFORMATION --- BUILD TRUST (clear, accesible, balanced) TO LISTEN -- BUILD COLLABORATIVE RELATIONS (Stkeholders needs, values, priorities, commitment) Build agreements

5. Lessons for sustainability criteria of IA Participatory processes CAN BE strategic to give the investment greater stability, prevent conflicts and improve IA reputation. Standard template for text, diagramme etc.

5. Lessons for sustainability criteria of IA Stage 1. Regional Planning Stage 3. Negotiation and Participation To communicate the project characteristics and impacts To define with the community social investment priorities and transparency mechanisms To identify and communicate both IA potential and possible impacts (social and environmental) Stage 4. Construction and operation Stage 2. Project planning. Approach between sectors Participatory monitoring of planned and unexpected impacts To have permanent dialogue and conflict resolution mechanisms To have common protocols for action and criteria for evaluation To fully understand local context, values, needs, collective decision making organs and legitimate interlocutors

Nadjeli BABINET Sustainable Development Director Centro de Colaboración Cívica 52866440 y 52864899 Cádiz Norte 25 Col. Extremadura Insurgentes Del. Benito Juárez CP 03740 nadjeli@colaboracioncivica.org Title of presentation