The primary objective of the National Capacity Self-Assessment (NCSA) process is to identify capacity constraints and determine actions to remove the constraints to address global environmental management requirements, in a country-driven manner. This assessment will concentrate on the three thematic areas of desertification/ land degradation, biodiversity and climate change, and will place particular emphasis on identifying cross-cutting issues and synergies.

This project aims to provide a strategic support to environmental management in El Salvador. The primary objective is to establish how global and regional environmental priorities, in particular those associated to biodiversity, land degradation/desertification, and climate change, could be involved in ongoing and planned capacity development initiatives, supported by the Government and other institutions. To combine these elements with the NCSA at the national level, it is proposed to focus efforts in the Cerrón Grande area, an important aquatic ecosystem in El Salvador.

To identify the needs and priorities in strengthening national, institutional and individual capacities enabling optimal use of resources through planning and coordination in the implementation of common and/or complementary actions related to the Conventions and their linkages to national environmental themes.

The main objective of the NCSA is to assess the national capacities to manage the global environment in Guinea-Bissau.

27.The main objective of the NCSA project is to determine the priority needs, and a plan of action, for developing Honduras’ capacity to meet its commitments to global environmental management. As general objectives of the process are the following: 1) bring together the various national agencies, institutions and organizations whose activities have important direct or indirect impacts on the environment, and 2) identify and assess information gaps, 2) identify synergies, and 3) visualize a coordinated approach for strengthening overall capacity.