Yap Summit Community Sector - Yap State Government

YAP STATE GOVERNMENT
Critical aspects were highlighted that may affect the final achievement of the Goal:
• Achieving an effective use of limited personnel to coordinate programs and achieve tasks is considered a
major challenge.
• Achieving an effective use of limited funding and budget is another major challenge.
• The lack of coordination and planning between agencies represents an additional constraint.
• The lack of knowledge transfer to local staff by international experts minimizes the effectiveness of
consultancy expenditures.
Recommendations were made to support the achievement of the Goal:
• Capacity building and training have been highly recommended. There is a perceived need to define and
follow Action Plans, as well as to consider change management operations.
• More personnel and funding is perceived as a necessity.
Fisheries # 2: Inshore and Coastal marine resources are monitored and managed in a consultative and
participatory manner that respects traditional practice, utilizes established scientific methodology, sustains
biodiversity and resource abundance.
being achieved
Positive aspects towards the achievement of the Goal:
• The presence of many Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) sites around Yap was highlighted as a positive
factor.
• Many programs and public awareness activities targeting the Goal were estimated being successfully
implemented. The locally tailored approach used to monitor biodiversity that involved significantly the
communities was considered a positive asset.
Critical aspects were highlighted that may affect the final achievement of the Goal:
• The lack of continuous monitoring activities and data collection was identified as a constraint. The
monitoring of biodiversity should be undertaken on a yearly basis to be effective.
• Achieving an effective use of limited personnel to coordinate programs and achieve tasks is considered a
major challenge.
• Achieving an effective use of limited funding and budget is another major challenge. The lack of
coordination and planning between agencies represents an additional constraint.
Recommendations were made to support the achievement of the Goal:
• More personnel and funding are perceived as a necessity.
• YFA should contribute/be able to contribute to the monitoring of biodiversity and its extent.
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