The purpose of the NCSA will be to conduct a thorough assessment and analysis of the capacity needs and constraints facing FSM as it works to meet its global environmental management obligations as set forth in Rio conventions and related international instruments. It will facilitate a cross-sectoral process of consultations, stocktaking, sequencing and prioritization of capacity needs, especially for identifying bottlenecks that impede the country from fully meeting its objectives under the relevant conventions.

The objective of the assessment of needs in Mongolia is to gain a better understanding of the capacity development needs in the context of Mongolia’s priorities for addressing global environment challenges, and to gain better understanding of how the global system may assist Mongolia to address these capacity development needs. Also to address global environmental issues in particular related to the three Rio conventions: CBD, UNCCD and UNFCCC.

To build capacity across sectors to control the introduction and spread of invasive species in Sri Lanka, in order to safeguard globally significant biodiversity
• 80% of relevant agencies meet minimum standards [a. SOPs in place; b. All relevant staff trained in IAS control]
• At minimum 10 joint initiatives are organized involving Agencies, Private Sector and NGOs through the NISSG/NFP on IAS control
• At minimum 50,000 ha of globally important PAs benefit from IAS management actions, including 3,000 ha of protected area in Sri Lanka cleared of IAS with community participation.

At present more then 70 countries are involved in the implementation of the GEF/LME’s projects all other the world. The present project will strengthen the capacities of the countries participating in the GEF/LME’s projects by providing necessary training and building scientific capacity in ecosystem-based fisheries assessment and management. Several participants from the countries involved in the development and implementation of the GEF/LME’s projects will be attending the 4th World Fisheries Congress and will be actively involved in the Congress courses, workshops, and training sessions.

The NCSA process will afford Barbados an important opportunity to conduct a thorough assessment of its national capacity to assist in protecting the global environment by effectively implementing the Rio Conventions, specifically the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) and the Convention to Combat Drought and Desertification (UNCCD). It will also contribute to the implementation of the broader National Sustainable Development Policy.

The project enables the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro to prepare the first Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, through two Republic Strategies, and the first National Report as the initial step to follow up on the national commitments to the Convention of Biodiversity ratified in 2002. The components of the project are: a) Stocktaking, inventory and analysis of existing information and preparation of the Country Study; b) identification and analysis of available options; c) preparation of a Strategy and Action Plan; d) submission of First National Report and launching of BSAP.

The implementation of the NCSA will be linked to both the Integrated Rural Sustainable Development Strategy (IRSDS) and the Urban Renewal Programme (URP) of the Government of South Africa. In this way, the NCSA initiative will form part of the efforts directed at addressing South Africa’s development challenges. This will be achieved primarily through the identification of projects within the IRSDS and the URP that will be used as pilots for the NCSA process. The following project outline reflects the various practical considerations.

The objectives of NAPAs are: To serve as simplified and direct channels of communication for information relating to the urgent and immediate needs for adaptation in Niger; To facilitate capacity building for the preparation of initial national communications, and addressing urgent and immediate adaptation needs.