Achievements and Services Provided by (SCSAS)

 

 

 

 

Studies and Consultations

Human Resources Development Programs

Marketing & Promotion  Campaign 

 

First: Studies and Consultations

 1. Performance Indicators System:

 Currently, On the 28th of November,2005, SCSAS signed a contract with the Civil Service Modernization Project(CSMP) of the Ministry of Civil Services funded by the World Bank  to suggest and implement Performance Indicators System for all the government ministries and government agencies of Yemen. The 6 months contract will aims at:

a.  To establish generic institutional performance indicators for all the    government  ministries and government agencies.

b. To establish the generic mechanisms by which to build the capacity of the ministries and agencies in the area of institutional performance measurement / evaluation.

c. To establish the generic procedures by which performance indicators may be implemented across the government ministries and agencies.

d. To identify the framework within which the system may be able to work effectively and be sustained.

 

2. Capacity Building of Personnel Managers:

    SCSAS in association with NAMA(Jordan) and MDF(the Netherlands) agreed and signed a three months contract with the Civil Service Modernization Project (CSMP) of the Ministry of Civil Services funded by the World Bank. The contract(Capacity Building of Personnel Managers) was signed on August 10, 2005 to train 90 General Directors from different ministers on the following aspects:

a. To train, enable and empower the Personnel Managers to address the central issues related to the re-engineering of their respective agencies and ministries.

     b. To provide the Personnel Managers with the technical knowledge that will allow them to implement structural reforms within their respective Ministries, Agencies and Governorates.

 

  3 . Evaluation of the Yemen Food Security Programme – Infrastructure Component and a subsequent Formulation Mission for the Technical Assistance provided by the European Commission   for the years  2005-2006  

    A letter confirming the agreement between Agrisystems of  UK  and the Scientific Council for Systems  Applied Sciences (SCSAS), to supply consultancy inputs to the Mission . The assignment was signed on May 28,2005 to undertake the Evaluation of the Yemen Food Security Programme – Infrastructure Component and a subsequent Formulation Mission for the Technical Assistance to be provided under the 2005-2060 Programme .        

4. Coastal Zone Management Project(CZM) for Bir Ali-Brum and Sharma-Jethmun

 

    On Oct.19, 2003 SCSAS in association with MacAlister-Elliott& Partners Ltd of UK has signed the contract with the PAM & CZM  Project Office of the Environmental Protection Authority(EPA) regarding the Coastal Zone Management. The 12 months consultancy  services contract objectives was to develop a CZM plan for the two protected areas, one in Hadramout(Sharma-Jethmun) and the second in Shabwa (Bir Ali-Brum) Governorates, this project is funded.  by World Bank-GEF.

 

  5. Seeds Marketing Consultancy to the Vegetable Seeds Company in Seiyun

        SCSAS has provided the Seed and fertilizers consultant for the General Directorate of Plant Production(GDPP) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (contract no. SASP/70/2000 dated 19,09.2000). The two months of assignment aimed to set up the structural organization, define the term of reference provide job description qualification profiles for the major technical staff, specify the training needs for the major managerial and technical posts of the seed and fertilizer quality control unit at the ministry.

 

  6. Suggesting and Implementing  Archiving System       

        Suggesting and implementing archiving system for the General Administration of Associations and Unions of the Ministry of Social Security and social Insurance which was funded by the World Bank through the Social Fund for Development(project no.412-20-99/on 24.07.2000). The job included four main steps (reviewing the in use system, designing and implementing the new system, training program and finally evaluation of the system).

 

  7.   Providing Institutional Management Specialist to carry out the technical assistant regarding the Mid -Term Review

       SCSAS has provided the needed Institutional Management Specialist to carry out the technical assistant regarding the Mid -Term Review for the Seed and Agricultural Service Project of the Ministry of Agriculture funded by the World Bank.(contract no. SASP/61/2000 dated on 20.06.2000).

 

 8. Seeds and fertilizers consultant to the General Directorate of Plant Production(GDPP)

        SCSAS has provided Seeds and fertilizers consultant to the General Directorate of Plant Production(GDPP) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (contract no. SASP/70/2000 dated 19,09.2000). The two months of assignment aimed to set up the structural organization, define the term of reference provide job description qualification profiles for the major technical staff, specify the training needs for the major managerial and technical posts of the seed and fertilizer quality control unit at the ministry. 

 

 9. Multidisciplinary Consultant Services contract with the Seed and Agricultural Services Project of the Ministry of Agriculture

       SCSAS in association with Agrisystems Limited of the United Kingdom has awarded the contract with the Seed and Agricultural Services Project of the Ministry of Agriculture funded by the World Bank (under ITF Credit No:034-Yem). The contract was signed on Multidisciplinary Consultant Services for 17/4/2000 to provide the General Seed Multiplication Corporation (Dhamar) and Vegetable Seed Company (Seiyun) and going to last for three years.

