Project Name:Mainstreaming biodiversity into the management of the coastal zone in the Republic of Mauritius

Date Complaint Filed:Saturday, March 23, 2019

Date Complaint Registered:Thursday, March 28, 2019

Project Description:

Requestor(s):Aret Kokin Nu Laplaz (AKNL)

Summary of Issues Raised:

UNDP Response:The Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM) has aimed to determine whether there may be a path forward for the complainants to engage more constructively in project activities that may further their interests and address their key concerns.  Through email exchanges and phone calls with the complainant and the UNDP CO, SRM-HQ engagement has focused on clarifying the scope of the UNDP project and what is (and is not) within UNDP's mandate and influence; and what needs to be addressed through engaging directly with the Government of Mauritius (GoM).  The SRM’s efforts have been to 1) seek responses from the UNDP CO and GoM to the complainant's questions and concerns about the project; and 2) establish a constructive (and preferably direct) dialogue between the project stakeholders.   Following a number of exchanges over several months, engagement has stalled and the SRM-HQ process is effectively closed. The SRM has notified the complainant of this and offered to continue to support the SRM process if there is still interest.