Experiences

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Experiences the status of NCSA and the
management of MEAs
Regional Workshop on Integrated Capacity
Development for Multilateral Environmental
Agreements (MEAs) in South Asia

• Maldives

14 -16 February 2005 Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Contents..

• Overview
• Country
• Environmental Issues
• MEAs
• On-going environmental capacity development
  initiatives
• Current capacity needs of the country in managing
  MEAs
• Opportunities challenges faced in the NCSA
  process in MEAs management

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Country Overview

• Population 270 101 in the year 2000
• 1190 islands of Maldives - 200 inhabited
• Maximum recorded height above mean sea level is
  3m
• Much of the available land area is no higher than
  1m above mean high tide
• Mainstays of economy Tourism and Fisheries

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Main Environmental Issues

• Climate change and sea level rise
• Freshwater resources
• Management of solid waste and sewage
• Air pollution
• Biodiversity conservation
• Coastal Zone Management

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Ongoing capacity development initiatives

• CZM training course for island representatives
• Short term attachments / trainings
• Environmental awareness programmes for schools
  within and extra curricula
• Regional knowledge sharing events
• Centres of Excellence
• Marine Research Centre
• Environment Research Centre
• SAARC CZM Centre

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Current capacity needs in managing MEAs

• International negotiation skills
• Project management skills
• Exposure to sub-regional, regional and global
  programmes
• Exchange of know-how on implementation of MEAs
• Legal capacity building
• Monitoring / Evaluation / Enforcement

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Opportunities and challenges MEAs

• Opportunities
• Address locally effecting global issues
• Capacity development
• Developmental opportunities
• Technology transfer / support
• Challenges
• Capacity gaps systemic, institutional human
• Resources at community level

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Opportunities and challenges NCSA

• Opportunities
• Identification of national capacity needs
• Learn (to an extent) how to address the needs
• Challenges
• Capacity gaps systemic, institutional human
• Integrated approach
• Selection of TWG / project staff

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