Stakeholder Involvement in Options Assessment : Promoting Dialogue in Meeting Water and Energy Needs - A Sourcebook
This sourcebook provides guidance on how to improve the involvement of stakeholders, in the systematic assessment of options in planning exercises for water, and energy services. Ranging from policy formulation, to project planning, it draws on cas...
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| Format: | ESMAP Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/07/2773809/stakeholder-involvement-options-assessment-promoting-dialogue-meeting-water-energy-needs-sourcebook http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19646 |
| Summary: | This sourcebook provides guidance on how
to improve the involvement of stakeholders, in the
systematic assessment of options in planning exercises for
water, and energy services. Ranging from policy formulation,
to project planning, it draws on case studies of programs,
and projects that considered the development,
rehabilitation, and operation of dams. It is also intended
for water users and stakeholders involved in dam-related
planning processes, and for those involved in policy
dialogues focused on improvements in participatory planning
in the water sector. The benefits of stakeholder
involvement, and options assessment are enumerated, all
concepts that imply a change in investment patterns for
water and energy development. Discussions then focus on four
principles that can be used to guide, and facilitate
involvement in options assessment: development of supportive
instruments on which the assessment of options can rely on,
e.g., legal and regulatory framework; capacity
strengthening; participatory approach; and, risk assessment.
Finally, for the assessment process to operate in a timely
manner, agreed rules, and structured procedures - including
information provision and professional facilitation - should
be readily available, for later enforcement, if and when needed. |
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