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Compendium on methods and tools to evaluate impacts of, and vulnerability and adaptation to, climate
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Stakeholder Networks and Institutions
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Description
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The stakeholder networks and institutions approach focuses on understanding those who make the
decisions and how they relate to one another. Building adaptive capacity over long time scales
depends on understanding these relationships.
Institutions can be viewed as the collective rules, norms, and shared strategies that define
stakeholder behavior. This approach posits that understanding present capacity is key to predicting
how it is likely to evolve in response to future risks. These relationships can be complex, and
unraveling them can require the use of a number of tools (see below).
Each stakeholder has different objectives, resources, and responsibilities, all of which must be
investigated. Some stakeholders may have little voice in the process or may be assigned
responsibilities in only part of the issue. New stakeholders may emerge and relationships may
alter, particularly in a crisis.
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Appropriate Use
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Useful in determining the present adaptive capacity and how that capacity might be developed in the
future. In general stakeholder approaches are oriented toward research teams that support policy
making. They help set the framework for evaluating specific measures, and thus from an early part of
the decision process, as well as helping to monitor capability over a longer term.
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Scope
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Global, but most appropriate at national or local level.
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Key Output
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Characterization of stakeholders and institutions in terms of levels of participation, positions, and
boundaries in policy making. Insight into institutional capacity to adapt.
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Key Input
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A mixture of quantitative and qualitative data depending on actual tools employed in the approach.
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Ease of Use
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Varies, but application of some tools requires specialist training in policy analysis. Some can be
readily adopted by practitioners.
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Training Required
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Some training is useful, but expertise in policy analysis is more important than specific analytical
techniques.
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Training Available
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Many training courses on stakeholder engagement exist.
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Computer Requirements
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Computer access
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Documentation
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Working papers on institutions, institutional analysis, stakeholders, and case studies are available
online.
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Applications
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See http://sei-international.org/index.php/oxford for
examples of applications.
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Contacts for Framework, Documentation, Technical Assistance
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Dr. Thomas Downing
Stockholm Environment Institute, Oxford Office, 10B Littlegate Street, Oxford, OX1 1QT, United
Kingdom; Tel: +44.1865.202070; e-mail: tom.downing@sei.se.
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Cost
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No cost
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References
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See http://www.sei.se/oxford for links to
references.
Ziervogel, G. and T. E. Downing. 2004. Stakeholder networks: Improving seasonal forecasts. Climatic
Change 65(1-2):73-101.
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