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Recommendations regarding the financial sustainability of the centres I – The Technical Cooperation Trust Fund should be developed further to improve and to readjust the Trust Fund mechanism to bring it into line with the centres’ regional functions. II – A contingency fund should be created to assist centres having difficulties in meeting their programme or financial obligations. III – Individual financial plans for each Basel Convention regional and coordinating centre should be developed, which will require resources for administrative and financial staff, the improvement of the fund-raising ability and the auditing of each centre. (...) Resource mobilization; ? Financial reporting, accounting and monitoring; ?

FOURTH REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM : DRAFT CONCLUSIONS / PROPOSED BY THE CHAIR

FOURTH REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL MECHANISM : DRAFT CONCLUSIONS / PROPOSED BY THE CHAIR

We are aware that awareness raising has financial implications and it is therefore utmost importance to commit financial resources to article 6 activities. (...) Such an integrated approach may also help mobilizing technical and financial support from various domestic and international sources (...) Nevertheless, after 5 years of experience there is some room for improvement. From the EU’s perspective the new programme should: !

Guidelines for the analysis of financial information (tables) ......................................................... 37 V. Guidelines for the analysis of information relating to the additional information (tables) ............ 40 ICCD/COP(10)CST/4 ICCD/CRIC(10)/14 4 GE.11-63324 Lista de siglas CLD Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación CP Conferencia de las Partes CRIC Comité de Examen de la Aplicación de la Convención DAES Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales DDTS Desertificación, degradación de las tierras y sequía FIELD Motor de Información Financiera sobre Degradación de la Tierra MM Mecanismo Mundial OCDE Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económicos PRAIS Sistema de examen del desempeño y evaluación de la aplicación Siglas en inglés que figuran en los anexos BODA bilateral official development assistance COP Conference of the Parties CRIC Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention CRS OECD Creditor Reporting System CSO civil society organization CST Committee on Science and Technology DAC OECD Development Assistance Committee DFI development financing institution DLDD desertification, land degradation and drought DPSIR driving forces, pressures, state, impact and responses e-SMART economic, specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound FIELD Financial Information Engine on Land Degradation GEF Global Environment Facility GM Global Mechanism IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFS integrated financing strategies IGO intergovernmental organization IIF integrated investment framework IRIS Impact Reporting and Investment Standards JLG Joint Liaison Group JWP joint work programme NAP national action programme ICCD/COP(10)CST/4 ICCD/CRIC(10)/14 GE.11-63324 5 NCSA national capacity self-assessment NONIE Network of Networks on Impact Evaluation OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PPS Programme and Project Sheet PRAIS performance review and assessment of implementation system RAC relevant activity codes RAP regional action programme RBM results-based management SFA Standard Financial Annex SLM sustainable land management SRAP subregional action programme STI science and technology institutions UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNEG United Nations Evaluation Group Lista de cuadros Cuadro Componentes del análisis de la información facilitada por los países Partes y otras entidades informantes........................................................................................ 10 Anexo I Table Analysis on progress in reporting.................................................................................. 16 Anexo II Table 1 Analysis of affected areas ............................................................................................. 17 Table 2 Indicator-based analysis - strategic objective 1............................................................. 17 Table 3 Indicator-based analysis - strategic objective 2............................................................. 18 Table 4 Impact indicators on strategic objective 4: purpose, data requirements, and sources of information ............................................................................................................... 19 Anexo III Table 1 Indicator-based analysis - operational objective 1 ........................................................ 21 Table 2 Indicator-based analysis - operational objective 2 ........................................................ 23 Table 3 Indicator-based analysis - operational objective 3 ........................................................ 27 Table 4 Indicator-based analysis - operational objective 4 ........................................................ 30 Table 5 Indicator-based analysis - operational objective 5 ........................................................ 32 Anexo IV Table 1 Financial analysis - Standard Financial Annex ............................................................. 37 Table 2 Financial analysis - Programme and Project Sheets...................................................... 38 ICCD/COP(10)CST/4 ICCD/CRIC(10)/14 6 GE.11-63324 Anexo V Table 1 Reporting process-related issues, Global Environment Facility ................................... 40 Table 2 Accommodation of specific requests within decisions of the Conference of the Parties............................................................................................................................ 41 Table 3 Reporting on the implementation of the national action programme............................ 42 Table 4 Any other country-specific issues ................................................................................. 42 Table 5 Support to NAP/SRAP/RAP implementation and/or review ........................................ 43 Table 6 Support to capacity-building initiatives in eligible affected country Parties................. 43 Table 7 Mandate-specific reporting ........................................................................................... 44 ICCD/COP(10)CST/4 ICCD/CRIC(10)/14 GE.11-63324 7 I. (...) Strategic objective 4 Table 4 Impact indicators on strategic objective 4: purpose, data requirements and sources of information Indicator Description Type Purpose Reporting entities SO4-1 Percentage change of multilateral donor contributions for UNCCD- related activities QT indication of the trend in the supply of finance for DLDD-related investments and other UNCCD- related activities by multilateral DFIs G, I SO4-2 UNCCD share of BODA QT indication of the financial resources supplied by developed country Parties for DLDD-related investments and other UNCCD- related activities as part of their bilateral development cooperation D SO4-3 Percentage change of domestic financial commitment to UNCCD implementation QT Indication of the trend in the supply of public finance for DLDD-related investments and other UNCCD- related activities by affected developing country Parties A, R SO4-4 Percentage change of contributions from innovative sources of finance for UNCCD- related activities QT indication of the trend in the supply of finance for DLDD-related investments and other UNCCD- related activities by funding sources other than DFIs and Governments of affected developing country Parties A, D, G, I, R (M-S) SO4-5 Percentage change of private sector and other contributions for UNCCD-related activities QT indication of the trend in the supply of finance for DLDD-related investments and other UNCCD- related activities by the private sector, foundations and other sources not reporting to the UNCCD M-S** SO4-6 Number and type of legal and regulatory frameworks, economic incentives or other mechanisms securing or facilitating transfer of funds for the implementation of UNCCD, at all levels QT QL measures the efforts made by the Convention stakeholders to facilitate the implementation of the Convention A, D, G, I, R ICCD/COP(10)CST/4 ICCD/CRIC(10)/14 20 GE.11-63324 Indicator Description Type Purpose Reporting entities SO4-7 Clear entrusting of institutional responsibilities for UNCCD implementation, at all levels QL indication of the effectiveness of institutional arrangements for UNCCD implementation with regard to the resource mobilization process A, D, G, I, M, R, S Notes: QT: quantitative; QL: qualitative.

