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PROJECT BRIEFPROJECT DURATION: One - Three yearsPROJECT INTERVENTION AREAS: Simien Mountains National and Awash Parks
TARGET GROUPS: Partners, stakeholders, and the local communitiesFOCUSThe STRATEGIC CLIMATE INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMME (SCIP) project mainly focuses on Building Institutional Capacity and Participatory Leadership in Awash and Simien Mountains National Parks for Resilience, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (BICAS-RMACC)
OBJECTIVESObjective-1: To develop partnership and collaborations among stakeholders and beneficiaries.
Objective-2: To build park management and leadership capacity of MoCT/EWCA, Awash and Simien National Parks and respective adjacent weredas of Amhara, Oromiya and Afar National Regional States.
Objective-3: To build the capacity of women, youth groups and local institutions to engage them in biodiversity entrepreneurship.
Objective-4: To promote good practices in rehabilitation of the parks ecosystems as a model for environmental resilience and adaptation to the impacts of climate change.
COMPONENTS Partnership and collaboration,
Capacity building, and
Livelihood empowerment
LEAD APPLICANTPHE-Ethiopia Consortium is the lead organization of the SCIP project.
PARTNERSFrankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) - for project activities in the Simien Mountains National Park
Wildlife for sustainable Development (WSD) - for project activities in Awash National Park
KEY STAKEHOLDERS Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT)
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Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA)
Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
PROJECT IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE
TASKFORCESTo implement the project seven taskforces will be established at:
Park level (2)
Regional level(3)
Inter-regional(1)
Federal level(1)
KEY RESULT AREAS Promotion
Park management and leadership
Biodiversity entrepreneurship
Lesson learning and good practices
RATIONAL FOR THE PROJECT Climate change impacts and ecological degradation threatening the parks ecosystem
Climate change impacts and population threatening wildlife resources
MoCT/EWCA
PHE Ethiopia(PHE EC)
Frankfurt Zoological Society(FZS)
Simien Mountains National Park Awash National Park
Wildlife for Sustainable
Development(WSD)
MoEF
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Climate change and environmental degradation affecting livelihoods of the local communities Lack of alternative livelihoods and energy sources for the local communities affecting the park ecosystem (unsustainable use of natural resources)
Poverty fueled by environmental degradation and climate change is threatening biodiversity
Increasing human-wildlife conflict in protected Areas(PAs)
Conservation of National Parks and other PAs are major concerns of NAPA and CRGE
PAs are scientific and research areas for climate science
The need to empower all stakeholder institutions for coordinated protected areas management
The need to harmonize the social, economic, and environmental concerns of National Parks for the well being of the society and wildlife
Limited institutional capacity, partnership and collaboration among stakeholders, and lack of community stewardship
The need for environmental rehabilitation and improve the carbon sequestration capacity of PAs.
IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES Multi-sectoral PHE integration approach
Partnership and networking
Awareness raising interventions
Capacity building trainings
Livelihood empowerment
Experience sharing programs
Communication and documentation
MAJOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES Conduct stakeholder analysis
Establish and /or strengthen taskforces at different levels
Conduct climate related training needs assessments
Develop action oriented research proposals
Conduct feasibilities for climate smart biodiversity income generating activities
Develop a system for fair and equitable benefit sharing system
Produce various IEC materials, manuals, and guidelines
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Conduct international experience sharing visits
Conduct various climate related capacity building trainings
Conduct and document evaluative researches in both PAs
Produce fact sheets and policy briefs
Produce documentary films on the national Parks
COMPOSITION OF TASKFORCESi) At federal level
Ministry of Culture and Tourism(MoCT) - Chair
Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority(EWCA) - Secretariat
HPR Standing Committee for Culture and Tourism
HPR Standing Committee for Natural and Environmental Protection
Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF)
Ministry of Federal Afairs
Ministry of Agriculture(MoA)
Ministry of Womens, Children and Youth Affairs
Ethiopian Sugar Corporation
Ethiopian Institute of Biodiversity
Ministry of Water and Energy
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
Federal Police Commission
Oromia National Regional State Bureau of Culture and Tourism
Oromia National Regional State Forestry and Wildlife Enterprise
Amhara National Regional State Bureau of Culture and Tourism
Amhara Parks Development Authority
Afar National Regional State Bureau of Culture and Tourism
Afar National Regional State Bureau of Pastorialist and Rular Agricultural Development
Ethiopian Tourism Association
Ethiopian Road Authority
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PHE-Ethiopia Consortium (PHE EC)
Wildlife for Sustainable Development (WSD)
Frankfurt Zoological Society
ii) At regional level
Regional President Office - Chair
Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (regional level representative) - V/Chair
Regional Culture and Tourism Bureau - Secretariat
Regional Environmental Protection authority bureau
Regional Women, Children and youth Affairs bureau
Regional Education bureau
Regional Agricultural Development bureau
Medias
Regional Health bureau
Universities including Bahir Dar University and Gondar University
Regional Police Commission Office
Regional Government Administration and Security Office
Regional Water and Energy Bureau
Parks adjacent zone administration
Zonal Cultural and Tourism Office
Zonal Environmental Protection and Land Administration Office
Zonal Women,Children and Youth Office
Zonal Educational Office
Zonal Pastorialist/Agricaltural Development Office
Zonal Police Office
Zonal Government Administration and Security Office
Zonal Health Office
Zonal Water and Energy Office
PHE Ethiopia Consortium
Frankfurt Zoological Society(FZS)
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iv) At park level
Parks Adjacent Woreda Administrations - Chair
Ethiopian wildlife Conservation Authority(park level representative) - Secretariat
Parks adjacent woreda administrations
Local communities (Peasant Associations)
Elders
Private sectors
Woreda Police offices
Woreda Trade and Industry offices
Woreda Agriculture offices
Woreda Health offices
Woreda Womens, Children and youth Affairs Offices
Woreda Education offices
Regional Universities (Bahir Dar and Gonder)
Media staffs
Charities and Societies Organizations (ChSO) (JICA, ADA, ORDA, Austria Development Agency and others)
Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS)
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PHE Ethiopia ConsortiumPhone: + 251-11-663 0833/ + 251-11-860 8190Fax: + 251-11-663 8127P.O.Box - 4408 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
www.phe-ethiopia.org
Financed by the SCIP Fund: The SCIP Fund is financed by DFID UKaid, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Royal Danish Embassy.
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