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A capacity assessment, conducted by UNDP, funded by the GEF has identified options for environment-related capacity building,
strategies and action plans for Libya. “There are many practical and cost effective measures we can implement. These measures
can reduce the strain over our scarce water resources. Sound water management, besides, is the key to sustainable human development
and to poverty eradication. The UN has been promoting water-related strategies aimed at bringing together countries
worldwide to meet the MDGs, especially in the aspects related to water and sanitation.”
Julio Grieco, Resident Representative
BIODIVERSITY LAND FSSD*
PORTFOLIO
Cooperation between UNDP, the Libyan Meteorological Department (LMD), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the
French national meteorological organization, Météo-France International, has resulted in the upgrading of meteorology services in
Libya. This innovative partnership arrangement, funded by the Libyan government, began in 2000 and covers the capacity building in
the LMD, the upgrading of technical capabilities in the department as well as the procurement and installation of new equipment.
UNDP is working to use technology to promote best agriculture practices to dampen effects on scarce water supplies. FAO and UNDP are
providing assistance with an agro-environmental database to facilitate better natural resources monitoring and management. Technical
assistance is also being provided to the Secretariat of Agriculture for emergency response measures.
UNDP is meeting Libya’s needs to comply with Montreal Protocol targets through development and implementation of a portfolio of
nine projects in the foams sector. The programme provides assistance through technology transfer, technical assistance, training and
trials, as well as supplying equipment to the manufacturing sub-sector.
CONTACTS
Mr. Abubaker El-Khweldi – abubaker.khweldi@undp.org
Tel.: 218-21-3330852
Fax: (218-21) 333-7349
http://www.undp-libya.org/undp/pipeline.html#1
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UNDP Libya Project Document “Mapping of Natural Resources for Agricultural Use and Planning"; *Frameworks and Strategies for Sustainable Development
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