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Figure 7 IEA organizational framework, in the case of UAE (Abu Dhabi SoE) Module
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Abu Dhabi
National Environment Authority
Abu Dhabi, UAE
UNEP-GRID
Technical team
Task force committee
National partner Other stakeholders
Ministries of environment NGOs/UN agencies
a. Lead institution
The leader is usually a government organization (e.g., the ministry of environment or national
environment council). Examples would be the Ministry of Environment. The lead organization would
have a legal mandate for preparing an integrated environmental assessment (Figure 5).
There are several different ways to lead an IEA process. Because the IEA process is flexible and
customized to national institutional capacities, a private organization (e.g. NGO, university) could also
be selected to lead the process, depending on the national preferences. However, the lead institution
must have the support of the government, as this increases the IEA’s legitimacy and likelihood of its use
by decision-makers. Once the lead institution is selected, it is in charge of coordinating and managing the
process. Different institutional arrangements have strengths and weaknesses that need to be evaluated
during planning (Table 1).
Criteria for selecting the lead institution may include the following:
? Capacity to engage key stakeholders;
? Sufficient capacity to manage the process (i.e., no need to depend on consultants);
? Recognized ability to carry out high quality assessment and reporting on time and on budget; and
? Acceptable to a wide range of stakeholders.
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