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8. Plan for awareness-raising and public participation/stakeholder involvement
A generic awareness programme for the Olifants estuary will be prepared that will include
details on processes for involving relevant stakeholders and user groups in estuary
management and decision-making processes. Much of the necessary material will be drawn
from relevant reports produced by the East Cape Estuaries Management Programme.
9. Work plan and budget for Phase 2
A detailed workplan and budget for Phase 2 of the project will be prepared and submitted to
the C.A.P.E. Estuaries Task Team for approval along with the Task 1 Situation Assessment
Report before work on Objective 2 is initiated.
Phase 2: Stakeholder consultation and compilation of Estuary Management Plan
1. Vision & Strategic Objectives
The primary activity for this task will be to convene a stakeholder workshop aimed at
developing a local vision and associated objectives for the Olifants estuary. This vision will
underpin the entire EMP and will need to be consistent with the vision and Strategic
Objectives for the Estuaries of the CFR and with the findings of the C.A.P.E. Estuaries
Conservation Planning report (Turpie & Clark 2007).
2. Management Strategies
Clear management strategies will be formulated that will ensure that the Vision and Strategic
Objectives developed for the Olifants estuary are achieved that makes optimal use of
available financial and human resources.
3. Estuarine Zonation Plan & Operational Objectives
Management strategies developed as part of task 2 above will be spatially explicit and linked
with the GIS map prepared during Phase 1 of the project. This will become the Estuary
Zonation plan (EZP). Appropriate annotations will be added to the map to ensure that
management objectives and visions for all sections of the estuary are clearly laid out and
easy to follow.
4. Management Action Plans
Detailed Management Action Plans (MAPs) will be developed to ensure that all defined
operational objective can be achieved in an efficient and effective manner. MPAs to be
developed for this purpose will include those dealing with conservation, social issues, landuse
and infrastructure development, water quality and quantity, and exploitation of living
resources. Each MAP will include a prioritized list of management actions, related legal,
policy and/or best practice requirements, monitoring plans, work and resource plans.
5. Implementation
A detailed five year implementation plan for the EMP will be developed in which agencies
and individuals responsible for implementation of all aspects of the EMP are identified.
Qualifications required by key individuals responsible for implementation of the plan will be
clearly articulated as will opportunities for capacity building and empowerment of
Historically Disadvantaged Individuals (HDIs). The implementation plan will take cognisance
of available human and financial resources.
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