Environmental policy and administrative management

Planning Grant in support of future Land Degradation Project. 1. PURPOSE OF GRANT to develop a more sound, detailed proposal focussing on prevention of land degradation in the designated area. The proposal will seek to address: Prevention of land degradation, Participatory involvement of the communities whose actions have caused the degradation problem, and address the immediate problems of the blocked ravine. 2. based on recommendations from the UNDP GEF/SGP office, the funds will be used to engage Mrs Lise Walter, Civil Engineer (Beckford & Dixon) to streamline. The original proposal and estimates as supplied by Ivan Herron Muir will be turned over to her. Funds will also be used to arrange a further set of meetings with the affected communities allowing them to understand their role in the problem and in the solution and also to gain their consensus on actions to resolve the problem CO-FINANCING NOT REQUIRED

Jamaica