| TA to MEW to better mgmt and sustainable protection of water & land use | Afghanistan | 01/01/2014 | Provision of TA to MEW to contribute to better management and sustainable protection of water and land use throughout the Panj-Amu Darya River Basin
The overall objective of the Project, of which this contract is part, is ‘to contribute to the improvement of rural livelihoods (food security and farm incomes) and thus to the overall economic recovery of Afghanistan, respectfully of the natural resource base.’. The purpose of this TA contract, which will contribute to the overall Project objective, is: ‘Water and land resources are more economically and equitably managed and sustainably protected.’
Results to be achieved through the contract include:
- Result 1: Integrated River Basin (RB) and project management capacity at central government, Panj-Amu River Basin and Upper & Lower Kunduz / Taloqan Sub-basin levels is further enhanced:
- Result 1.1: Basin and sub-basin organisations are in place while project management capacity is enhanced at central government level in relation to river basin;
- Result 1.2: Capacity for integrated river basin management further enhanced;
- Result 1.3: Land and water planning tools at basin level are operational;
- Result 2: Hydraulic systems are sustainably improved and Water Users' Associations / Groups (WUA/Gs) strengthen the existing Mirab system to allow a more equitable distribution of irrigation water and more efficient Operation & Maintenance (O&M) by the water users:
- Result 2.1: Irrigation, drainage and water flow control assets and structures in selected hydraulic systems in the Upper & Lower Kunduz and Taloqan sub-basins are rehabilitated and sustainably improved where appropriate;
- Result 2.2: Targeted communities represented by their WUAs have the technical, business and management skills required to improve the management of irrigation water and enhance its equitable distribution and ensure the application of their agreed O&M plans;
- Result 3: Biomass increases and physical and biological erosion control measures are adopted and replicated in selected sub-catchments;
- Result 4 (horizontal):
- Result 4.1: Any necessary administrative assistance is provided to the Contracting Authority in the management of the Programme;
- Result 4.2: Liaison, synergies and complementarities within the Programme and between the Programme and other similar initiatives are developed and lessons learned through programme implementation serve to improve the relevant sector policy development and programming (incl. institutional replication in other basins);
- Result 4.3: Local and governmental monitoring capacity is strengthened.
Relevance to the contract:
- Management of large-scale EC projects, preferably in a post-conflict environment and/or in Central or South-Asia, with a focus on institution building
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| Enabling Climate Change Interventions in Central and West Asia | Central and West Asia countries | 01/09/2013 | Enabling Climate Change Interventions in Central and West Asia (Indefinite Delivery Contract)
The IDC interventions aim to play a key role in assisting Central and West Asian countries to move toward low-carbon economies while sustaining economic growth and promoting sound environmental management practices. The result will be a favorable policy, technological, and fiscal environment for investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation interventions. This means assisting developing countries to increase economic output whilst:
- becoming more efficient in their use of energy;
- using renewable energy to replace carbon-based fuels;
- accelerating development of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, and;
- changing the behavior of business and consumers.
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| TA to the Rural Development Programme (RDP) – Phase III | Timor Leste | 31/12/2012 | The main objective of the project is to contribute to rural development i.e. poverty alleviation and socio-economic development in poorer rural areas in Timor Leste by:
- Reinforcing local capacity by improving management and evaluation, both at the national and district level; providing assistance in the process of decentralization for integrated agricultural development, infrastructure planning and implementation; planning and implementation of infrastructure works; adapting national policies in the context of decentralization;
- Reducing rural poverty through targeted interventions, i.e. improvement of trade in agricultural products; providing support to the development of road systems; assisting with the development of efficient irrigation systems; providing support to entrepreneurs who wish to start trading, agro-processing or other small-scale economic investment through microcredit;
LML has been contracted to assist the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) to implement the programme through:
- Administrative tasks: assistance in the monitoring of projects; submission of progress and financial reports; design and implementation of programme estimates; development of visibility and communication campaign;
- Technical tasks: technical assistance in the field of agricultural production; support to private sector rural services; agroforestry activities; road infrastructures; capacity building of government staff.
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| Forest Sector Development Project (FSDP): Project Management | Vietnam | 01/12/2012 | Forest Sector Development Project (FSDP): Project Management
Forest Sector Development Project (FSDP): Smallholder Plantation Forestry and Land Allocation Management
The Forest Sector Development Project (FSDP) operates in four provinces of Central Vietnam: Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam and Thua Thien/Hue. The Project consists of four broad components, including, Component 1: Institutional Development; Component 2: Smallholder Plantation Forest; Component 3: Special Use Forest; and Component 4: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.
