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SUMMIT The Maasai Mara – a research and development challenge for the next 20 years When
22.‐23.April2015
Where
MaasaiMaraUniversity,Narok,Kenya
Participants
ThisfirstSummitisaby‐invitation‐onlyconference.
FoundingmembersoftheMaasaiMaraScienceandDevelopmentAction.
ResearchersfromUniversityofNairobi,MaasaiMaraUniversity,Aarhus
University(Denmark)andJustus‐Liebig‐UniversitätGiessen(Germany).
MaasaiMarastakeholdersfrommaasaicommunity,internationalorganisations,
government,localauthorities,conservanciesandbusiness.
Accomodation:
HotelFourSeasons,Narokhttp://www.seasonshotelskenya.com/seasons‐hotel‐
narok
TheMaasaiMaraScienceandDevelopmentAction
TheSummitisorganizedandfinancedbyTheMaasaiMaraScienceand
DevelopmentAction(MMSDA.TheActionisaninitiativefoundedin2014bythe
UniversityofNairobiandtheMaasaiMaraUniversity,Kenya,AarhusUniversity
inDenmark,JustusLiebig‐UniversitätGiessen,Germany,theKarenBlixenCamp
Ltd.,theMaraRiandaCommunity(MaasaiMara)andotherstakeholders.
The MMSDA is an interdisciplinary research platform and a Public‐Private
partnershiptosaveanddeveloptheuniqueecosystemoftheMaasaiMara.
Itisaourambitiontobuilda20yearresearchanddevelopmentprogram,which
linksthelocalcommunitywithresearchinstitutionstoensurethattheresearch
outcomesarewellutilized,workswiththeprivatesectorandcreatesmeasurable
andvisibleimpactthatimprovesthestatusofMaasaiMaraasthe7thWonderof
theworld.
TheaimoftheSummit
TheaimoftheSummitistopresentanddiscussthevisionof”TheMasaiMara–a
researchchallengeforthenext20years”andgetinputtothedesignofalarge
researchanddevelopmentinitiativevia:
o presentationsofthechallengesoftheMasaiMara(research,
nationalandlocalgovernment,ICPAC,conservancies,maasai
community)
o casesofresearchandresearchprogramshelpingsolve
conservationchallenges
o inputsfromfoundationsandpublicfunders.
Workshoptodevelopthe20yearresearchprogram
AftertheSummitthefoundinggroupoftheMaasaiMaraScienceand
DevelopmentActionwilltraveltoMaraNorthtoexperiencethechallengesofthe
Marafirsthandandtodevelopaproposalfora20yearreserchanddevelopment
program.
Theworkshopwillgoonfrom23.April(busfromNaroktoKarenBlixencamp5‐
7AM)tilllunch25.April(app.1AM).
WhitePaperandresearchproposal
AwhitepaperdescribingthechallengesoftheMaasaiMaraand
recommendationsforfutureresearchanddevelopmentactivititeswillbe
producedbasedonpaperabstracts,presentationsfromtheSUMMITand
conclusionsfromdiscussionsandpaneldebates.TheBoardoftheMaasaiMara
ScienceandDevelopmentActionwillbeeditorialgroupforthiswhitepaperthat
willbedistributedtogovernmentalbodies,internationalorganisationsand
foundationsafterthesummit.Deadlineforthewhitepaperis1.May2015.
TheMaasaiMara:AResearchandDevelopmentChallengeforthenext20
years
PROGRAM
21.04.2015
6PM
Receptionatthehotelwithsnackandadrink,registration.
22.04.2015 8.00‐8.30
MorningCoffeee/tea
8.30‐8.45
Welcome
ProfessorMaryK.Walingo,Vice‐Chancellor,MaasaiMaraUniversity
8.45‐9.30
TheMaasaiMara:AResearchChallengeforthenext20years.
VisionsandAimsofthisconference(panel)
TheMaasaiMaraScienceandDevelopmentAction(5minuteseach–presenting
thepeoplebehindthisinitiative)
 ProfessorRichardOdingo,UniversityofNairobi
 Dr.AliceOdingo,UniversityofNairobi
 ProfessorTabithaSewe,MaasaiMaraUniversity
 ProfessorBørgeObel,AarhusUniversity
 Dr.RainerHospes,Justus‐Liebig‐UniversitätGiessen
 JesperStagegaard,KarenBlixenCampLtd,MaraNorth
 DavidNoosaron,MaraRiandaCommunity
 PernilleKallehave,AarhusUniversity
9.30‐10.15
UNEPVPKey‐note(tobeconfirmed)
10.15‐10.30
Healthbreak
Thepolitical,legalandandeconomicframeworkoftheMaraandchallenges
10.30‐11.00
EnvironmentalCostsandOpportunitiesofagriculturalmodernizationin
AridandSemi‐aridareas
Ms.RoseMwangi??
