THE UPPER UTHUKELA CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP
COREADVISORYGROUP
Online meeting 11 April 2022
Agenda
1. Welcomeand introductions -Zinhle
2. Outcomes of previous engagements (workshops and meetings) -Rebecka
3. Input about Water Fund Scoping Study–Kirsten
4. Input from EFTEON about their participation -Kathleen
5. Input from new participants -Erna
6. Development of the Value proposition for the partnership -Brigid
7. Plans for the May workshop –What do we want to achieve in May? Erna
8. Set date for a planning meeting for May workshop –and date for Mayworkshop
9. Closure –Zinhle
OUTCOMES FROM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS
-Towardsavaluepreposition
Stakeholders engagements
May
2023
Online, Zoom
Next multi-
stakholder
meeting
Over 100 stakeholders
60 organizations, groups and
communities
WWF
WildTrust
AmaZizi
Wilderness group
UKZN-CWRR
UFS-ARU
Uni FS
Trad.
Healer
SANBI
SAEON EFTEON
Rhodes
Uni
Okhahlamba LM
No-till Club
MISA
Mahlathini
KZNDARD
INR
Golder
ESKOM Endangered
Wildlife Trust
EKZNW
EKZNW
-MDTP
EDTEA
DWS
DFFE
DALRRD
Conservation
Outcomes
AmaZizi Ward
Committee
AmaZizi TA
AmaZizi
Development
Forum
AmaZizi Concerned
Citizen Committee
AmaSwazi Livestock
Associations
AmaNgwane
Ward14
Councillor AmaNgwane
TA
AmaNgwane Water
Committees
AmaNgwane
Environmenta
l Monitors
AmaNgwane
EcoChamps
AmaNgwane
Community
Development NPC
AmaNgwane
Mnweni Action
group
Alpine Heath Group
ARC
African
Conservation Trust
AmaNgwane
Communities
AmaSwazi TA
AmaSwazi
Communities
AmaZizi
Communities
What has come out of these meetings?
A Joint VisionPriority Actions
and Activities
Sharing and
Learning
“Integration of
different entities to
conserve and utilize
the landscape and
its water, cultural
and other natural
resources fairly as
well as to empower
its people, build
resilience and
achieve sustainable
socio-economic
growth.”
CATEGORY
ACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
Collaboration and
integration of
entities
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Spatial and non-spatial mapping of stakeholders, activities, projects, roles and
responsibilities
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Situational analysis, including socio-economic variables
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Ensure involvement of more stakeholders, especially the most relevant entities
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Data and information sharing (database, webpage, stakeholder engagements)
Conservation and
use of water,
natural and cultural
resources
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Projects and skills development related to spring protection and development,
invasive alien plants and bush encroachment, restoration activities, grazing
management, fire management, nature conservation, environmental education
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Identify and understand the significance of cultural resources
Empowerment
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Facilitatetrainingandcapacitybuilding
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Environmental education in schools
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Community based conservation efforts
Resilience to
climate change
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Climate change education
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Empowerment around the green business value chain (e.g. in relation to charcoal
and alien clearing practices)
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Community-based climate change adaptation activities
Sustainable socio
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economic growth,
local livelihoods
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Increase livelihood options: animals, crops and poultry
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Job creation through working for water programs etc
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Empower the beneficiaries (without dependency on external factors)
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Communities’ contributing to tourism
•Knowledge
sharing: spring
protection, alien
clearing,
restoration, CA,
co-learning
•Opportunities
forcollaboration
•Networking
•Inclusivity and
diversity
What do participants want to get our of the catchment partnership?
The Catchment Partnership value proposition
Keybenefits and services of the partnership and expectations of the partners
Plans fortheMayworkshop–What do we want toachieve?
a. Introduce the Water Fund Scoping Study –Kirsten
b. Commitment to value proposition and operational model for partnership
c. Present project findings (WRC –Rebecka/MDF)
d. Partner inputs (Alpine Heath, Peaks Foundation, WWF ?)
e. Present outcomes of previous workshop –mapping exercise
f.DevelopmentofCoPs / working groups / themes
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