Experience on stakeholder involvement from projects in Addis Ababa and the stakeholder

analysis

November 12, 2012Liku Workalemahu

Central Park (Peacock)

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Vegetation near the Bulbula river bank

Mekanissa

Little Akaki River

Mekanissa seminarian

Akaki

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Fanta River

Akaki Ethiopian Metal factory and urban agriculture

Affected local community groups

Key stakeholders• Negatively affected groups

– Nefasilk Lafto sub city Woreda 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 10, 11 and 12 residents

– Akaki Kality sub city Woreda 3 and 4 residents

– Kebena Bulbula farmers association

– Mekanissa Gofa vegetable farmers association

– Akaki Textile factory employees– Ethiopian Metal Melting factory– Mekane Yesus Seminarian

• Positively affected groups– Mekanissa Gofa

vegetable farmers association

Stakeholder analysis • Influential groups (positive)

– Mekane Yesus Seminarian– Youths – Farmers associations

• Potential influential groups (positive)– PM office – MoA; DRM&FS Sector– FEPA– AAFDPA– AAEPA– AAUPI – AA Health Bureau– AA BOLSA– Akaki Kality and Nefas Silk-Lafto sub

cities – Woreda Administrations

• Influential groups (negative)– AAWSA– Oromiya regional state (Finfine

Surrounding Special Zone)– AA Road Authority – Road contractors – AA Land Development Protection

and Urban Renewal Project Office– Design and Construction

Administration Bureau– “Developers” in upper catchment

areas (wetlands & near river banks)

– Master Plan Implementation Reconciliation Committee

The city’s water dams, the rivers and the case areas

Little Akaki River

Mekanissa site

Grand Akaki River

Akaki site

Gefersa damLegedadi dam

Perspective of the results • Short term

– Channelling resources to local community institutions to develop resilience – Improvement of drainage systems at local level– Donors influence ULGDP fund – Mainstreaming climate change adaptation with the ongoing revision of the

master plan– Embrace participatory planning

• Long term– Develop climate change adaptation policy, strategic planning ITCP and

accordingly revisiting organizational setup and legal frames– Mainstreaming climate change in sectoral programs and projects– The need for establishing a steering committee– Coordinated and concerted action at regional level (Oromiya and Addis Ababa)– Building more water storage

Three pieces of advice to address identified challenges

1. Ensuring involvement of key stakeholder in policy making, planning, implementation and M & E process 1. Conduct political dialogue and negotiation at regional level2. Important to participate local stakeholders in the

formulation of policy and planning 2. Establishing sustainable storm water management

strategies – Devising effective urban edge management strategies – Overarching climate change adaptation strategies in the

policy and planning frames

Piece of advice

3. New upcoming elections (on April) would probably mean change of Mayor and councillors. The need to sensitize and create awareness to Mayor, councillors and officials about climate change and cluva results – Communicating in understandable way– Linking climate change adaptation

issues/strategies with the new political agenda