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INITIATIVE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Activity Data Sheet
>> AFR Regional Overview >> ISA Overview PROGRAM: Initiative for Southern Africa
TITLE AND NUMBER: Increased Regional Cooperation in the Management of Shared Natural Resources, 690-012
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2001 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $ 2,976,000 DA
PROPOSED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $1,536,000 DA
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2000 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2004Summary: Sustainable development in southern Africa hinges upon the effective management of the region's rich natural resources. These resources provide the basis for community involvement in the development and sustainable management of the environment, which is essential for ensuring the continued growth of promising sectors such as tourism as well as food security in the region. Most natural resources in southern Africa, such as river water and wildlife, are shared by two or more countries, requiring cooperation if long-term development and use is to be guaranteed. Supply limits for some of the shared resources, particularly water, will be reached in the near future, making it imperative that countries in southern Africa adopt and implement mutually beneficial approaches to the management of these resources.
To accomplish this outcome, USAID will promote the establishment of transboundary natural resources management areas. These are relatively large tracts of land that straddle the borders of two or more countries and incorporate a large-scale ecosystem such as a river basin. These transboundary areas present a key opportunity for southern Africans to put into place viable practices for sustaining improvements to the environment while simultaneously ensuring that rural communities directly benefit from the increased economic activity. USAID also works with governments, non-governmental organizations and others active in the region to develop appropriate policies to support these new transboundary areas. The program will invest as well in improved ecological monitoring which will help decision makers in the region through accurate and timely information. In FY 2001, USAID will use $2,976,000 in environmental funds from the Development Assistance account to support this program.
Key Results: USAID support in FY 2000 has resulted in significant steps toward establishing four transboundary areas. In addition, USAID continues to work with the environmental unit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to create a framework for environmental activities in the region. Participating governments have agreed in principle to the establishment of a transboundary management area in the region near Victoria Falls. In FY 2000 the program supported a participatory process through which an agreement was reached to establish another transboundary area on the Zambezi River. USAID's work, along with other donors, stimulated South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to take steps to establish the Gaza-Kruger-Gonarezhou transboundary area. This will be effectively the world's largest game park, which includes Kruger National Park, southern Africa's most popular tourist destination. Southern African states already have an agreement in place for the management of shared watercourses, and USAID's work on the Limpopo River transboundary area which impacts Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique will advance the implementation of this agreement.
USAID has supported the development of a regional environmental agreement and the ratification of a wildlife management protocol. Both of these agreements contribute to the formulation of common standards in the management of shared natural resources.
In FY 2000 USAID support to southern African organizations resulted in adoption of environmental education as a key principle in at least one country in the region. USAID scholarships resulted in an additional 20 people being trained in wildlife management at the South African Wildlife College. A further 25 government planners were trained in natural resources accounting. As a result of this training, these planners are now able to factor environmental costs into government accounting calculations and also to attach market-related prices to alternative development scenarios.
Performance and Prospects: USAID supports development of an improved environment for the management of shared natural resources through policy and regulatory changes accompanied by regional capacity building for policy implementation. Effective management of the transboundary areas offers great potential for higher incomes and employment in tourism for local citizens. In selecting and developing these areas, USAID places highest priority on ensuring that local communities in the areas financially benefit from tourism. In FY 2001 USAID will continue to accelerate adoption and implementation of the key regional agreements on water, wildlife and other environmental resources. USAID's assistance will be targeted not only at governments, but also at non-governmental organizations which are active in this sector.
Funds received under the Education Democracy and Development Initiative program in FY 2000 are being used to increase and enhance the University of Botswana's use of information technology applications in teaching, learning and research, focussing on environment sciences. This will enable the university to improve geographic information systems training, wetlands research, networks for integration of women in science and technology, and increase capacity for research and development.
USAID's successful community-based natural resource management program has demonstrated that the sustainable use of wildlife and indigenous plants is a viable alternative. The 2002 program will build upon this approach as a foundation for a new, more ambitious effort to promote cooperation across national boundaries in the management of resources such as water, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Possible Adjustment to Plans: None.
