Early Warning System (SAT)
The Early Warning System (SAT) is a tool to prevent situations of danger arising from natural disasters or violations of human rights in indigenous communities. The system gives indigenous communities not only a guide to prevention in cases of threats; but, it is also acts as a mechanism for reporting and direct communication with state institutions. In addition, the tool provides a documentation system for the preparation of periodic reports on those situations of danger and the response (or lack thereof) by the state. The tool was the result of a participatory process that began with the work of a group of leaders of indigenous organizations belonging to the Federation for the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples. In the first phase of analysis and reflection, the formation of trainers was decided. In the second phase, these trainers led the 12 participatory assemblies held in both regions of the country and brought together 800 representatives from different indigenous communities. They ensured that this representation was equitable and representative of the different communities. The results of these assemblies served as the core of suggestions for the elaboration of the Protocol of the Early Warning System.
Institutional design
Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?
Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?
Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?
Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?
Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?
Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?
- Formalization
- only backed by a governmental program or policy
- Frequency
- single
- Mode of selection of participants
- restricted
- Type of participants
- citizens
- Decisiveness
- democratic innovation yields a non-binding decision
- Co-Governance
- yes
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