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This information toolkit is based on the initial Natse Otweya! prototype that was developed with farmers in the Omusati Region in 2008, and that has been tested and applied since then throughout Namibia, including in the Kunene Region. As part of the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP-NAM), a project coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), the Natse Otweya! experience is now…

Current requirements in the areas professional qualifications and skills development call for the implementation of new analytic and responsible learning-teaching techniques focused on specific objectives. It is therefore necessary to design learning situations in which trainees/students are permitted and encouraged to: - draw up their own objectives - develop diverse learning…

Vocational training curricula are intended to function as a link between work positions (occupational skills-qualification requirements) and the qualification-skills structures provided by those institutions or authorities offering vocational training. All vocational training curricula should offer sufficient direction to apprentices to enable them to: - comply with the demands of…

Sahelian Africa faces a persistent problem of variability in rainfall, which is the major driver of vulnerability in the region. Populations in the Sahel are among the poorest and most vulnerable to climatic variability and land degradation. They depend heavily on healthy ecosystems for rainfed agriculture, fisheries, and livestock management to sustain their livelihoods. This program is one of…

Development of this white paper follows Decision 17/COP.9 of the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9), requesting the CST to develop proposals, for consideration at COP 11, for the refinement of the set of the provisionally accepted impact indicators being developed to “…measure progress on strategic objectives 1, 2 and 3 of the 10-year strategic plan and framework to enhance…

Many factors contribute to this process: Deforestation reduces the vegetation cover, salts build up because of poor irrigation practices, overgrazing and unsustainable cultivation methods lead to erosion. The result is what we call desertification. Frequently, there are structural reasons for this, like overpopulation, poverty and inappropriate agricultural policies: When diminishing…