Other Donor Programs: USAID is the major regional donor to the natural resources management programs in southern Africa. Other donors also are beginning to interact with regional institutions such as SADC in this sector. Primary among these are the European Union, the World Bank, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In the water sector, cooperation is being fostered with the Global Water Partnership, an international group of non-governmental organizations, regional organizations and government agencies, which seeks to translate an emerging global consensus on water resources management into a comprehensive course of action in southern Africa. USAID is a member of the Global Water Partnership's regional coordinating committee. World Bank efforts at park planning in southern Africa complement USAID's support for the creation of transboundary areas.
Principal Contractors, Grantees or Agencies: USAID continues to work, principally, with the SADC Secretariat and three SADC sector coordinating units (water, environment and wildlife) to implement this activity. There is also ongoing collaboration with private voluntary organizations such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the World Wildlife Fund as well as with other southern African regional institutions such as the Peace Parks Foundation and the Southern African Wildlife College.
FY 2002 Performance Tables
Performance Measures:
Indicator FY97 (Actual) FY98 (Actual) FY99 (Actual) FY00 (Actual) FY00 (Plan) FY01 (Plan) FY02 (Plan) Indicator 1: Number of TBNRMA agreements established with RCSA support in the Region NA NA 1 1 1 2 4 Indicator 2: Progress towards the ratification of selected protocols - Environmental Protocols NA NA A B A B C Indicator 3: Progress towards ratification of selected Protocols - Wildlife Protocol Early draft Draft C C C D D Indicator 4: Number of countries in which viable practices are being applied in the formation of targeted TBNRMAs - Natural Resource Management Plans in Kruger/Gonarezhou NA NA 2 2 2 3 3 Indicator 5: Number of countries in which viable practices are being applied in the formation of targeted TBNRMAs - Natural Resources monitoring systems in Okavango/Chobe NA NA 4 4 4 5 5 Indicator Information:
Indicator Level (S) or (IR) Unit of Measure Source Indicator Description Indicator 1: IR Number of TBNRM agreements Project management files & partner reporting documents Agreements are those in which RCSA has had direct and substantial input. They are transboundary in nature (I.e. involving 2 or more countries in the SADC region) in addition to being formal and binding Indicator 2: IR Milestones achieved SADC Sector Coordinating Units "Progress towards the ratification of the Environmental Protocol as indicated by the following milestones:
A. Consultations initiated.
B. Protocol drafted.
C. Protocol signed.
D. Protocol ratified."Indicator 3: IR Milestones achieved SADC WildlifeSector Coordinating Units "Progress towards the ratification of the Wildlife Protocol as indicated by the following milestones:
A. Consultations initiated.
B. Protocol drafted.
C. Protocol signed.
D. Protocol ratified."Indicator 4: IR Number of countries applying viable practices in the formation of target transboundary natural resource management areas Analysis of TBNRMA management body documents relating to the stages of development of establishing TBNRMAs "Viable practices targeted by the RCSA are:
CBNRM
Natural Resource Monitoring Systems
Natural Resource Management Plans
Community-NGO-Private Sector partnerships
Stakeholder Participation (e.g., Government, community and users)"Indicator 5: IR Number of countries applying viable practices in the formation of target transboundary natural resource management areas Analysis of TBNRMA management body documents relating to the stages of development of establishing TBNRMAs "Viable practices targeted by the RCSA are:
CBNRM
Natural Resource Monitoring Systems
Natural Resource Management Plans
Community-NGO-Private Sector partnerships
Stakeholder Participation (e.g., Government, community and users)"
U.S. Financing
(In thousands of dollars)
Obligations Expenditures Unliquidated Through September 30, 1999 34,332 DA 6,553 DA 27,779 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 1,000 DFA 500 DFA 500 DFA Fiscal Year 2000 7,812 DA 3,731 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA Through September 30, 2000 42,144 DA 10,284 DA 31,860 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 1,000 DFA 500 DFA 500 DFA Prior Year Unobligated Funds 0 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Planned Fiscal Year 2001 NOA 2,976 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Total Planned Fiscal Year 2001 2,976 DA 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 DFA Future Obligations Est. Total Cost Proposed Fiscal Year 2002 NOA 1,536 DA 0 DA 46,656 DA 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 CSD 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 ESF 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 SEED 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 FSA 0 DFA 0 DFA 1,000 DFA
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