The preparation of the Environmental Profile is followed by a City Consultation where stakeholders from all levels of government and relevant sectors come together to deliberate and agree on the priority issues confronting their city. A City Consultation in the SCP/LA21 context has the following objectives: - to identify and review priority urban environmental issues;
- to bring together key actors from the public, private and popular to jointly develop an improved city management process;
- to establish a cross-sectoral working approach;
- to determine how the necessary resources can be brought together to address the issues.
In many cities, the City Consultation has been acknowledged as a unique event which for the first time brings together a large and diverse group of people, provides broader exposure and awareness and inspires a new sharing of responsibilities and pulling together of resources to resolve issues of common concern. The SCP City Consultation is conducted through well-structured meeting modules that combine plenary and group discussions. City Consultation in Lusaka, Zambia The city consultation was held over a 5-day period. On the first day, the Lusaka Environmental Profile was presented and the key environmental issues were discussed. The next two days focussed on two key issues. Preposition papers on each issue were presented followed by debate on the issues in working groups. On the fourth day, the consultation discussed the institutional framework required to address the identified critical issues. The final day was dedicated to conclusions culminating in a consultation declaration that indicated the way forward. |
Download: SCP Source Book Series, Volume 2: Organising, Conducting and Reporting an SCP City Consultation
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