Workshop proceedings: "We are the Olifants" - Key stakeholder workshop for the Upper Olifants River study

Abstract

The Upper Olifants Key Stakeholder Workshop took place at the CSIR Knowledge Commons on 26 February 2013. The workshop participants included representatives from national government, provincial government, local government, mining, industry, agriculture, conservation and research. The workshop aimed to transfer the findings of the Upper Olifants River Study to the workshop participants, with a specific focus on how the findings are relevant to the stakeholders in the catchment. The workshop also aimed to build relationships between the workshop participants, and to give them a forum to discuss ways to mitigate the problems in the catchment. The Upper Olifants Key Stakeholder Workshop was based on the Upper Olifants Research Uptake Strategy that was produced by Nikki Funke and Karen Nortje in March 2012 as part of the stakeholder engagement component of the Upper Olifants River Study.