11.00‐11.30
NarokGovernor(tobeconfirmed)
Theperspectivesofthechallengesfromthemaasais,theturismindustryand
theconservancies
11.30‐12.30
Representativesof
 themaasailandowners(tobeconfirmed)
 theturismindustry/camps(tobeconfirmed)
 theconservancies(tobeconfirmed)
12.30‐1.30PM
Lunch
Scientificperspectivesandsuggestionsonhowresearchcancontribute
1.30‐1.50
ClimatechangeandthesurvivalofMaasaiMaraEcosystem
Prof.RichardOdingo,UniversityofNairobi
1.50‐2.10
OrganizationauditanddesignofthecollaborativecommunityofMaasai
Mara
ProfessorBørgeObel,InterdisciplinaryCentreforOrganizationalArchitecture,
BusinessandSocialSciences,AarhusUniversity
2.10‐2.30
PolicyimplicationsintheconservationoftheMaasaiMaraGameReserve
andtheMauforestcomplexinKenya:Challengesandopportunities
DrJepkemboiR.ChogePhD,MaasaiMaraUniversity
2.30‐2.50
Howfarm‐animalmanagementmaysupportwildlifeconservationand
socialdevelopment
PDDr.RainerHospes(presenting),Prof.C.Hermosilla,Prof.Dr.AWehrend,Prof.
Dr.M.Lierz
Justus‐Liebig‐UniversityGiessen,Germany,FacultyofVeterinaryMedicine
2.50‐3.10
MaasaiMaraLandtenure,Landuse,Landusechangeandforestry
Dr.GordonWayumba,UniversityofNairobi
3.10‐3.30
PopulationthreattotourismanddevelopmentinMaasaiMara
ProfEliasH.O.Ayiemba,UniversityofNairobi
3.30‐4.00
Shortbreak
4.00‐5.00
PlenaryDiscussionpart1(moderator:JesperStagegaard,KarenBlixen
Camp)
Thougtsonhowwecanworktogetherinaresearchanddevelopmentintiative
tosaveanddeveloptheMaasaiMara.
5.00‐6.00
AlivelystudentperspectiveofthefutureoftheMaasaiMara
Drinksandnetworking
8‐10
Dinnerwithacademicorlocalkeynote.
23.04.15
8.00‐8.30
Morningtea/coffee,alittlebread
Conclusionsfromday1
8.30‐9.00
EUCommissioninKenya(tobeconfirmed)
9.00‐9.30
ANGOperspective(tobeconfirmed)
9.30‐10.00
KenyaWildlifeService(tobeconfirmed)
10.00‐10.30
Healthbreak
Scientificperspectivesandsuggestionsonhowresearchcancontribute
10.30‐10.50
EffectivenessofcommunityrelationsstrategiesinconservationofMaasai
MaraandMauEcosystemsinKenya
ProfessorMaryWalingoPhD,MaasaiMaraUniversity
10.50‐11.10
EcologicalchallengesandopportunitiesintheAnthropocene
ProfessorJens‐ChristianSvenning,PhD,AarhusUniversity
11.10‐11.30
Energysystems/dynamicsinNarokCounty
Dr.ChristopherOludhe,UniversityofNairobi
11.30‐11.50
EthnoecologyinachangingWorld
ProfessorHenrikBalslevR.,PhD,Dr.h.c,FLS,AarhusUniversity
11.50‐12.30
Lunch
12.30‐12.50
InterrogatingpreviousresearchstudiesintherestorationoftheMaasai
MaraGameReserveandtheMauforestcomplex
ProfessorTabithaSewePhD,MaasaiMaraUniversity
12.50‐1.10
Long‐termresearch,conservationandsustainabilityinprotectedareas
PeterC.Kjærgaard,PhD,ProfessorofEvolutionaryStudies&DirectorofCentre
forBioculturalHistory,JessHartel,PostDoc,CentreforBioculturalHistory,
AarhusUniversity
1.10‐1.30
GenderImplicationsofCommunityparticipation,tourismand
developmentintheMaasaiMara
Dr,AliceOdingo,UniversityofNairobi
1.30‐1.50
Exploringonlineeco‐linguisticcommunicationstrategiesonconservation
ofMaasaiMaraandMauforestcomplex
MrKhadoiIsalambo
1.50‐2.15
Healthbreak
2.15‐4.00
Plenarydiscussion(moderatortobeconfirmed)
MaasaiMara–aresearchanddevelopmentchallengeofthenext20years.
Sum‐umoftheSummitandnextstep.
EndofofficialSummit.
4.30–DepartureforMaraNorth,KarenBlixenCamp
24.‐25.April:workshop(WhitePaperandResearchProgramProposal,Board
meetingandnextstepplan.Presentationsandgamedrivestoexperiencethe
Mara).