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Participation for an equitably resilient society

Heidi Tuhkanen

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Public participation in decision making

Drawing, Source: Bgreen Handbook; https://bgreen-handbook.eu/stakeholder-participation/

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SDG target 16.7 to “Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels”

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Pre and post- disaster housing along the coast of Tacloban, Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. Photos: SEI Asia

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Images by Tobias on Unsplash (top right), CDC on Unsplash (top left), Gerd Altmann from Pixabay (bottom left) and Ann H (bottom right)

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The Who and How...

  • Listen to the “quiet ones”/ Include vulnerable and marginalised groups in society
  • Recognise/respect different types of expertise, including “lay” knowledge

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  • Process orientation
  • Enable learning and capacity development on all sides
  • Unlock new ways of relating to and collaborating with each other
  • Be mindful of power balances
  • Make it have an impact

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City Health and Wellbeing Initiative – Nakuru, Kenya

Images of participatory maps (left), citizen science participant monitoring heart rate in a park (bottom left); and various stakeholder events in Nakuru (top right), Souce: SEI

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Impacts

    • Data
    • Partnerships
    • Community
    • Local authority

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Coming soon - City Health and Wellbeing Toolbox on the WeAdapt platform

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Thank you

Photo credit: Getty / yimwow