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National Capacity Self-Assessments
Results and Lessons Learned forGlobal Environmental
Sustainability
Global Support Programme to the National Capacity
Self-AssessmentsGlobal Environment FacilityUnited Nations
Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Environment Programme
AUGUST 2010
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Table of Contents 1
TAble of ConTenTS
lIST of TAbleS, fIGUReS, AnD boXeS 2lIST of AbbReVIATIonS AnD
ACRonYMS 3ACKnoWleDGeMenTS 5 foReWoRD 6PRefACe 7eXeCUTIVe SUMMARY
8SoMMAIRe eXCUTIf 11ReSUMen eJeCUTIVo 14
1. InTRoDUCTIon 17
2. THe nATIonAl CAPACITY Self-ASSeSSMenTS 18 2.1
POLICYFRAMEWORKFORCAPACITYDEVELOPMENT 18 2.2
CONCEPTUALFRAMEWORKFORCAPACITYDEVELOPMENT 20 2.3
PROGRAMMINGCAPACITYDEVELOPMENT:THENCSAAPPROACH 23 2.4
OVERVIEWOFTHENCSAIMPLEMENTATION 25
3. nCSA ReSUlTS 28 3.1 ASSESSMENTSBYFOCALAREAS 29 3.1.1
Biodiversity 30 3.1.2 LandDegradation 31 3.1.3 ClimateChange 32
3.1.4 FreshwaterandCoastalEcosystems,includingFisheriesandWetlands
32 3.1.5 OtherEnvironmentalPriorities 33 3.1.6
SynergiesacrossFocalAreas 34 3.2 CROSS-CUTTINGASSESSMENTS 35 3.2.1
StakeholderEngagement 37 3.2.2 InformationManagementandKnowledge 38
3.2.3 OrganizationalCapacities 38 3.2.4 EnvironmentalGovernance 39
3.2.5 MonitoringandEvaluation 40 3.2.6
OtherTargetsofCapacityDevelopment 41 3.2.7
GlobalEnvironmentalPriorities 41
4. leSSonS leARneD 43 4.1 STAKEHOLDERENGAGEMENT 44 4.2
INFORMATIONMANAGEMENTANDKNOWLEDGE 45 4.3 ORGANIZATIONALCAPACITIES
46 4.4 ENVIRONMENTALGOVERNANCE 46 4.5 MONITORINGANDEVALUATION
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5. CRoSS-CUTTInG CAPACITY DeVeloPMenT In Gef-5 49 5.1
CROSS-CUTTINGCAPACITYDEVELOPMENTFRAMEWORK 50 5.2
CROSS-CUTTINGCAPACITYDEVELOPMENTPROJECTGUIDELINES 53
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6. DISCUSSIon 55
7. RefeRenCeS 57
AnneXeS 59ANNEX1: OVERVIEWOFADAPTIVECOLLABORATIVEMANAGEMENT
59ANNEX2: SELECTNCSAANDCB2PROFILES 63
lIST of TAbleS, fIGUReS, AnD boXeS
TAbleSTable1: ListofRegionalandSub-RegionalWorkshops 25Table2:
ListofFollow-upProjectsbyCountry 27Table3:
NCSAalignmentwithMEAsobligations 28
fIGUReSFigure1: TheFiveNCSASteps 24Figure2: NCSAProjectsbyRegion
25Figure3: NCSAreportlengthvs.quality 26Figure4:
Numberofcountriesidentifyingtheirpriorityenvironmentalconcern(n=119)
29Figure5:
Numberofcountriesidentifyingprioritybiodiversityneedsandactions(n=119)
30Figure6:
Numberofcountriesidentifyingprioritylanddegradationneedsandactions(n=119)
31Figure7:
Numberofcountriesidentifyingpriorityclimatechangeneedsandactions(n=119)
32Figure8:
Numberofcountriesidentifyingprioritywater-relatedresourceneedsandactions(n=119)
33Figure9:
Typesofcapacitiescountriesidentifiedaseitherstrong,aconstraint,aneed,orasa
prioritycross-cuttingdevelopmentaction. 36Figure10:
Countriesassessmentofstakeholderengagement 37Figure11:
Countriesassessmentofinformationandknowledgemanagementcapacities
38Figure12: Countriesorganizationalcapacitypriorities 39Figure13:
Countriesenvironmentalgovernancecapacities 40Figure14:
Countriescapacitydevelopmentprioritiesonmonitoringandevaluation
40Figure15: Summaryofcountriescross-cuttingcapacityconstraints
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boXeSBox1: SearchingforsynergieswasembeddedintotheNCSAprocess
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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 3
lIST of AbbReVIATIonS AnD ACRonYMS
ACM AdaptiveCollaborativeManagementbD BiodiversityCb
CapacityBuildingCb-2 Cross-CuttingCapacityDevelopmentProjectsCbD
UnitedNationsConventiononBiologicalDiversityCbo
Community-BasedOrganizationCbPAR
