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The purpose of the pilots was twofold: (a) To test the benefits that mechanisms aligned with the principles can have as a means of remedy for impacted stakeholders, and as a means of risk management and accountability for companies; (b) To learn how the principles can be further refined to reflect operational realities and enable their practical application by companies. 7. (...) Involving them in the design or review of the mechanism or in providing feedback on its performance can be particularly important for the perceived legitimacy of mechanisms of this kind. (...) This also showed the importance of tracking the mechanism’s performance to enable continuous learning and improving. 39. Sakhalin Energy already had in place a sophisticated database for the handling of community grievances that created a certain automaticity in how they proceeded through the system.

As the planning of data editing consists of many different activities, the assessment of detailed plans would be facilitated by benchmarks, which should enable comparisons between surveys. Various measures to evaluate the effect of editing were proposed and discussed, such as bias in the whole population and in groups, average effect of data editing on the whole population and on groups, effect of data editing for each individual, etc. 5. (...) It ensures that everybody understands concepts, it increases the users' interest, and enables brainstorming discussions on principles, techniques, methods and systems. (...) Internet allows the possibility for immediate feedback and monitoring on how people are filling in the electronic questionnaires.

[Requests the GEF and other bilateral and multilateral sources to fund the elaboration of adaptation strategies in non-Annex I Parties that build upon their national communications, in order to enable them access to financial resources through the GEF Strategic Priority: Piloting an Operational Approach to Adaptation, and the Special Climate Change Fund;] [Insurance:] 7. (...) [Requests the secretariat to develop a format, based on the structure of Decision 5/CP.7, to enable Annex I Parties to report annually on progress made in the implementation of paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 of Decision 5/CP.7, and to include this information in their national communications;] 13. (...) [Invites the Global Environment Facility (in accordance with decision 6/CP.7), the Special Climate Change Fund (in accordance with decision 7/CP.7) and other bilateral and multilateral sources, to provide feedback to the Conference of the Parties, at its xxx session, on the status of support for the implementation of activities included in paragraphs 22 - 29 of decision 5/CP.7, with a view to taking a decision on further action at its xxx session;] [Insurance:] 16.

Please send any feedback to: wg-business@ohchr.org. II. A note on supporting evidence 8. (...) Specifically the Guiding Principles set out that businesses should have in place: (a) A policy commitment to meet their responsibility to respect human rights; (b) A human rights due-diligence process to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address their impacts on human rights; and (c) Processes to enable the remediation of any adverse human rights impacts they cause or to which they contribute. 11. (...) A third of the 153 respondents identified the need for greater availability of country- specific information on human rights risks to enable companies to carry out their corporate responsibility to respect human rights.

