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Human Integrated Management Approach (HIMA ): Hima’s Governing Principles

Human Integrated Management Approach (HIMA ): Hima’s Governing Principles. Walid Saleh, PhD. PEng Head, MENA Regional Program, WANA The United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment, & Health (UNU-INWEH). Agenda. What is Hima definition & what it means;

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Human Integrated Management Approach (HIMA ): Hima’s Governing Principles

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  1. Human Integrated Management Approach (HIMA): Hima’sGoverning Principles Walid Saleh, PhD. PEng Head, MENA Regional Program, WANA The United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment, & Health (UNU-INWEH)

  2. Agenda • What is Hima definition & what it means; • What is the relationship between humans and mother earth; • What is the relationship among humans; • What is the Hima Global Initiative; • How it can be applicable to natural Resources Management.

  3. introduction: why hima is relevant? Hima can be defined asa Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) System that promotes;Sustainable Livelihood, Resources Conservation, and Environmental Protection;for the Human wellbeing. Social Justice is the Hima main pillar.

  4. What Does This Means?

  5. HIMA Governance Framework

  6. HIMA Governance Framework

  7. HIMA global Initiative objectives • Promote the Hima constitutional principles, as model, to propose solutions to areas of conflict, such as Abyei, Darfur, and the Western Sahara; • Build confidence amongst parties in conflict by promoting social justice, equality, social responsibility, and the rule of law; • Celebrate societal diversity, ethical values & customs, and rights for ethnic and religious minorities; • Promote the sense of unity based on Human needs & Human rights; • Promote peace, freedom of religion, respect of each other’s values, and acceptance.

  8. Governing Principles of HIMA

  9. Hima Development Vision (HDV)

  10. Human development model

  11. Elements of Hima approach

  12. Hima Conflict Resolution Principles

  13. the Hima constitution for a community-based administration

  14. an institutional (socio-political) principles for social harmony • Recognising informal institutions and local traditional knowledge systems • Collective action Principle ( فرض کفایة) as basis for the role of the State and voluntary sector to achieve Fulfilment of the needs Principle • Financial sustainability principle is based on • Upkeep of social welfare of the vulnerable members of the Hima community such as establishing HimaSocial Fund • Economic efficiency: e.g. enhancing community accountability • Payoffs for efficiency targets and penalties for non-compliance

  15. an institutional (socio-political) principles for social harmony 4. Conflict resolutions based on • Acknowledging and understanding rights of each other in terms of nationality (i.e. ethnic, cultural), • Peaceful existence • Mutual consultation process • Conflict resolution should lead to Eslah which can have several meaning: • Reform • Betterment of conditions • reconciliation between people’

  16. Principles of Good Governance • Responsive: principle of humans are Trustees. • Accountable: principle of humans are Stewards • Consensus oriented: Principle of Consensus or Ijma of experts • Participatorybased Principle of shura or consultation • Transparency • Follow rule of law: principle of Maintenance of the Order is to avoid chaos and injustice • Legitimacy and capacity development • Exercise of Knowledge and intellect

  17. Future Activities • Doha Food Security Program; • UAE Living Desert Initiative; • Oman Hima KM-System and protected areas program; • Proposed Workshop at Al Madina AL Munawarah; • Promote Hima Sustainable Development Model

  18. Thank you for your attention

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