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PURPOSE
The primary goal of the World Commission on Dams
Consultative Process in Pakistan (WCD CPP) Project is to initiate
steps to ensure economically viable, socially equitable and
environmentally sustainable development in the water and energy
sectors in Pakistan, with particular emphasis on large dams.
One of the major outputs of the project is a series
of consultative workshops to deliberate upon the findings of
the WCD report. The objective of the consultative process is
to provide a forum for reviewing the WCD’s strategic priorities,
guidelines and recommendations in the national and local context
and also enabling the participants to provide feedback on the
Dams and Development Report.
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The process is designed such that it will facilitate the generation
of policy reforms by analysing, reviewing and studying the Dams
and Development Report of the WCD with particular reference
to public policy in Pakistan and also contribute towards the
formulation of a shared view around the current issues related
to large dams.
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WORKSHOP THEMES
Six (6) one-day, multi-stakeholder national consultative
workshops will be organized at Quetta, Skardu, Lahore, Peshawar,
Khalabut (Haripur) and Hyderabad. Each of these national workshops
will deliberate upon a distinct theme which is both, directly
related to the Dams and Development Report (DDP) and an issue
of concern in the local context. The consultative process will
broadly cover the whole DDP Report, incorporating social, environmental
and economic issues as well as positive and negative aspects
of large dams, in the debate.
Since the goal is to amass views of all stakeholders
on the level of acceptability and adaptability of the DDP report,
it is envisaged that valuable input would be generated if the
workshop is based on a theme relevant to the local setting.
It is likely that participants would have comprehensive insight
and developed opinions on such issues.
To undertake the debate in all major geographical
locations of the country, cities in all four provinces have
been selected. The themes that would be addressed by the workshops
are detailed in the table below:
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FORMAT OF THE WORKSHOPS
The format of the workshop has been carefully planned
such that all its components work towards the acheivement of
the objectives of the consultative process. The workshops are
envisaged as national events, with participation from a wide
range of stakeholders from all over the country. Invitees will
include representatives of the federal and provincial governments,
non-governmental organizations, civil society, academia, United
Nations organizations and the private sector. Selected members
of the WCD Council and donor and media representatives will
also be invited to the workshops. Together they will represent
diverse professions and interests, with a stake in the water
and energy sector in Pakistan.
Each workshop will contain modules developed around
a distinct theme, which has relevance in the local context and
is also an essential constituent of the WCD report. The event
venue shall, therefore, have bearing on its theme. This, it
is hoped, will pre-empt heated debates on politically sensitive
issues, colored by provincialism, and allow for free and open
discussion on all issues. The theme-based workshop design also
incorporates crucial dialogue on the WCD strategic priorities,
guidelines and the rights-and-risks approach.
Policy recommendations will be generated through
a partcipatory group work exercise that will allow the participants
to freely voice their views. These will be synthesized for the
approval and input of the WCD Council before being finalised
and disseminated in the form of a Policy Brief.
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DETAILED WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Click on the workshop theme for details:
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