Introduction to the UNCCD Strategy, new monitoring and assessment system and relevant COP decisions Training of Trainers Rome, 31 May – 4 June 2010

Outline UNCCD Convention The Strategy PRAIS system The performance indicators The iterative process Performance Review & Assessment of Implementation System

The UNCCD 1996 entry into force 193 country Parties 5 regional annexes (Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe)‏ Development partners 910 accredited CSOs CST CRIC Performance Review & Assessment of Implementation System

The UNCCD Strategy (2008-2018)‏ Operational objectives awareness policy science capacity resources Indicators Strategic objectives populations ecosystems global benefits partnerships Operational and strateic objectrives are measured through indicators performance indicators for the first time in 2010 impact indicators in 2012 Strategy has a lifespan up to 2018 new strategy performance review & assessment of implementation system

The Strategy’s new monitoring and reporting system adopted by COP 9 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 performance review & assessment of implementation system

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.9 contains 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 and the request for the secretariat, the GM, UNEP and GEF to prepare reporting tools and capacity building 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/ measurable a/ achievable 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 In built into the reporting process through the additional information section in the report Will require some work from Focal Points using the same e- SMART criteria Information from the reports will be collected and synthesized for CRIC 9 together with information collected from RCs CRIC 9 will review documentation prepared on the iterative process and provide recommendations The UNCCD secretariat and the GM will be working until CRIC 10 on substantive changes where necessary on the performance indicators PRAIS project will identify the means through which it will support this task performance review & assessment of implementation system