Objective: To identify the stakeholder groups.To gauge their perceptions, interests and priorities. To identify areas of tension between groups.

1. Stakeholder Analysis in the Caspian
and Caucasus
Mary M. Matthews, Ph.D.
Innovatia Consulting, Inc.

2. Overview of questions:
 What is a Stakeholder Analysis?
 What methodology is used?
 What difficulties were encountered?
 What solutions were found?
 What is the usefulness of the analysis?
 What are the advantages for IWRM?
 What are the lessons learned from the
Caspian Environment Programme?
 Stakeholder Analysis revisited

3. What is Stakeholder Analysis?
 Who are stakeholders?
– Anyone with an interest, a “stake” in the
conditions being addressed by the project
– Including anyone impacted by and impacting
these conditions
 What is the objective of the SHA?
– To identify the stakeholder groups
– To gauge their perceptions, interests and
priorities
– To identify areas of tension between groups

4. What methodology is used?
 Literature review
 Qualitative/ground truthing
 Survey development and administration
 Database creation
 Statistical analysis, using mean and standard
deviation among SHGs
 Identify areas of conflict between SHGs
 Make suggestions for overcoming conflicts/tensions
both active and emergent
 Compare over time, using same questions

5. Difficulties encountered?
Solutions found?
1. Lack of responsiveness from
some sectors
2. Not enough surveys to be
“statistically valid” by social
science criteria
1. More aggressive survey
distribution, personal
appeals with assurance of
confidentiality
2. Unfortunate, but due to low
budgets unavoidable.
Remember there is room for
error, but this is better than
nothing and can be quite
informative.
• Subsequent projects include mechanisms for stakeholder input
throughout the TDA/SAP process span to provide feedback to the
project through Stakeholder Advisory Groups
(Create venues for stakeholder communications)

6. Usefulness of Analysis?
 Can identify the actual concerns among
stakeholders
 Can provide a check on the experts in terms
of top priority problems and perceptions
 Can allow projects to take steps to avoid
future problems with the creation of win-win
solutions
 CEP Example:

7. CEP: Priorities of Stakeholder Groups
Stakeholder group Fisheries Biodiversity
Invasive
species Pollution
Sustainable
Development Civil Society
All Stakeholders/ all respondents
( # priority) # 3 # 2 # 5 # 1 # 4 # 6
National NGO
Nature Preserve Staff
Coastal Zone Resident
Public Healthcare Provider
Educator/ Student
Farmer / Water User
Pastoralist/Animal Husbandry
National or Local NGO
Coastal Recreation Industry
Community Based Organization
Fishermen
Fisheries Enforcement/ Border Guards
Fishing Product Sales - National
Fisheries Consumer and Value added
consumers
State Owned Industry
Private Industry
Oil Company Representatives
National Press

8. Advantages for IWRM?
 Provides a systematic view of complex
issues with multiple stakeholder groups
 Allows solutions to be devised that focus on
the high priority concerns of those
impacting and impacted by IWRM
 Provides a baseline of analysis for future
impacts of project, and informs how
effectively the project is reaching it’s
objectives

9. Lessons Learned for Caspian
Environment Programme:
 Importance of inclusion of multiple stakeholder input
in TDA processes and project direction through SAP
 Ability to monitor trends over project timeframe
 Ability to gauge where public participation and
stakeholder involvement is useful and appropriate,
and is having an impact
 Provides feedback and direction for the development
of the public participation strategy
 Serves as a case study for future projects in the
region

10. Stakeholder Analysis Revisited
 Can assist in the identification of involved
groups
 Can assist in the identification of potential
areas of conflict and suggest measures to
avoid these conflicts for better programme
effectiveness
 Provides a baseline of social data for future
comparison, and project adjustment as
needed