D. DECENTRALISATION AND SECURITY 10. With regard to the impact of decentralisation on the management of security environment: - Transferring resources to the local authorities; - Proceeding on with the deconcentration of Civilian Protection departments; - Making key officials within the Local Authority s safe, namely the mayors and their deputies. 11. About the issue of municipal police units - Need to create municipal police; - Holding a forum on the issue. E. S E C U R I T Y A C T O R S A N D T H E I R RESPONSABILITIES: ACTUAL SECURITY SITUATION IN MALI 12. With regard to the operational capacity-building of security forces - Continuing gradual equipment of security units with material means(vehicles, fuel and ingredients, communication means, estate facilities); - Substantially increasing security forces' numerical strength through further recruitment exercises; - Realising an enhanced country-wide coverage by setting up more security units and repositioning existing units.. 13. About improving security forces' working methods: ­Encouraging the units to display more thoroughness in the search for, and analysis of, prospective information; 129