1. Stakeholders and stakeholder analysis Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) Iceland United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme (UNU-FTP) Iceland Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) Sri Lanka Project Cycle Management ----- A short training course in project cycle management for subdivisions of MFAR in Sri Lanka MFAR, ICEIDA and UNU-FTP

2. Content Definition of stakeholder and stakeholder analysis Examples of stakeholders How to categorize and evaluate stakeholders Example of stakeholder analysis. A case study on post harvest losses

3. Learning objectives After this lecture participants will be able to identify, categorize and evaluate key-, primary- and secondary stakeholders and carry out a stakeholder analysis

4. Stakeholder analysis A stakeholder analysis is a technique to identify and assess the importance of key people, groups of people, or institutions that may significantly influence the success of an activity or project

5. What is a stakeholder? A stakeholder is any individual, community, group, or organization with an interest in the outcome of a programme, or a project, either as a result of being affected by it positively or negatively, or by being able to influence the activity in a positive or negative way

6. Organizational stakeholders NARA Stakeholders  NGO´s International Developmental Agencies ? ? ? ? ? AND CONT..

7. Stakeholder analysis Identification of all stakeholders involved –stakeholders which may be affected by the problem or the project are identified Categorization of the stakeholders –all relevant stakeholders are categorized according to criteria relevant for the specific project (active, beneficiaries, affected, supporters, opponents) Detailed analysis of selected stakeholders –more detailed analysis of selected stakeholders (characteristics, relations, interest, power)

8. Stakeholder analysis for post harvest losses

9. Categorization of stakeholders Key stakeholder –Those who can significantly influence or are important to the success of an activity Primary stakeholder –Those individuals and groups who are ultimately affected by an activity, either as beneficiaries (positively impacted) or those adversely impacted Secondary stakeholder –All other individuals or institutions with a stake, interest or intermediary role in the activity

10. Post harvest losses

12. Characteristics of stakeholders

13. Importance / Influence of stakeholders

14. Importance / Influence Matrix Shows stakeholders of high importance to the activity, but with low influence. They require special initiatives if their interests are to be met Shows stakeholders of high importance to the activity who can also significantly influence its success. Managers will need to develop good working relationship with these stakeholders to ensure an effective coalition of support for the activity Shows stakeholders who are of low priority but may need limited monitoring They are unlikely to be the focus of the activity Shows stakeholders with high influence, who can affect outcome of the activity, but whose interest are not the target of the activity These stakeholders may be able to block the activity and therefore constitute a killer risk

15. Importance / Influence matrix Those included in Boxes A, B and D are the main stakeholders in the activity –They can significantly influence it or are the most important stakeholders if the activities/objectives are to be met Stakeholders in box C are low priority but may need limited monitoring

16. Influence / Importance of stakeholders Post Harvest Losses Key Stakeholders 1.Fishers 2.Boat owners 3.Aquaculture producers 4.Government Primary Stakeholders 5.Community based organizations 6.Fish markets - retail outlets 7.Fish exporters 8.Ice suppliers Secondary Stakeholders 9.Boat/ship builders and designers 10.Harbor management 11.Private service business 12.Fish buyers

17. References Department for international development (2002). Tools for development: A handbook for those engaged in development activity. Downloaded 1 st March from: http://www.unssc.org/web1/ls/downloads/toolsfordevelopment %20dfid.pdf European Commission (2004). Project Cycle Management Guidelines. Downloaded 1 st March from: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/qsm/documents/pcm_manual_2 004_en.pdf Management Science for Health (1998). Stakeholder Analysis. Downloaded 25 th of May 2007 from: http://erc.msh.org/quality/ittools/itstkan.cfm