It is crucial to recognize that components of stakeholder and community engagement are relevant at every stage of the planning and implementation for your project. Successful and well-run projects that are outlined in this guide have incorporated stakeholder and community engagement in different ways through their projects. There is much to be learned from these examples while tailoring a stakeholder engagement plan according to specific local needs and conditions.
Some key things to keep in mind:
- the correct identification of stakeholders and affected parties with regard to any infrastructure project
- developing a coherent and well thought out communications plan which takes into account room for disagreement and differences of opinion and means to incorporate these differences within the final plan
