women and the elderly action and committee operations. programme and work” implementers of the climate-smart Commitment to climate change adaptation because of livelihood initiatives. interests in a sustainable environment. District Councils Coordinate the functions and activities of Local level governance. Coordination Community Councils of technical teams. Community Councils Legal authority for natural resources Locus of legal authority for LRP. management. Supervise government field staff – Little capacity to exert this authority who are administratively at field level. answerable to the Community Committed to fulfilling their natural Councils. resource management Supervise and guide resource user responsibilities, but currently groups acting on their behalf. uncertain how to go about this. Provide modest levels of resourcing to these groups for their daily operations. Key participants in coordinated management to ensure rehabilitation measures are implemented and impacts are monitored. Chiefs Traditional natural resource Some chiefs can contribute as management authorities. Community Council members. Some have extensive technical All chiefs can contribute as leading knowledge. and knowledgeable members of their communities. Two chiefs are elected by their peers as members of each Community Council and can play a formal role in natural resource Council’s management decision making. MFRSC Through its Forestry, Soil and Water Leading technical agency. Conservation, and Range Chair of Steering Committee. Management Divisions, the MFRSC Source of co-finance. can provide technical knowledge and Provide guidance and technical practical/programmatic experience. support to communities and Domestic budget will be used for stakeholders. with GEF contribution. Should actively participate in knowledge management and networking activities. MAFS Increasingly active in promoting Should be an active member of soil and water conservation project Steering Committee. through soil fertility and soil structure Provide guidance and technical management and conservation support to communities and agriculture techniques. stakeholders. Responsible for agricultural Should actively participate in extension services for both knowledge management and croplands and livestock services networking activities. Responsible for promotion and advocacy of irrigation systems MoLGCAMoLGCA Responsible for guiding the Should be an active member of decentralisation process and the project Steering Committee. establishment of the new local Should actively participate in government system in Lesotho. knowledge management and Consequently, responsible for networking activities. assisting Community with Should advise and facilitate Councils’ their natural resource management Community development Council’s role. of natural resource management bylaws, which must be approved by the Minister of Local Government.
women and the elderly action and committee operations. Commitment to climate change adaptation because of livelihood interests in a sustainable environment. work” programme and implementers of the climate-smart initiatives. District Councils Coordinate the functions and activities of Community Councils Local level governance. Coordination of technical teams. Community Councils Legal authority for natural resources management. Little capacity to exert this authority at field level. Committed to fulfilling their natural resource management responsibilities, but currently uncertain how to go about this. Locus of legal authority for LRP. Supervise government field staff – who are administratively answerable to the Community Councils. Supervise and guide resource user groups acting on their behalf. Provide modest levels of resourcing to these groups for their daily operations. Key participants in coordinated management to ensure rehabilitation measures are implemented and impacts are monitored. Chiefs Traditional natural resource management authorities. Some have extensive technical knowledge. Two chiefs are elected by their peers as members of each Community Council and can play a formal role in Council’s natural resource management decision making. Some chiefs can contribute as Community Council members. All chiefs can contribute as leading and knowledgeable members of their communities. MFRSC Through its Forestry, Soil and Water Conservation, and Range Management Divisions, the MFRSC can provide technical knowledge and practical/programmatic experience. Domestic budget will be used for with GEF contribution. Leading technical agency. Chair of Steering Committee. Source of co-finance. Provide guidance and technical support to communities and stakeholders. Should actively participate in knowledge management and networking activities. MAFS Increasingly active in promoting soil and water conservation through soil fertility and soil structure management and conservation agriculture techniques. Responsible for agricultural extension services for both croplands and livestock services Responsible for promotion and advocacy of irrigation systems Should be an active member of project Steering Committee. Provide guidance and technical support to communities and stakeholders. Should actively participate in knowledge management and networking activities. MoLGCAMoLGCA Responsible for guiding the decentralisation process and the establishment of the new local government system in Lesotho. Consequently, responsible for assisting Community Councils’ with their natural resource management role. Should be an active member of project Steering Committee. Should actively participate in knowledge management and networking activities. Should advise and facilitate Community Council’s development of natural resource management bylaws, which must be approved by the Minister of Local Government.
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