Principal Scientific Officer II – Senior Scientific Officer -I Senior Technical Assistant –III Senior Scientific Assistant -III Research Assistant I – However, the project executing entity shall be the coordinating body to interface with Project Implementing Agencies at the district level (from stake holding departments). The relevant entities will have requisite technical manpower. The profile of such manpower will be outlined during the signing of the MoUs. In addition the project executing entity will take help from experts and agencies for some of the activities. The cell will also have a small project management unit staffed with at least two specialists and a financial management professional. Three largest Climate Change Adaptation Projects handled (if already implemented) The following projects are handled by Forest Department, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, However, DEST was involved as one of the stakeholder at formulation of project to implementation. Project Objectives & Amount Funding Geographical Implementation geo. coverage Sanctioned Agency Coverage Period & Outcome Mid The overall goal Project The World First, it expands 10 districts of Himalayan of the project is outlay: Rs. Bank upwards from Himachal Watershed to reverse the 365.00 Crs. the Shivaliks to Pradesh w.e.f. 1st Project I process of the Mid-Hills, a October, 2005. It – & II degradation of region which aims to reverse the natural covers about the process of resource base one-third of the degradation of and improve State and over the natural the productive half of the resource base potential of cultivated land. and improve the natural Second, it productive resources and entrust potential of incomes of the responsibility natural resources rural for most and incomes of households in Project by reaching out the project area implementation to around in Himachal with the local target poor Pradesh (using governments families in the the (Gram project area. Panchayats) rather than with
Principal Scientific Officer – II Senior Scientific Officer -I Senior Technical Assistant –III Senior Scientific Assistant -III Research Assistant – I However, the project executing entity shall be the coordinating body to interface with Project Implementing Agencies at the district level (from stake holding departments). The relevant entities will have requisite technical manpower. The profile of such manpower will be outlined during the signing of the MoUs. In addition the project executing entity will take help from experts and agencies for some of the activities. The cell will also have a small project management unit staffed with at least two specialists and a financial management professional. Three largest Climate Change Adaptation Projects handled (if already implemented) The following projects are handled by Forest Department, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, However, DEST was involved as one of the stakeholder at formulation of project to implementation. Project Objectives & geo. coverage Amount Sanctioned Funding Agency Geographical Coverage Implementation Period & Outcome Mid Himalayan Watershed Project – I & II The overall goal of the project is to reverse the process of degradation of the natural resource base and improve the productive potential of natural resources and incomes of the rural households in the project area in Himachal Pradesh (using the Project outlay: Rs. 365.00 Crs. The World Bank First, it expands upwards from the Shivaliks to the Mid-Hills, a region which covers about one-third of the State and over half of the cultivated land. Second, it entrust responsibility for most Project implementation with the local governments (Gram Panchayats) rather than with 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh w.e.f. 1st October, 2005. It aims to reverse the process of degradation of the natural resource base and improve the productive potential of natural resources and incomes of by reaching out to around target poor families in the project area.