Action Plan Skills Building: Introduction January 2013

2 Background and rationale for action plan development Wide range of issues to address Countries require a flexible, strategic approach Method recognised by businesses, donor countries, grant awarding agencies, IGOs, experts in chemicals management Principles based on evaluations of international cooperative work on capacity development

3 A “road map” for the implementation of activities addressing an identified priority issue Can also be referred as project planning AP has a clearly defined start and end AP development can be ongoing process (accommodating changes as new information emerges) What is an action plan?

4 Provide structure, focus, and control to project planning and implementation Save time, effort, resources, and reduce the risk of failure Assist with communication, coordination, commitment, teamwork Increase likelihood of mobilising funding Facilitate clear evaluation of the AP impact Potential benefits of action plan development

- Situation and gap analysis - Timeframes - Milestones - Budget - Responsibilities Problem statement Activity Task Objective Goal Activity Task Objective 5 Overview of action plan development

Possible structure of an action plan 6 Executive summary Important to include a list of action items for decision-makers Introduction and background Should include the relation or link to national development strategies Situation analysis and gap analysis Goal and objectives of the action plan Proposed implementation activities and related details Proposed next steps and follow-up Annexes (detail budget, etc. can be included here)

7 Presenting an action plan: Gantt Chart Action Plan on PRTR Implementation Activity/TaskYear Activity 1 Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Activity 2 Task 1 Task 2

8 Description of tasks, try to put them in chronological order Information needed additional to that in the national profile Indicator for accomplishment of task Duration of taskResources per year Person in charge PersonnelEquipment& other Task 1: Task 2: Task 3: Task 4: Task… Example format of an action plan

9 UNITAR guidance materials modules Introduction Module 2 Purpose and Scope Module 4 Implementing and Evaluating Module 1 Preparatory Tasks Module 3 Planning the Details Situation & Gap Analysis High Level Commitment Objectives, Indicators Implementing, Monitoring, Evaluating Problem Statement, Goal

10 Each action plan can address an established national priority Each of these plans can result in one or more projects These projects can be carried out in partnership with industry, academia or civil society organisations The establishment of partnerships between sectors was agreed by countries in the Dubai Declaration Industry, academia, and NGOs may already have initiatives that can be strengthened through partnership projects Partnership projects

11 Thank you Chemicals and Waste Management Programme United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10 Tel: Fax: