implement MEAs laws and consistent with MEAs of support from legislators, lack of Government Documents “secondary” norms not revised to obligations national capacity to review and Government and be consistent with draft legal framework/instructions. Orders, “Secondary” Minister’s MEAs obligations legislation and norms Assumption: Decrees and regulations in place to enable Clear processes and mechanisms integration of MEAs to support deliverables into sectoral and planning processes MEAs obligations MEAs action plans Related national Agendas and minutes of Risk: integrated in related not mainstreamed policy-making and coordination Lack of participation from policies, national plans, into national and planning processes mechanism(s) decision-makers due to limited and strategies regional policies and incorporate MEAs understanding of MEAs Environmental and planning obligations sectoral programme and Assumption: project documents Good participation to an effective Related ministries’ programmes and awareness programme Environmental activities are screening documents with little (e.g., checklists) collaboration Staff of key Uneven capacity of Staff trained and apply Training evaluations Risk: organizations with the focal points and staff skills and knowledge Unwillingness to participate due to necessary skills and to manage and to the implementation lack of understanding knowledge to address implement MEAs of MEAs obligations Staff turnover, limited resources to MEAs obligations commit to training Assumption: An effective training programme, institutions include awareness and training under respective annual corporate plans Operational An existing A mechanism is in Policy paper approved Risk: coordination mechanism for Rio place to coordinate by MEWR or Cabinet Delays due to ministerial shuffle mechanism(s) Conventions policy implementation of anticipated after national elections. Regular updates to overseeing development MEAs across sectors, MEWR and Cabinet Irregular frequency of meetings for implementation of coordination exist, including a broader relevant bodies, unclear approval Coordination meetings MEAs however there is not stakeholder mechanism for an inter-sectorial minutes enough inter-sectorial involvement process coordination body, unwillingness coordination of to participate in the inter-sectorial implementation of coordination body. MEAs Assumption: Supporting mechanism is in-place Effective participation Minimal stakeholder All relevant Membership of Risk: of Civil Society involvement in stakeholders involved participative processes Limited participation of CSOs, Organizations (CSOs) implementation of in MEAs unwillingness to share project Media coverage in the implementation MEAs, particularly implementation activities related to MEAs CSOs reports
implement MEAs “secondary” laws and norms not revised to be consistent with MEAs obligations consistent with MEAs obligations “Secondary” legislation and norms in place to enable integration of MEAs into sectoral and planning processes Government Documents Government and Minister’s Orders, Decrees and regulations of support from legislators, lack of national capacity to review and draft legal framework/instructions. Assumption: Clear processes and mechanisms to support deliverables MEAs obligations integrated in related policies, national plans, and strategies MEAs action plans not mainstreamed into national and regional policies and planning Related ministries’ programmes and activities are with little collaboration Related national policy-making and planning processes incorporate MEAs obligations Agendas and minutes of coordination mechanism(s) Environmental and sectoral programme and project documents Environmental screening documents (e.g., checklists) Risk: Lack of participation from decision-makers due to limited understanding of MEAs Assumption: Good participation to an effective awareness programme Staff of key organizations with the necessary skills and knowledge to address MEAs obligations Uneven capacity of focal points and staff to manage and implement MEAs Staff trained and apply skills and knowledge to the implementation of MEAs obligations Training evaluations Risk: Unwillingness to participate due to lack of understanding Staff turnover, limited resources to commit to training Assumption: An effective training programme, institutions include awareness and training under respective annual corporate plans Operational coordination mechanism(s) overseeing implementation of MEAs An existing mechanism for Rio Conventions policy development coordination exist, however there is not enough inter-sectorial coordination of implementation of MEAs A mechanism is in place to coordinate implementation of MEAs across sectors, including a broader stakeholder involvement process Policy paper approved by MEWR or Cabinet Regular updates to MEWR and Cabinet Coordination meetings minutes Risk: Delays due to ministerial shuffle anticipated after national elections. 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 Effective participation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the implementation Minimal stakeholder involvement in implementation of MEAs, particularly All relevant stakeholders involved in MEAs implementation Membership of participative processes Media coverage CSOs reports Risk: Limited participation of CSOs, unwillingness to share project activities related to MEAs
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