Programme Component 3: Environmental Protection Clause Samples

Programme Component 3: Environmental Protection. 4.5.1. Over the next six-year cycle, the main objective of UNDP‟s assistance in the area of environmental protection will be to enhance capacities of central and local level authorities to integrate environment and disaster risk reduction into respective development frameworks, and engage communities and CSOs more effectively in environmental protection and disaster risk reduction planning, implementation and monitoring, thus laying the ground for the country‟s compliance with the EU environmental directives. Interventions will tackle a range of environment issues at both policy and practice levels, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, trans- boundary water management, ecosystem and biodiversity management, pollution mitigation and clean-up. Throughout the various activities, an integrated and multifaceted approach will be employed. 4.5.2. The first pillar of the environment programme will be focused on interventions that will support the country to create national policies and plans that will better address climate change mitigation and adaptation needs and challenges. UNDP will continue to assist the country to fulfill the reporting requirements to the UNFCC through the GEF umbrella programme that supports preparation of national communications. The Third National Report will address the key areas of priorities for the country in the context of the EU accession and new obligation that might arise for the country in the changed circumstances. In the area of climate change mitigation, UNDP will strengthen the capacity of the country to change its path towards a low carbon future through ensuring better access to carbon finance, and advice on solutions for effective emission reductions and improved access to energy. In this regard assistance will be provided through promotion and implementation of projects that reduce the greenhouse gases emissions and at the same time are also favorable for the local economy and contribute to improvement of the environment. One of the mechanisms that will be utilized for broadening the access to carbon markets will be the MDG Carbon Facility. Adaptation measures will be aimed to increase the resilience of the country to the negative impact of climate change on the most vulnerable sectors in the country such as water resources, agriculture, biodiversity, forestry and human health, as well as the most vulnerable regions and communities. 4.5.3. One of the key programme interventions in regards to climate change...