Training

Participatory natural resources planning and data management

The training is intended to help in the smooth and efficient implementation of activities under our Resilient Mountain Solutions (RMS) and related activities in Bhutan. Upon completion of the training, participants will acquire skills in facilitating participatory natural resources planning and data management.

Programmes

Resilient Mountain Solutions & Regional Programme on Adaptation and Resilience Building

Venue

MS Teams

Date & Time

11 August 2021 to 13 August 2021

Contact

Kamal Aryal & Tshering Zam

Organizers: ICIMOD, National Centre for Organic Agriculture (NCOA), Department of Agriculture (DoA), Bhutan

In collaboration with the National Centre for Organic Agriculture (NCOA), and the Department of Agriculture (DoA), Bhutan, we are organizing a training on participatory natural resources management planning and data management. Young researchers and extension workers from NCOA, Agriculture Research and Development Centers (ARDC) of Wengkhar and Samteling, and selected Dzongkhags (districts) will be participating in the training.

Objectives

Build and strengthen the participants’ knowledge of participatory planning and management
Impart skills in data management and case study documentation

Expected participants

50 young researchers and extension workers from different offices will participate in the training. The organizers shall strive for a gender balance among participants.

Tentative agenda

Moderator: Tshering Zam, Bhutan Focal, Resilient Mountain Solutions, NCOA, DoA, Bhutan
Co-facilitator: Kamal Aryal, Agrobiodiversity Analyst, Ecosystem Services, ICIMOD

Time (NPT)	Programme	Resource persons
09:15–9:35	Opening Session – Introduction to the training programme and welcome remarksOpening remarks	Kailash Pradhan, National Centre for Organic Agriculture (NCOA) – Bhutan Purnamita Dasgupta, Ecosystems Services, ICIMOD
9:35–10:15	Participatory introduction	All
10:15–10.25	Objectives and expected outputs	Tshering Zam, NCOA – Bhutan
10.25–11:15	Introduction of participatory approaches and how to work with multistakeholder Followed by Discussion	Kamal Aryal, Ecosystem Services, ICIMOD
11:15–11:30	Tea Break	All
11:30–12:30	Introduction of key participatory tools/techniques and their use in qualitative data collection Followed by discussion	Kamal Aryal, Ecosystem Services, ICIMOD
12:30–01:15	Lunch break
13:15–14:45	Gender integrated planning and gender analysis	Suman Bisht, Livelihoods, ICIMOD
14:45–16:30	Field exercise to collect qualitative data by using participatory tools	Kamal Aryal, ICIMOD and participants

Time (NPT)	Programme	Resource person
09:15–9:45	Presentation of field findings	Participants
9.45:–10:45	Why integrated participatory planning? How to prepare an integrated plan	Kamal Aryal, Ecosystem Services, ICIMOD
10:45–11:15	Sharing of experiences from Haa integrated plan preparation of its implementation	Karma Penjor and Tshering Zam, NCOA – Bhutan
11:15–11:30	Tea Break	All
11:30–12:30	Qunatitative data collection tools and techniques (With discussion) Enumerators role in effective data collection	Sabarnee Tuladhar, Livelihoods, ICIMOD and Kamal Aryal, Ecosystem Services, ICIMOD
12:30–13:15	Lunch break
13:15–16:30	Qunatitative data management (Introduction to SPSS, Data entry tempelate creation and Data entry)	Sabarnee Tuladhar, Livelihoods, ICIMOD

Time (NPT)	Programme	Resource person
09:15–9:45	Quantitative data analysis	Sabarnee Tuladhar, Livelihoods, ICIMOD
9:45–11:15	Quantitative data analysis and data presentation	Sabarnee Tuladhar, Livelihoods, ICIMOD
11:15–11:45	Tea break
11:45–12:30	Field experimental design	Kesang Wangchuk, Ecosystem Services, ICIMOD
12:30–13:15	Lunch break
13:15–15.00	Field experimental design	Kesang Wangchuk, Ecosystem Services, ICIMOD
15:00–16:00	Case study documentation	KMC, ICIMOD
16:00-16:10	Individual action plan	All
16:10–16:15	Post training assessment	All
16:10–16:30	Closing ceremony Remarks – NCOA, Yusipang Remarks – participants Remarks – ICIMOD Vote of Thanks – NCOA