Arrival Day – 25 September 2022
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17:30 |
Registration |
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Day One – 26 September 2022 |
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SESSION/ACTIVITY/PRESENTATION
TITLE [SESSION CHAIR] |
PRESENTER |
7:30 |
Morning registration opens; tea & coffee available |
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SETTING THE SCENE [Chair: Colgar Sikopo] |
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8:00 |
Welcome Remarks |
Albertina Shilongo |
8:10 |
Around the Room Introductions |
All |
8:20 |
Purpose and Objectives of the Workshop |
Steve Osofsky |
8:30 |
The Importance of a Diversified Economy in Namibia's Component of KAZA |
Kenneth Uiseb |
8:45 |
From the MCC-supported CBT Pilot Project to the State of CBT Today: A Decade of Lessons Learned |
Thimoteus Kativa |
9:10 |
Beauty and the Beef: Achieving Compatibility Between Wildlife Conservation and Livestock Production (short film) |
Steve Osofsky |
9:30 |
CBT Then and Now: Reflections and Moderated Discussion, including audience Q & A |
Alaster Samkange, Thimoteus Kativa, Frank Chitate, Jacques van Rooyen |
10:00 |
TEA / COFFEE BREAK |
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SECURING ANIMAL HEALTH AT THE LIVESTOCK / WILDLIFE INTERFACE [Chair: Albertina Shilongo] |
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10:30 |
Challenges to Managing FMD in the Red Zone of Namibia |
Albertina Shilongo |
10:45 |
Importance of Surveillance & Vaccination for Managing FMD |
Mokganedi Mokopasetso, Siegfried Khaiseb |
11:00 |
Overview of CBPP & FMD in Namibia's Component of KAZA & Proposed Ways Forward |
Joseph Kapapero, Frank Chitate |
11:15 |
Wildlife Health in KAZA: A Perspective from Namibia |
Janine Sharpe |
11:30 |
Herding for Health: Towards Better Integration of the Livestock and Wildlife Sectors |
Jacques van Rooyen |
11:45 |
Overview of Updated (2021) "Guidelines on Commodity-Based Trade Approaches for Managing Foot and Mouth Disease Risk in Beef in the SADC Region" |
Shirley Atkinson, Mary-Louise Penrith |
12:00 |
A Perspective from the Meat Board: Expanding Markets & Applied Research to Support CBT |
Desmond Cloete, Freddy Samuntu |
12:15 |
Q & A, Facilitated Discussion |
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12:45 |
LUNCH |
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LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY AS A FOUNDATION FOR SECTORAL RESILIENCE IN NAMIBIA'S COMPONENT OF KAZA [Chair: Nyambe Nyambe] |
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14:00 |
KAZA and Connectivity: Why Wildlife Corridors Matter, Challenges in Securing Them |
Erdwin Muradzikwa |
14:15 |
Enabling Elephant Movements Lessens Conflict: Thinking Through Macro & Micro Corridors |
Anna Songhurst |
14:30 |
Zambezi Region as a Key to Wildlife Dispersal in KAZA: The Way Forward for Bwabwata National Park |
Colgar Sikopo |
14:50 |
Q & A, Facilitated Discussion |
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15:05 |
TEA / COFFEE BREAK |
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15:20 |
Mobile Kraals and Other Management Approaches to Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation |
Lise Hanssen |
15:35 |
Prospects, Challenges & Opportunities for Community Conservation in KAZA: Examples from Namibia |
Russell Taylor |
15:50 |
Q & A, Facilitated Discussion |
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16:00 |
ADJOURN & GROUP PHOTO |
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18:30 |
GROUP DRINKS & DINNER – All Participants, Protea Hotel |
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Day
Two – 27 September 2022 |
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RETHINKING FENCES IN THE KAZA CONTEXT [Chair: Kenneth Uiseb] |
PRESENTER |
8:00 |
Recap of Day 1 |
Steve Osofsky |
8:15 |
An Historical Perspective on Fencing in Namibia, Botswana & Zimbabwe vs. Sustainable Ways Forward for Wildlife & Livestock in KAZA |
Russell Taylor |
8:30 |
The Role of Subclinical Cattle in Spreading FMD: Is Blaming Buffalo...Bull? |
Mary-Louise Penrith, Mokganedi Mokopasetso |
8:45 |
Livestock, Wildlife & Diversified Livelihoods: Lessons from Ngamiland, Botswana |
Letlhogile Modisa |
9:00 |
Herding for Health: Lessons from Mozambique (short film) |
Jacques van Rooyen |
9:15 |
Securing Connectivity Across KAZA: Assessment of Fencing Impacts on Wildlife along the Botswana / Namibia Border |
Steve Osofsky, Shirley Atkinson |
9:30 |
Q & A, Discussion |
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10:00 |
TEA / COFFEE BREAK |
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COLLABORATIVE DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT [Chair: Siegfried Khaiseb] |
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10:30 |
Towards a More Holistic Approach to Assessing Costs & Benefits of Veterinary Cordon Fences |
Steve Osofsky |
10:40 |
Exploring Fence Decommissioning: Approaches to Disease Risk Assessment for Science-Based Decision-Making |
Laura Rosen |
11:00 |
Plenary Discussion: Ingredients for a Collaborative Approach to Conducting Disease Risk Assessments Regarding the Border Fences with Botswana (instructions to be provided) |
Nidhi Ramsden, Laura Rosen (facilitators) |
13:00 |
LUNCH |
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SPECIAL TOPICS SESSION [Facilitator: Nidhi Ramsden
Drawing from the meeting's deliberations, and taking advantage of available expertise, three topics will be selected by attendees (based on dot-voting) for more in-depth group discussion and debate. Attendees will select which of the three concurrent group sessions to join, and groups will present their findings in plenary. Meeting next steps will also be discussed.
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14:00 |
Breakout Group Session, Selected Topics:
- Future of Bwabwata National Park: Progress on Resolving Issues & Next Steps
- Securing Wildlife Corridors
- Commodity-Based Trade: Requirements & Overcoming Market Resistance
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Nidhi Ramsden (facilitator) |
15:30 |
TEA / COFFEE BREAK |
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15:45 |
Breakout Groups Present Findings, Q&A, Discussion |
Nidhi Ramsden (facilitator) |
16:30 |
Summary of Key Next Steps |
Steve Osofsky |
16:45 |
Closing Remarks |
Albertina Shilongo, Colgar Sikopo |
17:00 |
ADJOURN |
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