Full report LR.pdf - DLIST Benguela

NACOMA Project – Preparation PhaseAnalysis of the Institutional Capacity in the Namib Coast Regional Councils• NACOMA (during its project duration) to support Regional Councils in followingmanner:o Provide funding for training and development activities. Line ministriesand Regional Councils to ‘co-fund’ even in non-monetary terms.o Fund the salaries of the four “Environmental Planners”. If funding isinsufficient, only two such Planners could be recruited for the fourregions. Co-funding by Regional Councils to start in the second half of thethird year, and full financial responsibility should be assumed during thesecond half of the final year of NACOMA (see 3.2.2.3 below).o Regional Councils needs to budget for funding of salaries of‘Environmental Planners’ to take effect within the fourth year.o Assist with purchase of equipment required for regional developmentplanning and monitoring, e.g. GIS tools.Targets: Proactively seek increased financing for sound environmental planning fromregional government (within the context of an accelerated decentralisation process andthe decrease in financial reliance on national government that must go with this) andmultilateral sources. NACOMA will be instrumental during the project implementationphase.39