CITY INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT Participatory Process Key Recommendations of Group 1 11 September 2008 Chiangmai, Thailand

GROUP MEMBERS Siti Hanum, Indonesia Anand Kumar, India Rabin Man Shrestha, Nepal Irina Mamieva, Turkmenistan Batyr Hadjiyev, UNEP RRC.AP Ubonwan Vongmee, Chiang Mai Municipality Trinnawat Suwanprik, Chiang Mai Municipality Nalini Sharma, DEWA,UNEP Purna C Rajbhandari, UNEP RRC.AP

Stakeholder identification Stakeholder involvement Issue prioritization Uptake / impact strategy Dissemination Mandate / legal framework Presentation Profile

STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION Mapping of Stakeholder Central Government Decision makers ( public works, water and sanitation, Health, transport, law and regulations, finance, environment, industry, National planning commissioned Local Government city council, city planning construction, finance, legal unit, Executives ( parliamentary representative or thematic group) CSO and Business Groups, Media Women, Youth Lawyers etc Environmental experts Academics Research institutions

STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT Central Government Decision makers ( public works, water and sanitation, Health, transport, law and regulations, finance, environment, industry, National planning commissioned Local Government city council, city planning construction, finance, legal unit,

Project Design Nodal Agency (Municipality/Ministry) Reporting Process Stakeholders Lead Institution City Environment Outlook inception cum Training Workshop Fill gaps/ design/ upgrade Capacity building Core Team Identification of Stakeholder

REPORTING PROCESS - METHODOLOGY Data Collection Data Collation Field Validation & Data Gap Filling System Design & Orientation Workshop Issue Identification & Prioritisation Response Identification Verification with Experts Synthesis & Consultation - Gaps - Possible responses Draft Report Consultation Finalisation Report Production (Data Based) (Perception Based)

ISSUES PRIORITIZATION Identification of prioritization criteria Consider national and city strategy and action plans as guidance Number of people impacted by environmental problems Environmental issues covered by the media Manifesto of the political parties Constraints of data availability Global issues

UPTAKE / IMPACT STRATEGY Involvement of key stakeholders through out the preparation processes Streamline the data collection and management process for easily access to different stakeholders Prepare simple, understandable outreach materials for targeted groups in local languages for maximum impacts Involve media groups as much as possible

DISSEMINATION Products in local languages Handy brief summary products Documentary, posters, executive summary Disseminate information materials in community gatherings and meetings Digital product to be circulated through networks Linking to the government and local civil society websites Media ( FM radio, Running text on Cable TV network, article on newspapers,)

Ownership by the city authority Regular budget allocation Recommendation on establishing the unified environmental information system and access to the general public on the environmental state and trends Recommendation to the city authority for regular reporting In-build in the city planning process Build capacity of the municipal city authority in preparation of the report Mandate / legal framework

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