SWOT analysis model - Robinwood

1 1 Regi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio NaturalRegi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio Naturalv3 CAF325030401fINTERREG III C, ZONE SUD ROBIN WOOD : REVITALIZATION OF RURAL AREASTHROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY MEANS OFINTEGRATED FORESTRY 2: HIDROGEOLOGYSWOT (STRENGTHS, WEAKNESS,OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS)ANALYSISCOORDINATION: COMUNIDAD AUT NOMA DE LA REGI NDE MURCIA (MAIN DIRECTORATE OF NATURALENVIRONMENT, COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENT ANDTERRITORY MANAGEMENT)COORDINATOR: JUAN DE DIOS CABEZAS CEREZO. FOREST ENGINEERAT THE MAIN DIRECTORATE OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT2 Regi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio NaturalRegi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio Naturalv3 CAF325030401fINDEX1.

2 INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE SUBJECTS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING THE swot analysis 52. PROPOSAL FOR A PRELIMINARY analysis BY THE INTERNAL 6 WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS. COMMON 6 WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS. SPECIFIC EXTERNAL 8 THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: COMMON 8 THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: SPECIFIC STRATEGIES DEVELOPED FROM THE swot 103. PROPOSAL FOR A swot analysis AND DEFINITION OF STRATEGIES BY THE RESTOF THE GROUPS IN THE HYDROLOGY COMPONENT OF ROBIN swot 13 WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS: COMMON 13 WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS: SPECIFIC 14 THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: COMMON 15 THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: SPECIFIC STRATEGIES DEVELOPED FROM THE swot n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio NaturalRegi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio Naturalv3 CAF325030401f1.

3 INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVE INTRODUCTIONThe main objective of this swot analysis is to get information about the capacities and thelimitations that we have to face in the development of this project. This is the first effort ofcompilation and integration of information within Robinwood component 2(HYDROGEOLOGY). In a swot analysis (weaknesses, threats, strengths and opportunities)internal and external factors are analyzed. The internal scope (weaknesses and strengths) arethose related to the organization and structures of the project; the external scope (threats andopportunities) are those circumstances outside our organization that can prevent or make moredifficult that we obtain our objectives (threats) or those in which we can lean to obtain theseobjectives (opportunities). Once analyzed all circumstances it is necessary to work on therelationships among the four components and then to set strategies to follow in order to takeadvantage of our strengths, work on our weaknesses, face the threats and take advantage ofthe send the scheme for all groups and our contribution to the exercise.

4 As you can notice, ineach section of the swot analysis we separate the common aspects (as a group, formed byseveral territories) of those which particularly appear in each territory (in this case we sendthose related to Murcia). It is necessary that each partner make the exercise, making hiscontribution in the common aspects and in the specific (individual) aspects. After making theanalysis it is also necessary that each territory suggests those strategies that, from his point ofview, are necessary to improve. The results of this analysis will serve, combined with a survey(to be sent in few days), to obtain the first output of the project, a report on the hydro geologicalsituation of each territory. For any consultation about the swot analysis , please mail n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio NaturalRegi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio OBJECTIVE order to correctly make the swot analysis it is necessary to keep in mind very clearly whichis the objective of this component.

5 This can be found within the objectives of Robinwood :To remedy hydro geological instability: identify solutions which are compatible withprotection of forests to limit or prevent landslides and restore water cycles to preventfurther damage and overcome currentTo get this objective we follow a strategy:INTEGRATION OF THE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN ORDER TO AVOIDHYDROGEOLOGICAL SUBJECTS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING subjects must be considered also when filling up the surveyTo consider the present situation of the territories in terms of:- Hydrologic ecosystems,- Hydro-forest systems,- Drainage networks,- Humid areas,- Aquifer conservation networks,- Hydro-geologic problems: collapses, decrease in water table levels, etc. To pay special attention to protected areas. To assess the general environmental situation with respect to the present, past and futuredemands of n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio NaturalRegi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio Naturalv3 CAF325030401f Take into account that It will be necessary, throughout the project, to gather statistical datausing GIS systems Study the context, it means, the legal and planning aspects and the ecological necessities ofthe protected areas.

6 Take into account the political framework and the presence/absence of conflicts (at users oradministration levels, or mixed) swot analysis COMPONENTSTo make the analysis it is necessary to have a clear idea about the meaning of eachcomponent: WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS Internal scope of the project, our capacities and ourlimitations. Strong and weak points. THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES. External scope, the environment surrounding theproject and his role in the success of the the approach, we have to differentiate the common approach and the specificapproach (specific or characteristic aspects from our territory)6 Regi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio NaturalRegi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio Naturalv3 CAF325030401f2.

7 PROPOSAL FOR A PRELIMINARYANALYSIS BY THE INTERNAL is related to knowledge, organization, resources, common work, etc. of the different groupsinvolved in the project. It is divided in common aspects (since this is a Project which involvesdifferent groups) and specific aspects (in each territory). Common and specific aspects are inseparated AND STRENGTHS. COMMON ASPECTSWEAKNESSESSTRENGTHSCOMMON APPROACHCOMMON APPROACH(Joint action by the member groups)(Joint action by the member groups)Risk of not dedicate enough time to communicate andexchange information with the rest of the Access to a lot of information sources. This is a goodchance for collecting complete information about the issueRisk of pay attention only to the particular activities and notto the common specialization of the Project of getting data from very different sources andthen integrate them in one document.

8 Necessity of aprevious work to put in common data from different conclusions will become recommendations and evenobligations for our governments in the administrative organization of the hydro geologicterritories in each cartography needs to be availableWater cycle models very difficult to developThe assessment of future demands of water is very difficultto calculate. 7 Regi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio NaturalRegi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio Naturalv3 CAF325030401fWEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS. SPECIFIC ASPECTSWEAKNESSESSTRENGTHSSPECIFIC ASPECTSSPECIFIC ASPECTS(Facts for each territory. In this case,Murcia)(Facts for each territory. In this case,Murcia)It is necessary to work with different public administrationoffices and levels. Sometimes it is difficult to find amaccurate representative in each knowledge about the territory and availability ofhuge amount of dataSome data are missing or are very difficult to obtain.

9 Someinstitutions are reluctant to provide themIncreasing activities of river bank restoration knowledge and a lot of documentation availableabout the aquifers in experience about the management of associatedissues (erosion, desertification, aquifers over-exploitationand contamination, decrease in water table )Wide experience in European projectsBroad experience in hydrological and forest experience in Protected areas management,especially in those more related to river banks and rivercourses. This can be very useful when combined with theexperience on hydrological and forest cartography available8 Regi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio NaturalRegi n de MurciaConsejer a de Medio Ambiente y Ordenaci n del TerritorioDirecci n General del Medio EXTERNAL is related to legislation, attitude of the administration, social perception, etc.

10 Common andspecific aspects are in separated AND OPPORTUNITIES: COMMON ASPECTSTHREATSOPPORTUNITIESCOMMON ASPECTSCOMMON ASPECTS(Joint action by the member groups)(Joint action by the member groups)Studies on future water demands not always exist or issues related to environmental management enjoyincreasing popularity in the existence of political tensions and multitude of interestsfaced in water issues can make more difficult to adopt theindications from the project social concern about water issues can lead to agreater implication of stakeholders in the activities of is a lack of tradition in the hydrological and forestjoint management on the part of the administrations in our areas have committed totake part in the Project is necessary to coordinate and make work togetherdifferent organizations and offices not used to is abundant EU legislation that standardizes theobligations of the different areas and constitutes avaluable common place for this is a lack of