Terms of Reference for Project Coordinator

Members of the Working Group on Biodiversity

Climate Change

Main issues that were deliberated on included the following:

6. 
   A climate change policy be put into place legally by an act of parliament.
   
7. 
   building the meteorological capacity to enable it carry out obligations on climate issues
   
   1. 
      weather observation, collection and storage of weather and climate data
      
   2. 
      establish and maintain weather observation stations
      
   3. 
      to recruit and train weather observing personnel
      
8. 
   Training, education and making the public aware of climate change issues
   
   1. 
      training of experts
      
   2. 
      access to climate change information and public participation
      
9. 
   The provision of resources
   
   1. 
      Human
      
   2. 
      financial
      
10. 
    The involvement of the media to dissiminate information on climate change issues to the ordinary people far and wide
    

Working Group on Land Degradation and Desertification

Main issues that were deliberated on included the following:

Needs

1. 
   Training, policy measures, reducing the deforestation rate or using administrative measures like setting up institutions to be monitoring adverse activities on the environment. Sensitization on the protection of the environment using the mass media.
   
2. 
   Elements of land degradation – soil erosion, deforestation and mining
   

Policy Instruments

1. 
   Forestry Act, Environmental Protection Act, the Standards Act and the Mines and Marines Acts.
   
2. 
   More detailed rules and regulations for the implementation of the provisions of the acts.
   
3. 
   The capacity to implement these rules and regulations
   
4. 
   The decentralization of these laws.
   

Measures

1. 
   The capacity of the institutions is to be enhanced.
   
2. 
   Identifying linkages with other line ministries, NGOs and other institutions and to strengthen those linkages for effective implementation of environmental guidelines.
   

Broader Needs

1. 
   Local authorities to help implement environmental policies
   
2. 
   Logistics
   
3. 
   Training of personnel of all the stakeholders
   
4. 
   Mobility
   
5. 
   Sensitization
   
6. 
   Staff recruitment
   

Measures to control land degradation

1. 
   Sensitization of the communities
   
2. 
   Monitoring
   
3. 
   Speedy enforcement of the sanctions contained in the regulations.
   
4. 
   National fiscal measures in implementing environmental land degradation policies
   
5. 
   ---- provided by the Acts for a given purpose e.g. that affects mining should be made available to relevant institutions for the replenishment of land degradation caused by miners
   
6. 
   Reviewing the policy involved in the rehabilitation of mining and building sites.
   

Financial Involvement

1. 
   For linkages with other ministries and institutions and a quarterly review of the operations of all stakeholders is needed.
   
2. 
   Possible updating of activities
   
3. 
   Coordination of the activities of all stakeholders before and after on a quarterly basis.
   

Conclusions

1. 
   The group looks in mitigating land degradation measures
   
2. 
   Finally we recommend that the policy regulations and standards be revisited.
   
3. 
   Look into alternative measures to enhance land preservation
   

Members of the Land Degradation working group

Name	Position	Organization
Abdul J. K. Kallon	Director	Sierra Leone Standards Bureau
Winston B. Minah	Administrative Officer	IAR
Crispin D. Gray	Workshop Engineer	S.L. National Petroleum
Patrick A. Gaima	Administrative Officer	Rice Research Station
Michael A. D. Jeheu	Director	Lands Division
Andrew Bomah	Head of Department	Geography _NUC
Miriam Murray	Learning Advisor	Plan, Sierra Leone
Marian T. Yankuba	Asst. B. Inspector	Lands and Country Planning
Beatrice Leigh	Secretary	Lands and Country Planning
Victoria F. Williams	Planning and Dev. Officer	SLPA
Jane G. Alpha	Assistant Engineer	SLRA
Abdul Ampra	Geological Chemist	Mineral Resources
Evelyn Frazer	Clerk	Lands and Country Planning
Bernard Conteh-Barrat	Director	Planning – OREINT
Joseph M. Conteh	Tourist Officer	Ministry of Tourism and Culture
K. Tarawally	General Manager	SALHOC
H. O. Peacock-Sawyer	Building Inspector	Lands, Country Planning and the Environment
Osman Bangura	Assistant Secretary	MLCPE

Annex 5. Sierra Leone Proposed NCSA Organizational Chart






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