Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Strategic Goal 1:
To establish viable institutional arrangements to support integrated resource management in the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> at local, district level, national level and international (River Basin) level
Strategic Objective 1.2:
To improve the planning and regulatory framework for sustainable management of the <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong>
ID Operational Objectives Indicator Means of verification Sources of
information
I.2.1 DEA to facilitate the
process of harmonizing
legislation and policies
applicable to ODRS
I.2.2 DEA to ensure that the
common and shared vision
of the ODRS guides the
planning and programmes
in the ODRS during the
ODMP implementation
I.2.3 DEA to facilitate approval
of the Draft National
Wetlands Policy and
Strategy
I.2.4 HOORC to improve
accessibility and updating
of data and information for
resources planning and
management
I.2.5 Research in the ODRS
needs to be coordinated.
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Reduced policy
conflicts and gaps
Vision incorporated
in to the
management of
the <strong>Okavango</strong>
<strong>Delta</strong> ecosystem
Enacted National
Wetlands Policy
and Strategy
Operational
internet/e-mails
Operational
Research Advisory
Group
Operational
research strategy
action plan
No of conflicting
polocies
Vision statement
appears in the
management
planning documents
Approval by
government
Wetland Committees
operational;
Data records and
amount of
information in ODIS
No of researches
done in partnership
with HOORC with the
approval of RAG
Who will
collect
Frequency Baseline Tools for collecting
information
Policy documents DEAs Annual Policies Review of policy
documents
<strong>Management</strong> and
Project
Implementation
<strong>Plan</strong>s
DEA Annual Report
Hansard
ODIS HOORC
All govt.
institutions
Bibliography of
research in the
<strong>Delta</strong>
DEA Annual Documents
containing vision
statement
DEA, Annual District
committees
Annual Records on data
and information
HOORC Annual Research
documents
Review of the
management and
project implementation
documents.
Review of annual reports
Review of records in
ODIS
Review of the
bibliography on research