 

 10. The first National Workshop on Food Security, Social Mobilization and Community Empowerment

     The first National Workshop on Food Security, Social Mobilization and Community Empowerment (20-21/2/2000) which was carried out in cooperation between the Society of International Development (510-Rome) and the Scientific Council for Systems and Applied Sciences (SCSAS) with the support of the World Food Program (WFP).The opening session was under the auspices of the Minister of Agriculture and gathered 190 people from different levels of the Yemen society from government, farmers, woman associations, local and international NGOs, members of parliament and media.

 

11. Workshop on (Role of Gender in Agriculture and Food security)

    for one day (21/9/1998) and was implemented in co-operation with the Dutch program to support rural woman. The workshop was supervised by the General Directorate of Rural woman of the Ministry of Agriculture.

 

12.  (The First National Workshop to Rais Public awareness on the Damaging Effect of Extra Weight on Roads) (9/3/1999).

   The workshop was carried out under the auspices of the Prim Minster Dr. Abdul Kareem Al-Eriani with the present of more than 250 attendance from different concerned authorities.

 

 13  Analysis of  Social and Community surveys for the (Yemen -Cultural  Heritage Protection Project) funded by World Bank, IDA

 in association with GHK, a UK Consultant Firm. The survey covered 1200 households with total of 32,200 collected data.

 

14.  National Workshop to (Review the National Action to Combat Desertification and Land Resource Degradation)

 (30/5-2/6/1999) in association with the General Directorate of Forestry/Ministry of Agriculture and funded by FAO.

 

15. Training Workshop on (Capacity Building for Local Communities) (18/9-29/9/1999)

which was implemented in association with the Local Community Based Development Program funded by UNDP.

 

 16. Geophysical Study to determine the best location, depth of digging, and potential productivity of artesian well.

   This study was carried out for the benefit of Telyemen a British based company working in Yemen 24/5/1999.

 

17. Establishing  Marketing information System and Data Base  for AL-Rajawi Group of Companies (29/7/1999).

 

18. Mechanization(computerizing) the Financial and Accounting Work System in Al-Rajawi Group of Companies(5/6/ 1999).

 

19.  Fisheries and Environmental Studies and Consultations

First: Coastal Zone Management Project(CZM)

 

  The consortium of MacAlister Elliott and Partners Ltd (MEP) and the Scientific Council for Systems and Applied Sciences (SCSAS) has been contracted (19/10/2003) by the Government of Yemen to provide multidisciplinary consultant services to the CZM Project/EPA. The services, outlined in the terms of reference (TOR), will be delivered over an extended period with completion of phase 3  within one year after signing the contract . A total of 25 person months of consultant input (10 months by MEP and 15 months by SCSAS) are to be provided with the breakdown of inputs as shown in the original contract:

   Inputs by SCSAS Consultants

mm

Social Specialist

4.5

Economic Specialist

2

Legal Specialist

3.5

Awareness Specialist

3

Eco-tourism Specialist

2

Total input  by SCSAS

15 mm

 

 

Inputs by MEP Consultants

 

Marine Biodiversity Specialist/ TL

7.5 mm

Scientific Supervisor

1

Satellite Image Expert

1.5

Total input by MEP

10 

Total input by the Consortium

25.0 mm

 

 

                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

  Background to the Project

A medium sized Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant No (TF 023492) has been directed towards the conservation of the globally important coastal and marine biodiversity of Hadramaut and Shabwa Governorates of the Republic of Yemen.

     Two pilot areas have been selected to demonstrate the Grant’s activities. These are:

(i)    Bir Ali–Burum: A 75 km coastline west of Mukalla containing diverse and globally  significant marine and coastal habitats, and;

(ii)  Sharma–Jethmun: A 50 km coastline east of Mukalla, containing some of the most  important sea turtle nesting sites in the world.

 

Project Objectives

The objectives of the project are to contribute to the conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity in Bir Ali–Burum and Sharma–Jethmun areas through the following activities:

(i)  Developing CZM plans for, and conducting biodiversity surveys in the two pilot areas;

(ii) Implementing priority measures to enhance and promote biodiversity conservation within specific MPA, and; .

(iii) Developing awareness, capacity and institutional support to promote sustainable  CZM plans to monitor and enforce rules and regulations.

 

Second: Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) of  Yemeni Fish Company 

MacAlister Elliot & Partners Ltd. has contracted the Scientific Council for Systems and Applied Sciences (SCSAS) of Yemen on September 10, 2003  to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) of  Yemeni Fish Company Limited, a new build port and fish processing facility near Mukalla in the Republic of Yemen. SCSAS will supply the services of  a specialized consultant  to carry out the above mentioned assignment according to the agreed  TOR. .   

The study included the following major contents:

A : The biological effects:

B : The pollution effects :

C : The social life effects :

D : The effects on natural life and water resources :

E : The  health situation :

F :  The new human settlements .

G : The effects on tourist and infrastructure .

H :  Any other related factors ,depending on the production size and 

      fishing capabilities and equipments .

                                    



 

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