1. Knowledge Platform for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Flood Prevention Measures (FLOOD CBA) FLOOD CBA Task B: Building the Stakeholders’ Capacity Dr. Fatima Navas Thessaloniki, 21-22 February 2013

2. Knowledge Platform for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Flood Prevention Measures (FLOOD CBA) Thessaloniki, 21-22 February 2013 Proposal

3. Knowledge Platform for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Flood Prevention Measures (FLOOD CBA) Thessaloniki, 21-22 February 2013 FLOOD CBA TASK B: Building the Stakeholders’ Capacity  Objective: Enhancement of the partners' capacity to respond properly to the project requirements along with the development of a flexible structure ensuring the involvement of key actors from the private and public sector.

4. Knowledge Platform for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Flood Prevention Measures (FLOOD CBA) Thessaloniki, 21-22 February 2013 FLOOD CBA TASK B: Building the Stakeholders’ Capacity  ACTION B1: “Development of peer to peer Network” Each partner has to set up a Network. We need to have an orientation about the stakeholders that should be included in these networks. The activities of the network are described under Action B1 of the proposal. DELIVERABLE: Information Exchange Network – List of members The deliverable will have the form of a table with contact details.

5. Knowledge Platform for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Flood Prevention Measures (FLOOD CBA) Thessaloniki, 21-22 February 2013 FLOOD CBA TASK B: Building the Stakeholders’ Capacity  ACTION B2: “Collection of Background Information” In each participating country every partner will have to collect material relative to the methodologies used for assessing the costs and benefits of flood risk prevention measures. The collected material will be uploaded to the Knowledge Platform. DELIVERABLE:

6. Knowledge Platform for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Flood Prevention Measures (FLOOD CBA) Thessaloniki, 21-22 February 2013 FLOOD CBA TASK B: Building the Stakeholders’ Capacity  ACTION B3: “Assessment of Stakeholders’ needs” A stakeholders’ consultation process will be developed following the review of the background information. Its core objective is to receive the stakeholders’ comments and requirements regarding the content and the information provided by the Cost/ Benefit analysis of the Flood Prevention Measures. DELIVERABLES: - Consultation Plan - Stakeholders’ Questionnaire for the consultation process - Report on Stakeholders’ views

7. KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF: Stakeholders Universe ESSENTIAL

8. Methodology for the Identification of the relevant Stakeholders Social Agents ------ Nominations among social agents Research path  Technique that helps identifying stakeholders.  Increases the number of participants during the process.  Determines unknown stakeholders. Snowball sampling Snowball sampling is not a stand-alone tool; It is a method for selecting participants and then using other tools, such as interviews or surveys. Interviews through standardised questionnaires. Well established method, widely used to gather comparable information from the source.

9. Stakeholders’ Spectrum

10. To visualise and characterise groups of stakeholders in an holistic manner. Helps organising basic data gathered from stakeholders through other methodologies such Snowball sampling or interviews. Stakeholders Characterization Table Carrero, 2009 Connection Matrix Carrero, 2009 To represent relationships between stakeholders and social networks. This well established technique allows, among other things, the identification of these stakeholders that are better connected, the kind of connection among the stakeholders, relationships with the Administrations, etc.

11. Social Networking Representation This helps understanding complex social networks. Shows connections between stakeholders and enables analyses of connections, such as: categorising, finding groups inside a network, temporal networking, etc. Carrero, 2009

12. KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF: Stakeholders Universe Administrations and Competences In Flood Risk management ESSENTIAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE COMPETENT ADMINISTRATIONS at National, Regional and Local level.

13. Carrero, 2009

14. Knowledge Platform for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Flood Prevention Measures (FLOOD CBA) Thessaloniki, 21-22 February 2013 FLOOD CBA TASK B: Building the Stakeholders’ Capacity Information Exchange Network – List of members Consultation Plan Stakeholders’ Questionnaire for the consultation process Report on Stakeholders’ views DELIVERABLES: TIMETABLE OF THE ACTIVITIES: From 1/2/2013 to 31/07/2013