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26 • organize specific activ ities to raise aw areness regarding environmental protection, such as clean-up days • inform the local population about your environmental activities • use the media to achieve success in projecting y our message 2.4 PARTNERSHIPS AND CONS ENSUS BUILDING When seeking to promote environment-friendly behavior and actions, sports organiz ations must often rely on external support for the expertis e required to identify and solve the ec ological problems w hich they have generated or from w hich they suffer. This support may be prov ided by ministries of the environment, national agencies, loc al authorities and public utilities dealing w ith w ater, electric ity, public transportation, construction, etc. A ll these bodies have information regarding national and specific legis lation pertaining to the env ironment, the current s tatus of c ertain env ironmental problems, the international and non-governmental organiz ations w orking on s ocial and environmental iss ues able to provide direct expertis e, the commercial and industrial companies incorporating env ironmental cons iderations into their management and operations, as w ell as the sc ientific and technologic al groups dealing w ith urban planning and community c ons truc tion. Partners w ith whom sports organizations may cooperate include : • national, regional and loc al environmental departments • international organizations dealing w ith social and environmental issues • ecologic al non-gov ernmental organizations • environmental cons ultants • prof essional assoc iat ions • business and industry • univ ersities and scientists • local communities Form of intervention: • members of the environmental c ommission of the organization • other parties monitoring c ompliance w ith the law • cons ultants and tec hnical experts • partic ipants ac ting as w atchdogs • external examiners Hereafter are various sugges tions w hich should facilitate the actions of sports organiz ations w illing to address env ironmental issues. 2.4.1 Establishing Consultation with Environmental Partners A common approac h, partic ularly among s ports organizations and ass oc iations, is especially interesting in the following domains: • influenc ing indiv idual behavior • planning land use jointly • influenc ing the sports industry
27 Although this partnership c an be implemented in a simple w ay through informal contacts, it may be further developed and structured for large-s ize ev ents involv ing broad partic ipation. Cooperation betw een all parties, authorities and NGOs is in any case an important factor for s uccessful env ironmental w ork. This cooperation w ill generate new environmental expertis e, together w ith new env ironmental s ervic es and products of local, national and/or international interest. Environmental problems should thus be resolved through a planning process, in clos e cooperation w ith loc al and regional authorities as w ell as other interes ted parties. Environmental objectiv es should be established as a common platform of action by local organizers, together w ith NGOs, munic ipal and regional authorities, and environmental experts. Figure 5: Cooperation is the key to success Depending on the nature and size of the ev ent, this process c an be more or less formal. For large-scale events, the cooperation proc ess can be implemented through an env ironmental commission c ompris ing representativ es of all the interested parties. There is also room for informal c ooperation arrangements. The process, roles and duties of each party should be clearly defined. For s mall events, the cooperation proc ess does not require such organiz ation and can be implemented on the basis of less formal contacts and ac tions. Whatev er the c ase, though, it is essential to: • set c ommon and reas onabIe environmental objectives - build a consensus • cons ider, in the initial phase, the direct and indirect effects of each solution • make consultation and c ooperation a part of the process; it is nec ess ary to create a process w hereby peoples view points, both ins ide and outside the organization, are fully taken into acc ount and put to good use; formal and informal cons ultation is nec ess ary No indiv idual participant is c apable single-handedly of dealing w ith all env ironmental
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