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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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/197131581452890161/Liberia-Forestry-Development-Authority-An-Institutional-Capacity-Assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33378 |
| Summary: | 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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