The overall objective of the FSDP is to ‘…achieve sustainable management of forests and the conservation of biodiversity in special use forests, enhancing the contribution of forestry to rural poverty reduction and global environmental protection.’ This objective is being pursued through the following measures:
- Improving the enabling environment for sustainable forestry development and biodiversity conservation;
- Providing attractive packages to mainly poor farming households to plant trees on a sustainable basis, generating additional income and employment;
- Providing small competitive grants for managing priority special use forests of international importance effectively; and
- Enhancing authoritative capacity in regional, provincial, district and site-levels to provide needed support services and monitor and evaluate impacts and outcomes.
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| TA to the 'Assistance to the micro and small enterprises programme' (AMESP) | Kenya | 15/04/2012 | TA to the 'Assistance to the micro and small enterprises programme' (AMESP)
„« Global objective
The overall objective of the Assistance to Micro and Small Enterprises Program (ASMEP) is to improve private sector development, with specific focus on Micro and Small enterprises, and growth in Kenya, and to alleviate poverty.
The overall objective of the Technical Assistant will be to assist the Ministry of Trade (MoT) more particularly the Programme Management Unit (PMU) in the implementation of activities related to the successful and timely delivery and management of ASMEP.
„« Specific objective
The purpose of this contract is to provide Technical Assistance to the Programme Management Unit (PMU) within (MoT), during the Implementation Phase of ASMEP and to build synergy and linkage within the programme components, creating harmony and networking with programme implementing partners, preparation and implementation of Programme Estimates, Work plans, reporting to Programme Steering Committee and to the EU Delegation, prepare background work for the Programme Management Unit (PMU), capacity building and support to the PMU.
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| Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project: Consulting Services | People's Republic of China (PRC) | 13/03/2012 | Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project: Consulting Services for PMO Management Support and Project Implementation
The overall goal of the Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project is to protect the globally significant biodiversity and wetland ecosystem and promote sustainable livelihood development in line with poverty reduction.
The immediate objectives of the project are:
- protection of the natural resources of the Sanjiang Plain wetlands and the watersheds (biodiversity, water, forests) from continued threats; and
- promotion of sustainable use of natural resources through the integrated conservation planning, and the improved well being of local communities.
The Project has four main components that will help to achieve these objectives and thus address the main threats to globally significant biodiversity in the Sanjiang Plain, coupled with a fifth “internal” component concerned with managing and monitoring the Project and key environmental impacts of the Project.
These components are:
- Component 1: Watershed Management;
- Component 2: Wetland Nature Reserve Management;
- Component 3: Alternative Livelihoods;
- Component 4: Education and Capacity Building;
- Component 5: Project Management
Components 1 and 2 address the physical arena – (i) upland watersheds where reforestation and forest management are the key activities and (ii) the lowland wetlands where biodiversity and wildlife conservation in nature reserves are central.
Components 3 and 4 complement these by addressing the human factor – (iii) the development of alternative livelihoods for the communities involved and (iv) education and capacity building to equip the communities and their administrators to meet the challenges that this will entail.
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| Assistance to Micro and Small Enterprises Programme | Kenya | 01/03/2012 | The overall objective of the Assistance to Micro and Small Enterprises Program (ASMEP) is to improve private sector development with specific focus on Micro and Small Enterprises, growth of the Kenyan economy and poverty alleviation. Landell Mills provides TA to the Ministry of Trade and its Programme Management Unit with the aim to facilitate the successful and timely delivery of ASMEP.
The TA consultant supports the PMU in the following main areas:
- TA during the Implementation phase of the ASMEP in order to build synergy and linkage within the programme components.
- Networking with programme implementing partners.
- Preparation and implementation of programme estimates.
The expected results are as follows:
- Legal documents for the engagement of the Programme’s Implementing partners.
- Prepared and approved Programme Estimates for ASMEP-PMU and for the Micro Enterprise Support Programme Trust.
- Ensure the capacity of ASMEP-PMU is built to a level where programmes can be managed in a sustainable manner.
