Mainly Provisioning and The animal herders are dependent Given their proportion in the Animal herders in the Chemoga basin regulating on water and grass resources in ecosystem their impact on the the ecosystem project is considered significant next to the above two stakeholders Downstream villagers living at Mainly Provisioning and They are beneficiaries of river These stakeholders could not be the Chemoga river............. regulating......... flows from upstream also ignored in the project as they are impacted by regulating function potential victims of of the upstream ecosystem.......... mismanagement in the upstream ecosystem............. 2. Material to prepare ahead of the discussion Some of the factors identified to ensure effective communication in our stakeholder engagement processes and to be made available ahead of the discussion include: To create opportunities for direct communication; To determine level of interest on the topic of discussion To choose appropriate language that suits the participants To select communication format accessible for all To identify a few rules of communication and assign a skilled facilitator To set time of communication It is to be noted that the project will involve both the literate and illiterate stakeholders in the watershed that largely determined the type of communication means to be selected during the engagement process suitable for each group of people. A very basic description of the material we prepared includes the following as described in the table below. Content Format of Suitability to Flexibility element communication stakeholders Description of the project: Direct communication The media is The flexibility “ The perceived need for through verbal suitable for all element is on how stakeholder engagement for stakeholders to address each Community improved land management in group manageable maps showing literate Chemoga Basin” for direct spots of land members of communication Why land degradation degradation the groups is an issue in the Video lead the watershed messages from process of
Animal herders in the Chemoga basin Mainly Provisioning and regulating The animal herders are dependent on water and grass resources in the ecosystem Given their proportion in the ecosystem their impact on the project is considered significant next to the above two stakeholders Downstream villagers living at the Chemoga river............. Mainly Provisioning and regulating......... They are beneficiaries of river flows from upstream also impacted by regulating function of the upstream ecosystem.......... These stakeholders could not be ignored in the project as they are potential victims of mismanagement in the upstream ecosystem............. 2. Material to prepare ahead of the discussion Some of the factors identified to ensure effective communication in our stakeholder engagement processes and to be made available ahead of the discussion include: To create opportunities for direct communication; To determine level of interest on the topic of discussion To choose appropriate language that suits the participants To select communication format accessible for all To identify a few rules of communication and assign a skilled facilitator To set time of communication It is to be noted that the project will involve both the literate and illiterate stakeholders in the watershed that largely determined the type of communication means to be selected during the engagement process suitable for each group of people. A very basic description of the material we prepared includes the following as described in the table below. Content Format of communication Suitability to stakeholders Flexibility element Description of the project: “ The perceived need for stakeholder engagement for improved land management in Chemoga Basin” Direct communication through verbal Community maps showing spots of land degradation Video messages from The media is suitable for all stakeholders literate members of the groups lead the process of The flexibility element is on how to address each group manageable for direct communication Why land degradation is an issue in the watershed