14-19 February 2016 - The ICCA Knowledge Sharing & Capacity-building Event in East and Southern Africa was held in Namushasha River Lodge, Namibia.  The workshop's objective was to share knowledge and enhance capacities among key regional actors about how to promote and strengthen appropriate recognition of ICCAs and appropriate support to them to enhance their effectiveness in the region—within but also outside the framework of the GSI initiative.  Participants of the workshop included country teams from four ICCA-GSI supported countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Namibia) including representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities who govern and manage their ICCAs, relevant government agencies, supporting civil society organizations and national GEF SGP coordinators. A representative from Zimbabwe GEF SGP was also in attendance on invitation by GEF