WESSA Phase 1 report to HHCT_28.10.2021

o Offering WESSA as a safe pair of hands, an authentic voice for the environment, to local, provincial and national government o Exploring global funding opportunities. 7. Monitoring and adaptive management Strengths • Digital infrastructures exist • Willing volunteers. Weaknesses • Outcomes and impacts not monitored • Adaptive management not informed by evidence. Opportunities • Establish a fit for purpose MEL system and develop a learning culture by o Developing innovative practicable and affordable dashboards that evaluate impacts and outcomes o Involving volunteers in online data collection o Developing decision support systems that enable evidence-based adaptive decision making. VI. Scenarios Three possible future scenarios for WESSA. A. The elephant: familiar routes • Persistent • Back to roots • Grounded in tradition B. The octopus: diverse and flexible • Diverse • Opportunistic • Flexible and accommodating C. The leopard: patient and focused • Calculating • Lean • Selective. In Phase II, each scenario can be evaluated against the 7 critical success factors, in terms of their risks vs. reward potential. The scenarios are described in more detail below.

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