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Public dialogue on significant water management issues
A Sciencewise project
Cath BeaverSenior Community & Stakeholder Relations AdviserEnvironment Agency
5 June 2014
Why did this project come about?
To ensure public views are fed into final plans and priorities for managing the water environment
What we did...
Seven workshops across England
One reconvened national workshop
Online survey (quantitative research)
How we ran the workshops
Brief intro presentation and video
Facilitated small group discussions
Stimulus material to read
Sticky dots to weight the challenges
Evaluation forms
Incentive given out
Weighting of challenges in different locations
Project recommendations
More communication and promotion
A householder approach – e.g. an information guide
Chemicals labelling scheme for household products
Initiate and support community projects
Work with water industry to promote best practice
I came here today because of the money, but it’s flown by, it’s been fascinating. I’m thinking
totally differently now!’It felt very personal that the facilitators took the time to refer to us by
nameI think it has been an eye-opener – I wondered how we’d talk about water for 6 hours but
we have.
The pace was good and there was not point where I felt bored or under stimulated
Evaluation