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Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Strategic Goal 1:<br />

To establish viable instituti<strong>on</strong>al arrangements to support integrated resource management in the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g> at local, district level, nati<strong>on</strong>al level and internati<strong>on</strong>al (River Basin) level<br />

Strategic Object 1.3: To raise public awareness, enhance knowledge and create a platform for informati<strong>on</strong> exchange and learning about the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

ID Key Issues Operati<strong>on</strong>al Objectives Critical Activities Output /<br />

Leading Supporting Delivery date Resource needed<br />

Outcome<br />

Instituti<strong>on</strong> Instituti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

I.3.1 There is need to establish<br />

effective communicati<strong>on</strong><br />

am<strong>on</strong>gst ODMP<br />

stakeholders at all levels<br />

during plan<br />

implementati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

I.3.2 Uncertainties about<br />

stakeholders c<strong>on</strong>tinued<br />

meaningful participati<strong>on</strong> in<br />

the implementati<strong>on</strong> of the<br />

ODMP<br />

I.3.3 There is need to c<strong>on</strong>tinue<br />

to engage Namibia and<br />

Angola in the sustainable<br />

use of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> River<br />

Basin.<br />

I.3.4 The limited awareness of<br />

the ecological impacts of<br />

tourism activities in the<br />

ODRS need to be<br />

addressed.<br />

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DEA to promote effective<br />

communicati<strong>on</strong> am<strong>on</strong>gst<br />

stakeholders.<br />

HOORC to provide<br />

participatory services to<br />

the ODMP implementing<br />

instituti<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

DEA to facilitate<br />

engagement of Angola and<br />

Namibia through the<br />

OKACOM process.<br />

DWNP to mount awareness<br />

campaign to reduce the<br />

negative ecological<br />

impacts of tourism<br />

activities in the ODRS<br />

Finalise and<br />

operati<strong>on</strong>alise<br />

Communicati<strong>on</strong><br />

strategy<br />

Engage stakeholders<br />

<strong>on</strong> a c<strong>on</strong>tinuous basis<br />

through participatory<br />

methods<br />

Engage Namibia and<br />

Angola <strong>on</strong> the<br />

sustainable use of the<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Delta</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

through the OKACOM<br />

platform<br />

Develop and<br />

disseminate tourist<br />

educati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

informati<strong>on</strong> and<br />

publicity materials<br />

Operati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

Communicati<strong>on</strong><br />

strategy<br />

Stakeholders<br />

participati<strong>on</strong><br />

Participati<strong>on</strong> of<br />

Angola and<br />

Namibia in the<br />

joint<br />

management of<br />

the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Okavango</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

basin<br />

Educati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

programme and<br />

publicity<br />

materials<br />

DEA All government<br />

ministries and<br />

departments,<br />

private sector<br />

and communities<br />

HOORC All government<br />

ministries and<br />

departments,<br />

private sector<br />

and communities<br />

DEA DWA,<br />

Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

Waters Unit,<br />

Namibia, Angola<br />

March 2007 Existing Staff and<br />

SIDA<br />

P1.5 milli<strong>on</strong><br />

April 2007-March<br />

2013<br />

Nov 2006-March<br />

2013<br />

In-house<br />

P100 000<br />

In-house<br />

P150 000<br />

DWNP DoT, TLB, NWDC March 2009 In-house<br />

P100 000

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