Capacity building
Research Status: Ongoing |
Barney Thomas at Puketawai |
Introduction
Healthy catchments depend on healthy and strong organizations and individuals who are both knowledgeable and actively engaged in the management, use, and understanding of their catchments.
Since its inception in 2000, the ICM programme has supported and encouraged capacity bulding in relation to catchment management science and its use both locally and internationally.
Research Results
Capacity building has taken many forms through the life of the ICM programme. In general terms, it has been achieved through the development and dissemination of knowledge, tools, training, workshops and conferences, and technical assistance to strengthen the effectiveness of community-based partnerships working across the catchment to achieve both our science goals and those of our stakeholder community .
One of the strands of capacity building has been via the hosting of internships, students, and teaching fellows, many of which have come from outside of New Zealand to work alongside and study with ICM researchers. Our interns have contributed significantly to the success of the ICM research programme and have gone on to achieve great things in their countries.
Another key element of capacity building has been with local iwi who have travelled the journey with the programme and maintained a key and active interest. Through mentoring and involvement in ICM research activities there is now a body of active individuals engaged in local resource management equiped with both the tools and understanding to enable their active particpation in local affairs.
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AGM Spooners Range |
Paul Gillespie on coastal field trip |
Recent Publications
Recent Presentations
| Year | Title | File Size |
| 2011 | Facilitating voluntary action to reduce rural land use impacts in the Motueka River catchment. |
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Primary Contacts:
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Les Basher
Email Phone: 03 545 7708 Fax: 03 546 1082 More details» |
Institute Landcare Research |
Expertise Soil science, geomorphology, erosion processes |
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Andrew Fenemor
Email Phone: 03 545 7710 More details» |
Institute Landcare Research |
Expertise ICM programme management; local liaison; resource management; hydrology and water resource management |
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Garth Harmsworth
Email More details» |
Institute Landcare Research |
Expertise environmental planning, Maori research, Maori issues, land resource assessment, GIS applications. |
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Chris Phillips
Email Phone: +64 3 321 9775 More details» |
Institute Landcare Research |
Expertise Erosion processes, slope stability, effects of forestry, catchment management, knowledge management |
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Dean Walker
Email |
Institute Tiakina Te Taiao Ltd |
Expertise Resource Management/ Kaitiakitanga, Geographic Information Systems, Indigenous Forest Management |
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Roger Young
Email Phone: (03) 548 2319 Fax: (03) 546 9464 |
Institute Cawthron Institute |
Expertise Land/water interactions, water quality, fisheries, river health |
