Component 3: Targeted Institutional support

The component aims to improve the MET's strategic planning, implementation, monitoring and replication capacity to promote, develop and implement the National CBNRM Programme and policies in Namibia over the longer term. It will also provide institutional and operational support to selected conservancies.
                        

Specific objectives: 

The component is focusing on: 
a) Strengthening MET's organizational framework for CBNRM based on its absorptive 
    capacity and strategic decisions for improved delivery performance; 
b) Providing targeted training for MET staff to respond to growing needs of expanding 
    conservancy network; 
c) Reinforcing the MET to engage other sectoral ministries in the active support for 
    CBNRM policies and the CBNRM Program implementation; 
d) Facilitating the establishment of a sustainable funding mechanisms for CBNRM;         e) Providing direct institutional (training) and operational support (small equipment) to 
    targeted conservancies; and, 
f) Developing and implementing a CBNRM knowledge management and communication 
    strategy and action plan. 

The three sub-components are: 

1. Policy and Organizational review and Development: 
This sub-component includes the following closely interlinked issues: 

a) CBNRM policy dialogue to review and enable the priority legal framework for CBNRM and to provide technical support for improved inter-sectoral CBNRM policy coordination with other ministries; 

b) CBNRM policy research to identify and fund targeted CBNRM research issues undertaken or guided by a Technical and Scientific Advisory Roster of experts (TSAR) 

c) CBNRM organizational review to assist MET to review its current National CBNRM strategy and institutional set-up with the aim to identify and implement a targeted training plan for MET staff, and to provide support to MET to formalize a CBNRM consultative group to discuss policies issues, progress within the National CBNRM Programme and associated activities and to share experiences; 

d) CBNRM financial sustainability to support the development of a sustainable financial framework including options to integrate the protocols used under the CFF under the Environment Investment Fund (EIF), assessments of the further use of the Game Product Trust Fund (GPTF), mainstreaming further funding for CBNRM into Government's budget, and development of a CBNRM cost-reduction strategy.

2. Direct Conservancy Operational Support: 
This sub-component provides limited direct operational support (equipment, TA and running costs)) to targeted conservancies for management needs.

3. Knowledge Management: 
The sub-component provides institutional support for:

a) Training and technical assistance to MET staff to improve relatively limited and insufficiently connected CBNRM monitoring and evaluation activities and to further develop, adapt and harmonize its central scientific M&E elements including GIS data to the expanding needs of the CBNRM Program; and 

b) Designing and implementing of a CBNRM knowledge management program (including a multi-media communication strategy and action plan outlining the communication tools, recipients and timeframe of actions; a CBNRM replication plan) for conservancies, central government and other stakeholders based on all National CBNRM Program and ICEMA project activities and achievements and lessons learned.

Component 3 beneficiaries: 

The primary beneficiary of this component is MET through its lead Directorates. Other GRN Ministries (especially MAWRD, MLRR, MLRGH) will also be beneficiaries to the extent that they are engaged by MET during the planning processes through workshops and training.