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The
4 components of the project |
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NACOMA
activities are grouped into four interlinked components
to assist the Government of Namibia at national,
regional and local level to address the three
key sector issues identified as:
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lack of a common
vision and mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation
into development planning and management for
the coastal zone;
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increasing
anthropogenic threats to fragile coastal
ecosystems in particular related to uncontrolled
economic activities;
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slow decentralization
with an absence of environmental functions
delegated. All components are closely interlinked
and address together these key sector issues.
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Component
1: Policy, Legal and Institutional Framework
for Sustainable Ecosystem Management
of the Namib Coast |
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This
component fills the current gap for mainstreaming
of biodiversity conservation and management into
policy, legal and institutional structures affecting
the development of the coastal zone.
It focuses on the development
of a highly participatory policy framework, the
Namibia Coastal Management White Paper,
which is seen as the critical element for sustainable
ecosystem management of the Namibian coast.
Further, this component
will provide a clarification of institutional
and legal mandates relating to coastal management
to support the on-going decentralization process.
This clarification is particularly relevant for
the future role of the Integrated Coastal Zone
Management Committee (ICZMC), the potential lead
structure to facilitate mainstreaming coastal
biodiversity conservation into sectoral policies
and actions.
The specific products
(outputs) for the component 1 include:
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An agreed upon
formal draft definition of the coastal zone
for policy and legislative purposes;
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A publication of recommendations
for proposed legal amendments;
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A formal approval
of mandates and members of an extended
ICZMC;
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Coastal Management
White Paper and corresponding joint
coastal zone vision.
The specific impacts (outcomes)
expected for this component are: |
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Policy and
legal framework relevant to coastal zone management
clarified and harmonized by a prioritization process;
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Roles and mandates
of line ministries, Regional Councils (RCs)
and Local Authorities (LAs) clarified
with regard to conservation and sustainable
use of coastal biodiversity, and definitions
in place for coastal zone planning and management;
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A collaborative
vision for the conservation and sustainable
use of the Namibian coast developed and used
as a basis for a draft comprehensive coastal
zone policy framework, the Namibia Coastal Management
Green Paper and a first draft White Paper;
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Regional coastal
information available and used regularly
in local and regional decision-making processes;
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Increased budget
allocations for ICZM-related issues
by relevant line ministries, including from
improved capture of the rent linked to the resource
base.
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Component
2: Targeted Capacity-Building
for Coastal Zone Management and Biodiversity
Conservation |
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This
component fills the capacity gap at the
local, regional and national levels in support
of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM),
biodiversity conservation and sustainable
use, including mainstreaming of coastal
biodiversity and resources into development
planning and key economic activities.
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By
providing training for ICZM and developing
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and
knowledge management systems, the component
will contribute to the ongoing decentralization
process as well as the development
of an effective institutional framework
for ICZM.
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The
specific products (outputs) for the component
2 include:
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Skills
to formalize and set-up a coastal biodiversity
ecosystem monitoring mechanism linked
to other sectoral and national biodiversity
monitoring efforts;
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Targeted
training to RCs facilitated by the Ministry
of Environment and Tourism’s (MET) for biodiversity mainstreaming
and delegation of biodiversity conservation
and sustainable use responsibilities in
and outside protected areas in two out
of four coastal regions through a clear
job description of regional development
planners or the appointment or transfer
of environmental officers;
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A coastal
and marine biodiversity M&E mechanismdefined,
agreed among ICZMC members and fully operational;
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A knowledge
management system, as defined by Project,
in place, implemented and utilized
by the three main target groups.
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The
specific impacts (outcomes) expected for
this component are:
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Capacity
and resources of RCs, LAs, and Line Ministries
(LM) strengthened to undertake
functional and strategic coast-relevant
planning and decision-making conducive
to biodiversity conservation and mainstreaming
planning in documents and investment decisions;
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The ICZMC
strengthened and fully operational;
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Knowledge
related to coastal biodiversity and sustainable
use enhanced, including mainstreaming
into development planning and coastal
zone management through improved communication
channels at local, regional and national
level;
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Awareness
of the importance of coastal zone resources
and ICZM among stakeholders and local
communities is enhanced;
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Coastal
profiles for each coastal region in place
and used for regional planning, management
and conservation.
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Component
3: Targeted Investments in Critical
Ecosystems for Biodiversity Conservation,
Sustainable Use and Mainstreaming |
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This
component will contribute to the overall framework
for ICZM along the Namibian coast by using targeted
investments and activities to address on-the-ground
gaps in coastal biodiversity conservation and
sustainable use in under- and un-protected areas
of biodiversity importance (hotspots). These activities
will be complemented by MET's Support to the Protected
Area Network (SPAN) Project, which addresses management
and sustainability issues in targeted national
terrestrial parks.
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The
specific products (outputs) for the component
3 include:
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Revised/developed
Management plans for identified terrestrial
and marine hotspots;
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Conservation
and sustainable use activities as proposed
inside management plans for
terrestrial and marine hotspots with
significant importance for biodiversity
conservation on the Namib coast successfully
implemented;
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New
Marine Protected Areas and a Walvis
Bay Nature Reserve.
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The
specific impacts (outcomes) expected for
this component are:
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Strengthened
and mainstreamed network of coastal and
marine conservation areas with
defined and improved management plans under
implementation;
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Enhanced
biodiversity status in critical ecosystems
of Namibia's coastal and marine area;
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Enhanced
co-management of conservation areas
(including buffer zones) consistent with
conservation and sustainable use objectives.
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Component
4: Project Management and Performance
Monitoring |
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The
Project, through this component, will support
the establishment and operationalization (through
staffing, office infrastructure and Project management-related
capacity building) of a Project Coordinating
Office (PCO) based in Swakopmund.
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The
specific products for component 4 are the project
reports and work plans.
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The
specific impact expected is the success of the
project implementation according to the Project
Implementation Manual (PIM), Environmental Management
Plan (EMP) and annual work plans.
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For
more information and a detailed description
of each component and sub-component, download
the Detailed Description of the Project.
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