Possible TBCA institutional Sample Clauses

Possible TBCA institutional legal and management arrangements It is envisaged that a Marine Transboundary Steering Committee (MTBSC) would be established to steer the process of establishing and managing the TBCA. Being an international matter, it is proposed that this Committee is established at Ministerial level by the responsible Ministries in each country. The MTBSC could operate under the auspices of either the Nairobi Convention or the East African Community. The legal formulation of such a collaboration will require input by a team of lawyers experienced in international law. The Steering Committee would not consist of a permanent staff or administration but would operate and be hosted within the respective Ministerial systems, perhaps with a rotating Chair from each of the countries. The proposed MTBSC would be constituted by representatives of all the major interest groups and stakeholders within the TBCA (ie. from both Kenya and Tanzania). For example, local and district/county authorities, MPRU and KWS, the private sector, BMU and CCA representatives, immigration, forestry services, etc . It is envisaged that the existing gazetted parks and reserves would continue to operate within their jurisdiction according to the legislation that guides their activities, and be primarily responsible for the existing protected areas. However, the MTBSC provides the opportunity for the entire coastal area of the TBCA to be managed though a multi-use, zoned system; some areas with greater protection than others, and with some areas (eg. the urban areas in Kenya such as Diani), continuing to operate as such, but within the context of an overall system which allows greater communication between sectors and stakeholders both within each country and between them. In essence the MTBSC will provide a coordination mechanism to enhance collaboration between existing institutions, frameworks and stakeholders. In terms of the institutional processes to be followed, especially at a local authority level, experience needs to be taken from past initiatives such as the TCZCDP in Tanzania, and the process of establishing CCAs and BMUs in Kenya, in terms of the most effective way to organise environmental management efforts on a large scale, especially with regards to arrangements at a local authority level. It is envisaged that the process of setting up the TACMP will also provide important procedural lessons for the establishment of a large multi-use area. It is probable that establishing of the propos...