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and efforts to be inefficient and non-sustainable. And by accession to the U.N.
convention to combat desertification in those countries experience draught and/or
desertification, particularly in Africa, the Sultanate intends to obtain the following:
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Financial and technical assistance provided by the international organizations
and developed countries to implement desertification combating programs and
alleviating the impact of drought.
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Technical advice and technologies required to implement the (UNCCD).
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Assistance in training Omani technical staff, upgrading and qualifying them to
implement desertification combating programs and to use necessary technologies
i.e. (NDVI) technique, and remote sensing methodology.
It is worth mentioning, that the Sultanate is an active member of the “steering
committee of the desertification combating and green areas increasing program
of the Arab world” of the technical secretariat of the council of Arab Ministers
responsible for the Environment. Also, the National Committee to follow up the
implementation of UNCCD, was formed under the chairmanship of H.E., the Un-
dersecretary of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment (MRME)
for the Environmental affairs and memberships of the concerned Ministries such
as Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of
National Economy, Ministry of Communication and Sultan Qaboos University.
The task of this committee is to:
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Follow-up of the implementation of UNCCD
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Coordination of the efforts in prevention of Desertification
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Suggesting priorities and action plans to combat desertification, and allocation of
the necessary financial resources to implement such priorities.
5
Strategies and Priorities Established with the Frame Work
of Sustainable Development Plans and/or Policies
(a) National Conservation Strategy ( NCS ).
This project included the computation resources including lands, water, range-
lands, forest, fisheries and wildlife, the present and future levels of demand of
these resources and the factors determining their productivity in a sustainable
manner have also been in account. The NCS has also provided the opportunity
for reviewing the Omani Experiences in development planning and its associ-
ated administrative, institutional political and legal frame-works. In brief the
(NCS) adds an important dimension to the concerted effort of comprehensive
development, which has progressively affected all aspects of life in Oman
(b) National
Plan
of
Action
to
combat
Desertification
in
the
Sultanate
( NPACD ).
As mentioned above.
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