Contractual agreements will be made with any private company who is ready to support and contribute to the project initiatives. Role and responsibilities of key stakeholders and their Involvement Mechanisms and Strategies Mechanisms and strategies for stakeholder involvement will ensure that the relevant shareholders receive and share information and provide their inputs in the planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of project initiatives and play a role in sustaining the initiatives during and after the closure of the project. Roles and responsibilities of main stakeholders of the project are summarized in the following table. Key Stakeholder Role and responsibilities Potential role in the Involvement project Mechanisms and Strategies Ministry of Climate MOCC is overall coordinating As the project proponent The MOCC will be the Change (MOCC), authority for climate change, and proposed executing chief executing agency for Inspector General forestry and environmental agency, MOCC will the project, with the Forests protection in the country. The coordinate with the directing the Project Ministry is responsible for Provincial Forest Management Unit (PMU) ensuring compliance with the Departments to guide that will be responsible for provisions of the relevant them in implementation coordinating with international conventions, in of project initiatives in the Provincial Management particular UNFCCC, UNCBD target landscapes and in and Implementation Units and UNCCD as a designated building capacity of (PMIU). national authority. stakeholders. MOCC will The Secretary MOCC will chair the Project Board The MOCC, through its Office be the chairman of the which will interface with of the IGF, is the lead ministry Project Board that will federal policy and for forestry and REDD+ provide strategic direction planning, and will policy-making and for project allocate co-financing such programming. It facilitates implementation, approve as ADP, FDF and inter-provincial and annual work-plans and recurrent budgets. coordination on provide coordination issues related to forestry, forum between key wildlife, biodiversity stakeholders. conservation, as well as ensuring national compliance with international conventions. The Ministry is coordinating Pakistan's REDD Readiness Preparation Proposal (RPP, 2015-18), which is set to provide the enabling environment and strategy for SFM implementation. Other Federal Ministry of Planning, Other federal ministries Other Federal Ministries Ministries like Development and Reforms may arrange funds for like Ministry of Planning, Ministry of approves the project sustainable forest Development and Planning, documents and funding management from local Reforms, Economic Development and Affairs Division would be
Contractual agreements will be made with any private company who is ready to support and contribute to the project initiatives. Role and responsibilities of key stakeholders and their Involvement Mechanisms and Strategies Mechanisms and strategies for stakeholder involvement will ensure that the relevant shareholders receive and share information and provide their inputs in the planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of project initiatives and play a role in sustaining the initiatives during and after the closure of the project. Roles and responsibilities of main stakeholders of the project are summarized in the following table. Key Stakeholder Role and responsibilities Potential role in the project Involvement Mechanisms and Strategies Ministry of Climate Change (MOCC), Inspector General Forests MOCC is overall coordinating authority for climate change, forestry and environmental protection in the country. The Ministry is responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of the relevant international conventions, in particular UNFCCC, UNCBD and UNCCD as a designated national authority. The MOCC, through its Office of the IGF, is the lead ministry for forestry and REDD+ policy-making and programming. It facilitates inter-provincial and coordination on issues related to forestry, wildlife, biodiversity conservation, as well as ensuring national compliance with international conventions. The Ministry is coordinating Pakistan's REDD Readiness Preparation Proposal (RPP, 2015-18), which is set to provide the enabling environment and strategy for SFM implementation. As the project proponent and proposed executing agency, MOCC will coordinate with the Provincial Forest Departments to guide them in implementation of project initiatives in the target landscapes and in building capacity of stakeholders. MOCC will chair the Project Board which will interface with federal policy and planning, and will allocate co-financing such as ADP, FDF and recurrent budgets. The MOCC will be the chief executing agency for the project, with the directing the Project Management Unit (PMU) that will be responsible for coordinating with Provincial Management and Implementation Units (PMIU). The Secretary MOCC will be the chairman of the Project Board that will provide strategic direction for project implementation, approve annual work-plans and provide coordination forum between key stakeholders. Other Federal Ministries like Ministry of Planning, Development and Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms approves the project documents and funding Other federal ministries may arrange funds for sustainable forest management from local Other Federal Ministries like Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Economic Affairs Division would be
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