The support the GM is providing aims to : • Provide assistance in developing a framework of “ local area development programmes ” ( LADPs ) , as an instrument for implementing NAPs at local level , and linked to this , provide assistance for the establishment of National Desertification Funds , as a method of channelling financial resources to the local level ; • Identify the interlinkages between NAPs and ongoing or planned initiatives at national level , e.g . the development programmes supported by bilateral and/or multilateral donors , or initiatives such as the Soil Fertility Initiative developed by the World Bank , FAO and others .