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[DOWNLOAD Second Country Programme For Seychelles (2007-2010)] UNDP Seychelles Annual Report 2008 Country Programme for Seychelles (2003-2006) The first county cooperation framework (CCF) between the Government of Seychelles and UNDP (1999-2000) focused on (a) the National long term perspective study; (b) private sector development; (c) management of technical cooperation; and (d) reform of social security was approved when the country graduated to the net contributor country (NCC) status. Given the precarious foreign exchange situation and the obligation to reimburse any target for resource assignment from the core (TRAC) funding utilized, the first CCF has not been fully implemented. The country programme review of June 2000 recommended that future UNDP cooperation be targeted at capacity-building in upstream policy/strategy and dialogue in key areas such as environment, the advancement of women, governance issues, tertiary education, national administration and tourism. UNDP agreed with the Government of Seychelles request to formulate a country programme based on non-core resources to support the new environmental management plan. The country programme for Seychelles for 2003-2006 has thus been guided by the consultations between key national stakeholders and the United Nations System, and focuses on upstream support for the implementation of the second environment management plan for Seychelles (EMPS-II). This strategy has been guided by the national development priorities, the comparative advantage of UNDP in the area of environmental governance and a realistic assessment of available funds as well as the potential for resource mobilization from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), other environment trusts funds and other donors. The proposed activities complement ongoing activities being implemented under the Convention on Biodiversity and the UNFCCC at the national level, and addresses four programme areas. (1) Institutional and human capacity-building for EMPS 2 with an emphasis on strengthened capacities and partnership with environmental NGOs, aiming at establishing a functioning mechanism for environmental NGO participation in the implementation of EMPS II. (2) Integrated water management, focusing on the improvement of safe yield of water resources for integrated river-basin management, aimed at increasing water supply in a selected area of Mahe through innovative approaches; and improvement of wastewater systems and on their sustainable management. (3) Bio-diversity conservation, addressing key forest ecosystems and identified priority threats. It is expected that biodiversity conservation will be improved through better management of natural habitats, improved techniques for controlling invasive species and bush fires. (4) Climate change and energy efficiency, focusing
on establishing key technology needs for the mitigation of the impact
of climate-change and for capacity-building in this area. UNDP will
assist the Government in developing regional and international networks
with a view to enhancing opportunities for technology and skill transfer
within land use and coastal management.
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