Main activity lines
In order to materialise three objectives of preparatory stage eight main line of activities are planed to obtain the results that are expected as outputs in preparatory stage.
Community mobilisation towards participating in pilot co-management of Tanguar Haor resources:
Through accomplishing the above major activity, the project is intended to mobilise selected communities and make them aware on the importance of co-management of Tanguar Haor in relation to its positive aspects and sustainability. During the preparation stage, a common vision regarding co-management of Tanguar Haor will be developed. Selected community will develop their capacities in identification of problems, constraints and at the same time the opportunities in regards to participate in co-management of Tanguar Haor.
Selection and skill development for alternative livelihoods strategies/ IGAs:
Participation of the poor Tanguar Haor community members in co-management system depend to a great extent on access to alternative livelihoods strategies and economic activities. Therefore, the objective of this major activity is to identify potential value chain/products/economic activities through participatory value chain analysis so that the community member can choose them as an alternative source of earning income. It is assumed that involving with such new type of activities requires new skills, capital for investment. Need based skill development training courses will be offered to the interested and potential Tanguar Haor community members. Facilitation will also be continued in order to establish linkages between the community and sources of finance and the service providers so that they can establish new IGAs, economic activities and livelihoods strategies.
Development and testing the modalities for accessing and harvesting of natural resources
The prerequisite of establishing a co-management system is to clarify the roles of different actors regarding access to and benefit sharing from the resource bases around Tanguar Haor. Another important aspect is to identify the resources that claim necessity for conservation and the resource can be used through improved management practices. Thus under the main group of activity, activities will be undertaken to clarify the role of various actors (communities, local government, administration, line agencies, private sectors) keeping the sustainability of Tanguar Haor in mind. Survey and key informant workshops will be organised for identifying the resource bases and possible model of co-management system and their institutional set up. Legal review is planned to short out the legal aspects that match with a sustainable co-management system of Tanguar Haor. Some model of co-management system will be tested with appropriate actors for generating practical experience that will provide ingredients for planning the development stage.
Facilitate in forming national and regional platforms to support co-management of Tanguar Hoar
Co-management system for wetlands, especially management of Ramsar site, requires coordination at the policy arena. The programme will facilitate to form a Steering Committee at the national level. The roles and responsibility of the Steering Committee will have to be thought out carefully at the beginning of the programme implementation. Dialogues mainly with the MOEF and national actors working on wetland management will be held for this purpose and subsequently a Steering Committee will be formed with the Secretary of MoEF as the chair. Similarly, at the district level strong coordination will be required among actors for sustaining the co-management activities. Apart from providing support to the Tanguar Haor programme, the regional platform will also act for raising overall awareness regarding Ramsar site and gather positive attitude toward Tanguar Haor co-management. Besides, the above committees and platforms, a wetland network will be developed taking representation of the various like minded organisations, academic institutions and academics, civil society.
Development of basic understanding of and consensus on the principles of co-management of Tanguar Haor
Although there are some general principles for wise use of wetlands, concrete guidelines, rules or valid principles for co-management for Tanguar Haor yet to be developed. Within the frame of above major activities the project endeavour is to initiate dialogue and discussion at wetland platforms for developing wise use principle as well as the modalities of co-management system of Tanguar Haor. In order to develop consensus on co-management principles dialogue, discussion, exchanges will be promoted though this project. Mass campaign and communication events and activities will be undertaken at local, regional and national level on the values of wetlands specially that of the Tanguar Haor. In order to develop concrete ideas and experiences of wise use of wetlands, study visits will be organised to neighbouring countries for the concerned organisations and individuals that may contribute to develop a common understanding as well as the food for thoughts on the possible modalities for Tanguar Haor.
Knowledge management system development
Generally the Knowledge management is considered as an integral tool with its six major interlinked elements. These are – identification, acquisition, development, distribution and sharing, anchoring and using the knowledge at all stages of the programme as well as all level of the concern stakeholders. A system therefore, essential and to be introduced and adopted for collecting and collating existing knowledge regarding co-management as well as wise use of wetlands.
Knowledge generation on resource system of Tanguar Haor
In order to improve the knowledge base of the resource system of Tanguar Haor, several social and biological studies are planned. It is expected that such studies, on one hand, will generate the benchmark information regarding the socio-economic profile of the context, and on other hand, the information regarding the technical and biological aspects of resource system of Tanguar Haor will also be enriched.
Development of a detailed planning document for the development stages
Most of the operational activities in preparatory stage are planned those of pilot and research and action in nature. The major expectation from these pilot actions is to learn some practical lessons that contribute to the development of a realistic plan for the development stage. In doing so, a culture and system of regular experience capitalisation is to be introduced. The draft of the project document would be elaborated through organising participatory workshops but also taking the essence of the lessons form experience capitalisation process. In order to endorse the final project documents of the development stage, all possible and necessary steps will be undertaken for negotiating with all relevant stakeholders.
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