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Starting Conversations
An essential skill to serve as a catalyst to facilitate identification/exploration of initiatives for mutual benefit in a specified location, region or country
Facilitates understanding of affected stakeholder’s vision, objectives and criteria for success
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Starting Conversations (cont)
Historically government departments, enterprises and citizen groups have for the most part pursued their own objectives independent of one another interacting primarily when there is a conflict of interest
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Starting Conversations (cont)
Encourages leader champions regardless of whether they are in government, in business or a member of the public
Moves the relationship between parties within a given jurisdiction from being reactive to proactive
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Starting Conversations (cont)
Applies to:
All of us as practitioners
Government Leader to Enterprise Leader
Enterprise Leader to Government Leader
Citizen Leader to Government/Enterprise Leader
Government and/or Enterprise Leader to Citizen Leader
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Starting Conversations (cont)
The basics to making a difference:
Understand vision and objectives of stakeholders
Identify driving forces to achieve their vision and objectives
Facilitate opportunity development using this understanding and knowledge to generate tangible initiatives – ex. waste project can be tourism/health/economic development -- accessing money from different budgets
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Source: World Bank, 1992
The Environmental SpectrumEnvironmental Issues
Dirty or Hard End Green or Soft End
Hazardous waste
Water pollution
Air pollution
Noise pollution
Smog
Acid rain
Decontamination
Toxic dumps
Ozone-shield damage
Recycling
Solid wastes
Involuntary resettlement
Accelerated soil erosion
Groundwater contamination
Jungle dwellers deracination
CO2 ‘Greenhouse’/global warming
Overpopulation
Habitat loss
Loss of genetic materials
Loss of biodiversity
Species extinction
Tropical deforestation
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ImproperWaste
Management
Future Generations
Shifting of economic costs, health risks and ecological damage to those not yet born
Aesthetics
Litter contributing to image of a municipality being a dirty place
Economic Well Being
Higher costs to fix or replace poor infrastructure or contaminated site remediation
Health
Pathogen release from waste increasing disease transmission and health care costs
Peace of Mind
Feeling threatened by poor waste storage, collection, treatment and disposal practices
Recreation
Degraded quality of recreational land and assets
Economic Growth
Restricted by inefficient management of solid waste service delivery
Increased Flooding
Blockage of drainage courses, ditches and culverts due to litter
Poverty Alleviation
Discourages change in status quo for waste picker on landfills/informal recycling sector
Resource Depletion
Consumer society without organic/metal/plastic recycling initiatives
Air Quality
Emission release from landfills/incinerators/compost operations
Land Degradation
Through litter and improper siting of landfills
Groundwater Contamination
Through leachate from disposal sites
Surface Water Contamination
Through leachate from disposal sites and litter
Investment
Reduced because investors select cleaner more efficient cities in order to accommodate employee/family expectations
Global Warming
Methane gas emissions from organic waste decomposition in landfills
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Stakeholders − Who are They?
Local, Regional, National Government Officials
Growing urban/migratory populations that require infrastructure (housing, sanitation, transportation, water)
International Finance Institutions/Aid Agencies
Enterprises
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Stakeholder 1: Local, Regional, National Government OfficialsVision/Objectives
Emphasis is on:
Improving livability
Promoting competitiveness
Building credibility and bankability
Transparent governance and management
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Stakeholder 2: The PeopleVision/Objectives
Emphasis is on quality of life:
Aesthetics Economic well-being Fairness Future generations Peace of mind Recreation Sense of community Environment (clean air, water, soil, etc.)
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Stakeholder 3: International Finance Institutions and Aid AgenciesVision/Objectives
World Bank, EBRD, national aid agencies, etc.
Emphasis is on providing project loans or grants
Work sanctioned by receiving national government
Only those locations deemed a priority by the national government will have access to funds
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Stakeholder 4: EnterprisesVision/Objectives
Engine of economy
Consists of:
• Small and medium enterprises• Domestic non-state enterprises• State-owned enterprises• Multinational enterprises• Global 500 enterprises
Triple bottom line and corporate social responsibility
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“Insanity − doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results”
Albert Einstein
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Local, Regional, National GovernmentDrivers
Growing urban centres require infrastructure (housing, sanitation, transportation, water)
Urban centres’ problems/solutions affect surrounding jurisdictions
Information availability
Operations
Financing
Institutional arrangements
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Business Model of IFIs
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Barrier
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• Only 10% of cities will have access to IFI funds
• Remaining cities and towns left on their own requiring a ‘made in Ukraine’ solution
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Other IFIs
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Enterprises-Leading Edge Will InvestDrivers
Realize a rate of return ($)
Build political capital (influence)
Build symbolic capital (impact reduction)
Build intellectual capital (competitive advantage)
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Case Study: Starting Conversations
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Local Environment Action Program (LEAP)
Urban environment and climate change centre
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Case Opportunity: Climate Change Adaptation/Mitigation
Concept: Link climate change footprint, infrastructure, adaptation, mitigation to supply chain vulnerability analysis mitigation and adaptation
Local, Regional, National Government
Provision of Services
Enterprises
- Supply Chain Vulnerability
- Link to CSR Programs
IFI and Aid Agencies
Financing
HealthCitizens/workers, livestock, wildlife, agriculture
EnergyQuality, supply, reliability
WaterQuality, supply
Emergency ServicesFlood, fire
Citizens
Qualify of Life
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Case Opportunity: Climate Change Adaptation/MitigationConverging Interests of Stakeholders
Change to Climate Variable Examples of Impacts
Higher Mean Temperatures Increased evaporation and decreased water balance Increased severity of droughts
High Maximum Temperatures Increased electric cooling demand Reduced energy supply reliability
Higher Minimum Temperatures Extended range and activity of pests/disease vectors
Decrease in Precipitation Decreased water quality and resources Impacts on rivers/hydro potential
Increased Severity of Drought Damage to infrastructure foundations
More Intense Rain Increased run-off/erosional flooding Pressure on disaster relief
Increased Storm Intensity Infrastructure damage
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Case Study:Local Environment Action Plan
Business works together in 3 different models to bring focussed investment-China example
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Starting Conversations − Summary
Starting conversations is successful if developed for mutual benefit
Need a catalyst; someone with passion, with an idea to start things rolling; cannot wait for someone else to do it
Stakeholders need to minimize duplication, maximize exposure and avoid partner fatigue by doing their homework and setting priorities
Learn the Vision, Objectives and Drivers of the other stakeholders and make an offer in their Language of Decision