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Martin K. Shapi Biography

Research Interests
  • Land Reform and poverty reduction
  • Property Right in communal area
  • Green Scheme and poverty reduction
  • Subsistence Fisheries and food security
  • Educational reform
Consultancies

Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Ministry of Land and Resettlement, Lux Development, GTZ and NPC
Teaching assignments

Taught Introduction to Environmental Science to 4rth year Fisheries Students.  Taught Environmental Health to Public Health Master Student last year. And also taught Research methods and environmental studies to under graduate Geography students in 2007/8.

Room:   E024
Phone:   061 206 30500

Fax:       061 206 3050

Email: mshappy@unam.na

 Biography in brief

Martin Shapi’s Alma matter is the Agricultural University of Norway (currently known as University of Life Sciences), where he obtained his MSc. in Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture. Shapi matriculated (completed grade 12 by then) at ELCIN Nkurenkuru High School before studying for a Bachelor of Arts at and the only national university in the country, the University of Namibia (UNAM) majoring in Geography and Economics.Shapi was recruited (1997) as student intern at UNAM’s Multi-disciplinary Research Centre (MRC) prior to the accomplishment of his undergraduate degree and immediately hired (1998) as junior researcher after obtaining the degree. 

Shapi worked for more than half a year as understudy school principal at his Alma matter ELCIN Nkurenkuru High School where he happened to be awarded a NORAD scholarship to go pursue his MSc. studies.After his MSc studies he rejoined UNAM in 2002 to-date as research fellow. Shapi has extensive research experiences in Natural Resources Management which includes CBNRM (ecotourism, wild life management, Forestry management and Inland Fisheries and smallholders farm management. Due to vast research experience,Shapi currently leads the Land Programme in Social Sciences Division.
Project supervision & co-supervision
  • Rural Water Supply Survey in the Kavango Region 2010
  • Mid-Term Review of the development of communal Land Programme (Small Scale Commercial Farms) 2010.
  • Rural Water Supply Survey in the Caprivi Region 2009
  • As from June 2008 to November 2008, Completed Assignment of National Council of High Education, see publication list.
  • As from June 2007 to March 2008 managed Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies Service Delivery Project worth N$ 1,064,000.00.
  • In 2006 was part of the Team which implemented National Planning Commission’s Participatory Poverty Assessment project assigned to Khomas and Oshana Regions

Curriculum Vitae

Education Background

  • MSc. (Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture), Agricultural University of Norway, Aas, Norway, 2002.
  • B.A. (Economics and Geography), University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 1998.

Recent Professional Activities

  • As from June 2009 to date I am serving as a member of Technical Advisory Committee member for REIN Africa at the University of Namibia
  • As from May 2005 to date I am serving as a member of Curriculum Advisory Committee for the Land Programme at the Polytechnic of Namibia.
  • Since November 2005 to date I am serving as board member of the Women’s Land and Water Rights in Southern Africa based in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Publications

  • SHAPI, M.K (2010).MID-TERM REVIEW OF COMMUNAL LAND PROGRAMME (SMALL SCALE COMMERCIAL FARMS), UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, Windhoek.
  • SHAPI, M.K (2009). FACTORS THAT COUNT FOR VARYING ACCESS TO ICTS (PCS AND MOBILE IN THE 13 REGIONS OF NAMIBIA, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, Windhoek.
  • SHAPI, M.K et al (2009). INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM PILOT STUDY REPORT – OSHIKOTO REGION.  MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, WINDHOEK.
  • GRIMM, JOSEF, S. LENDELVO, SHAPI,M.K,  NANGOLO, P., MULEKE, B.B AND NEWAKA, E (2009). POVERTY IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT LAND REFORM PROGRAMMES. MINISTRY OF LAND AND RESETTLEMENT, WINDHOEK.
  • Matengu, K.K et al, 2008. ACCESS, WITH EQUITY TO HIGH EDUCATION IN NAMIBIA, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK.
  • Matengu, K.K et al, 2008. COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NAMIBIA, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK.
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2006 GRAZING DISPUTE RAISING FROM ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN THE MPUNGU CONSTITUENCY IN THE KAVANGO REGION, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK.
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2006 PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT REPORTS FROM THREE SITE IN OSHANA REGION FOR THE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2005 GREENSCHEME AND LAND REFORM, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK.
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2005 PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT REPORT OF KHOMAS REGION FOR THE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION.
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2004.  CONTEMPORARY COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND BENEFITS DISTRIBUTION IN THE SIX NAMIBIAN COMMUNAL CONSERVANCIES, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2004.  AN ASSESSMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL DYNAMICS IN NAMIBIA’S COMMUNAL CONSERVANCIES, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2004.  OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND FISHERIES INFORMATION TO PROMOTE ARTISANAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE BCLME REGION BCLME PROJECT LMR/AFSE/03/01 – ARTISANAL FISHERIES REPORT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC FISHERIES INFORMATION FOR NAMIBIA, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2004.  CONSERVANCY MANAGEMENT PROFILES OF NYAE NYAE, UIBASEN, //GAMASEB, JOSEPH MBAMBANGANDU, UUKOLONKADHI, SPITZKOPPE AND SHAMUNGWA CONSERVANCIES, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2003.  PARTIALLY DEVOLUTION OF RIGHTS TO THE COMMUNITY AS A SOLUTION TO SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION OF COMMON POOL RESEOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK.
  • SHAPI, M.K. 2003.              LIVELIHOOD ENHANCEMENT IN RELATION TO CONTEMPORARY CONSERVATION IN SALAMBALA CONSERVANCY IN THE CAPRIVI REGION, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK
  • SHAPI, M.K., 2003.  MAYUNI CONSERVANCY SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND LIVELIHOOD APPROACHES WITH RESPECT TO CONTEMPORARY NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK.
  • SHAPI, MK. 2002.  LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON INLAND FISHERIES IN KAVANGO RIVER, NAMIBIA; A SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL APPROACH. MSC. THESIS, AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY OF NORWAY, AAS, NORWAY.
  • SHAPI, M.K. et al., 1998.  ECONOMY, ECOLOGY AND AESTHETIC: A STUDY OF INDIGENOUS TREE USE IN FORMER OWAMBOLAND, SSD DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 23, 1998, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK
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