Integrated Planning Case Study from Seychelles

1. Integrated Planning Case Study from Seychelles Remember, it's not the plan, it's the process that assures success. AIACC Trieste Training Program By : Rolph Payet, 2002

2. What is Integrated Planning (IP)? • IP is a process which draws together previously sectorally-focussed planning efforts • IP is a process which allows interaction, conflict resolution, bottle-neck identification and knowledge exchange among stakeholders • IP is needed to improve institutional image and should be at the centre for institutional initiatives and resource allocation.

3. Five reasons for embedding climate change in IP • Ensure climate change issues and concerns are understood and considered in planning • Help understand how potential preventive or adaptive responses can be implemented effectively. • Optimise use and allocation of resources • Handle issues of uncertainty across sectors • To identify areas where management is weak, knowledge is lacking, and communication poor.

4. 3 IP Models in Seychelles • National Development Plan (1980-1990) -government-wide consultation process -shopping list of projects -small environmental component -not linked to sustainable development principles • Environment Management Plan (1990-2000) -written by team of consultants -national workshop for comments -shopping list of projects -focussed exclusively on environment -some elements of Sustainable development -no cross-cutting issues

5. The Environment Management Plan 2000-2010 (EMPS) • Multisectoral – 10 secotoral areas • Cross-cutting issues – 6 • Full stakeholder involvement process – civil society, private sector, NGO, government, and international organisations and donors • Flexible programmatic approach • Multiple implementation partners and arrangements • Performance targets and audit • SD Principles fully enshrined

6. The EMPS Design Process Structure • EMPS Steering Committee • Sector Working groups • NGO/Private Sector Consultations • Donor Technical Meeting and Consultation • Public and Media Activities Process • Audit of Past Activities and Projects • Institutional Analysis and Review • Logical Framework approach to Program Development • Endorsement by Government, NGO and Private Sector Bodies • Creation of implementation body or focal point.

7. Ministry of Environment Consulted if EIA or in sensitive area Periodical consultations and site visits Ministry of Industry and International Business Ministry of Land Use and Habitats Town & Country Planning Permits for sub-division Permits for construction Policy for decentralisation Policy of micro-enterprise Land use Plans Allocates Land SIDEC Investors Lease property Supervise industrial estate Management of industrial zone Lease/buy Entrepreneurs Analyzing Inter-institutional Linkages

8. The Logical Framework Approach The advantages of using LFA are the following: • Fundamental issues are asked and weaknesses are analyzed • Systematic and logical analysis of the inter-related key elements • Highlights linkages between project elements, sectoral issues and external factors. • Basis for systematic monitoring and analysis of the effects of projects. • Facilitates common understanding and better communication between stakeholders. • Management and administration benefit from standardized procedures for collecting and assessing information. • The use of LFA and systematic monitoring ensures continuity of approach when original project staff are replaced. • As more institutions adopt the LFA concept it may facilitate communication between governments, NGO’s and donor agencies. • Widespread use of the LFA format makes it easier to undertake both sectoral studies and comparative studies in general.

9. LFA in Practice • Steps • Participation Analysis • Problem Analysis • Objectives Analysis • Alternatives Analysis • Define main project elements • Identify Linkages • Assumptions & constraints • Determine indicators

10. Society, Population and Health (including Gender) Land Use, Coastal Zones and Urbanisation Biodiversity, Forestry and Agriculture Energy and Transport Fisheries and Marine Resources/Processes Water, Sanitation and Waste Tourism and Aesthetics Environmental Economics and Mainstreaming, and Sustainable Financing Regulatory, Policy and Institutional Mechanisms Commerce, Industry and Production Choosing the Sectors can lead to quite a debate, but it should be kept simple and address most of the issues and all sectors. The Integration Process

11. identification of common issues identification of gaps prioritizing activities and ensure complimentarity determining roles : implementer, beneficiary, etc. identification of partners: local and international state of knowledge assessment The Integration Process • Determine how the sectors will be integrated.

12. Cross-cutting themes Education, awareness and advocacy Partnerships, public consultation and civil society participation Training and capacity-building Management Science, research and technology Monitoring and Assessment Vulnerability and global climate change The Integration Process • Identify the Cross-Cutting Issues

13. Benefits -reduce duplication -improve monitoring -enhance implementation success -improve communication Constraints -capacity to manage, coordinate and audit -resource mobilization -international trends -handling skepticism -transparency -accountability The Integration Process • Identify the Benefits and Constraints

14. Determine the stage of functional linkage and integration Link objectives, culture, and key success factors Gain agreement and commitment, and overcoming conflicts Translate the prioritized activities into the logical framework and an operating plan with sectoral objectives, action plans, & budgets. Implementation Demystify the strategy Create 'ownership' for implementation Outline how communication and exchange will be done Implement quality management approaches – plan-do-check-act cycles Define how to measuring and reward successful planning Make integrated planning a process, not a one-time event The Integration Process • Consolidating the strategic Plan

15. Major Lessons Learned • A wide range of tools that can be used to facilitate integrated planning • A continuous process is key to sustained integrated planning • Climate change issues needs to be integrated in the entire process • Implementation arrangements are key to an integrated planning process

16. Future Perspectives for IP in CC • Need more research on how to better integrate CC in the formal planning process of Governments and the Private Sector • Demystify climate change scenarios, vulnerability assessment and adaptation in IP • How to optimize the flow of knowledge on climate change adaptation options • How to engage wider participation and buy-in for implementation of Adaptation options

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