Terms of Reference for RCs Training of Trainers Rome, 31 May – 4 June 2010

Outline Performance Review & Assessment of Implementation System What is expected from RCs (objectives, scope of work) How will they be assisted by the secretariat and GM staff (methodology) Deliverables and Timetable

Objectives of the PRAIS project and scope of work for RCs Performance Review & Assessment of Implementation System Need for effectively implementing capacity building at sub- regional regional level (ca. 140 affected country Parties and roughly 40 developed country Parties) Time constraints – long term technical back-up that facilitates and supports a scientifically rigorous monitoring exercise Starting point for more closer engagement of RCs in the UNCCD process

The scope of work performance review & assessment of implementation system Serve as implementing partners for the execution of activities of the UNCCD PRAIS project at regional/sub-regional level; Participate to a ToT and subsequently deliver training to NFPs Provide, in coordination with the secretariat and the GM staff at regional level, on-going technical support to country Parties (assistance in the successful completion of the reporting process) Participate in follow-up activities related to collection of lessons learned and feedback system Contribute and comment on SRAP/RAP synthesis

The Strategy’s new monitoring and reporting system adopted by COP 9 performance review & assessment of implementation system performance review: review of Convention’s institutions and subsidiary bodies that are reporting along a results based framework assessment of implementation: review of the Convention and The Strategy (based on indicators, best practices, financial annex and programme and project sheet). Reporting entities for the assessment of implementation are Parties (aff. And dev., UN agencies and IGOs, the GEF, SRAPs and RAPs)‏ GM and CSOs are also partially included in the assessment of implementation

PRAIS relevant decisions Decision 3/COP.8 contains The Strategy and identifies the relevant roles and responsibilities of Convention's institutions and subsidiary bodies. Decision 10/COP.9 welcomes the joint initiative of UNEP, GEF and UNCCD Secretariat to engage in long-term capacity building initiative relating to monitoring and implementation of The Strategy Decision 11/COP.9contains the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the CRIC, including the definition of what PRAIS stands for Decision 12/COP.9 stipulates that the CST is to assist the CRIC in the review of impact indicators Decision 13/COP. 9 contains the reporting requirements (indicators, targets, reporting responsibilities of UNCCD stakeholders performance review & assessment of implementation system

Performance indicators The UNCCD Secretariat and the GM assisted country Parties in fine-tuning performance indicators since 2008  Performance indicators were integrated into The Strategy but not adopted  CRIC 7 reviewed harmonised performance indicators, using input received from Parties  CRIC 8/COP 9 considered final drafts of performance indicators, including their targets and provisionally adopted them performance review & assessment of implementation system

Performance indicators: methodological aspects Draft indicators presented to CRIC 8 followed the e- SMART criteria (e economical, S specific M monitorable a r relevant t timebound)  Were drafted with the understanding that they need to correspond to the outcome areas identified by The Strategy  COP 9 provisionally adopted performance indicators but asked for an iterative process through which amendments can be incorporated into the list performance review & assessment of implementation system

Iterative process 1.In built into the reporting process through the additional information section in the report 2.Will require some work from Focal Points using the same e- SMART criteria 3.Information from the reports will be collected and synthesized for CRIC 9 together with information collected from RCs 4.CRIC 9 will review documentation prepared on the iterative process and provide recommendations 5.The UNCCD secretariat and the GM will be working until CRIC 10 on substantive changes where necessary on the performance indicators 6.PRAIS project will identify the means through which it will support this task performance review & assessment of implementation system