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EXERCISE 2

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Constructing a stakeholder map for IEA

Objective Abu Dhabi, UAE
Develop a shared understanding of who the main stakeholders are, what is their relationship
with key environmental issues and their relative importance.

Materials
White index cards (three times the number of participants)

Sets of index cards of different colours

Procedure

1. Ask participants to write the name of relevant stakeholders on a white card (as many as
they consider important for the process). Stick them on a blackboard.
2. When there are no more suggestions, identify the main interest of the suggested
stakeholders related to the key issues of the IEA process.

3. Group the cards according to the perceived common interests of the stakeholders. Each
group of interest is replaced by a coloured card. Each stakeholder name is transferred to
the coloured card along with that person’s main interests.

4. The coloured cards are arranged in a star shaped pattern, with each coloured card
forming one ray of the star. The stakeholders are arranged according to its importance
to the key environmental issue that is the centre of the star. The most important
stakeholders are close to the centre.

f. Establishing the basis for the impact strategy

At the outset, it is important to try to understand how the national IEA process can have an
impact on policies that influence the state of the environment. Particular attention should be paid
at this point to identifying persons and groups that are in a position to influence policies that have
an impact on the environment, and effectively manage relationships with these people. Module 3

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