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Step 2: Identification of WHO you are trying to have an impact on. 3

? Identify the key actors who are in positions to make the changes that you would like to
see.

? How do decision-makers acquire information? What do they trust? Who do they trust?
How to get to those people?

? Broader audiences, others connected to the key actors. This is the community of interest Abu Dhabi, UAE
who you may wish to work with your findings.

SMALLER GROUP EXERCISE:

? Discuss within the group:

? Why do you want to reach them?

? How feasible is it that you can reach them?

? Are there other people who can reach them better than you can? Who might they be?

Step 3: Discussion of WHAT knowledge you need to collect and how that knowledge
collected.

? The major contribution of this training program is to provide you with tools to gather
the appropriate information and the means to collect it. When building the influencing
strategy, it is important to understand that what you want to learn may not be what
a decision-maker needs to know. The step deals with the question of legitimacy, and
equitable participation

? Building trust in the final product in your data. Being aware of the tradeoffs? Participation
of the target for saliency; participation of scientists for credibility; participation of local

communities/indigenous for legitimacy. Think about the difference between modes of
participation.

FULL GROUP DISCUSSION:
? What are the different ways you can build trust with people?

? How will you find out more clearly what your key actors need to know, what their

interests are and how the information will be of use to them? Smaller group exercise:

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