I need to develop an education program or outreach strategy:
Tree 3 – To build community capacity to manage water use and environmental impacts
Tree 3a: Solving this problem requires the community to integrate water and other natural resource considerations into community planning and budget activities.
Building community capacity requires the community to integrate water and other natural resource considerations into community planning and budget activities.
[Select any that apply to your situation.]
♦ Does the community have a long-term vision and goals? Do community goals address water management topics?
♦ Does the local government consider information about local water resources in community planning and budgeting activities?
♦ Does the local government readily anticipate or integrate environmental regulations in community planning and budgeting activities?
♦ Does the local government take an ecosystem approach in community planning activities, focusing on ecosystem boundaries rather than political boundaries?
♦ Does the local government consider ISO 14000 environmental management systems principles for planning how to assess environmental impacts of government activities?
The community has a long-term vision and goals and/or community goals address water management topics.
Has the educator assessed local government professionals (formally or informally) to determine if :
- Government professionals recognize a need to address water management topics?
- Government professionals see a link between community goals and water management needs?
- Government professionals have interests (wants or needs) related to water topics?
The educator has not assessed government professionals:
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Identify reasons why government professionals do not include water management goals as part of the long-term community vision. Use audience assessment (social science techniques) to identify barriers, missing skills or missing resources. Work in collaboration with community officials to build knowledge for developing or updating community vision and goals to address water management topics. Use communication or teaching strategies. Also see other Tree 3 choices that answer the question “Does building community capacity require community access to and ability to work with natural resource or engineering professionals who can guide planning and decision-making?” for more ideas about what to do. |
The educator has assessed government professionals:
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to develop information, communication, training, and leadership development opportunities that build skills, partnerships, and resources for community planning that considers water use and environmental impacts. Training should focus on needs or barriers identified in the assessment. |
The community has a long-term vision and goals and/or community goals address water management topics.
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to develop information, communication, training, and leadership development opportunities that build skills, partnerships, and resources for community planning that considers water use and environmental impacts. Training should focus on needs or barriers identified in the assessment. |
The local government considers information about local water resources in community planning and budgeting activities.
Has the educator assessed local government professionals (formally or informally) to determine if:
- Government professionals know that information is needed?
- Government professionals can identify a source for needed information?
- Government professionals can access the information?
- Government professionals understand information implications for planning?
The educator has not assessed local government professionals.
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Identify reasons why government professionals do not consider water ecosystem information in planning activities. Use audience assessment (social science techniques) to identify barriers, missing skills or missing resources. Use communication or teaching strategies to increase awareness and to build knowledge and skills about how to make use of natural resources information in local planning activities. Also see other Tree 3 choices that answer the question “Does building community capacity require community access to and ability to work with natural resource or engineering professionals who can guide planning and decision-making?” for more ideas about what to do. |
The educator has assessed local government professionals.
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to provide training opportunities that will build internal knowledge and skills for how to use water ecosystem information in community planning and budgets. Training should focus on needs or barriers identified in the assessment. Provide information and planning options. |
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to provide training opportunities that will build internal knowledge and skills for how to use water ecosystem information in community planning and budgets. Provide information and planning options. |
The local government readily anticipates or integrates environmental regulations in community planning and budgeting activities.
Has the educator assessed local government professionals (formally or informally) to determine if:
- Government professionals understand that environmental regulations impact local planning decisions?
The educator has not assessed government professionals.
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Identify reasons why government professionals do not integrate environmental regulations into community planning activities. Use audience assessment (social science techniques) to identify barriers, missing skills or missing resources. Use communication or teaching strategies to increase awareness and to build knowledge and skills about the source of environmental management regulations and their effect on local planning. |
The educator has assessed government professionals.
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to provide internal training opportunities. Training should focus on needs or barriers identified in the assessment. Build knowledge and skills about environmental regulations. Provide information and planning options. |
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to provide internal training opportunities. Build knowledge and skills about environmental regulations. Provide information and planning options. |
The local government takes an ecosystem approach in community planning activities, focusing on ecosystem boundaries rather than political boundaries.
Has the educator assessed local government professionals (formally or informally) to determine if:
- Government professionals have the knowledge, skills, planning mechanism, or resources to assure that an understanding of ecosystem dynamics becomes part of planning considerations?
The educator has not assessed government professionals.
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Identify reasons why government professionals do not integrate environmental regulations into community planning activities. Use audience assessment (social science techniques) to identify barriers, missing skills or missing resources. Use communication or teaching strategies to increase awareness and to build knowledge and skills about the source of environmental management regulations and their effect on local planning. |
The educator has assessed government professionals.
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to provide training opportunities about ecosystem approaches. Training should focus on needs or barriers identified in the assessment. Build knowledge and skills. Provide information and planning options. |
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to provide training opportunities about ecosystem approaches. Build knowledge and skills. Provide information and planning options. |
The local government considers ISO 14000 environmental management systems principles for planning how to assess environmental impacts of government activities.
Has the educator assessed local government professionals (formally or informally) to determine if:
- Government professionals have the knowledge, skills, planning mechanism, or resources to assure that environmental systems principles are applied to planning considerations?
The educator has not assessed government professionals.
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Identify reasons why government officials do not consider EMS principles in planning. Use audience assessment (social science techniques) to identify barriers, missing skills or missing resources. Use communication or teaching strategies to increase awareness and to build knowledge and skills about the purpose and procedures for environmental systems planning. |
The educator has assessed government professionals.
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to provide training opportunities about EMS planning principles. Training should focus on needs or barriers identified in the assessment. Build knowledge and skills. Provide information and planning options. |
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Work in collaboration with local officials and government professionals to provide training opportunities about how to apply EMS planning principles, if needed. Build knowledge and skills. Provide information and planning options. |
