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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA (UNAM) TO BUILD CAPACITY AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE CBNRM PROGRAMME. Organisation Name: Life Sciences Division (LSD) Multidisciplinary Research and Consultancy Centre (MRCC) University of Namibia (UNAM)
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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA (UNAM) TO BUILD CAPACITY AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE CBNRM PROGRAMME • Organisation Name: Life Sciences Division (LSD) Multidisciplinary Research and Consultancy Centre (MRCC) University of Namibia (UNAM) • Project Period: 01 March 2005 – 28 February 2008.
Project Goal: • To contribute to the quality (improved livelihood of rural communities) of life of the rural Namibians through sustainable natural resources management
Objectives: • to conduct research in priority thematic areas in different conservancies • to strengthen capacity building and training initiatives of the CBNRM research programmes • to further support activities of the Research Working Group • to strengthen networking and partnerships with key players in the CBNRM arena (locally, regionally and internationally
Objective 1: To conduct CBNRM research in the country that will generate necessary information for decision making and advice policy formulation. • Improved knowledge on the institutional and governance issues in communal conservancies • Capacity of communal conservancy strengthened to perform their own planning, resulting in a sustainable planning tool being place • Improved understanding on the CBNRM impacts on livelihoods of beneficiaries • Policy recommendations generated to direct the linkages between Land Reform and the CBNRM programme
Objective 2: To strengthen capacity building and training initiatives of the CBNRM research programmes. • Students equipped with applied research methodologies and other research related activities • Competencies developed among students and community members data collection techniques • Capacity of conservancies to make decisions strengthened through information • Increased knowledge among researchers on different CBNRM aspects • Improved efficiency and effectiveness in terms of production of up to standard publications
Objective 3: To further support the activities of the Research Working Group • The information base of the National CBNRM programme is increased • Post graduate students given opportunity to conduct research • Dissemination of CBNRM findings regionally/internationally.
Objective 4: To strengthen networking and partnerships with key players in the CBNRM arena (locally, regionally and internationally) • Increased new linkages with various institutions to contribute effectively to the CBNRM programme • New ideas into CBNRM
Linkage to 3 pillars of LIFE PLUS Project • Strengthen Institutional Capacity • Building capacity of students • Provide information, - enhance conservancies capacity • Improved Governance • Provide information to assess progress • Make recommendations for improvement
Total Programme Budget: LIFE PLUS Funds: N$ 773,400.00 UNAM Match Fund: N$ 1, 166,400.00 TOTAL N$ 1, 939,800.00