Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

expediency in planning, it is worth noting that the three agreed thematic areas are
not distinct but rather they overlap.
The management interventions were clustered into three thematic areas and seven
sub-thematic areas in order to ensure a collaborative approach and integrated
management planning. The process of clustering is described in the ODMP –
Framework <strong>Plan</strong> Backstopping Mission Report (2005). The clustering is given in
Table 3-3.
Table 3-3: Clustering of issues for integrated management planning purpose
Thematic
Areas
Institutional
Bio -
Physical
Socioeconomic
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Sub-thematic area Key issues
Institutional
strengthening
Regulatory and
planning framework
Regulatory and
planning framework
Communication,
Education and Public
Awaress
Natural Resources
Conservation
Restoration of
ecosystem
Sustainable Use of
Natural Resources
Livelihoods
Improvement
1.1 There is need to establish a regional DEA office in Ngamiland and strengthen its capacity to
coordinate and monitor the implementation of the ODMP.
6.4 There is need to build the capacity of communities for delivering management and
sustainable use of natural resources
7.1 Manpower capacity of the fisheries division needs to be addressed
9.1 Capacity to monitor infrastructural developments needs to be improved.
11.1 The solid waste collection services within the ODRS need to be improved.
11.2 The solid and liquid waste infrastructure in the district needs to be improved.
11.3 The institutional capacity of the district waste management needs to be improved
1.2 There is need to harmonise legislation and policies applicable to the ODRS.
1.3 There is need to ensure that plans, programmes and development activities in the ODRS are
guided by a common and shared vision for the ODRS.
1.4 There is need to facilitate the approval of Draft National Wetlands Policy and Strategy not by
Parliament.
3.1 Difficulties in obtaining, updating and accessing existing information for resource planning
and management in the ODRS need to be addressed.
3.3 Research in the ODRS needs to be coordinated.
7.3 The long standing problem of fisheries conflicts need to be resolved.
10.1 Haphazard and delays in land allocations as well as poor record keeping need to be
reduced.
2.1 There is need to establish effective communication amongst ODMP stakeholders at all levels
during plan implementation.
3.2 Uncertainties about stakeholders continuing to meaningfully participate in the
implementation of the ODMP need to be addressed.
4.3 There is need to continue to engage Namibia and Angola in the sustainable use of the
<strong>Okavango</strong> River Basin.
5.3 The limited awareness of the ecological impacts of tourism activities in the ODRS need to be
addressed.
4.2 Water quality and sedimentation monitoring needs to be improved
5.2 There is need to carry out baseline surveys on keystone species.
5.4 Lake Ngami needs to be declared a bird sanctuary
5.5he existing and potential breeding sites for slate egret need to be protected.
7.2 The inadequacy of base line data on fish stocks in the ODRS needs to be addressed.
8.1 There is need to reduce the impact and frequency of uncontrolled veld fires.
8.2 Vegetation degradation by wildlife needs to be assessed
8.3 Overgrazing by livestock needs to be addressed
12.3 The risk of Tsetse re-infestation needs to be reduced.
1.5 There is need to establish the non-use economic values for the ODRS
6.1 There is need to address the possible impacts of tourism activities on the ODRS ecosystem.
7.3 The long standing problem of fisheries conflicts need to be resolved.
8.4 Sustainable use of veld products need to be addressed
2.2 Cross-cutting issues such as HIV/AIDS, Gender and Poverty need to be mainstreamed into
the ODMP process
4.1 The need to manage channel blockages to sustain communities access to livelihood activities
5.1 The human/wildlife conflicts continue to be a problem and need to be addressed.
6.2 The level of citizen participation in the tourism sector needs to be improved.
6.3 The tourism products need to be diversified from being wildlife based to other areas.
10.2 Traditional access rights to natural resources in concession areas need to be upheld.
12.2 The livestock/wildlife interactions need to be reduced.