Guide pour les professionnels concernant la consultation des acteurs locaux

The document outlines a nine-step process for conducting effective stakeholder consultations for climate mitigation actions, emphasizing the protection of human rights and the necessity of free, prior, and informed consent for indigenous peoples. It provides a checklist for project promoters to ensure transparency, inclusivity, and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.

• The guide identifies a historical lack of positive interaction between local populations and project promoters in climate mitigation, often resulting in negative outcomes such as population displacement or the privatization of natural resources.
• Effective consultation is presented as a tool for good governance that improves decision quality, strengthens public trust, and prevents conflicts, ultimately leading to higher quality projects.
• For indigenous peoples and local communities, the guide asserts that the right to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) is mandatory when rights essential to survival are at stake or when there are significant consequences for lands and resources.
• The document establishes ten core principles for consultations, including 'non-harm' (ensuring climate actions do not cause unacceptable harm to communities or ecosystems), proportionality, justice, and the provision of resources to support marginalized actors.
• The guide details a nine-step methodology for consultation: 1) defining objectives, 2) identifying relevant stakeholders, 3) determining appropriate time and place, 4) choosing communication methods, 5) establishing information formats, 6) defining consultation issues, 7) establishing contribution methods, 8) analyzing and disseminating results, and 9) determining the need for follow-up consultations.
• Specific requirements for the consultation process include notifying stakeholders at least 30 days in advance and providing non-technical project summaries and independent impact assessments before the meeting.
• The guide emphasizes the need for grievance mechanisms and independent recourse options, including national judicial systems, to address community complaints that are not resolved during the consultation process.

APA

Filzmoser, E., & Dufrasne, G. (2018). Guide pour les professionnels concernant la consultation des acteurs locaux. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PRACTITIONERS-GUIDE-FOR-LOCAL-STAKEHOLDER-CONSULTATION-OF-CLIMATE-MITIGATION-ACTIONS-FRENCH-FINAL-PRINT.pdf

Chicago

Filzmoser, Eva, and Gilles Dufrasne. Guide pour les professionnels concernant la consultation des acteurs locaux. Carbon Market Watch, 2018. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PRACTITIONERS-GUIDE-FOR-LOCAL-STAKEHOLDER-CONSULTATION-OF-CLIMATE-MITIGATION-ACTIONS-FRENCH-FINAL-PRINT.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{filzmoser2018guide, author = {Filzmoser, Eva and Dufrasne, Gilles}, title = {{Guide pour les professionnels concernant la consultation des acteurs locaux}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PRACTITIONERS-GUIDE-FOR-LOCAL-STAKEHOLDER-CONSULTATION-OF-CLIMATE-MITIGATION-ACTIONS-FRENCH-FINAL-PRINT.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }