Abordagens

Stakeholder participation in integrated assessment and planning of vulnerable coastal regions [Alemanha]

Stakeholder Partizipation und integrative Entscheidungshilfen für gefährdete Küstenregionen (deutsch)

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1. Informação geral

1.2 Detalhes do contato das pessoas capacitadas e instituições envolvidas na avaliação e documentação da abordagem

Pessoa(s) capacitada(s)

Especialista em GST:
Especialista em GST:

Karrasch Lena

leena.karrasch@uni-oldenburg.de

University of Oldenburg

D-26111, Oldenburg

Alemanha

Nome do projeto que facilitou a documentação/avaliação da Abordagem (se relevante)
Sustainable Coastal Land Management (COMTESS / GLUES)
Nome do projeto que facilitou a documentação/avaliação da Abordagem (se relevante)
Book project: Making sense of research for sustainable land management (GLUES)
Nome da(s) instituição(ões) que facilitou(ram) a documentação/avaliação da Abordagem (se relevante)
University of Oldenburg (University of Oldenburg) - Alemanha

1.3 Condições em relação ao uso da informação documentada através de WOCAT

Quando os dados foram compilados (no campo)?

10/03/2015

O compilador e a(s) pessoa(s) capacitada(s) aceitam as condições relativas ao uso de dados documentados através do WOCAT:

Sim

1.4 Referência ao(s) questionário(s) sobre tecnologias da GST

Water retention polders to improve  water management
technologies

Water retention polders to improve water management [Alemanha]

Water retaining polders to reduce flood risk due to heavy rainfall or runoff at high tide in embanked coastal lowlands. Delineation of the retention area and land use within the retention area was developed in a participatory process with local experts.

  • Compilador/a: Martin Maier
Water retention polders without agriculture to improve water  management
technologies

Water retention polders without agriculture to improve water … [Alemanha]

Water retention polders to reduce flood risk due to heavy rainfall or runoff at high tide in coastal lowlands. The retention polders are used to accumulate organic material for climate change mitigation and enable development of undisturbed natural habitats, rather than for agriculture.

  • Compilador/a: Martin Maier

2. Descrição da abordagem de GST

2.1 Descrição curta da abordagem

Stakeholders have been involved in integrated assessment to develop action-oriented land use options addressing possible climate change adaptation measures as alternatives to traditional coastal protection strategies.

2.2 Descrição detalhada da abordagem

Descrição detalhada da abordagem:

Aims / objectives: The SLM approach described here comprises knowledge transfer between the scientific community and practitioners through a “stakeholder-scientist partnership”. The exchange of individual positions, interests and needs concerning spatial planning activities and sustainable land use management was very important. This was also true for the investigation of relationships and interactions between the different stakeholders. Furthermore, a stakeholder-based definition of land use elements and ecosystem services enabled the stakeholders to work with scientific concepts. Land use elements are delineated spatial areas related to one specific use of land, such as arable fields, infrastructure or aquatic areas. Ecosystem services, by definition the benefits people obtain from ecosystems, include provisioning, regulation, cultural and supporting services. The assessment of stakeholder preferences concerning each land use element and ecosystem service allowed an evaluation by scientists and researchers. All suggestions made by the stakeholders are included in the project results.

Methods: In total, there were 38 qualitative interviews carried out about the stakeholders opinion concerning sustainable and adaptive land use management (with one representative from each sector), 14 quantitative interviews to determine the relationship between land use elements and ecosystem services, several telephone and email conversations, 7 focus groups (interviews with more than one representative of each sector), and 4 regional forums (attended by representatives of all sectors). Each participatory process addressed a specific issue, such as determining preferences, relationships or scenario development. These plenaries provided a platform for stakeholder discussions, group assessments and consensus-building processes on the different issues. The focus groups were built to discuss sector-specific issues in greater depth and to support the joint decision-making process. All the results were triangulated and validated.

