CaBA Startup Conference 07 - Learning from the Pilots

CaB A

tchmentased pproach Partnerships for Action

Interview session:Learning from the pilots

Chairman – Laurie SmithSOAS

CaB A

tchmentased pproach Partnerships for Action

• Laurence Cauldrick, Tamar pilot (Westcountry Rivers Trust)

• Jenny Phelps, Cotswolds pilot (SW FWAG)

• Peter Barham, Welland pilot• Chris Coode, Tidal Thames pilot

(Thames21)

Your Tidal Thames

Project area

How the Plan was developed?Engagement activities to encourage the completion of a Draft Catchment Plan Template.

Direct face to Face engagement – 1,412 people• Pop-up workshops alongside existing events• One–to–one meetings with organisations• Presentations and attendance at group meetings

Through other communication routes -14,622 people

Strategy Group• Group of key stakeholders – expert opinion• Prioritisation and ‘sanity checking’ of issues raised and proposed solutions• Opportunity for any SG member to lead on actions of interest

Your Tidal Thames

What were you hoping to achieve, and how much progress did you make?

The Cotswold Catchment was scoped using the Integrated Local Delivery (ILD) framework to indentify, and form, an all inclusive partnership. The catchment was and broken down into sub catchments, water bodies and parishes.

The Pilot Phase focused on Upper Thames where thesteering group adoptedThe ILD approach

What particular challenges did you encounter working in partnership & how did you deal with them?

All Depts.

Collecting Data and time for 1:1 meetings to engage with, integrate and understand partners roles, duties and aims to benefit from and contribute towards CaBa. (84 data layers so far, everyone welcome)

Integrated Local Delivery and web portal to identify partnership strategies and all local relevant contacts for each parish for joint working

Are there any tools that you found particularly useful that you would recommend to other partnerships?

Translating subjective opinions

Translating shared visions…