The overall project manager is The Kalahari Conservation Society, and the Namibia Nature Foundation manages project activities and finances in Namibia.
AIMS
- To promote sustainable management of natural resources in the Okavango River Basin for the benefit of basin residents and states, through promoting and facilitating the effective participation of basin stakeholders in natural resource decision-making and management, particularly related to water resources;
- to increase the capacity of communities and other local stakeholders to participate effectively in decision-making about the natural resources of the Okavango River Basin, particularly those related to water resources, at local, national and regional levels; and
- to develop mechanisms by which communities and other stakeholders may participate in sustainable management of the Okavango River Basin.
SPECIAL NOTE
The project is implemented by a number of non-governmental organisations in Namibia and Botswana.
Project partners include the Kalahari Conservation Society, IUCN-Botswana, International Rivers Network, Namibia Nature Foundation, Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia and the Rössing Foundation.
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