The overall responsibility for the execution, coordination and delivery of the project will be held by (i) the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) within the MAFF and (ii) the General Directorate of Local Community (GDLC) within the MoE. GDA and GDLC will act as the lead executing agencies and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project’s results entrusted to them in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Operational Partnership Agreements (OPAs) that have been signed with FAO. As the Operational Partners (OPs) of the project, GDA and GDLC are responsible and accountable to FAO for the timely implementation of the agreed project results, operational oversight of the implementation activities, timely reporting, and effective use of GEF resources for the intended purposes, in line with FAO and GEF policy requirements. The implementing partners (IRRI, WCS and IP3) and others provide technical and operational support to GDA and GDLC to fill the capacity gaps and the activities under each partner are closely coordinated through joint planning and implementation under the umbrella of the Project Management Unit (PMU). Additional governmental agencies (e.g., Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM), Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA) and Ministry of Environment (MoE) related General Departments) and other partners will also provide additional project-funded support where required.
