Six Monthly Technical Progress Report July 2011December ... - WWF

1.
INTRODUCTION
The
primary
objective
of
this
CarBi
Technical
Progress
Report
for
July‐December
2011,
is
to
provide
a
detailed
overview
of
actual
progress
made
towards
the
Indicators,
Specific
Results
and
Intermediate
results,
measured
against
the
planned
progress.
Challenges,
solutions
and
adaptive
management
options
based
on
potential
risks,
are
also
discussed.
Each
Specific
Result
is
also
complemented
by
a
summary
of
progress
made,
and
challenges
experienced
during
the
reporting
period.
The
formalization
of
the
statutory
approval
process
concluded
with
the
respective
governments
of
Laos
and
Vietnam,
recent
developments
in
CarBi
human
resource
related
matters,
as
well
as
a
brief
overview
of
progress
on
the
communications
front,
are
also
presented.
A
CarBi

Traffic
Light
report,
highlighting
progress
with
activity
implementation,
is
also
attached
for
illustrative
purposes
(this
version
is
still
a
draft
and
under
discussion
with
the
component
Leaders).
This
more
cryptic
version
endeavors
to
provide
a
quantitative
overview
of
implementation
progress
to
the
CarBi
team,
and
is
updated
quarterly.
2.
Formalization
of
Statutory
Approvals
The
signing
of
the
Vietnam
(one
for
Hue
and
Quang
Nam
Provinces
each)
and
Laos
(one
integrating
Saravanh
and
Xe
Kong
Provinces)
MOU’s
in
July
and
August
2011
formalized
the
agreements
with
the
relevant
governments
and
provided
the
final
approval
to
formally
activate
the
operationalization
of
CarBi.
The
formalization
of
the
two
Project
Management
Units
in
Vietnam
(Hue
and
Quang
Nam)
as
well
as
the
Implementation
Management
Committee
in
Laos,
as
specified
in
the
respective
MOU’s,
was
also
concluded
concomitantly.
We
also
concluded
and
signed
the
Service
Level
Agreement
with
Village
Focus
International
(VFI)
in
August
2011
which
provides
the
framework
for
the
important
community
based
natural
resource
management
interventions
in
Laos,
as
well
as
the
appointment
of
dedicated
staff
to
manage
this
process.
3.
Staff
matters
We
successfully
recruited
quality
and
experienced
staff
in
the
positions
of
Technical
Advisor:
Protected
Area
Management,
Technical
Advisor:
Law
Enforcement,
Wildlife
Biologist,
as
well
as
20
Forest
Guards
for
Quang
Nam
during
this
reporting
period.
Experienced
Administrative
and
Finance
Officers
have
also
been
appointed
to
attend
to
the
CarBi
related
administrative/financial
management
of
the
Laos
component,
in
partnership
 with
 the
 relevant
 Laos
 country
 staff.
 We
 were
 unsuccessful,
 after
several
months
of
active
recruitment,
to
conclude
the
appointments
of
a
PA
Manager
for
 Xe
 Sap
 NPA,
 as
 well
 as
 a
 Landscaper
 Manager
 for
 Southern
 Laos.
 Both
 these
vacancies
 have
 a
 significant
 impact
 on
 our
 ability
 to
 maintain
 the
 momentum
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