ms ps in forest landscape restoration

Centre for Development Innovation

Multi-Stakeholder Processes (MSPs)

Herman BrouwerWebinar for Global Forest Landscape Restoration Network17 november 2010

Centre for Development

Innovation


1. Welcome!


2. Overview presentation

What are MSPs? Why use MSPs in forest landscape

restoration? Characteristics of MSPs Practical tips and insights on how to design

and facilitate MSPs Q&A, discussion


3. A working definition of MSPs

Terminology: Stakeholder vs. Actor; Processes vs. Platforms vs. Networks vs. Change Strategies…

Current thinking on MSPs is informed by system theory and insights about complexity

Multi-Stakeholder processes are: “a part of governance in which different stakeholders are identified, usually through representatives, invited and assisted to interact in a deliberative forum that focuses on: Sharing knowledge and perspectives Generating and examining options Informing and shaping negotiations and decisions

(source: IUCN 2010)


4. Characteristics of an MSP

To be used for ‘complex’ problems – which one stakeholder alone cannot solve

Involves a diversity of sectors and scales Importance of building a shared understanding of the

issue – respecting different perspectives Credible convenors are key to the legitimacy of the

MSP High quality process facilitation needed to have enough

deliberation for learning, and creating new options Power and conflict should be recognized and

incorporated in MSP design Final goal must always be: producing workable

recommendations for action


5. What Multi-Stakeholder Processes do

Function Goal

Shared visioning Creating events that generate shared understanding and vision

System organizing Bringing together an emerging system of diverse stakeholders to generate coherence in strategies

Learning, research, capacity devt.

Developing and disseminating new knowledge and tools with research, piloting new approaches, and training

Measuring/certifying Developing indices, assessments, and/or certification processes

Financing Combining forces to aggregate their impact and create a more efficient funding vehicle than any one could on their own

Advocating Mobilizing voice and increasing pressure upon specific stakeholders who are blocking (actively or inactively) change

Source: Steve Waddell (2010) www.networkingaction.net


6. Timeframe and sequence of hypothetical MSP

Source: IUCN (2010) Negotiate


7. Example: Tool for mapping stakeholder interests in FLR

Source: Natasha de Bats, Marcus Granz, Madelon Lohbeck, Lotty Nijhuis and Rinchen Yangzom - Wageningen UR, the Netherlands, 2010.


8. More resources on MSPs

Resource portal on MSPs of Wageningen CDI

http://portals.wi.wur.nl/msp

IUCN (2010) Negotiate: Reaching agreements over water. John Dore et al.

www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/water/resources/toolkits/?4912/Negotiate--reaching-agreements-over-water

FAO (2005) Negotiation and mediation techniques or natural resource management. Antonia Engel, Benedikt Korf.

www.fao.org/docrep/008/a0032e/a0032e00.HTM

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