Content:
The Global Mechanism (GM), the UNCCD Secretariat, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is organizing five days’ Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop for subregional and regional organizations or ‘Reference Centres’ that will provide technical support to UNCCD National Focal Points on the new reporting and review system (PRAIS) agreed to at the 9th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) in October 2009.
This capacity building session that will be held at The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, is part of a comprehensive capacity development programme called for at COP9 to assist country Parties to the Convention during the 4th UNCCD reporting cycle.
During this cycle, countries will be providing information on achievements and barriers in he implementation of the UNCCD against agreed performance indicators for the five operational objectives of the 10 Year Strategy of the Convention. Secondly, the Financial Annex of the national reports will contain financial information on public expenditure for SLM, contributions of the international community and other investments. The analysis of best practices in sustainable land management (SLM) technologies, including adaptation is one of the most interesting aspects of this reporting cycle.
To support this process, the GM will be providing the templates, tools and guidelines to ensure that financial reporting by countries will take place according to a harmonized methodology, criteria and formats. This will facilitate the analysis of financial flows that will inform the periodic review and assessment of progress in the implementation of the UNCCD 10-year Strategy that will start in 2011.
It is also anticipated that the workshop will strengthen relations and networking between the trainees, so that they can work closely together, sharing lessons learned and providing the highest standards of support to NFPs during the reporting process.
For more information:
Mr Simone Quatrini, Coordinator, Policy & Investment Analysis
Tel. +39 06 5459 2154
s.quatrini (at) global-mechanism.org
Preparing trainers to support the 4th UNCCD reporting and review process
31 May, 2010 - 4 June, 2010
Rome, Italy
This capacity building session that will be held at The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, is part of a comprehensive capacity development programme called for at COP9 to assist country Parties to the Convention during the 4th UNCCD reporting cycle.
During this cycle, countries will be providing information on achievements and barriers in he implementation of the UNCCD against agreed performance indicators for the five operational objectives of the 10 Year Strategy of the Convention. Secondly, the Financial Annex of the national reports will contain financial information on public expenditure for SLM, contributions of the international community and other investments. The analysis of best practices in sustainable land management (SLM) technologies, including adaptation is one of the most interesting aspects of this reporting cycle.
To support this process, the GM will be providing the templates, tools and guidelines to ensure that financial reporting by countries will take place according to a harmonized methodology, criteria and formats. This will facilitate the analysis of financial flows that will inform the periodic review and assessment of progress in the implementation of the UNCCD 10-year Strategy that will start in 2011.
It is also anticipated that the workshop will strengthen relations and networking between the trainees, so that they can work closely together, sharing lessons learned and providing the highest standards of support to NFPs during the reporting process.
For more information:
Mr Simone Quatrini, Coordinator, Policy & Investment Analysis
Tel. +39 06 5459 2154
s.quatrini (at) global-mechanism.org