Role of stakeholders: A heterogeneous expert group including all relevant actors (incl. land users) in the case study region was convened. Fourteen local and regional stakeholders acted as representatives of the various sectors: water management, nature conservation, agriculture, regional and local governmental bodies, and tourism. They covered all relevant fields and levels (from administrative to policy) of decision-making in the community of Krummhörn. The role of the researcher during the participatory governance process is characterised as the “knowledge-broker”. The knowledge-broker acted at the interface between research and the stakeholders. The tasks were to provide the context (land use) and detailed information (ecosystem services) and determine decision-alternatives (land management scenarios) enabling and clarifying the freedom of choice. Additionally, the knowledge-broker translated research results to facilitate the dialogue between the different sectors and strengthen collaboration.

2.3 Fotos da abordagem

2.5 País/região/locais onde a abordagem foi aplicada

País:

Alemanha

Região/Estado/Província:

Germany, Lower Saxony

Especificação adicional de localização:

County of Aurich, community of Krummhörn

2.6 Datas de início e término da abordagem

Indique o ano de início:

2011

Ano de término (caso a abordagem não seja mais aplicada):

2015

2.7 Tipo de abordagem

  • Baseado em projeto/programa

2.8 Principais metas/objetivos da abordagem

The Approach focused mainly on other activities than SLM (Disaster risk reduction, stakeholder engagement)

The aim of the approach is to foster a more sustainable and adaptive future land use management process by including social, ecological and economic impacts of possible developments in the decision-making processes.

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: Coastal zones with their natural and societal sub-systems are exposed to rapid changes and pressures on resources. Scarcity of space and impacts of climate change are dominant drivers of land use and adaptation management today. The population of vulnerable coastal regions has to deal with these complex problems, and to develop suitable options for land use and adaptation management considering socio-economic and environmental changes and their impacts on the land management, and vice-versa the impact of land management on the socio-economy and the environment. Future land use management needs to focus on the interactions of the entire human-nature system, aiming at more sustainable development while focusing on the benefits that ecosystems provide for people.

2.9 Condição que propiciam ou inibem a implementação de tecnologia/tecnologias aplicada(s) segundo a abordagem

Normas e valores sociais/culturais/religiosos
  • Inibitivo

The stakeholders are concerned that the land their ancestors reclaimed from the sea might be taken back again. Furthermore, the stakeholders feared that current flood protection structures would be endangered by new developments such as water retention areas.

Treatment through the SLM Approach: Provide a platform for direct knowledge exchange between different stakeholders and scientists and joint development of land management options, ensuring active participation in transparent decision-making, and providing positive outcomes for all participants.

Disponibilidade/acesso a recursos e serviços financeiros
  • Inibitivo

The land used as a retention area is partially available for other land use. High costs for construction and development of retention area.

Treatment through the SLM Approach: Explanation of benefits provided by nature (ecosystem services). Calculation of expected
costs without changes in land management such as increased pumping costs.

Quadro institucional
  • Inibitivo

Disagreement between different sectors.

Treatment through the SLM Approach: Consensus finding through a participatory process.

Quadro jurídico (posse de terra, direitos de uso da terra e da água)
  • Propício

No effect of land ownership or water rights on the approach.

3. Participação e papel das partes interessadas envolvidas

3.1 Partes interessadas envolvidas na abordagem e seus papéis

  • Usuários de terra/comunidades locais

County of Aurich and community of Krummhörn

Agriculture, water management, tourism, nature conservation. There has been no discrimination inside the communities up to now.

  • Especialistas em GST/ consultor agrícola

Project members (scientists)

  • Pesquisadores
  • Governo local

Waterboard and Dike authorities

Regional planning (county)

  • Governo nacional (planejadores, responsáveis pelas decisões)

Major. Most decision makers are male

3.2 Envolvimento do usuários de terra/comunidades locais nas diferentes fases da abordagem
Envolvimento do usuários de terra/comunidades locais Especifique quem estava envolvido e descreva as atividades
Iniciação/motivação Participativo Stakeholder analysis (snowball-principle) to include all interest groups
Planejamento Participativo Local and regional decision-makers designed an actor-based scenario. They defined relevant land use elements and ecosystem services. The stakeholders ranked the land use elements and ecosystem services according to their preferences. Furthermore, they determined how important one land use element for a certain ecosystem service is.
Implementação Participativo The regional spatial planning authority implements the results from the approach.
Monitoramento/avaliação Nenhum Not yet
Research Passivo The stakeholders have been informed about the research results.

