Community engagement means asking the people’s view
Project developers and financiers spend inordinate amounts of time and money assessing risks and their mitigation. But when traditional credit and political risk calculations are being made, they still too often overlook the populations whose land they are building on, even if they think they have community engagement in hand. Disgruntled populations may express their frustration and even violently turn on developments that seem beyond their control, and that threaten their (sometimes literally) sacred home turf.
Identify problems, mitigate risks
Reveal opportunities, minimise threats
Obtain a true picture of risks and opportunities
Improve performance, achieve results