Effective multi stakeholder engagement in South Sudan

1. Effective Multi-stakeholder Engagement
in NAP related activities in South Sudan
Presented
By
Payai Manyok John
D/Director For Climate Change & UNFCCC National
Focal Point
On 14th June 2018
Crossroads Hotel, Lilongwe, Malawi

2. Introduction
 South Sudan is a landlocked country located in the
East-central region of Africa
 87% of the 12.2 Million population depends on
agriculture, livestock, and forestry.
 South Sudan is one of the newest parties to the Rio
Conventions, and ready to meets its commitments
and obligations under the conventions
 South Sudan has developed its NAPA and working
on its NAP
 South Sudan has also ratified the Paris Agreement

3. Stakeholders’ Identification
Projects Steering
Committee (PSC)
PSC consultation
with states Liaison
officers & States
government
Stakeholders’ Consultation (
Government, NGOs, CBOs
& Partner)
Stakeholders’ identification
-Line Ministries & agencies
-Private Sector
-Civil Society Organization
-Academic &Researcher
-Local NGOs & CBOs

4. Coordination Mechanism
Ministry of
Environment
and Forestry
States
government
Private Sector
Civil Society
Organization
Academic and
Research
Line agencies
(Development
Partners)
Lines
Ministries

5. Roles of Stakeholders
 Ministry of Environment and
Forestry
◦ Overall Coordination with
Stakeholders and implementing
agencies
◦ Project Formulation and Approval
◦ Monitoring and reporting
 Line Ministries & States
◦ Coordinate thematic areas
◦ Provide technical expert to the
implementing partners
◦ Project Formulation and Approval
 Line agencies
◦ Provide technical & Financial
support

6. Roles Continued….
 Civil Society Organizations (CBOs,
academia, Researcher)
◦ Advocacy
◦ Project Implementation
◦ Generate research to inform Policy
Makers
 Private Sector( Business and HSG)
◦ Financing ( Micro-Finance)
◦ Provide technology improvement

7. What activities did Stakeholders got engage?
Project Partners Donor Stakeholders
1 National Adaptation
Programme of Actions (NAPA)
MOEF &
UNEP
GEF All Stakeholders
2 IGAD Drought Disaster and
sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI)
7 Institutions AfDB &
World Bank
All Stakeholders
3 Comprehensive Agricultural
Development Master Plan
(CAMP)
5 Ministries &
JICA
JICA &
GoSS
All Stakeholders
4 National Capacity Self-
Assessment (NCSA)
MOEF &
UNEP
GEF All Stakeholders
6 State of Environment Report
(SoE)
MOEF &
UNEP
DFID via
Concern
Worldwide
All stakeholders
7 National Biodiversity Strategy
and Action Plan (NBSAP)
MOEF &
UNEP
GEF All stakeholders

8. Sustainability of Stakeholders Engagement
 Ownership of the Project (bottom up
approach)
 Government support
 Engagement of private sector &
Community Self Help Group (SHG)
 Capacity building

9. Best practices and Lessons learned
 Stakeholders ownership of the project
 Political will
 Resource allocation
 Awareness creation
 Stakeholders participation and involvement at the
following stages ;
◦ Project preparation
◦ Implementation, Monitoring and evaluation
◦ Closing of the project
 Stakeholders engagement is very expensive and its
needs a strong collaboration btw the government
and the development partners

10. Thank you for listening!