Project Management

Project Management

REPORT ON TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN REGION

JACQUELINE N. UKU and JULIUS FRANCIS

April 2007

Disclaimer: The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNEP or WIOMSA. The opinions and conclusions in this report are those of the authors.

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Training Needs Assessment for the Western Indian Ocean Region

An assessment study undertaken by WIOMSA on behalf of the UNEP-GEF WIO-LaB Project entitled ‘Addressing land-based activities in the Western Indian Ocean Region’

Report prepared
by J. N. UKU and J. FRANCIS WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN MARINE SCIENCE ASSOCIATION P. O. Box 3298, Zanzibar, TANZANIA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report was prepared with input from individual experts from Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Seychelles and South Africa who provided reports and took time to fill in questionnaires distributed during the questionnaire survey. These individuals are listed in Annex I. and the authors express their gratitude to them for their comprehensive input without which this report would not have been possible. Funding for this survey was provided by the UNEP-GEF Project ”Addressing land-based activities in the Western Indian Ocean region (WIO-LaB)” with the aim of developing a regional educational programme to enhance awareness on the impacts of land based activities on the marine environment.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................4 LIST OF FIGURES ...............................................................................................7 LIST OF TABLES.................................................................................................8 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .................................................10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................12 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5...