An operational Three existing Coordinating Policy paper Risks: mechanisms are MEAs including a approved by NEC Political - delays due to ministerial reforms. coordination operational, however broader and Cabinet, regular Operational - Irregular frequency of mechanism) that there is very little stakeholder updates to NEC and meetings for relevant bodies, unclear build on existing involvement Cabinet inter-sectorial approval mechanism for an inter-sectorial instruments such as coordination. coordination body, unwillingness to NEC, NBSAP participate in the inter-sectorial coordination committee, NCCCC, body. NLCSC, etc. Assumption: Supporting mechanism is in-place Policy decisions Limited awareness of Adoption of NEC policy and Risk: supported through policy-makers policy-papers at Cabinet papers Lack of participation from decision-makers, improved MEA various levels limited understanding of MEAs awareness. (ministries, Assumption: Cabinet, NEC) Good participation to an effective awareness programme Endorsed annual Validated Renewed MOUs, annual work Risk: work plans for MOUs/NBSAP/draft commitments plans, minutes of Limited participation of ministries, MEAs (from NAP/CC Policy under annual work inter-sectorial unwillingness to declare all government, NGOs, plans with specific committee meetings activities Academia, budgets Assumption: CBOs/Faith Willingness to coordinate and collaborate for Organizations and effective planning private sector) to support government's MEA obligations. COMPONENT 2.0 - STRENGTHEN FIJI'S ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME 2: Global An analytical legal Currently, 56 Legal framework / National reports for Risk: environmental objectives are framework for the legislations exist instructions the three Changes in the legal system, lack of support reconciled and integrated into three MEAs that need to be developed for the conventions, policy from legislators, lack of national capacity to national legislation, policy, emerging issues improved to three MEAs and priorities of the review and draft legal strategies and planning incorporate MEAs emerging issues government under framework/instructions. frameworks. and emerging issues national strategic Assumption: planning and each Clear processes and mechanisms to support ministry annual deliverables Output 2.1 corporate plans Revised legislation and Number of 3 (Department of 5 institutions (2 Legal documents Risk: policies addressing MEAs institutions that are Environment, the additional - from the Lack of national capacity to support the obligations. actively involved in Fiji Environment Climate Change Office, process the formulation of Law Association, Division of the NEC discussion Assumption: environmental legal and the Ministry of papers and Political will Output 2.2 framework. Office) Foreign Affairs & decisions. An effective system to International
An operational coordination mechanism) that build on existing instruments such as NEC, NBSAP committee, NCCCC, NLCSC, etc. Three existing mechanisms are operational, however there is very little inter-sectorial coordination. Coordinating MEAs including a broader stakeholder involvement Policy paper approved by NEC and Cabinet, regular updates to NEC and Cabinet Risks: Political - delays due to ministerial reforms. Operational - Irregular frequency of meetings for relevant bodies, unclear approval mechanism for an inter-sectorial coordination body, unwillingness to participate in the inter-sectorial coordination body. Assumption: Supporting mechanism is in-place Policy decisions supported through improved MEA awareness. Limited awareness of policy-makers Adoption of policy-papers at various levels (ministries, Cabinet, NEC) NEC policy and Cabinet papers Risk: Lack of participation from decision-makers, limited understanding of MEAs Assumption: Good participation to an effective awareness programme Endorsed annual work plans for MEAs (from government, NGOs, Academia, CBOs/Faith Organizations and private sector) to support government's MEA obligations. Validated MOUs/NBSAP/draft NAP/CC Policy Renewed commitments under annual work plans with specific budgets MOUs, annual work plans, minutes of inter-sectorial committee meetings Risk: Limited participation of ministries, unwillingness to declare all activities Assumption: Willingness to coordinate and collaborate for effective planning COMPONENT 2.0 - STRENGTHEN FIJI'S ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME 2: Global environmental objectives are reconciled and integrated into national legislation, policy, strategies and planning frameworks. Output 2.1 Revised legislation and policies addressing MEAs obligations. Output 2.2 An effective system to An analytical legal framework for the three MEAs emerging issues Currently, 56 legislations exist that need to be improved to incorporate MEAs and emerging issues Legal framework / instructions developed for the three MEAs and emerging issues National reports for the three conventions, policy priorities of the government under national strategic planning and each ministry annual corporate plans Risk: Changes in the legal system, lack of support from legislators, lack of national capacity to review and draft legal framework/instructions. Assumption: Clear processes and mechanisms to support deliverables Number of institutions that are actively involved in the formulation of environmental legal framework. 3 (Department of Environment, the Fiji Environment Law Association, and the Office) 5 institutions (2 additional - Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Legal documents from the Office, NEC discussion papers and decisions. Risk: Lack of national capacity to support the process Assumption: Political will
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