Yemen, UNDP sign $1.3 mln sustainable natural resources management =

SANA'A, Nov. 16 (Saba)- Yemen and the United Nations Development =
Programme (UNDP) signed on Monday
the document of a $ 1.3 million Sustainable Natural Resources Management =
Project (SNRMP), Phase II.
Yemen will contribute $ 400,000 (250,000 in cash, 100,000 parallel =
financing and 50,000 in kind), and UNDP will contribute $ 800,000 and =
will help mobilize an additional
$ 200,000.
The document was signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of =
Planning and International Cooperation Abdul Kareem Al-Arhabi and UNDP =
Resident Representative to Yemen
Ms. Pratibha Mehta.
The project's aim is to enhance sustainable management of natural =
resources at the national and local levels, pilot mainstreaming of =
climate change and promote livelihood
approaches for women and youth participation in protected areas =
management and equitable use of natural resources.
The project will capitalize on the achievements and capacities built in =
phase I of SNRMP and enhance them, through implementation of a set of =
integrated interventions focusing
on sustainable management of natural resources and promotion of =
livelihood approaches for community-based management of protected areas =
at the local levels.
The project will support enhancement of protected areas policy =
framework through development of a 10 year strategic vision and =
development of policy tools for protected
areas planning and management. Involvement of women and youth groups in =
protected areas management will be promoted at the local levels, =
particularly in delivering of eco-tourism
services, piloting of use of renewable energy, and participation in =
income-generating activities and production and marketing of products in =
the protected areas.
National capacities in environmental information management and =
monitoring and reporting on the status of protected areas also will be =
supported by the project. Furthermore,
it will enhance awareness levels of the general public and school =
children's on environmental sustainability and protected areas =
management.
The SNRMP II is aligned with the national priorities, as reflected in =
the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and UNDP =
County Programme Action Plan (2007-2011),
which focus on enhancement of national capacities for sustainable of =
natural resources, decentralization of protected areas management =
through strengthening community-based
management and enhancement of livelihood approaches at the local levels.
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