RT journal article
T1 From In-person to Virtual Engagement: Adaptations of a Participative Process for Designing a Marine Litter Public Policy in Brazil
T2 From In-person to Virtual Engagement: Adaptations of a Participative Process for Designing a Marine Litter Public Policy in Brazil
A1 Elliff, Carla
A1 de Andrade, Mariana
A1 Grilli, Natalia
A1 Scrich, Vitória
A1 Panarell, Ana Maria
A1 Neves, Ana Maria
A1 Romanelli, Maria Fernanda
A1 Mansor, Maria Teresa
A1 Cardoso, Omar
A1 Turra, Alexander
A1 Zanetti, Rita
K1 Marine litter
K1 Plastic pollution
K1 Colaborative proces
K1 environmental management
K1 Basura marina
AB Marine litter is a transversal issue that affects the envi- ronment and society in a multitude of ways. As such, solutions to this problem are complex and demand the engagement of multiple sectors of society. The São Paulo Strategic Plan for Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Litter (PEMALM) is the first public policy of its kind, seeking to establish indicators and build knowledge to move towards a plan to combat marine litter in the most populous state in Brazil. From its inception, PEMALM has sought to establish a participative construction frame- work, involving key stakeholders at each step. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the participative construction process had to be adapted. Here we present and discussthe strategies applied in the participatory process of PEMALM to guarantee the remote engagement of stakeholders. Three participatory milestones were part of the final policy-making process: a first in-person workshop which gathered stakeholders in a single location, a series of in-person meetings in which the project team travelled to where the stake- holders are located, and, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an entirely virtual workshop. Sector participation was found to be alike for online and on-site events, with higher participation of the public sector, followed by academia, NGOs and the private sector in both. The adjustments and the adaptive effort placed on the participatory process due to the Covid-19 pandemic, such as being dedicated and attentive to the needs of attendees, expanding the modes of interaction and promoting a flexible and light schedule to reduce online fatigue, guaranteed the quality of stakeholder engagement and participation. The positive accomplishments of the hybrid strategy used in building PEMALM as a public policy exemplifies ways to facilitate and broaden participation in the co-construction under mobility restrictions.
PB IBERMAR
SN 2304-0963
YR 2021
FD 2021-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28227
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28227
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026