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roles / responsibilities and mandates of government
institutions involved in biodiversity conservation
and coastal development needed clarification and
harmonization. The institutions needing
to be studied included relevant Line Ministries,
the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Committee
(ICZMC), coastal Regional Councils (RCs), Local
Authorities (LAs) and the Regional Development
Coordination Committees (RDCCs), private sector
and NGOs/CBOs.
This has lead in many cases
to conflict between stakeholders with regard to
responsibilities and access as well as, the lack
of action due to poorly defined institutional
mandates. The review will identify overlaps, conflicts
and grey areas regarding roles and mandates in
terms of biodiversity conservation through multi-stakeholder
consultations.
This clarification
will be a major contribution to mainstream environmental
and biodiversity planning, and will foster the
decentralization process of key LMs.
It will also improve coordination and cooperation
among key stakeholders at local, regional
and national level and across sectors in terms
of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
Finally, this clarification
will be particularly relevant for the ICZMC, the
potential lead mechanism to facilitate mainstreaming
of coastal biodiversity conservation management
and sustainable use into sectoral policies and
actions.
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