Risks in managing MAKATA

Sarang villagers participating in the Turtle Training in 2013

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Let me highlight some of the Risks we have identified in our organisation to give you an idea of how we hope to manage these risks.

No	Risk	Impact Likelihood: Low, Medium, High and Consequences on the Project	Management Strategy	Responsibility
1	Lack of long-term funding	High Without long-term funding, MAKATA could not sustain its programs in Madang, nor can it establish its office in Madang and relocate from Port Moresby where the project is currently operating from Mr. Magun’s house.	Develop Financial Management Strategy; Continue to write proposals and submit for funding support.	MAKATA Board
2	Madang Province Three Years (2016-2018) Conservation Plan will not support this plan	Low This proposal is written following the inclusion of MAKATA in the Three Years Conservation Plan for the Madang Provincial Government	The Board and Management are optimistic that this proposal will be approved paving the way for MAKATA to establish a permanent  base in Madang to sustain its activities	MAKATA’s  Management
3	Aid donors will not fund this plan	Low MAKATA has received aid from potential donors.  In the likelihood of lack of funding, MAKATA will scale down its operations.	Components will be put together as standalone project proposals and marketed professionally to various aid donors	MAKATA’s Management
4	Infrastructure not readily available for MAKATA’s office, resource centre, and staff accommodation	High In order to sustain this Project in Madang, MAKATA needs an office, resource centre and staff accommodation.  Without these services, MAKATA will continue to operate on adhoc basis.  Activities won’t be implemented adequately, and also can be uncompleted and plans won’t materialise.	Seeking funding from Madang Provincial Government to help build the infrastructure	MAKATA’s Board and Management
5	Land for infrastructure development won’t be cleared and made available for MAKATA’s office, resource centre, and staff accommodation	Low Highly unlikely, as the land for which MAKATA’s resource centre, office, staff houses will be built will be on unalienated land.	MAKATA’s office, resource centre and staff accommodation will be built at Dibor on unalienated land.	Management
6	Erection of kit buildings will encounter labour difficulty	High	The Board of Governors will have to pay tradesmen carpenters, plumbers, electricians, casual laborers and etc to erect the building	MAKATA Board and Management
7	Need for a Project vehicle and project boat.   MAKATA will continue to hire cars and boats if it does not have its own.	High A recent car accident, resulting from lack of rest by Mr Magun from his field trip to Mur, in Rai Coast has raised an alarm bell for the Board and management to buy a Project vehicle and Project boat and hire a full time driver/skipper so that staff concentrate on their specific roles and deliver effective services without having to put their lives at risks or damage other peoples car or boats.	The Board of Governors will have to secure funding to buy a Project Vehicle and Boat to be used for project activities	Board and Management
8	No full time funding means no full time staff to carry out projects activities	High We need full time staff to sustain this program.	The Board and Management will have to secure long-term funding to hire full time staff	Board and management
9	Security of Infrastructure Services	High Properties could be vandalized, stolen or staff members lives and properties could be at risks	The Board and Management will have to fence the property and hire full time security guard	Board and management
10	Community Support of the Plan	Low The likelihood of interruption of the project as a result of the lack of community support is slim as the property will be built on unalienated land.	The management has discussed this issue with the principal landowners who had sold their customary land to late Mr. Adelbert Magun have pledged their full support for the project to be established.	MAKATA’s Board and management