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“The Environment portfolio offers a good opportunity for poverty alleviation mainstreaming.
The programme under this section is always used to develop demonstrative
projects integrating sustainable income generating activities as well as introducing the
principles of local governance and decentralization.” 2
BIODIVERSITY WATER FSSD*
PORTFOLIO
Marc Destanne De Bernis, Resident Representative
UNDP focuses on strengthening Algeria’s national capacities for better environmental management, curbing GHG emissions, conservation
and sustainable use of biodiversity, and land planning schemes. Successful activities have resulted in the development of Strategy
and National Action Plans on Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation. Significant contributions to these projects come from
UNDP, GEF, the Government of Algeria, and the Government of Switzerland.
UNDP, with the help of the Swiss government, is supporting Algeria’s government strategy for sustainable environmental management
through the Water/Waste Management project, whose primary objective is to build the national capacity of the personnel of municipal
waste management systems.
UNDP works to ensure biodiversity conservation in Algeria, especially through the Biodiversity in the Arid Zones project, which aims to
support the reinforcement of Algerian capacities to adopt local governance as a tool for protected areas management. Results include
the strengthening of NGO and civil society capacities and the formulation of management plans for three protected areas. Also, there
have been efforts to conserve the globally significant biodiversity of two national parks - the Tassili N’Adjjer and the Ahaggar.The management
plans developed emphasise the promotion of income-generating activities for the local population.
CONTACTS
Ms. Djahida Boukhalfa – djahida.boukhalfa@undp.org
http://www.dz.undp.org/energie/energie%20et%20environement.html
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with
UNDP and the Government in
Algeria
Government of Switzerland
1
UNDP Algeria Questionnaire 2005; UNDP Algeria website, project information: http://www.dz.undp.org/energie/energie%20et%20environement.html. ;
2
http://www.dz.undp.org/energie/energie%20et%20environement.html; *Frameworks and Strategies for Sustainable Development 121