Use of stakeholder engagement to support policy transfer: A case of contaminated land management in Nigeria

Sam, Kabari; Coulon, Frédéric; Prpich, George

doi:10.1016/j.envdev.2017.06.005

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“…The SMEs reported the lack of systematic measurements on gaseous pollutant emissions in hydrocarbon activities in the surrounding communities of VEC. In addition, the rest of the involved stakeholders shared the desire and the need for an environmental and public health monitoring system in the VEC and surroundings via a joint effort by the government, private sector, and communities [ 11 ]. Moreover, the SMIs stated that there is no elevated risk to employees’ health, and that this is covered by companies′ health protocols that guarantee their employees′ physical and mental wellbeing.…”

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“…Their key contributing factors were the poor governance, rent seeking culture, and inadequate funding, all interfacing with the financial and governmental context. In the same context, one study [ 11 ] investigated the socio-cultural preferences of stakeholders in the Niger Delta to understand how different stakeholder groups value socio-cultural differences. Based on their results, all stakeholders acknowledged the issue of hydrocarbon pollution and its impact on water and health.…”

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Stakeholders′ Perceptions of Environmental and Public Health Risks Associated with Hydrocarbon Activities in and around the Vasilikos Energy Center, Cyprus

Kleovoulou

Konstantinou

Constantinou

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The Vasilikos Energy Center (VEC) is a large hydrocarbon industrial hub actively operating in Cyprus. There is strong public interest by the communities surrounding VEC to engage with all stakeholders towards the sustainable development of hydrocarbon in the region. The methodological framework of the exposome concept would allow for the holistic identification of all relevant environmental exposures by engaging the most relevant stakeholders in industrially contaminated sites. The main objectives of this study were to: (i) evaluate the stakeholders’ perceptions of the environmental and public health risks and recommended actions associated with the VEC hydrocarbon activities, and (ii) assess the stakeholders’ understanding and interest towards exposome-based technologies for use in oil and gas applications. Methods: Six major groups of stakeholders were identified: local authorities, small-medium industries (SMIs) (including multi-national companies), small-medium enterprises (SMEs), academia/professional associations, government, and the general public residing in the communities surrounding the VEC. During 2019–2021, a suite of stakeholder engagement initiatives was deployed, including semi-structured interviews (n = 32), a community survey for the general public (n = 309), technical meetings, and workshops (n = 4). Results from the semi-structured interviews, technical meetings and workshops were analyzed through thematic analysis and results from the community survey were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Almost all stakeholders expressed the need for the implementation of a systematic health monitoring system for the VEC broader area and its surrounding residential communities, including frequent measurements of air pollutant emissions. Moreover, stricter policies by the government about licensing and monitoring of hydrocarbon activities and proper communication to the public and the mass media emerged as important needs. The exposome concept was not practiced by the SMEs, but SMIs showed willingness to use it in the future as part of their research and development activities. Conclusions: The sustainable development of hydrocarbon exploitation and processing prospects for Cyprus involves the VEC. Continuous and active collaboration and mutual feedback among all stakeholders involved with the VEC is essential, as this may allow future environmental and occupational health initiatives to be formalized.

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Stakeholders′ Perceptions of Environmental and Public Health Risks Associated with Hydrocarbon Activities in and around the Vasilikos Energy Center, Cyprus

Kleovoulou

Konstantinou

Constantinou

et al. 2021

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“…In their meta-study of policy transfer routes, Minkman et al (2018: 235) conclude that culturally co-determined "normative and institutional fits" are a decisive catalyst for transfer processes. Other studies illustrate the same for stakeholder engagement in contaminated land management (Sam et al, 2017), educational policy transfer (Kim, 2017), sustainable transportation policies (Ashmore et al, 2018), and the acceptance of a new public information system (Kim and Kim, 2010).…”

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Accounting for Culture in Policy Transfer: A Blueprint for Research and Practice

Bertram

2020

Political Studies Review

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In recent years, the burgeoning literature on transnational dissemination of policies has moved beyond orthodox models to incorporate the institutional context by means of social-constructivist approaches. This article engages in a critical review of the status quo by arguing for the importance of an overlooked key variable in policy transfer research: culture. Particularly, it is contended that culture plays an under-acknowledged role in co-shaping transfer dynamics both as a dependent and as an independent variable and consequently deserves a more thorough embedment in mainstream research. To this end, operational recommendations for how future studies can measure, incorporate, and isolate cultural factors are offered and a feasible research agenda is proposed.

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“…These policies had evolved to address both legacy and new contaminations, incorporate stakeholder expectation and included the principles of sustainability in contaminated land management (Nathanail et al, 2013;Hou et al, 2014;Prpich et al, 2019). The UK contaminated land management regime has continually improved its regulation to reflect current science and stakeholders' values through several stakeholder engagements prior to reviewing the contaminated land Statutory Guidance (DEFRA, 2012;Sam et al, 2017c). This process ensures stakeholders' values are considered in improving contaminated land management policy.…”

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“…In this paper, a key factor that impacts on the effectiveness of policy transfer is explored, namely; social values and perception (Sam et al, 2017b). The study investigated how social values differ between contaminated land management stakeholders and how this could lead to ineffectiveness of transferred policy.…”

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Contaminated land management policy transfer: Drivers and barriers within the Nigerian context

Sam¹

2022

Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Barriers to successful transfer of contaminated land management policy from one country to another include socio-cultural, economic and environmental differences. While weak contaminated land management regimes desire effective legislation and make efforts to transfer policies from established regimes, contextual differences or characteristics between the two countries involved is a key challenge. These differing characteristics include social values, economic strength, governance structure, and technical know-how. An investigation was conducted through workshop and interviews to determine core social values that are impacted due to contaminated land by oil spills in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Workshop was undertaken for participants involving community groups (N=35), while interviews involved contaminated land management regulator (N=8), experts in contaminated land management in the Niger Delta (N=6), and operators in the oil exploration industry (N=7). Water quality, soil quality for agriculture, farming and fishing, and health/wellbeing indicated core social values that influence contaminated land management decisions while stakeholders expressed long-term concern about economic losses, clean-up, environmental degradation and public engagement. It is proposed that policymakers should consider unique conditions and country-specific characteristics in the event of policy adaptation for contaminated land management. An alternative approach to improving contaminated land management is recommended that will account for core social values and accommodate varying perceptions of stakeholders.

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Use of stakeholder engagement to support policy transfer: A case of contaminated land management in Nigeria

Cited by 22 publications

References 55 publications

Stakeholders′ Perceptions of Environmental and Public Health Risks Associated with Hydrocarbon Activities in and around the Vasilikos Energy Center, Cyprus

Stakeholders′ Perceptions of Environmental and Public Health Risks Associated with Hydrocarbon Activities in and around the Vasilikos Energy Center, Cyprus

Accounting for Culture in Policy Transfer: A Blueprint for Research and Practice

Contaminated land management policy transfer: Drivers and barriers within the Nigerian context

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