overview of unccd reporting and review.ppt

overview

1. UNCCD
reporting and
review
United Nations Convention
to Combat Desertification
Joint Task Force on
Environmental
Indicators
Third session
11-13 July 2011, Geneva

2. Outline UNCCD
The 10-year Strategy
The PRAIS system
Assessment of implementation:
performance and impact
indicators
The PRAIS project
Results of the 2010-2011
reporting process

3. Subject
The United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD) is the only multilateral
environmental agreement addressing land issues
Governing bodies: COP (every 2 years)
CRIC (every year)
CST (every 2 years + special
sessions)
Institutions: Secretariat
Global Mechanism
193 country Parties and one regional integration
organization (EU), among which 150 affected
countries
Two obligations:Establish and implement NAP
Report regularly to the COP
UNCCD

4. Subject
The 10-year Strategy
Operational objectives
1.Awareness
2.Policy
3.Science
4.Capacity
5.Resources
Strategic objectives
1.Populations
2.Ecosystems
3.Global benefits
4.Mobilization of
resources through
partnerships
The 10-year strategic framework and plan to
enhance the Convention’s implementation
(2008-2018)
The 10-year Strategy

5. Subject
The PRAIS
system
Performance Review and Assessment of
Implementation System (PRAIS )
Review of the performance of Convention‘s
institutions and bodies (secretariat, GM, CST, CRIC),
against biannual work programme based on results-
based management approach
Assessment of Implementation of the Convention by
Parties and other reporting entities

6. Subject
Assessment of implementation of the
Convention by Parties and other reporting
entities
Achievement of operational objectives, against
performance indicators (18 Convention’s specific
indicators)
Assessment of financial flows
Achievement od strategic objectives, against
impact indicators (11 environmental and
sustainable development indicators)
Best practices (7 themes, commencing with SLM
technologies including adaptation)
Assessment of implementation

7. Subject
Assessment of implementation
(2)
Two compulsory
impact indicators
for SO 1 and SO
2:
1. Land cover
status
2. Population
living above the
poverty line

8. Subject
Assessment of implementation
(3)The CST, using an iterative
process, is to refine the set
of impact indicators:
Application and review of the
impact indicators by affected
countries;
Scientific peer review of the
relevance, accuracy and cost-
effectiveness of the impact
indicators;
Possible synergy with relevant
programmes, projects and
institutions, including those
associated with the other Rio
conventions;
Relevant contributions from
UNCCD scientific conferences.

9. Subject
The PRAIS
project
Reporting tools: glossary, templates and guidelines
for performance indicators, financial flows and best
practices on SLM
Catalytic funding to partially compensate
developing countries for the preparation of national
reports
A web-based portal and on-line facilities to assist
country Parties and other reporting entities in the
communication of information
Training and technical backstopping extended to
National Focal Points

10. Subject
Reporting process 2010-2011

11. Subject
Results of the reporting process
Affected country Parties  89 55 %
Developed country Parties  12 30 %
Other Parties  0
Civil society  11 
United Nations agencies  0
Intergovernmental organizations
(including GEF)  1
Global Mechanism  1

12. Subject
Results of the reporting process