Outcome area: Risks/assumptions: 3.3 Knowledge of biophysical and socio- economic factors and of their interactions in affected areas is improved to enable better decision-making. Engagement of the scientific community. (...) Mid-term evaluation of The Strategy Expected accomplishments Performance indicator Parties consider an update of the IWG on the mid-term evaluation with a view of providing feedback on the work undertaken Update on the mid-term evaluation considered and feedback provided through the final report of CRIC 11 Target for 2013: Review of the progress made by the IWG on the mid- term evaluation ICCD/CRIC(10)/L.1 8 GE.11-71054 E. (...) Increased understanding of the importance of DLDD and SLM on the part of the GEF, IFAD, the World Bank and regional banks The extent to which the policies and approaches of the GEF, IFAD and the World Bank reflect the priorities set under the Convention - ICCD/CRIC(10)/L.1 22 GE.11-71054 Subprogramme 6 - Management support for strategy implementation (a) Executive direction and management Expected accomplishments (2012–2015) Performance indicators (2012–2015) 6.1 Improved integrity and coherence of the Convention process The extent to which Parties express their satisfaction (b) Conference services Expected accomplishments (2012–2015) Performance indicators (2012–2015) 6.2 Parties are satisfied with improved conditions for taking informed decisions at the level of the COP and its subsidiary bodies The extent to which arrangements to organize the sessions of the COP and its subsidiary bodies improve Target for 2013 Feedback from Parties about the arrangements at CRIC 11 and the third special session of the CST (CST S-3) The number of official documents promptly and effectively submitted to Parties for consideration at sessions of the COP and its subsidiary bodies Target for 2013 Increased percentage of prompt submission of documentation 6.3 Exchanges among Parties’ representatives, scientific experts and/or other key stakeholders are efficiently facilitated The extent to which requested meetings, workshops and seminars are organized promptly and within the limits of the allocated budget Target for 2013 Feedback from partners in the organization of the meetings The extent to which requested publications, documentation and information materials are processed promptly and within the limits of the allocated budget Target for 2013 Feedback from units involved in the production of the publications, documentation and information material ICCD/CRIC(10)/L.1 GE.11-71054 23 (c) Administration, finance and human resources Expected accomplishments (2012–2015) Performance indicators (2012–2015) 6.4 The secretariat’s financial and human resources are administered effectively and efficiently, and in accordance with the financial rules of the Convention and the regulations and rules of the United Nations The proportion of actual expenditure compared to the approved budget Target for 2013 100% The extent to which staff members’ training requirements are met to implement the work programme of the secretariat Target for 2013 At least 30% of the staff participates in training relating to their own work 6.5 Improved information and communication technology services of the secretariat The extent to which information and communication technology services meet the secretariat’s requirements Target for 2013 The staff recognizes improvements in ICT services The extent to which Parties and other users express their satisfaction with services at conferences ICCD/CRIC(10)/L.1 24 GE.11-71054 Annexe V [English only] The 2012–2013 joint work programme between the secretariat and the Global Mechanism Operational objective 1: Advocacy, awareness-raising and education To actively influence relevant international, national and local processes and actors in adequately addressing issues relating to desertification/land degradation and droughtrelated issues.

The survey has four parts: (a) Part 1: Background Information: asks about you and your role in preparing your country’s national communication or in helping non-Annex I Parties in the preparation of their national communications; (b) Part 2: Institutional Concerns and Solutions: asks you to describe institutional constraints that you face in ensuring the sustainability of your national communication process over time and in maintaining a consistent national technical team to prepare your national communication; (c) Part 3: Financial Concerns and Solutions: asks you to describe financial and funding constraints that you face in ensuring the sustainability of your national communication process over time and in maintaining a consistent national technical team to prepare your national communication; (d) Part 4: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Software: asks for information that will assist the UNFCCC in improving its existing GHG inventory software and to enable the UNFCCC to contact you for feedback about a prototype version of the software that it is currently developing. (...) The UNFCCC will seek feedback on this prototype from interested non-Annex I Parties and will incorporate this information into a new version that better supports your needs in reporting GHG data. 2. Are you interested in testing the prototype and providing feedback to the UNFCCC? 3. Are you currently using a data management/reporting software for GHG inventory related information?

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When the consultation process is complete the proposed core set should be brought to the attention of UNFF and other governing bodies to enable them to consider the potential use of the global core set in the various processes and help create an enabling environment for their use including through mandating their secretariats to engage actively in a harmonization/streamlining process. (...) The purpose of the Organization-Led Initiative (OLI) was to enable an open, informal, transparent and informed discussion on a common and concise global core set of forest indicators supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the emerging IAF Strategic Plan. (...) f) When the consultation process is complete the proposals should be brought to the attention of UNFF and other governing bodies to enable them to consider the potential use of the global core set in the various processes and help create an enabling environment for their use including through mandating their secretariats to engage actively in a harmonization/streamlining process.

Cooperation among international organizations should be focused on the identification of discrete, univocal metadata elements and related terminology providing sufficient information to enable the numerous metadata contributors to be mutually consistent. 5. (...) A shift in focus can be observed towards investigating users’ feedback and letting users to express their requirements instead of trying to guess what these requirements are. (...) This feedback can be used to shape the different quality frameworks.

The Meeting of States Parties [should develop] concrete understanding and actions to enable a decision by the Eight Review Conference for such a mechanism. (...) This is a challenge that needs to be overcome to enable developing countries to meet their requirements of public health. (...) Disease knows no borders and all international efforts must be made to enable States to strengthen their capacities for detecting, reporting and responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases.