Event Details

ONLINE WEBINAR


Missing Links in Stakeholder Engagement



The NEMA promotes effective & equitable participation, however, effective stakeholder engagement & public participation is often neglected. Join us for an exciting session where we hear from local and international industry leaders on common pitfalls we make and how best to ensure effective engagement & participation. The event will include a live demonstration of e-Participation platforms and digital innovations.

Agenda

10:00 - 10:10
Welcome and Announcements
10:10 - 10:35
Inadequate & Inappropriate Public Participation: Recent Court Findings & Observations of a Community Lawyer
10:35 - 11:00
Best International Practise in Stakeholder Engagement
11:00 - 11:25
Going Digital in Impact Assessment: iReport - a digital platform for reporting and eParticipation, achieving more meaningful public participation in impact assessment
11:25 - 11:50
Questions & Answers
11:50 - 11:55
Thanks and Close

Speakers

  • Hanneke Koedijk (Consultant at RHDHV)

    Hanneke Koedijk

    Consultant at RHDHV

    Hanneke Koedijk has a background in Environmental & Infrastructure Planning and is working as a consultant in environmental impact assessments for Royal HaskoningDHV in the Netherlands. Through the past years she has worked on EIA’s for a wide range of projects: from the energy transition to water management and from nature conservation to strategic environmental visions. In het projects she uses iReport as a tool for participation on EIA’s.

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  • Clement Repussard (Technical Director, Social Safeguards Expert Environmental & Social Impact Assessment, Europe of SLR Consulting (Africa) (Pty) Ltd)

    Clement Repussard

    Technical Director, Social Safeguards Expert Environmental & Social Impact Assessment, Europe of SLR Consulting (Africa) (Pty) Ltd

    Dr. Clément Repussard has 18 years of experience as expert social development issues and resettlement for large industrial and infrastructure projects. Areas of expertise and experience cover:
    · Public consultation and participation
    · Community development programmes
    · Land Acquisition and Resettlement planning
    · SociEal Baseline & Social Impact Assessment studies
    · Gender issues in project formulation, procurement process, construction works and industrial operations.
    · Institutional capacity building in various settings (implementing agencies for large technical projects, municipalities, regional development agencies), including frameworks for quality management
    · Training programs for different target groups (e.g. administrative bodies, private businesses, income generation in rural areas, vulnerable groups)
    · Due Diligence audits and Compliance assessment against the IFC PS and the World Bank Policies
    · Rural sanitation and water supply in low income environments including programs for awareness raising
    Sectors of experience include Power production (Hydropower and Thermal) and Transmission Line, Transport, O&G and Mining, Water supply & sanitation, Waste Management.
    Countries of experience: Georgia, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Qatar, Tunisia, Cameroon, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Greece, France, New Caledonia.
    Prior to joining SLR Consulting France in 2014, Clément worked for SKM France (now JACOBS), as Principal, Social & Resettlement Expert for 2 years, and POYRY France (now NALDEO), as Principal Social expert for 2 years. From 2005 to 2010, Clement lived and worked in Senegal, where he was working in an NGO on Community waste management and water utilities projects un rural and urban areas.

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  • Janice Tooley (Attorney at ALL RISE Attorneys for Climate and Environmental Justice)

    Janice Tooley

    Attorney at ALL RISE Attorneys for Climate and Environmental Justice

    Janice has been practicing as an environmental attorney since 2013 and has a unique skill set in both environmental management and law. She initially trained in zoology, botany, ecology, and environmental management, and worked as an environmental consultant, facilitator, and environmental impact assessment (EIA) practitioner for many years before pursuing a career as an environmental lawyer. She is a director and co-founder of the newly established law clinic ALL RISE Attorneys for Climate and Environmental Justice, working pro bono for communities who cannot afford legal services.

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