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committees were formed for the NCS, first, the permanent committee, by Ministerial
Decision, composing undersecretaries from all Ministries, in addition to the heads of
Governmental and para-statal authorities, and the second, the technical committee,
including selected expert and executives from the Ministries concerned with natural
resources and environment. The preparation programs included desk studies, field
visits to Ministries, authorities, regional areas, and development projects across all
sectors related to the utilization of resources.
There was also a comprehensive questionnaire addressed to all Governmental
and Para-statal institution in Arabic and English. The questionnaire consisted of
two parts; the first part consisted of general questions to all sectors, while the
second part contained sector-specific questions addressed to each sector according
to its responsibilities, activities, and to its role in the use of natural resources
and in the development process. The NCS team was able to visit most areas of
Oman, and was able to get in touch with the realities of natural resources and
their patterns of exploitation. The visits also covered agricultural and rangeland
projects, fishing harbors and, traditional and modern industries. The team also
discussed with producers and businessmen and visited areas of history and heritage.
The consultant, has also, together with colleagues in the Ministry and as a part
of the program approved, visited four international organizations working in the
field of environment and development, namely, IUCN, FAO, UNEP, UNESCO,
and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. After the finalization of the NCS first draft,
an International Symposium was held in Sultan Qaboos University, (SQU) with
participation of more than 70 experts representing all government para-statal and
non-governmental organizations in Oman, in addition to about 30 representatives
of regional and international organizations, bilateral agencies, Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) and other friendly countries and individual cadres and specialists.
8.1
The National Plan of Action to Combat
Desertification (NPACD)
The (NPACD) came as a result of cooperative efforts of UNEP, ESCWA, and FAO.
The three organizations are involved in a chain of Joint activities with (ESCWA)
region member countries to assist individual countries, on request, to prepare their
national plans. In this case the job was done in two stages. First, a one man mission
prepared Part One the background section which was presented to the Government
of Oman in April 1992. This was followed by a three man mission in September
of the same year for the preparation of Part Two - The plan program and Projects.
Detailed Land Use Study in Jabal Dhofar
: This study is concentrated on the present
state of land use in the mountains of Dhofar, especially the rangeland resources and
management aspects of the pastoral sector, and to present the issues, policies and
proposals for possible improvement in this sector.
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