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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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