Table 5.4 Stakeholder Analysis, Fuvahmulah Stakeholders Main Features / Views / Interests Worries / Experience in Power / Influence Characteristics Wetland Management National level: Line ministry, major Want to prepare Scale of Limited; held by Significant influence responsibilities islands for climate responsibilities; low individuals rather on official planning; MoHE change; responsible capacity especially than as corporate little influence on Environmental EPA for land use plans and away from capital; knowledge day-to-day decisions regulator housing government cutbacks on the ground Preparation of practical project; protection of biodiversity; enforcement of regulations Island level: Island-level Strategic Inappropriate None Significant, especially governments with development of the development; under new Council both strategic and island; day-to-day degradation and/or decentralised Island Council / Ward day-to-day management of irreversible loss of approach; limited by Councils responsibilities services and issues natural resources; low lack of budgets and technical capacity for low technical capacity planning and management Local residents Relatively affluent; Want economic Social problems due None, except Little, but personal many female-headed development and to changing society management of taro actions have high households; employment and expectations; fields at edge of cumulative impacts significant gender opportunities; youth disenchantment and wetlands on the wetlands division of roles; want more freedom unemployment significant
Table 5.4 Stakeholder Analysis, Fuvahmulah Stakeholders Main Features / Characteristics Views / Interests Worries / Experience in Wetland Management Power / Influence National level: MoHE EPA Line ministry, major responsibilities Environmental regulator Want to prepare islands for climate change; responsible for land use plans and housing Preparation of practical project; protection of biodiversity; enforcement of regulations Scale of responsibilities; low capacity especially away from capital; government cutbacks Limited; held by individuals rather than as corporate knowledge Significant influence on official planning; little influence on day-to-day decisions on the ground Island level: Council Island Council / Ward Councils Island-level governments with both strategic and day-to-day responsibilities Strategic development of the island; day-to-day management of services and issues Inappropriate development; degradation and/or irreversible loss of natural resources; low technical capacity for planning and management None Significant, especially under new decentralised approach; limited by lack of budgets and low technical capacity Local residents Relatively affluent; many female-headed households; significant gender division of roles; significant Want economic development and employment opportunities; youth want more freedom Social problems due to changing society and expectations; disenchantment and unemployment None, except management of taro fields at edge of wetlands Little, but personal actions have high cumulative impacts on the wetlands