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Assessing capacity

Assessing capacity. Science meeting in Penang August 2011 clarified the scope of the undertaking, it became clear that we would need some changes to be able to handle the programmatic approach

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Assessing capacity

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  1. Assessing capacity • Science meeting in Penang August 2011 clarified the scope of the undertaking, it became clear that we would need some changes to be able to handle the programmatic approach • During an August 2011 visit by Wayne, Bill and Neil we made decisions as a group to terminate some non productive activities that were sapping our resources and agree to an office location plan for a 3 year horizon • We were under resourced (capacity wise) to handle the administration and management of the CRP, and to implement the science • We didn’t necessarily have the right staff in the right location

  2. Hub locations and priorities

  3. Building capacity • Recruited and appointed a Business Manager - decentralisation process for HR and finance well underway • Promoted a Solomon Islands national to the position of Country Manager. Re-defined this role to account for the human resource pool that we have to draw on in Solomon Islands and internationally (i.e. People willing to commit to being based in Solomon Islands for periods of years) • Country Manager position has been separated from CRP Research Leader and a scientist has been appointed to that position • Anticipate Regional Director on the ground engagement in 2012 in a senior leadership role • Appointed new research analysts, and another full time in country PhD scientist (total 3) • Utilising Penang based scientists • Arranged a new office location on the island of Malaita to be set up

  4. Preliminary scoping • Limited to updating secondary data post proposal • New MOU’s • WorldVision • Malaita Provincial Government • Western Provincial Government • Pulling together the scoping team

  5. Partnerships and grant funding • For 2012 we have sufficient funds to undertake scoping, diagnosis and to begin implementation. • The gaps in our funding portfolio are largely related to allowing us to engage more effectively with partners • Some potential partners not seeking funding but better alignment

  6. Challenges and opportunities • Need to produce locally appropriate information material about the programme • Big workshops won’t necessarily get the information or the partnerships we need • Partners are under capacity and over committed • We will need to work smart to have effective partnerships and use our local knowledge and contacts

  7. Proposed timetable 2012 Projects mapped to CRP 1.3 in 2012 • Governance of small scale fisheries (ACIAR) • Land based aquaculture development (ACIAR) • Gender and community fisheries (NZAID) • Fish aggregating device national programme development (NZAID) • Ecosystem services: coral reefs (Australian Dept of Environment and ADB) • Community management of mangroves (IUCN) • EAFM (EC) • Integrated coastal management (ADB) CRP7 • Coral Triangle Support Programme CC adaptation (WWF-US) • Ecosystem services: mangroves (AUSAID) • Climate Change adaptation (Australian Dept of Environment)

  8. Proposed timetable 2012 CRP 1.3 activities to June 2012 • In house training for new staff on action research in CBRM next week • Set up Central Hub Malaita sub-office week 1 Feb • Scoping Central Hub middle two weeks February; focus groups, one on one meetings that we will arrange and travel to • Team to comprise AMS, NA, HG, RM + • Hub scoping report end of March • Inception meeting March • Participatory diagnosis March / April • Report and implementation plan end of May

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