Function Areas

Protected areas management

• Policy, legal and institutional arrangements reform
• Protected areas, management associated livelihoods
• Building capacity for biodiversity conservation and protected area management

Integrated watershed management

• Create multi-agency/multi-stakeholder forum
• Identify pollution issues
• Strengthen enforcement mechanisms
• Establish environmentally sound watershed practices
• Create data management system
• Institute public awareness campaign
• Create mechanism for community participation
• Develop watershed management model

Marine resource management

• Fisheries enterprise development
• Regional representation
• Establishment and coordination of maritime boundary delimitation task force

Environmental management and planning

Review and implementation of St. Georges Declaration (SGD) and OECS Environmental Management Strategy (EMS)

• Collation of information on implementation provided by Member States
• Review of SGD and EMS indicators
• Review SGD reporting instrument

Preparation of National Environmental Management Strategies (NEMS)

• Facilitate preparation, finalization and adoption of NEMS

Application of guidelines for incorporating environmental management into social and economic development

• Finalisation of Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) guidelines
• Monitor implementation/application of REA guidelines

Capacity Enhancement in sustainable development

• Provide support to Member States for integrated development planning

Provision of environmental management legal services to Member States

• Provide technical assistance to Member States for environmental management legislation

Institutional strengthening for environmental management

• Formulate scenarios for appropriate institutional, legal and administrative framework for environmental management
• Develop a long term programme and action plan to strengthen and improve environmental management in Member States
• Identify Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) policies and procedures

Energy Management

• Monitor execution of OECS Energy project (ESMAP)
• Collaborate with CARICOM Energy Task Force
• Collaborate with COECS Energy Task Force

Trade and Environment

• Provide support to Member States and ongoing regional programmes
• Facilitate development of, and resources mobilization for, an OECS Trade and Environment initiative

Preparation for ten-year review of Barbados plan of Action for Sustainable Development of SIDS

• Coordinate/support OECS Member State preparatory activities
• Prepare materials for showcasing at review

OECS Environmental Capacity Development (ENCAPD) project administration

• Facilitate Project Steering Committee (PSC) activities
• Produce project reports
• General project administration

Education, Training and Awareness

Public education & awareness (PEA)

• Communications product development
• Monitoring impacts of PEA activities

Social Marketing Project

• Youth programme

Training

• Training in proposal writing for Member States

Sustainable Livelihoods

Small Projects Facility (SPF)

• Disseminate and institutionalise lessons learned
• Facilitate projects for environmental management at the national level
• Provide grants to Member States
• Monitor and evaluate small projects in Member States

Civil society participation for environmental management

• Review recommendations or regional dialogue on civil society participation
• Develop and facilitate implementation of a livelihood strategy for biodiversity

Sustainable tourism for generating livelihoods

• Review, consult with Member States on, and facilitate implementation of OECS Sustainable Tourism Strategy
• Facilitate partnering with OECS Tourism Enterprise Initiative
• Establish technical focal points in Member States for sustainable tourism

Corporate services

General Administration

• Organise and coordinate support services

Financial management

• Maintenance of accounting systems
• Preparation of required reports and statements
• Facilitate procurement of goods and services
• Manage cash flows
• Maintain fixed assets register

Information and records management

• Maintain routine functions of document registry
• Maintain reference library

Travel and workshops

• Coordinate logistical arrangements for workshops and meetings
• Coordination of staff travel

Contracts

• Coordinate issuance and maintenance of all ESDU contract/grant agreements
• Monitor contract payments
• Update contracts database

Human resource management

• Work plan preparation
• Performance Appraisals