AEWA Training of Trainers Workshop on the Flyway Approach to the Conservation and Wise Use of Waterbirds and Wetlands

Bonn, 19 March 2013 - The Secretariat of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (UNEP/AEWA) is pleased to announce the call for applications for a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on the Flyway Approach to the Conservation and Wise Use of Waterbirds and Wetlands, scheduled to take place from 6 to 11 May 2013 and kindly hosted by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).

The ToT workshop is being organized by the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat, in close collaboration with the Government of Kenya and is made possible thanks to a generous financial contribution from the Thematic Programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources including Energy (ENRTP) Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA) between the European Commission - DG Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The central training resource for the ToT workshop is the Flyway Training Kit (FTK), developed under the Wings Over Wetlands (WOW) UNEP-GEF African-Eurasian Flyways Project. The training kit is a unique resource, which consists of three modules covering the main issues of relevance for the conservation, management, awareness-raising and communication on waterbirds and wetlands. In addition, it has the distinctive feature of providing a practical framework for trainers on how to conduct workshops and deliver trainings at the national and regional level for different target audiences.

The ToT workshop will take place at the Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute (KWSTI) located in Naivasha, about 80km northwest of Nairobi. KWSTI is one of the training units of the Kenya Wildlife Service, which has adopted the WOW FTK as a training resource in its curriculum.

The workshop targets participants from the Eastern and Southern African sub-regions. In particular, it is intended for technical staff or affiliates of conservation, education or environmental, governmental or non-governmental organizations, who are already engaged in the design or delivery of training at some level, preferably in relation to wetlands and waterbird conservation, and who are in a position to deliver future flyway conservation training in their country.

Further details on the qualifications for participants of the ToT workshop can be found in the Terms of Reference. Interested qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications before the deadline of 29 March 2013 to the AEWA National Focal Point or contact person in their country, with a copy to the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat ([email protected] and [email protected]). The application must include a one-page motivation letter and a résumé/CV.

The workshop participants are also expected to participate in a central sub-regional event marking the 2013 World Migratory Bird Day celebration, organized by KWS and expected to take place at Lake Elementeita, Kenya on 11 May 2013, immediately after the ToT workshop. This central World Migratory Bird Day event is made possible thanks to some seed funding provided by the Government of Germany to complement the support from the Government of Kenya.

Both the FTK ToT and central World Migratory Bird Day event will contribute to the implementation of priority activities identified in the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2012-2017 adopted at the 5th Session of the AEWA Meeting of Parties, and are aimed at advancing the implementation of the Agreement in the African region. The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat hopes that more training institutes in the African region will consider adopting the FTK in their curricula and that resources for follow-up trainings can be secured.

Further information on the FTK ToT workshop and the regional World Migratory Bird Day event can be obtained from the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat.

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