3.3 Fluxograma (se disponível)

Descrição:

Description of the interactions between knowledge-broker (scientist), individual experts (local and regional decision-makers) and the expert group. The initial scenarios prepared by researchers informed the expert about different land use options. The experts gave statements judging the initial scenarios. Based on this feedback the researcher suggested land use elements and explained ecosystem services which have been selected and defined by the experts. These information were used by the expert group to discuss and develop the actor based scenario.

Autor:

Leena Karrasch (COAST – University of Oldenburg)

3.4 Decisão sobre a seleção de tecnologia/tecnologias de GST

Especifique quem decidiu sobre a seleção de tecnologia/tecnologias a serem implementadas:
  • Principalmente especialistas em GST, após consulta com usuários da terra
Explique:

Decisions were made by the stakeholder group. Guided consensus building processes on different land management topics.

Decisions on the method of implementing the SLM Technology were made by mainly by land users supported by SLM specialists. Decisions were made by the stakeholder group. Guided consensus building processes on different land management topics.

4. Suporte técnico, reforço das capacidades e gestão do conhecimento

4.1 Reforço das capacidades/formação

Foi oferecida formação aos usuários da terra/outras partes interessadas?

Sim

Especifique quem foi capacitado:
  • Usuários de terra
  • Equipe de campo/consultores
  • decision maker
Tipo de formação:
  • Agricultor para agricultor
  • Áreas de demonstração
  • Reuniões públicas
  • Cursos
Tipo de formação:
  • knowledge brokerage
Assuntos abordados:

Training focused on possible consequences of climate change.

4.2 Serviço de consultoria

Os usuários de terra têm acesso a um serviço de consultoria?

Sim

Descreva/comentários:

Advisory service is very adequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities; They are aware of possible adaptation measures, based on scientific information and group consensus building.

4.3 Fortalecimento da instituição (desenvolvimento organizacional)

As instituições foram fortalecidas ou estabelecidas através da abordagem?
  • Não

4.4 Monitoramento e avaliação

Comentários:

There were no changes in the Approach as a result of monitoring and evaluation: Not relevant

There were no changes in the Technology as a result of monitoring and evaluation

4.5 Pesquisa

A pesquisa foi parte da abordagem?

Sim

Especifique os tópicos:
  • Sociologia
  • Economia/Marketing
  • Ecologia
  • Tecnologia
Dê mais detalhes e indique quem realizou a pesquisa:

A transdisciplinary research project worked on providing information and collecting data concerning sociology, economics, ecology and technology. This information was used for the work with the stakeholders, to illustrate possible future scenarios and available land management options with their consequences. The results are shown in technology T_GER003en. Furthermore these results were fed in to models based on climate change and sea level rise scenarios. These models show the effects of the proposed land management on the ecosystem services provided in the region.

Research was carried out both on station and on-farm

5. Financiamento e apoio material externo

5.1 Orçamento anual para o componente de GST da abordagem

Caso o orçamento exato seja desconhecido, indique a faixa:
  • 10.000-100.000
Comentários (p. ex. principais fontes de recursos/principais doadores):

Approach costs were met by the following donors: government (Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF): 100.0%

5.2 Apoio financeiro/material concedido aos usuários da terra

Os usuários da terra receberam apoio financeiro/material para a implementação de tecnologia/tecnologias?

Não

5.3 Subsídios para entradas específicas (incluindo mão-de-obra)

  • Nenhum
 
Comentários:

Labour was not rewarded

5.4 Crédito

Foi concedido crédito segundo a abordagem para atividades de GST?

Não

6. Análise de impactos e declarações finais

6.1 Impactos da abordagem

A abordagem auxiliou os usuários da terra a implementar e manter as tecnologias de GST?
  • Não
  • Sim, pouco
  • Sim, moderadamente
  • Sim, significativamente

Awareness of challenges and understanding related to land use due to climate change was increased and support to design desired future land management was provided. Ideas for more sustainable land management have been spatially implemented in the regional plan.

