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T7 Supporting Participatory Research Tools
Here we consider some other participatory tools or methods which are not data collection methods per
se, but which are very useful for conducting SIA, especially during SIA Stages 1-3. These methods are:
• Stakeholder analysis
• Problem trees
• Scenario analysis
T7.1 Stakeholder Analysis
Introduction
Stakeholder analysis is very important for the starting conditions study. Identification of the different
stakeholder groups and sub-groups, their interests and inter-actions with other stakeholder groups, and
their likely reaction to project interventions or external pressures, are critical elements of SIA.
Appropriate identification and analysis of stakeholders helps frame the SIA, and is important for
indicator selection.
Description of Method
The following steps in stakeholder analysis are suggested by CARE (2002):
(a) Brainstorm with key informants or focus groups to list all the people, groups and organizations that
might have an influence on the project or be affected by it, including: local leaders; key people in
implementing NGOs and community-based organizations; central, district and local government staff;
people benefiting from a pre-project open access situation; and other groups who could be negatively
affected such as illegal loggers, charcoal producers, bushmeat hunters, etc. It is also useful to divide the
stakeholders into project ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders’. The list needs to be revised from time to time to
ensure since new stakeholders can emerge.
(b) Analyze each stakeholder group in terms of their interests, their possible impact on the project, their
motivation to participate, and their relationships with other stakeholders. This information can be
summarized in Table T19. Venn diagrams are also useful for analyzing relationships between
stakeholders (see Box T5).
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