This project is in line with the GEF-6 CCCD Strategy objective 1, 3, and 5 which call for countries to: a) integrate global environmental needs into management information systems and monitoring, b) integrate MEA provisions into national policy, legislative, and regulatory frameworks, and c) update NCSAs, respectively. The goal of this project is for Liberia to make better decisions to meet and sustain global environmental obligations. This requires the country to have the capacity to coordinate efforts, as well as best practices for integrating global environmental priorities into planning, decision-making, and reporting processes. To that end, the objective of this project is to strengthen a targeted set of national capacities to deliver and sustain global environmental outcomes within the framework of sustainable development priorities.
The CCCD Project is implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency in collaboration with the UNDP with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
INTRODUCTION
In reviewing Liberia’s NCSA, knowledge of public participation and awareness towards environmental matters are very important. Improvement in the public consciousness and awareness of environmental matters may offer people healthier life and safer environment. In order to assess public awareness and sensibility levels about environmental matters (climate change, biological diversity and land degradation) and obtain efficient public participation in decision-making process for planning attempts, the most preferred detection method is public questionnaire surveys
AIM OF ASSIGNMENT
The consultancy aims to examine the awareness level among Liberians (public, institutions and organizations and rural settlers), to evaluate the weaknesses and strengths of the current environmental awareness, and to suggests a plan that is likely to raise the level of environmental awareness in the full contexts climate change, biological conservation and land degradation. A review of previous related surveys is also required amongst a survey of the public, institutions, individuals and other relevant groups. Due to the importance of the environment in Liberia, and its connotations to socioeconomic development in general, and rural livelihoods in particular, this survey should contribute towards enhancing the national framework related to enhancing of biodiversity, climate change and land degradation awareness among individuals. The survey should utilize primary data collected through structured survey questionnaires. A random sample of professionals in institutions to test their awareness in the fields of climate change, biological conservation and land degradation
Methodology
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