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Detail of GEF Project #2483
| GEF Project ID | 2483 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 424 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Capacity Needs Assessment for the implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and support to the Clearing House Mechanism |
| Country | Comoros |
| Region | Africa |
| Focal Area | Biodiversity |
| Operational Program | EA |
| Approval Date | 2004-03-31 |
| Project Status | CEO Approved |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of External Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie |
| Description | The national objective aims to enable the elaboration and efficient implementation of appropriate measures to ensure biological diversity conservation and sustainable use, which will contribute to meeting the country's commitments in compliance with the international conventions relative to biological diversity. The project will identify and assess the human and institutional capacity needs to implement and improve the efficiency of the measures for the conservation of biodiversity that the country has adopted in the National Biodiversity Strategy and its Law on the Environment, and to reinforce the biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism (CHM) in the country. This project will be intimately linked to the National Capacity Self-Assessment for the global environment (NCSA) project. The objective of the NCSA project is to conduct a thorough and systemic assessment and analysis of the country’s capacity needs and of the constraints that the Union of the Comoros is facing in its efforts to fulfil its commitments towards the global environment as stated in the Rio conventions and their international instruments. The scope of the NCSA is not simply biodiversity but environmental in a sustainable development context. The implementation of the NCSA project is scheduled for January 2004. |
| Implementation Status | Two steering committee meetings were held in March and July 2005 to oversee activities. A training workshop has been held for staff responsible for undertaking the capacity needs assessment. A data base is being set up to accommodate information from the assessments. Preparations are underway to set up the Clearing House Mechanism. Training on data base management and GIS has been supplied. A reference list on the scientific and grey literature on the biodiversity of the Comores has been completed. The third national report to the CBD has been completed. |
| GEF Project Grant | 274,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 274,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 274,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 41,100 USD |
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