This work has started on the initiative of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and with direct support of UNDP office in Azerbaijan. Financial support for preparation was from GEF – 25 thousand US dollars and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 10 thousand US dollars. (...) One of the first steps was improvement of the environmental protection system with relevant Decree of the President. (...) Today this work is continuing with technical assistance of UNDP office in Azerbaijan and financial support of Norway. Currently collecting of information and basic data for real modelling of situation is finished and the choice of main priorities is being made.

Collaboration with the Global Environment Facility Expected accomplishments Performance indicator Parties assess the progress made in the cooperation with the Global Environment Facility, and provide guidance on further improvement in order for the GEF to serve as a financial mechanism of the Convention CRIC draft decision submitted to COP 11 on a revised memorandum of understanding with the GEF Target for 2014 GEF reports according to the revised reporting requirements F. (...) ICCD/CRIC(10)/L.1* 22 GE.11-71056 Expected accomplishments (2012–2015) Performance indicators (2012–2015) 4.1.1 Opportunities for targeted capacity-building under the Convention are improved The extent to which Parties participate in capacity-building that addresses Convention-related needs Subprogramme 5 – Financing and technology transfer To mobilize and improve the targeting and coordination of national, bilateral and multilateral financial and technological resources in order to increase their impact and effectiveness. (...) Expected accomplishments Performance indicators Main joint outputs JWP 3.1 The review by the CRIC of the status of financing for the implementation of the Convention is based on sound information At least 50% of the recommendations of the GM and the secretariat are reflected in the recommendations of the CRIC A CRIC document containing an analysis of financial information in the national reports Information on key issues on financing SLM for the CRIC and the COP Collaboration in the context of PRAIS, including use of the query functions on the public interface of PRAIS to allow access to data by the general public Revised templates, reporting guidelines and glossary as regards the programme and project sheets, the standard financial annex and strategic objective 4 CRIC documentation on best practices Operational objective 5: Financing and technology transfer To mobilize and improve the targeting and coordination of national, bilateral and multilateral financial and technological resources in order to increase their impact and effectiveness Expected accomplishments Performance indicators Main joint outputs JWP 5.1 A policy environment that is more conducive to financing the Convention through the implementation of the common fundraising strategy The extent to which the financial requirements of and flows to the Convention are clearly and transparently communicated to and understood by partners The extent to which resources are mobilized to effectively deliver the w

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 12 (Submission received 12 August 2003) - 3 - PAPER NO. 1: ARGENTINA Submission of the Government of the Argentine Republic: Financial matters relating to Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention: provision of financial and technical support. (...) Australia recognises that preparing National Communications needs appropriate capacity such as information (scientific, inventory, adaptation) human resources and financial resources and the GEF plays a key role in providing developing countries with the financial support to develop national communications. (...) The details of financial arrangements for funding the national communications should continue to be handled directly by the GEF.

The Commission has no independent budget and financial capacity. The following social and economic sectors related to the issues of combating desertification and its consequences are represented in the Commission: nature conservation, agriculture, urban development, social security, economics and finances, justice, education and science, hydrometeorology, geology. (...) The activities are carried out in the following areas: - improvement of legislative and normative documentation; - elaboration of strategic issues for combating desertification; - elaboration of international and scientific technical cooperation issues; - administrative arrangements for National Action Programme; - improvement of the role of non-governmental organizations and involvement of broader public in the preparation and implementation of combating desertification, particularly women, youth and students. (...) Pursuant to the Memorandum on Understanding between the RoA Cabinet (in the person of the Ministry of Nature Protection) and UNEP, UNEP is rendering consultative and financial support for the NAP preparation. Part of the administrative matters are being arranged by the UNDP Office in Armenia.

Armenia expresses its sincere gratitude to the secretariat of the UNCCD for financial and methodical support during national report preparation. (...) By the relevant decree of the President of the Republic one of the first steps was the improvement of the environmental protection system. (...) At present the Government does not have enough financial resources to solve ecological problems.