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The East African Wetland Management Course (EAWMC) is a
regional training initiative for wetland managers. It is
a Ramsar Convention endorsed programme and it is designed
based on the Ramsar New Guidelines for management planning
for Ramsar sites and other wetlands (Resolution VIII.14).
The EAWMC has been developed and organized primarily by
the Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute (KWSTI) in
conjunction with the Wetland Advisory and Training Centre
(RIZA), the Netherlands, with subsequent contribution from
Uganda and Tanzania to suit the African situation. The execution
of the programme is jointly done by personnel from KWSTI,
KWS Headquarters, the Wetland Inspection Division of the
Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment in Uganda, the
Wildlife Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Tourism in Tanzania, renowned organizations, such as IUCN-The
World Conservation Union and Wetlands International, and
local universities. The course aims at providing knowledge
and skills necessary for the management of wetland sites
- both protected and unprotected. It takes participants
through the process of developing wetland management plans
using biodiversity data, stakeholders' analysis information,
legal/institutional framework and other communication variables.
The course consists of a mixture of lectures, workshops
and field activities, as well as interactive learning. This
is an annual course that has been run twice, in 2001 and
2002. During these two periods a total of 42 participants
from East, Central, West and Southern Africa have been trained
and they included people from various professions concerned
with natural resource management. The language of instruction
is English. EAWMC is designed for middle level managers,
actively involved in either inland or coastal wetland management.
The applicants should be preferably graduates in natural
resource management with at least two years experience in
the field. This is a six-week (42-days) residential course,
which a registration fee of USD 3,000. This does not include
travel costs to and from KWSTI, based in Naivasha, Kenya,
and daily subsistence allowance. This year's course is scheduled
for 17th September to 28th October 2003.
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