A abordagem concedeu autonomia aos grupos social e economicamente desfavorecidos?
  • Não
  • Sim, pouco
  • Sim, moderadamente
  • Sim, significativamente

It may improve the situation of socially and economically disadvantaged groups in future.

Did other land users / projects adopt the Approach?
  • Não
  • Sim, pouco
  • Sim, moderadamente
  • Sim, significativamente

Regional plan ('Regionales Raumordnungsprogramm') for the county of Aurich adopted the approach to tackle the impact of climate change.

Did the Approach lead to improved livelihoods / human well-being?
  • Não
  • Sim, pouco
  • Sim, moderadamente
  • Sim, significativamente

It may improve livelihoods in future.

Did the Approach help to alleviate poverty?
  • Não
  • Sim, pouco
  • Sim, moderadamente
  • Sim, significativamente

Poverty is not the issue addressed by this approach.

6.2 Principal motivação dos usuários da terra para implementar a GST

  • Produção aumentada
  • Lucro (lucrabilidade) aumentado, melhora da relação custo-benefício

indirect via adapted land use

  • Consciência ambiental

only environmental consciousness

  • Melhoria estética
  • well-being and livelihoods improvement

including prevention of damage during extreme events.

  • decision support

decision support for decision makers

6.3 Atividades de sustentabilidade de abordagem

Os usuários da terra podem manter o que foi implementado através da abordagem (sem apoio externo)?
  • Sim
Caso afirmativo, descreva como:

It is very likely, that the involved stakeholder meet in future for continuation of the participatory process.

6.4 Pontos fortes/vantagens da abordagem

Pontos fortes/vantagens/oportunidades na visão do usuário da terra
The work on a common goal improves decision-making processes.
Research and scientists provide evidence and scenarios. They translated research results to facilitate the dialogue between the different sectors and strengthen the collaboration.
Active participation in transparent decision-making lead to positive outcomes for all participants. Participation is a positive and practical way to overcome controversial issues.
Pontos fortes/vantagens/oportunidades na visão do compilador ou de outra pessoa capacitada
Together with stakeholders of the region, concrete and action oriented adaptive strategies will be developed.
Stakeholder collaboration promotes social learning processes, consideration of different world-views and cooperation and agreements.
Stakeholder engagement as important tool for implementing sustainable development and link cross-sectoral interests.
Stakeholders help to identify risks, impacts and values.
Stakeholders provide input to planning processes, they are meaningful partners and provide local knowledge.

6.5 Pontos fracos, desvantagens da tecnologia e formas de superá-los

Pontos fracos/desvantagens/riscos na visão do usuário da terra Como eles podem ser superados?
Different world-views of different participants. Sufficient time for interaction and exchange. Be open minded.
Time consuming meetings. Motivation, give feedback, ongoing information process (learning and knowledge exchange).
Scientific concepts are not easy understandable.
Use of simple language and avoidance of scientific jargon.
Pontos fracos/vantagens/riscos na visão do compilador ou de outra pessoa capacitada Como eles podem ser superados?
The work with stakeholders is time intensive and challenging.
Highling the benefits and the time and commitment gained compared to approaches which do not include the stakeholders and what the consequences are.
It is difficult to include all different interests. Make the project interesting for everyone. Elaborate different options depending on the different interest and discuss the output (benefits and trade-offs).
Keep all stakeholders together. Give feedback, ongoing information process.
“Subjective” character of research. Trying to be as objective as possible.

7. Referências e links

7.1 Métodos/fontes de informação

  • visitas de campo, pesquisas de campo
  • entrevistas com usuários de terras

7.2 Referências às publicações disponíveis

Título, autor, ano, ISBN:

Linking the ecosystem services approach to social preferences and needs in integrated coastal land use management – A planning approach, Leena Karrasch, Thomas Klenke, Johan Woltjer, 2014

Disponível de onde? Custos?

Land Use Policy 38, 522-532; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837713002718

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