Ministry for Coordination of
Environmental Affairs
DESIGNATED
NATIONAL AUTHORITY
The Mozambican Experience
Potential DNA Models
• 5 models proposed under CD4CDM:
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Single Government Department;
Two Unit;
Inter-Departmental Government;
FDI-piggy back model;
Outsourcing
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The country
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How to select a DNA model?
• INSTITUTIONALANALYSIS:
– 1. WHO…
• Does what?
• Can do what?
• Has potential(s) to do what?
– 2. HOW TO OPTIMISE EXISTING
POTENTIALITIES…
• Expertise?
• Resources?
• Institutional setup?
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How to select a DNA model?
– WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL…
• Conflicts of interest?
• Institutional constraints?
How to overcome the barriers, avoid
negative aspects and take advantage
of the positive aspects?
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DNA Members
• Ministry of Environmental Affairs (MICOA)
– Coordinates sustainable development;
– harmonises exploitation, usage, protection &
management of natural resources;
– Development of appropriate policies for
environmentally friendly procedures and practices;
– Responsible for monitoring compliances with
environment related international conventions;
• Technical expertise for:
– EIA of any development project (approval),
– Project environmental monitoring/auditing;
• Administrative empowerment to impose environmental
regualtions
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DNA Members
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• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Devpt
(MADER)
– Responsible for Agricultural and Forestry Sectors,
– Coordinates policies for Rural Devpt,
– Empowered to impose land tenure and forest resources
sustainable management;
• Technical and Administrative expertise for Project:
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evaluation/approval
implementation
monitoring/auditing;
promotion
funding;
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DNA Members
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• Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC)
– Responsible for implementing national policies for the
sector;
– Assure sustainable economic (industrial) development;
– Ex-aequo MICOA: assuring environmentally friendly
investments;
• Technical expertise for Project evaluation, approval and
monitoring
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DNA Members
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• Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
(MIREME)
– Energy Sector Govt coordinator;
– Responsible for Energy policies implementation;
– Assures sustainable energy systems dissemination and
impelmentation;
• Technical and Administrative expertise for:
– Project promotion, evaluation, monitoring and funding
– Project approval
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DNA Members
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• Centre for Engineering Studies-Production Unit
(CEE-UP)
– Technical consultancy unit from Univ. Eduardo
Mondlane;
– Multidisciplinary expertise for:
• Technical training/New technologies dissemination;
• Project assessment/monitoring
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DNA Members
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• Investment Promotion Centre (CPI)
– Investment Promoter Agency (Ministry of Planning &
Finance)
– Investors Guidance:
• Investment legal framework and facilitation
– Expertise for financial evaluation and promotional
activities, including project approval
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Mzbq’s model for DNA
• Mixing between 2 Unit model and
Interdepartmental
• LEADING UNIT
– MICOA will host the Secretariat and functions
of part 1;
• Technical Unit:
– UEM will act as part 2 in interdepartmental
model another gov’t entities.
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Mzbq’s model for DNA
• Political & Leading Unit
– Host: MICOA
– Mandate:
• Administrative issues,
• Political guidance,
• Project evaluation &
approval
• Reporting to the EB;
• Assure financial support of
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– MICOA
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Mzbq’s model for DNA
• Technical Unit
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Capacity Building;
Outreach;
Promotion;
Technical &
Economic
assessment
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• Members:
– UEM (leader);
– MIREME
(DNE/UTIP/FUNA
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– MADER
(DNFFB/DNA);
– MIC (DNI);
– CPI
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Mzbq’s model for DNA
ComitéExecutivo
Ministério para a
Coordenação da Acção
Ambiental (MICOA)
Unit 2
Unit 1
Secretariado da AND
Peritos técnicos
(Sector Energia)
MIREME
Peritos técnicos
(Sector Agriculltura)
MADER
Peritos técnicos
(Sector Florestas)
MADER
UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE
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MEMBERS’ ROLES
• UEM:
– Reporting to the leading authority
(MICOA);
– Project design, economic and tech
assessment;
– Capacity building/ Outreach;
– Designing of Public awareness seminars;
– Project Monitoring/Auditing
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MEMBERS’ ROLES
• MIREME
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Represents the energy sector;
Technical assessment;
Legal framework compliance;
Promotional activities;
Public Awareness
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MEMBERS’ ROLES
• MADER
Represents forestry & agriculture
sectors;
– Technical assessment;
– Legal framework compliance;
– Dissemination and Promotional activities
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MEMBERS’ ROLES
• MIC
Represents the industrial sector
– Adviser for:
• Project implementation;
• Legal and formal procedures for Project
implementation;
• Project Evaluation and Monitoring
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MEMBERS’ ROLES
• CPI
– Database Designer & Manager;
– Adviser for political and national
framework for project implementation;
– Financial assessment;
– Investors guidance;
– Promotional activities
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Thank you
Marilia Telma Manjate
Ministry for Coordination of
Environmental Affairs
E-mail cdm_moz@intra.co.mz
Mozambique