The Policy Research and Analysis programme's broad objective is: “To facilitate improved policy and legislative environment to ensure governance and accountability in natural resources management.”
Specific Objective 1. To undertake research and analysis of environment and natural resource policies.
Strategy (a) Policy research
Activity
a. Identify written policies and how they impact on natural resources.
b. Publicize the findings and disseminate to relevant stakeholders
c. Engage with networks and policy makers that seek to improve specific policies and their implementation
d. Carry out research on unwritten policies
Indicators
i. Presence of printed policy documents on Natural Resources at FAN
ii. Documented research policy results on the management of natural resources
iii. The public demanding for research findings
Strategy (b) Media Monitoring
Activity
a. Support Media to attend public forums
b. Collect information from collaborators
c. Monitor International conventions and protocols through the media
Indicators
i. Records of policy makers responses
ii. Records of Improved/new policies in natural resources
iii. Newspaper cuttings available at FAN
iv. Annual reports available at FAN
v. Information from the internet available at FAN
Specific Objective 2. To improve citizens access to information on natural resource governance.
Strategy (c.) Simplification of policy documents
Activity
a. Produce simplified materials in languages understood by communities
b. Support awareness creation through the media
c. Create awareness through public forums
d. Produce news letters
e. Develop media database
Indicators
i. No of simplified IEC materials produced in different languages
ii. No. of media partnerships entered by FAN
iii. No. of public forms supported by FAN
iv. No. of newsletters produced
v. Presence of a media database
Specific objective 3. To support partners to promote accountability and good governance for sustainable development
Strategy (d) Capacity building
Activity
a. To support and facilitate communities in discussion forums on accountability
b. To support partners to develop methods for tracking accountability
c. Develop simplified IEC materials on accountability and governance
Indicators
i. No. of discussion forums held
ii. No. of communities supported to develop tracking systems
iii. No. and types of IEC materials developed
Specific Objective 4: To build community capacity in policy advocacy and lobbying
Strategy (e.) Capacity building
Activities
a. Training of partners in policy and advocacy skills
b. Support partners to undertake policy analysis, advocacy and lobbying
c. Development of materials
d. Development of simplified IEC for advocacy
Indicators
i. No. of community groups trained in policy advocacy
ii. No. of community groups engaged in policy advocacy
iii. Presence of simplified materials
iv. No. of simplified materials developed