Liberia Forestry Development Authority : An Institutional Capacity Assessment

This report presents the findings from an institutional capacity assessment of Liberia's Forestry Development Authority (FDA) based on a survey of FDA employees. The FDA plays a pivotal role in managing Liberia's forest resources, and its...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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spelling okr-10986-333782021-05-25T09:32:55Z Liberia Forestry Development Authority : An Institutional Capacity Assessment World Bank Group INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT FORESTRY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT GOVERNANCE MANAGEMENT QUALITY PAY EQUITY FOREST LAND This report presents the findings from an institutional capacity assessment of Liberia's Forestry Development Authority (FDA) based on a survey of FDA employees. The FDA plays a pivotal role in managing Liberia's forest resources, and its Strategic Plan (2018–2030) prioritizes institutional strengthening for achieving its vision of “sustainable forestry for sustainable development.” The FDA employee survey was conducted to provide scientific evidence on the main organizational and personnel dimensions of institutional capacity, including staff skills, management practices, staff attitudes and behaviors, experiences of corruption and undue political interference, stakeholder interaction, and factors determining project success. A total of 438 FDA employees, or approximately 82 percent of the staff, were interviewed, and the sample covered Monrovia andthe field offices. The survey’s findings are relevant to key FDA strategic pillars of improving staff productivity, strengthening internal governance, and improving the agency’s customer service charter. These findings identify four key reform pillars that, when supported by a strong foundation of better data and more regular monitoring and evaluation, will help strengthen FDA’s institutional capacity: improving skills through merit-based recruitment and competency-based training; stronger management practices, in particular, performance assessments, targeting and monitoring; more equitable pay; and greater community engagement. Administrative data and regular staff surveys can be the basis of a key set of indicators on public employment and management that the FDA can use to assess progress toward institutional strengthening. 2020-02-25T20:08:50Z 2020-02-25T20:08:50Z 2020-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/197131581452890161/Liberia-Forestry-Development-Authority-An-Institutional-Capacity-Assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33378 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Africa Liberia
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topic INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT
FORESTRY
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE
MANAGEMENT QUALITY
PAY EQUITY
FOREST LAND
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FORESTRY
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE
MANAGEMENT QUALITY
PAY EQUITY
FOREST LAND
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Liberia Forestry Development Authority : An Institutional Capacity Assessment
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description This report presents the findings from an institutional capacity assessment of Liberia's Forestry Development Authority (FDA) based on a survey of FDA employees. The FDA plays a pivotal role in managing Liberia's forest resources, and its Strategic Plan (2018–2030) prioritizes institutional strengthening for achieving its vision of “sustainable forestry for sustainable development.” The FDA employee survey was conducted to provide scientific evidence on the main organizational and personnel dimensions of institutional capacity, including staff skills, management practices, staff attitudes and behaviors, experiences of corruption and undue political interference, stakeholder interaction, and factors determining project success. A total of 438 FDA employees, or approximately 82 percent of the staff, were interviewed, and the sample covered Monrovia andthe field offices. The survey’s findings are relevant to key FDA strategic pillars of improving staff productivity, strengthening internal governance, and improving the agency’s customer service charter. These findings identify four key reform pillars that, when supported by a strong foundation of better data and more regular monitoring and evaluation, will help strengthen FDA’s institutional capacity: improving skills through merit-based recruitment and competency-based training; stronger management practices, in particular, performance assessments, targeting and monitoring; more equitable pay; and greater community engagement. Administrative data and regular staff surveys can be the basis of a key set of indicators on public employment and management that the FDA can use to assess progress toward institutional strengthening.
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title Liberia Forestry Development Authority : An Institutional Capacity Assessment
title_short Liberia Forestry Development Authority : An Institutional Capacity Assessment
title_full Liberia Forestry Development Authority : An Institutional Capacity Assessment
title_fullStr Liberia Forestry Development Authority : An Institutional Capacity Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Liberia Forestry Development Authority : An Institutional Capacity Assessment
title_sort liberia forestry development authority : an institutional capacity assessment
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