SOUTHERN AFRICA TFCAS

Kavango-Zambezi

Progress Report

In the past few years, the KAZA TFCA authorities have achieved numerous milestones in the establishment and development of the TFCA:

• Between August 2005 and October 2006 a Pre-Feasibility Study on the KAZA TFCA was commissioned and completed. This document is still the main guiding document for activities related to the KAZA TFCA. The three volumes of the Study can be downloaded here:

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• In July 2006 SADC's Integrated Committee of Ministers (ICM) approved and endorsed the KAZA TFCA as a SADC project;
• On 7th December 2006 the Ministers of Environment and Tourism of the five partner countries gathered at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, to sign an MoU, agreeing to work towards the establishment of the KAZA TFCA; View video clip
• Regular meetings of the Technical Committee and Ministerial Committee are convened to lead the KAZA planning processes
• Botswana appointed to the role of Coordinating Country for all KAZA TFCA planning and development processes for the period of January 2007 to December 2008;
• A donor conference was convened in June 2007 attended by over 20 of the world's largest and most well known NGOs and institutions;
• Botswana successfully completed its coordination role and handed over to Namibia who is coordinating the establishment and development processes from January 2009 to December 2010;
• Considerable resources have been mobilised from the international community to establish the TFCA and particularly its governing institutions such as the Secretariat;
• Numerous documents, protocols and consultancies were approved by the Ministerial Committee to enable the development of the TFCA in a coherent and logical manner;
• Marketing tools such as a website, logo and official brochure, were developed;
• A comprehensive and participatory planning process was undertaken by the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA), facilitated by Peace Parks Foundation, whereby all affected communities and stakeholders identified their needs and priorities for development in the KAZA TFCA. This Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is being replicated in the other partner countries; and View video clip
  
• The KAZA TFCA Secretariat will be fully staffed with officers in each of the partner countries and a permanent office set up in Botswana as per the mandate of the partner countries.