Building on IAP2’s ongoing partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) to promote public participation, and joined by the School of Government and Public Policy of Indonesia (SGPP), the International Forum on Public Participation and Stakeholder Engagement for Sustainable Development Goals forum was held in Bangkok in April/May.

It’s never been easy, but to be successful these days, we need to adjust to a hyper political and partisan environment. This session will explore the key battles we face in designing and conducting successful participation. We’ll discuss creating a level playing field, creating trust and facilitating success: what are the obstacles, and what are our “big guns”?

Engaging cultural communities is crucial yet complex. When public processes have failed to be inclusive, we’ve seen civic distrust and a loss of community support for projects and plans. So what can inclusive engagement in cultural communities look like? How might we go beyond platitudes of ‘diversity and inclusion’? How might some tactics that we typically rely on be considered disrespectful?

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