Issue Mainstreaming of Mitigation Responsibility for Measures Action 1. Requirements for a. Appoint County personnel b. a. MoE/MAF Secretariat mainstreaming of the Annual environmental and social of the ESMF ESMF progress report. b. Independent consultant 2. Weak capacity for a. Develop partnerships with. NGOs a. MoE/MAF national environmental and social and CBOs for environmental and Secretariat b. County management at and social management; b. Stimulate the officials c. NGOs county levels operation of Payam and County Farmers fora. 3. Opportunity to a. Assign sufficient budget for support a. National MoE/MAF contribute to positive to program activities Secretariat impact on natural resource management Table 4. Mainstreaming WB a. Provide sufficient training and a. National MoE/MAF 6: safeguard policies in the support to county officials to Secretariat operational areas understand and apply WB safeguard Issues policies 5. Cumulative impacts on a. Carry out assessments of a. NGOs some environmental cumulative impacts on ground water, resources surface water resources, pastoral resources and biodiversity. b. Sensitize farmer groups on issue of cumulative impacts 6. Optimum integration of a. County agriculture and technical advice with a a. Sensitize communities to the range forestry assistant demand-driven, of technical advice available and their commissioners b. participatory approach responsibility to choose which Extension officers c. technical advice they require NGOs 7. Need to provide advice a. Provide information on relevant a. National MoE/MAF on relevant environmental environmental laws to farmer groups Secretariat and County laws to communities and local communities assistant commissioners for agriculture and forestry Addressed by ESMF
Table 6: Issues Addressed by ESMF Issue Mainstreaming of Mitigation Measures Responsibility for Action 1. Requirements for mainstreaming of the ESMF a. Appoint County personnel b. Annual environmental and social progress report. a. MoE/MAF Secretariat of the ESMF b. Independent consultant 2. Weak capacity for environmental and social management at and county levels a. Develop partnerships with. NGOs and CBOs for environmental and social management; b. Stimulate the operation of Payam and County Farmers fora. a. MoE/MAF national Secretariat b. County officials c. NGOs 3. Opportunity to contribute to positive impact on natural resource management a. Assign sufficient budget for support to program activities a. National MoE/MAF Secretariat 4. Mainstreaming WB safeguard policies in the operational areas a. Provide sufficient training and support to county officials to understand and apply WB safeguard policies a. National MoE/MAF Secretariat 5. Cumulative impacts on some environmental resources a. Carry out assessments of cumulative impacts on ground water, surface water resources, pastoral resources and biodiversity. b. Sensitize farmer groups on issue of cumulative impacts a. NGOs 6. Optimum integration of technical advice with a demand-driven, participatory approach a. Sensitize communities to the range of technical advice available and their responsibility to choose which technical advice they require a. County agriculture and forestry assistant commissioners b. Extension officers c. NGOs 7. Need to provide advice on relevant environmental laws to communities a. Provide information on relevant environmental laws to farmer groups and local communities a. National MoE/MAF Secretariat and County assistant commissioners for agriculture and forestry
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