Institutional and Implementation Arrangements. A. National Steering Committee 1. The Recipient shall maintain, at all times during the implementation of the Project, a committee with a mandate, composition and resources satisfactory to the World Bank (“National Steering Committee”). 2. Without limitation upon the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Part A, the National Steering Committee shall be chaired by the Minister, MAFFS, or his nominee, and composed of the director of the Forestry Division, assistant director of Conservation and Wildlife Management Unit within MAFFS, Project manager referred to Part B.2 of this Section I, and representatives of the Forestry Division of MAFFS, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Local Government and Rural Development, the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and Environment, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, the Ministry of Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency/Board (or any successors to the aforesaid entities), local non-governmental organizations, a community representative from each conservation site and from other stakeholders as appropriate. 3. The National Steering Committee shall meet at least twice yearly and shall be responsible for, inter alia: (a) coordination of Project activities among the entities represented on the Committee, including facilitating the resolution of inter-sectoral challenges in Project implementation; (b) providing strategic and policy direction on biodiversity conservation activities supported under the Project; and (c) reviewing the Annual Work Plan and Budget for the Project.
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Institutional and Implementation Arrangements. A. National Steering Committee
1. The Recipient shall maintain, at all times during the implementation of the Project, a committee National Steering Committee with a mandate, composition and resources satisfactory to the World Bank (“National Steering Committee”)Bank.
2. Without limitation upon the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Part A, the National Steering Committee shall be chaired by the Minister, MAFFS, or his nominee, and composed of the director Director of the Forestry Division, assistant director Division of Conservation MAFFS and Wildlife Management Unit within MAFFS, Project include as members the project manager referred to Part B.2 of this Section I, and representatives of the Forestry Division of MAFFS, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Local Government and Rural Development, the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and Environment, the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, the Ministry of Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the Sierra Leone Environmental Protection Agency/Board (or any successors to the aforesaid entities), a representative of local non-governmental organizations, a community representative from each conservation site and from other stakeholders as appropriate.
3. The Without limitation upon the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Part A, the National Steering Committee shall meet at least twice yearly or more often if required and shall be responsible for, inter alia: (a) facilitating the coordination of Project activities among the entities represented on the Committee, including facilitating the resolution of inter-sectoral challenges in Project implementationcommittee; (b) providing strategic and policy direction on biodiversity conservation activities supported under the Project; and (c) facilitating the removal of any obstacles to the implementation of the Project; and (d) reviewing and approving the Annual Work Plan Plans and Budget Budgets for the Project.
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