Sound Environmental Management And Capacity Building in Libya
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: |
Capacity Development and Environmental Management
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 GIS Project NCSA Project |
Project Completion Management
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; |