1. Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project Anglophone regional practitioners training course MODULE 1 WETLANDS AND INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT By Dalmas O. Oyugi, Lucy Iyango 5 MAY 2007 A Wetlands International project supported by DGIS

2. Lecture 5: setting objectives for wetland management

3. Learning objectives

4. Definitions: Management planning A set of processes that will help achieve mutually agreed objectives in the management of a resource Developed with the full participation of the wetland resource users (direct and indirect) & covers a specific area e.g. Lake, river, National Park, forest, wetland or part of such are source

5. Definitions - Management planning cont’d Is within the context “wise use” concept of the Ramsar Convention: maintains the integrity of wetland promotes socio-economic benefits encourages sustainable use

6. Definitions – adaptive management

7. Wetland management cycle and adaptive management

8. Functions of wetland management planning

9. Importance of wetland management planning

10. Management plan content

11. Management objectives

12. Development of management objectives - steps

15. Wetland Management Planning Process - Uganda’s Case Step 1: reconnaissance, identify and mobilize all stakeholders general resources (Human & equipment)-secure ownership Step 2: agree on process, time-frame, output with stakeholders Step 3: CWMP: analyze stakeholder interests, any conflicts existing systems, roles & responsibilities Step 5:CWMP: agree on objectives of CWMP Step 6: CWMP agree on management options Step 4:CWMP: Analyze resources, users, abusers, conflicts Step 0: identify planning area Step7: CWMP: zone the planning area Step 8: CWMP: develop WMP with a monitoring plan Step 9: CWMP: agree on sanctions

16. The wise use and management of wetlands has to be voluntarily and wholeheartedly supported, implemented by all stakeholders, through an agreed and owned management plan THANK YOU FOR LISTENING