Distance Learning and Information Sharing Tool for the Benguela Coastal Areas (DLIST-Benguela)

An activity of IW:LEARN, DLIST is a tool for distance learning and information sharing to enhance Integrated Coastal Management and integrated development planning through collaboration and on-the-ground actions in Namibia and South Africa. Such activities are necessary for planners and managers to plan and implement effective Integrated Coastal Zone Management and development planning. DLIST-Benguela has been online since 2000. It started as a pilot project to test the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in integrated development planning in the coastal areas of the Northern Cape, South Africa, and the transfrontier region with Namibia by helping to bridge the information gap. Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the World Bank, the pilot phase was implemented by EcoAfrica and received support from IW:Learn. When the pilot phase ended, the BCLME Programme provided bridging funds. The second phase of DLIST started in 2005, with funding from the GEF through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and implemented by International Knowledge Management (IKM), a small NGO. A three-year project is underway to improve the portal and associated functions of information sharing and distance learning, as well as expanding the portal into Angola. If you want to learn more about this project, contact the DLIST Team. DLIST will soon be replicated in other Large Marine Ecosystems, such as the Agulhas and Somali Currents Large Marine Ecosystem on the other side of the continent.

Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the World Bank, the pilot phase was implemented by EcoAfrica and received support from IW:Learn. When the pilot phase ended, the BCLME Programme provided bridging funds. The second phase of DLIST started in 2005, with funding from the GEF through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and implemented by International Knowledge Management (IKM), a small NGO. A three-year project is underway to improve the portal and associated functions of information sharing and distance learning, as well as expanding the portal into Angola. If you want to learn more about this project, contact the DLIST Team.

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