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| Monitoring of Eleven Support to Farmers Associations Projects in Mozambique | Mozambique | 01/01/2012 | Aims:
• to monitor the progress and performance of the eleven projects, including the appropriate usage of funds by assessing the efficiency, effectiveness, potential impact and likely sustainability
• to advise the grant beneficiaries on measures to improve the project performance |
| Support to the revision of the rural sector development strategy | Cameroon | 01/01/2012 | The overall objective of this project is the revision of the rural sector development strategy (RSDS) component MINADER (Ministry of agriculture and rural development) in the frame of the declension of the DSCE (strategic document for growth and employment) in several ministerial strategies. The goal is to improve the visibility of this document and to identify the most relevant aspects of the DSCE that should figure in the ministerial strategy.
Landell Mills has been recruited in order to :
• Revisit the inventory and report on state of repair and the diagnosis of the rural sector (component agriculture and rural development)
• Revisit the objectives and strategic choices
• Revisit the priority action program and the system to implement and the monitoring and evaluation
The rereading of the RSDS component MINADER has allowed for an updated strategic document putting in relief :
• The synthesis of the vision of the sub-sector related to the national view of development and orientations of the DSCE
• Updated objectives and strategic lines to reach them
• A list of programs and priority projects of the sub-sector implying an indication of the timing sheet, actors involved in the implementation, financial sources and monitoring results’ indicators
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| Establishing and Strengthening of MCS System in Fisheries | Albania | 31/12/2011 | Establishing and Strengthening of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) System in Fisheries
The overall objective of the project is to establish a sustainable fisheries sector by strengthening the capacity of authorities to protect marine resources and enforce appropriate fishing management practices. To achieve this, a central national system of water area surveillance will be established in the framework of the European Common Fisheries Policies (CFP).
Results to be achieved:
- Strengthen the Fishery Directorate’s capacity to manage MCS in fisheries. Build effectiveness in prevention of damage to marine resources and coastal ecosystems due to inappropriate or illegal fishing practices through restructuring and training of staff;
- Ensure compliance of all authorities with the legal framework and EC Regulations;
- Establish a functional Information Communication Plan and Vessel Monitoring System within the Coastal Guard and Ministry of Environment Forestry and Water Administration;
- Establish and ensure the compliance of responsible fishing principles and norms within the fishermen community.
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| Food&Nutrition Security Policy Info Systems Monitoring/Evaluation Advisor | Malawi | 01/11/2011 | Food & Nutrition Security Policy Information Systems Monitoring/Evaluation Advisor
Landell Mills provides one long-term staff to assist the Government of Malawi. His task is to ensure partnership in the implementation of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy and cultivate inter-ministerial ownership of the policy and its M&E system.
The project purposes are to:
- Ensure availability of accurate information from the Food and Nutrition Security Policy M&E system for correct and timely decision making
- Support the different departments/institutions, in the implementation of the M&E system of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy
- Run the daily activities of the Food Security Joint Task Force Technical Secretariat
The target beneficiaries are predominantly the Ministries and non-state actors. The ultimate beneficiaries are the rural population of Malawi dependent on agriculture for their livelihood.
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| Technical assistance to support the Government Affairs | Papua New Guinea | 31/10/2011 | Technical assistance to support the Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs in Papua New Guinea
This Programme comprises the following Components:
- Component 1: Grants to strengthen capacity and development initiatives at district and LLG
A grant facility will provide funding to district administrations, which also cover LLGs in the area.
- Component 2: Support to training and capacity building
Parallel to the provision of grants, the programme will support training and capacity building directly, initially through a number of individual activities and pilot actions.
- Component 3: Management support to the Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs
- Component 4: Support to governance initiatives
The overall objective of the project, of which this contract is part, is to support the delivery of essential services to the population of PNG and to support the foundation for broad-based socio-economic growth.
The purposes of this contract are:
- To assist the PNG counterparts, mainly DPLGA, to strengthen the functioning of lower levels of government in PNG with a focus on district administrations and Local Level Governments and thus lay a good foundation for the implementation of the focal sector programmes of the 10th EDF;
- To strengthen the capacity of DPLGA – in synergy with the actions carried out at provincial level – in engaging with and supporting Districts and Local Governments.
The expected results of the project that the technical assistance should, through its support, enable DPLGA to achieve are:
- Result 1: Strengthened capacity of lower levels of government, in particular the district level and LLG, for services delivered and development initiatives strengthened
- Result 2: Increased accountability of local level government
- Result 3: Improved overall framework for the functioning of the lower level government
- Result 4: Efficient and effective management of the project and grant facilities
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