Training on stakeholder mapping in natural resource management: Finding Partners and Building a Strategy for Project Success

This training is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to identify and map out key stakeholders involved in natural resource management activities, projects, or programs. By effectively mapping stakeholders, participants will be better prepared to develop a strategic approach to building relationships with various parties, ensuring constructive and synergistic engagement.

In this training, participants will learn the fundamentals of stakeholder mapping, including stakeholder categories and the importance of understanding the purpose of this mapping. Participants will also be trained in methods of identification, stakeholder data creation, and conducting in-depth analysis of the interests and influence of each party. With this understanding, participants can identify potential risks and conflicts, allowing for proactive measures to be taken from the outset.

Moving forward, this training will concentrate on developing effective communication strategies and crafting approaches for stakeholder management. Participants will learn mediation techniques to facilitate conflict resolution when necessary, as well as monitor the effectiveness of stakeholder management through ongoing evaluation and feedback.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to identify and map relevant stakeholders for their activities, understand the strategic relationships between these parties, and develop tailored communication strategies based on the created map. In just two days, this training will provide immediately applicable skills to enhance the effectiveness of stakeholder engagement, ensuring that every project or program runs more smoothly and successfully with the full support of interested parties.

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Training on stakeholder mapping in natural resource management  

Provide knowledge about identifying and mapping stakeholders in an activity, project or program.
  1. Basic understanding of stakeholder mapping
    • Basic concepts of stakeholders, including stakeholder categories
    • Purpose of stakeholder mapping
  2. Identifying stakeholders
    • Identification method
    • Stakeholder data generation
  3. Stakeholder analysis
    • Interest and power/ influence analysis
    • Risk profile and potential conflicts
  4. Stakeholder engagement and management strategy
    • Developing an effective communication strategy
    • Handling conflicts and mediating
  5. Evaluation and monitoring of stakeholder engagement
    • Effectiveness of stakeholder management
    • Feedback provided by stakeholders
  • Participants are able to recognize who the stakeholders are that are relevant to their activities.
  • Participants are able to map stakeholders relevant to their activities and explain the relationship of these stakeholders to their activities.
  • Participants were able to build an effective communication strategy according to the mapping they made.
 3 days