The review, preparation, and updating of the ITMP25 can only achieve optimal results through deliberate efforts to engage with stakeholders and collaborate with key role-players. One of the pillars of the successful outcome of the ITMP25 rests on creating awareness, fostering collaboration, and providing stakeholders with opportunities to make their input by sharing their knowledge, applied experiences and lessons learnt. The TAG and the GDRT developed a stakeholder engagement plan that sets out a phased approach to stakeholder engagement during project implementation. The ITMP25 project comprises two distinct phases, namely updating the 2013 GTIP5, and updating the 2013 ITMP25. For the purposes of the GTIP5 and ITMP25, the Project Team identified potential key role-players (KRPs) as well as potential interested and affected parties (I&APs).
The first phase of the stakeholder engagement process focused on collaboration with KRPs to achieve the urgent deadline for updating the interim GTIP5. The second phase of the stakeholder engagement process will focus on engagement and collaboration with KRPs and I&APs. The TAG envisages that the draft interim GTIP5 will be available for comment by KRPs early in the first quarter of 2024, with the second phase of broader stakeholder engagement aimed at updating the ITMP25 and the final GTIP5 to commence towards early March 2024.