| Project Number | Project HQ / Countries | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
| RAF/96/G42 | Windhoek, Namibia Angola, Namibia, Botswana |
Integrated Management of Okavango River Basin |
| RAF/96/G43 | Windhoek, Namibia Angola, Namibia, South Africa |
Integrated Management of the Bengula Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
| Project Number | RAF/96/G42 |
|---|---|
| Project HQ Countries / Region | Windhoek, Namibia Angola, Namibia, Botswana / Africa |
| Approval Date | |
| Project Name | Integrated Management of Okavango River Basin |
| Project Description | The overall objective of the project is the sustainable development of the shared Okavango basin and the protection of the hydro-environmental and ecological integrity of its unique delta. Activities would concentrate on capacity building in integrated basin management and natural resource management of the delta combined with specialised hydro-environmental monitoring and assessment. |
| Project Status | Start-up of the PDF activities have been delayed by preparations for the installation of an emergency pipeline to divert water from the Okavango river to the Namibian eastern national water carrier in order to maintain water supplies to Windhoek. Various intercountry consultations have been carried out and a rapid "environmental assessment" of the offtake is in process. A regional meeting and workshop is scheduled for January in order to start the regional GEF planning process. |
| Contact Person | Mr. Piet Heyns Director, Dept. of Water Affairs Private Bag 13193 Windhoek, Namibia e-mail: heynsp@mawrd.gov.na |
| Project Number | RAF/96/G43 |
|---|---|
| Project HQ Countries / Region | Windhoek, Namibia Angola, Namibia, South Africa / Africa |
| Approval Date | |
| Project Name | Integrated Management of the Bengula Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
| Project Description | The objective of the project to be developed under this block B grant is to enhance national and regional efforts to move towards sustainable integrated management of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME). The first steps in this process will be the establishment of a mechanism for regional cooperation, a review of the existing knowledge of the status and threats to the BCLME, and the development of a Strategic Action Programme (SAP) to address both these threats and the gaps in knowledge essential to the sustainable management of the ecosystem. In addition to assisting in the development of the SAP, the GEF role in the resulting project is expected to focus on the strengthening of effective consultation, coordination and monitoring mechanisms, the development of institutional capacity, the continued brokering and coordination of donor support, and the direct support of some of the priority activities identified in the SAP. |
| Project Status | Proposal approved by GEFSEC at its December 1996 consultations. Finalization of project document underway. Execution expected to start mid 1997. |
| Contact Person | Dr. Mick O'Toole Acting Coordinator Ministry of Fisheries and Natural Resources P.O. Box 912 Swakopmund, Namibia |