ANNEX 5: STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION Stakeholder Date Comments Project officers for the Liberia Forest 30 August 2015 The team provided an overview of the assignment. Sector Development Project The main objective of this consultancy is to update EXPAN’s (i) draft Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and (ii) draft Process Framework (PF) for the Liberia Forest Sector Project, on behalf of the Government of Liberia. The EXPAN Project David Saah (National REDD+ Project ended on 30 June 2015. Coordinator, REDD Implementation The team provided insights to the extent of the scope of the EXPAN project and the Unit, Forestry Development Authority) additional requirements for the update e.g. the EXPAN was for three protected areas, while the current assignment is dealing with almost 14 protected areas. Ephraim S. Swen (Procurement Specialist, Readiness Preparation The SESA study is going on alongside the ESMF and PF. The inception phase is completed Activities, Forestry Development and an inception report has been submitted. At present the scoping phase is ongoing and the consultants are yet to submit the draft report for review Authority) The focus of the study should be protected areas within the three forest landscapes The team also provided a brief overview of the local administration of Liberia Zinnah Elijah Whapoe (SESA The team provided a brief overview of the planned activities for the week including Coordinator, REDD+ Implementation community stakeholder workshop on 1st September 2015 at Kakata. 48 participants have Unit of the EPA) been invited for the workshop and drawn from all three forest landscapes. The consultant was reminded of the deadline for submission of the draft report (i.e. 11 Nicholas Metiaki Soikan (Social September 2015) Development Specialist, World Consultations were also held on the concept notes of the LFSP Bank Group)
ANNEX 5: STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION Stakeholder Date Comments Project officers for the Liberia Forest Sector Development Project David Saah (National REDD+ Project Coordinator, REDD Implementation Unit, Forestry Development Authority) Ephraim S. Swen (Procurement Specialist, Readiness Preparation Activities, Forestry Development Authority) Zinnah Elijah Whapoe (SESA Coordinator, REDD+ Implementation Unit of the EPA) Nicholas Metiaki Soikan (Social Development Specialist, World Bank Group) 30 August 2015 The team provided an overview of the assignment. The main objective of this consultancy is to update EXPAN’s (i) draft Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and (ii) draft Process Framework (PF) for the Liberia Forest Sector Project, on behalf of the Government of Liberia. The EXPAN Project ended on 30 June 2015. The team provided insights to the extent of the scope of the EXPAN project and the additional requirements for the update e.g. the EXPAN was for three protected areas, while the current assignment is dealing with almost 14 protected areas. The SESA study is going on alongside the ESMF and PF. The inception phase is completed and an inception report has been submitted. At present the scoping phase is ongoing and the consultants are yet to submit the draft report for review The focus of the study should be protected areas within the three forest landscapes The team also provided a brief overview of the local administration of Liberia The team provided a brief overview of the planned activities for the week including community stakeholder workshop on 1st September 2015 at Kakata. 48 participants have been invited for the workshop and drawn from all three forest landscapes. The consultant was reminded of the deadline for submission of the draft report (i.e. 11 September 2015) Consultations were also held on the concept notes of the LFSP
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