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SBSTTA Side Event sponsored by BioNET The EAFRINET UVIMA Project Nairobi, Kenya 14 May 2010 Wanja Kinuthia, Regional Coordinator EAFRINET LOOP eafrinet@africaonline.co.ke. OUTPUTS FROM NEEDS ASSESSMENTS: UVIMA PROJECT TAXONOMY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN EAST AFRICA. i. Scope of Presentation.
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SBSTTA Side Event sponsored by BioNET The EAFRINET UVIMA Project Nairobi, Kenya 14 May 2010 Wanja Kinuthia, Regional Coordinator EAFRINET LOOP eafrinet@africaonline.co.ke OUTPUTS FROM NEEDS ASSESSMENTS: UVIMA PROJECT TAXONOMY FOR DEVELOPMENT IN EAST AFRICA i
Scope of Presentation • Taxonomy for poverty alleviation: • End user needs • Tools & Products • Enabling activities • Capacity building • Network building • Dissemination • Public awareness • Net working thr’ EAFRINET partners/ beyond
UVIMA Project • Member Countries of EAFRINET: Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania + Zanzibar • Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, CAR, DRC • UVIMA Project Countries: (Donor based)Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Taxonomy for Poverty Alleviation • Tools & Products to meet end-user needs: • Check lists to make pictorial guides • Simple ID keys eg. Lucid • Pocket guides • Fact sheets e.g • pests vs useful organisms (pollinators, bio-control agents etc)- Lucid CBIT Paste
Enabling Activities • Capacity building in Taxonomy • Professional courses in Institutions • Para-taxonomy • Network establishment & strengthen • Contact persons from non-member countries for government endorsement • Institutional and individual support for EAFRINET LOOP
Net Working • Through EAFRINET partners at global, regional, local partners and initiatives • UNEP/GEF-Global Pollinators Project • UVIMA-SwedBio, JRS, BIOTA • GBIF, CBOL • African Pollinators Initiative (API) • Other BioNET LOOPS • Associations, Institutions
Dissemination for End-users • Public awareness: - • Recognized platform for communication, information sharing/ exchange - e.g. monthly E-Bulletin • Websites • Conferences/ Personal meetings • Farmer (Baraza) meetings
Good Practices • Publicity and strategic partnerships • Address end-user needs – Tools & Products • Capacity building:– Tier system • Establish dissemination structures • Link taxonomy to economic and GDP
Summary • Reference material and literature for curatorial work • Capacity at all levels • Address ICT needs in taxonomy for end-users • Disseminate, disseminate
THANK YOU National Museums of Kenya BioNET, EAFRINET LOOP, Partners