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Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project (WPRP)
Activity Type(s):
Capacity builiding / training people,
Influencing policies,
field project: management and restoration
Language(s):
English
Topics:
Wetlands and climate change emissions,
Livelihoods,
Water management
Offices:
Africa Office (Senegal),
Headquarters (Netherlands),
Mali office,
Indonesia office,
Malaysia office,
Thailand office
Continent / Country / Region:
Africa,
Americas,
South-east Asia
Project Duration: Dec 2004 Until Dec 2008
This project aims to improve policies; especially in developing countries. In this global project, one of our biggest, we train people, support demonstration projects in developing countries, provide seed funds for project and partnership development, create partnerships with NGOs working on policy change, and advocate our message among decision makers, NGOs and foundations at national and international levels.
Project Description:
This project is being carried out in many Asian, African and South American countries in close cooperation with our Africa, Mali, Latin America, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand offices.
The Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project is a world wide partnership of organisations that promotes the integration of sustainable wetland management into poverty reduction strategies. The aim is to show the importance of wetlands in fighting poverty. We have activities on global and national policy change, building human capacity and developing and testing best practices in the field.
Project Partners:
Donor: Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS)