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Name of Client

Environment General Authority (EGA)

Project Funding

Government through UN

Project Location

Tripoli, Libya

Environment and sustainable development represents the most significant portfolio at UNDP Libya Country Office in terms of volume of activities and resources. Initiatives focused during the last few years on establishing a replicable model for protected area management, formulating a national strategy for solid and hazardous waste management, and strengthening environmental monitoring systems through the installation of laboratories that meet international standards, geographic information systems, and other modern tools. Following the conflict, the Environment portfolio has been revised and adjusted in accordance with the new pressing priorities of the country.

The aim of the project was to undertake a rapid review to the environment portfolio at UNDP Libya for the Environment General Authority in order to come up with an action plan that responds to the urgent needs of each ongoing project. Based on the review and actions identified, a new project should be developed that will tackle all issues related to training and capacity building that were not covered in the other projects.

Specific tasks are:
• Review all projects documents and information prior to the travel to duty station.
• Meet with EGA management and the national project coordinators;
• Develop a one pager, describing the best way forward to implement the rest of pending activities based on the assessment
• Develop a new project document; this should include the new log-frame, the work plan, the budget, the situation analysis and the strategy sections.

The aim of the project was to assist UNDP Country Office and the Environment General Authority to support the environment portfolio during an important transition period including the proper closure of three old projects within the same portfolio.

The following projects were covered:

EGA Capacity Building Project
• Re-structure the project documents based on EGA’s new vision.
• Reduce the budget to meet the available funds
• Prepare the needed TORs for the project team
• Follow up and prepare the needed documentations for project signature.

GIS Project
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the project. Its activities, achievements, and the level of progress made.
• Conduct capacity assessment of the GIS team; propose a new structure of the GIS directorate.
• Develop a training plan for the GIS team
• Assess the services provided by the international consultants under the project, provide and recommendations and actions for next steps.
• Assess the installed GIS system and a propose plan for improvement if necessary.

NCSA Project
• Review the project documents, reports and progress and propose an action plan to finalize (financial, administrative and human resources needed).

The project was mainly to support UNDP Libya Country office and the Environment Genearl Authority in closing six environmental projects being implemented for the benefit of the Environment General Authority. The tasks includes.

UNDP-Libya is executing, through implementing partners, a programme for the environmental protection and management in Libya. Under this Programme the team of the UNDP Environment and Energy Portfolio has undertaken implementation of several multi-disciplinary projects covering multiple sectors and beneficiaries such as solid waste and hazardous waste management, protected areas development and management, building the capacity by providing the needed laboratories and GIS system, environmental management and so forth.

The contract was to meet the ongoing needs of several of Environment and Energy’s current Multi-Sectoral projects. In particular, the tasks included the following tasks:

• Provide technical and management support the completion and/or closure of ongoing projects within the Environment and Energy Portfolio;
• Support the Environment and Energy Portfolio on closure of a backlog of old projects, including but not limited to the closure of GEF and Government funded projects;
• Provide support and capacity development to the newly recruited national and international consultants during the closure of the projects;
• Provide project management support for the proper completion and closure of the 6 ongoing Projects