Okavango Delta Management Plan - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

maintain them it accords prominence to the seemingly subdued elements of integration
which are fundamental to the overall objective of the ODMP. It is proposed that University
of Botswana HOORC provides DEA with the required technical support.
In order to strengthen its capacity to effectively coordinate the implementation of the ODMP
and further service the Ngamiland District in terms of its broad management functions,
DEA will have a presence in Maun. This will further be strengthened by HOORC through
technical support to DEA.
With respect to the sectoral responsibilities outlined in the action plans, the current
institutional arrangements still hold. The ODMP recognizes the institutional inadequacies
which may hinder implementation and appropriate objectives are formulated to address
these.
It is proposed that implementation of the plan be guided by the <strong>Okavango</strong> Wetland
<strong>Management</strong> Committee (OWMC) which is a district multi-sectoral structure set up during
the development of the plan. The establishment of the OWMC is provided for in the Draft
National Wetlands Policy of 2000. This committee like any other committee in the district
should be accountable to the District Development Committee (DDC).
The ODMP recognizes the existing financial arrangements and processes in government
and this sets the premise for the financial and budgetary requirements for its
implementation.
In order to secure financial resources for implementation, government departments and
institutions should follow the normal budgeting procedures. This entails that activities to
be undertaken during the implementation of the plan be mainstreamed into other existing
or on-going programmes as planned under the current District Development <strong>Plan</strong> 6 (DDP6)
and National Development <strong>Plan</strong> 9 (NDP9) as well as the subsequent plans.
The ODMP is aligned with national and district planning processes and in this respect, its
planning horizon will coincide with those of the DDPs and NDPs which span a period of six
years. The ODMP action plan has been incorporated into the District Strategic <strong>Plan</strong> which
ends in March 2009.
Institutions will make budget provisions through the normal funding mechanisms. The
ODMP action plan will overlap with the other planned sectoral projects funded through the
same government funding systems within the context of DDPs and NDPs. The reviews and
audits of the ODMP should be aligned to a normal planning process.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN
A Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan has been developed to track the implementation of
the ODMP. The monitoring will be carried out at two levels. The first entails monitoring of
implementation of outputs during the ODMP planning, and the second monitors changes at
operational objective level during implementation of the plan. Within the context of
government planning structure the M&E will be equivalent to the performance
measurement tool which usually accompanies strategic plans.
CONCLUSIONS
The <strong>Okavango</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> (ODMP) project reached its official completion
target. Four milestones (inception, framework management plan, draft management plan
and final management plan) were programmed for the delivery of the project through
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