Ways to strengthen stakeholder involvement in the context of climate change adaptation:
- ensure that the broad range of interests is considered;
- help gather data or information, identify gaps in data or information, and identify future data sources;
- provide transparency and accountability regarding both decisions taken and the process by which those decisions were arrived at;
- accustom stakeholders to the fact that choices may have to be made in the way adaptive capacity is strengthened; and
- strengthen commitment to improve adaptive capacity
(Modified and adapted from André et al., 2006; Innes and Booher, 2005.)