Environmental policy and administrative management

The results of the GEF/SGP country programme review show that to deal with the limited capability and experience of the NGOs/CBOs in Vietnam in project management, GEF/SGP has paid special attention and given priorities to building the capacity for GEF/SGP partners and key stakeholders in project management over the past three years. This task has been performed through the following modalities: Holding workshops on project implementation and management with the participation of the project management teams. The workshops were evaluated as very successful by the workshop participants. They have significantly contributed to enhancing project management capability of the GEF/SGP grantees. Formulating and implementing the manual on GEF/SGP project development and implementation. The Manual provides a clear-cut and adequate guidance and instructions to all GEF/SGP partners and key stakeholders to develop and implement their projects. It has been used as key materials in all GEF/SGP workshops. The Manual has been regularly adjusted following the partners` and key stakeholders` comments and recommendations as well as lessons learned in GEF/SGP project development and implementation (two adjustments have been done). However, the results of the GEF/SGP programme review also show that the shortfalls in project implementation originated from the limited capability and the lack of experience from GEF/SGP partners, which affected the quality of project implementation. This has proved to be the greatest challenge in ensuring effective project implementation. One of the major recommendations of the GEF/SGP country programme review is that in order to effectively implement GEF/SGP in Viet Nam, capacity building for GEF/SGP partners and key stakeholders in project management should continue to be given high priority. The project aims to improve the effectiveness of GEF/SGP project implementation through building and improving capacity of the GEF/SGP key stakeholders in project management and implementation through organising a training workshop and a series of study tours and exchange visits among GEF/SGP on-going projects, targeting on the GEF/SGP newly approved projects in late 2001 and early 2002.

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