| 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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| 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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| 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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| TA for the institutional review of the Barbados Sugar Cane Industry | Barbados | 01/08/2011 | Technical Assistance for the institutional review of the Barbados Sugar Cane Industry
The overall objective of the Institutional Review of the Barbados Sugar Cane Industry is to facilitate the transition from the traditional sugar industry to a new sugar cane industry that functions more efficiently and that is more profitable than its predecessor. From this overall objective derives a threefold purpose, which is:
- Institutional restructuring and strengthening of the Barbados Agricultural Management Corporation (BAMC);
- Restructuring and strengthening of independent and small farmers;
- Support to displaced workers.
The results to be achieved are the following:
- Improved management of the BAMC and the sugar farms;
- Improved financial performance of the BAMC and the sugar farms;
- Greater efficiency and cost effectiveness of the operations of BAMC’s agricultural equipment workshop;
- Greater efficiency and cost effectiveness in the harvesting and transport of cane from BAMC managed farms to the factory;
- Improved performance of BAMC’s Agronomy and Research Variety Testing Unit;
- Greater efficiency and cost effectiveness in the harvesting and transport of cane to the factory;
- More effective and efficient programme of incentives to stimulate sugar and non-sugar agricultural output;
- Provisions of solutions after consultation on and analysis of general concerns of growers;
- Identification of appropriate training needs for displaced workers;
- Identification of alternative opportunities for employment;
- Identification of finance and technical assistance resource needs for displaced workers who choose to become self-employed;
- Identification of the institutions that are best suited to assist displaced workers who choose to become self-employed.
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| Support to the Non-State Actors Programme in PNG | Papua New Guinea | 30/06/2011 | The overall objective of the programme is to enhance the role of Civil Society in the development process and to increase the dialogue with government at all levels in PNG.
The purposes of this contract are:
- To assist the PNG counterparts, mainly DCD, in strengthening the role of NSAs in promoting the demand for and delivery of good governance and the improvement of service delivery;
- To strengthen the capacity of DCD in engaging with and supporting civil society.
The target area is every province in PNG.
The expected results of the programme that the technical assistance should, through its support, enable DCD to achieve are:
- Result 1: Strengthened capacity of NSAs to engage in national policy dialogue
- Result 2: Community based actions and projects are effectively designed and delivered and are coherent with / strengthen District / local level government (LLG) / Ward level planning processes
- Result 3: Strengthened financial, organisational, project cycle management and service delivery capacity of NSAs
- Result 4: Strengthened institutional and operational environment of NSAs
- Result 5: Efficient and effective management of the project and grant facilities.
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| Land Administration and Management Project: Component A | Albania | 01/02/2011 | Land Administration and Management Project: Component A: Security of Tenure and Registration of Immovable Property Rights / Public Awareness Campaign
The objective of the campaign is to raise public awareness on the first registration activities and mobilize support for the implementation of government reform of the immovable property registration system.
In the initial phase, the PAC will sensitize the public at large to the rationale and importance of immovable property first registration, the role, the rights and obligations of the owners of the immovable properties in the procedure and the cost to the individual.
During the second phase, the PAC will gradually shift its messages from awareness raising to educating the public regarding the government’s plans to improve the registration systems and, while new digital information archives and registries are put in place, encourage the citizens, municipal authorities as well as state and private enterprise managers and owners to register their properties in the revamped registration system.
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| TA for Intro of Stock Assessment to the Fisheries Mgmt System of Turkey | Turkey | 31/01/2011 | Technical Assistance for Introduction of Stock Assessment to the Fisheries Management System of Turkey
The overall objective of the project is to prepare the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) for the introduction of the Common Fisheries Policy in Turkey.
This will be achieved by establishing and improving capacity in ecosystem based fisheries resource management in Turkey, this will cover three areas of technical assistance:
- Preparation of elaborated strategic approximation documents (action plans, programme, model, design, tender dossier and report) for initiation of ecosystem based resource management
- Training of MARA personnel
- Needs assessment, design of a model fisheries research vessel and preparation of a draft tender dossier for construction/supply of the proposed model vessel
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| Identification/Formulation Programme of integral, cross-border development | Central America | 01/10/2010 | Identify the possible alternatives for a Programme of integral, cross-border development.
- Specific objective I
Analysis for the identification and formulation of the programme basing on current or past successful experiences in the Central America region, and for the selection of alternatives that can ring together the necessary elements for the design of an Identification Fiche, the corresponding Action Fiche, the Logical Framework and the respective TAPs.
- Specific objective II
To explore the problematic and opportunities for a local, integral, cross-border development.
- Specific objective III
To provide the European Union with sufficient elements for comments and to select technical alternatives and viable intervention methods.
- Regional and national policies involved
Decentralisation, municipal strengthening, local development, community organisation, microenterprise development, public-private synergies, integrated and sustainable management of resources (watersheds and basins).
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| Exploratory mission to assess the possibility of Deployment of an EU EOM | Central African Republic | 16/08/2010 | The purpose of the Election Observation Exploratory Mission (ExM) is to collect factual
information to assess whether an EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the upcoming Presidential and Legislative Elections in Central African Republic would be useful, advisable and feasible, in line with the criteria outlined in the
Commission Communication on Electoral Assistance and Observation COM (2000)1911. Moreover the objective of the ExM is to produce specific docum ents containing clear information and
recommendations for the deployment of a possible EU EOM.
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| Exploratory mission to assess the possibility of Deployment of an EU EOM | Central African Republic | 16/08/2010 | The purpose of the Election Observation Exploratory Mission (ExM) is to collect factual
information to assess whether an EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the upcoming Presidential and Legislative Elections in Central African Republic would be useful, advisable and feasible, in line with the criteria outlined in the
Commission Communication on Electoral Assistance and Observation COM (2000)1911. Moreover the objective of the ExM is to produce specific docum ents containing clear information and
recommendations for the deployment of a possible EU EOM.
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