Implementation Plan - CDKN Global

Level ofcapacity issueCapacity issue descriptionCrosscuttingUNCBD UNFCC UNCCDCountries identifying thiscapacity issueInstitutional Government agencies have too many responsibilities andinsufficient numbers of staff.X AllInstitutional Lack of management audit to determine effectiveness ofstructure and competencies.X St Kitts and NevisInstitutional Information gaps – need for research and systematic observation(e.g. hazard/vulnerability maps). Shortage and inaccessibility toscientific dataX X AllInstitutional Lack of comprehensive database – climate, environmental,ecological, social and economic. Information databases aregenerally sectoral in nature and not readily accessible by allstakeholders. Information systems in isolation of each other– compatibility issues between existing databases. Manyinstitutions do not have libraries, or systems for documenting andfiling important information.X AllInstitutional No central clearing house for data X Antigua and Barbuda; St LuciaInstitutional Established Clearing House Mechanism X BelizeInstitutional Lack of appropriate equipment and constrained transportation,operational and equipment budgets.X AllInstitutional Lack of climate change adaptation tools and techniques X Antigua and Barbuda;Institutional Capacity to conceptualize, formulate and implement policies,strategies and programmes.X BelizeInstitutional Capacity to engage and build consensus and to monitor, evaluateand report (e.g. through national meteorological services).X X Belize; Antigua and BarbudaIndividual Limited awareness of environmental issues and concerns,including inter-linkages between environmental conventions. Ahigh degree of ignorance or disregard for the convention, notablyby prominent stakeholders such as statutory bodies, large privateenterprises, etc.X X X LessapplicablehereBelize; Antigua and Barbuda; Grenada;Jamaica; DominicaIndividual Lack of technical expertise (e.g. integrated ecosystemmanagement)X All