Environmental Management and Capacity Building

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The objectives of the Environmental Management Capacity Building Project are to: 1) build a capacity for environment management at national, district and community levels through the establishment of the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and 2) strengthen selected districts and initiate a process for communities to address natural resource degradation problems of local concern. The project will support the first five-year phase of the Environmental Action Plan implementation and will consist of two main components. The first will focus directly on capacity building for environmental management at the national level and will support the establishment of the NEMA with financing for vehichles and equipment, incremental staff salaries and operational and maintenance costs on a declining basis and provide limited funds for studies. The second will support the creation of an environmental management system that integrates and strengthen links among all levels and sectors of government and non-government sources thereby building the capacity for coordinated planning and management of natural resources at all levels.