CommunityBasedParticipatoryActionResearchCCA
CommonCountryAssessmentCCD
UnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertificationCD
CapacityDevelopmentCDG CapacityDevelopmentGroupCDI
CapacityDevelopmentInitiativeCoP ConferenceofthePartieseCIS
EasternEuropeandCommonwealthofIndependentStateseeG
EnergyandEnvironmentGroupeIA EnvironmentalImpactAssessmenteU
EuropeanUnionfCCC
UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChangeGef
GlobalEnvironmentFacilityGHG GreenhouseGasGSP
GlobalSupportProgrammelAC LatinAmericaandCaribbeanlDC
LeastDevelopedCountryMDG MillenniumDevelopmentGoalsMeA
MultilateralEnvironmentalAgreementMenA MiddleEastandNorthAfricanCSA
NationalCapacitySelf-AssessmentnGo Non-GovernmentalOrganizationoeCD
OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentPeI
Poverty-EnvironmentInitiativePoPs PersistentOrganicPollutantsReDD
ReducingEmissionsfromDeforestationandForestDegradationinDevelopingCountriesSeA
StrategicEnvironmentalAssessmentSIDS SmallIslandDevelopingStatesSlM
SustainableLandManagementSPReP
SouthPacificRegionalEnvironmentalProgrammeSWoT
Strengths,Weaknesses,Opportunities,andThreatsUn UnitedNationsUnDAf
UnitedNationsDevelopmentAssistanceFrameworkUnDG
UnitedNationsDevelopmentGroupUnDP
UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammeUneP
UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme
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AcknowledgementsThisreportwaspreparedbyJean-JosephBellamyandKevinHill,withimportantcontributionsfromateamofreviewers,whopainstakinglysurveyed119NCSAFinalReportsandActionPlans:PrakashBista,TeresaBosques,DieterBouma,JohnCherry,EricChu,AmritaKumar,CullenNaumoff,FrankSzollosi,ChrisTheriot,AllisonTowle,andJesseWorker.Thisreportwouldhavebeenpossiblewithoutthem.TheNCSAandCB-2projectprofilesweredraftedbyeithertheProjectCoordinators,UNDPCountryOfficestaff,oranindependentreviewer.PeerreviewofthedraftSynthesisReportwasprovidedbyUNDPsCapacityDevelopmentAdvisoryGroupandanumberofexternalreviewers.Thereportwascopy-editedbyStJohnMcKayanddesignedbyRebeccaButtrose.ArtworkbyPaulCoseo.
ThereportwaspreparedundertheoversightofTomTwining-WardattheEnergyandEnviron-mentGroup,BureauforDevelopmentPolicyatUNDP(Pretoria).
Theviewsexpressedinthisreportandanyerrorsinit,arethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseoftheUnitedNations,includingUNDP,oritsmemberstates.
Pleasecitethisdocumentas:Bellamy,Jean-JosephandKevinHill(2010),NationalCapacitySelf-Assessments:ResultsandLessonsLearnedforGlobalEnvironmentalSustainability,GlobalSupportProgramme,BureauforDevelopmentPolicy,UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme,NewYork,USA.
2010UNDPBureauforDevelopmentPolicy
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ForewordIn2002,adecadeaftertheRioEarthSummit,policymakersinboththedevelop-inganddevelopedworldwerelookingtoprovidegreaterclaritytocountrieswhowantedefficientandmeaningfulwaystosupportsustainabledevelop-mentatthelocallevelforglobalbenefit.
EntertheGlobalEnvironmentFacility(GEF),whichinitscapacityasthefinancialmechanismforkeyUnitedNationsenvironmentalagreements,fundedthefirstNationalCapacitySelf-Assessments(NCSA).Ourvisionthenwastohelpcoun-triesfindthebestwaytoframeresourcesbyfirstdeterminingtheirowncapac-itydevelopmentneedstoimplementconventionsrelatedtobiodiversity,climatechange,desertification,andotherglobalchallenges.
In2003,theGEFCounciladoptedtheStrategicApproachtoEnhanceCapacityBuilding,whichoutlinedguidingprinciplesandaprogrammaticapproachtodevelopandsustainachievementsthatmeettheobjectivesoftheseRioConventions.Tothisend,NCSAsarefirstandforemostlocallydriventoolsthathelppolicymakerspinpointthechallengesthatcontinuetocomplicatecommitmentstoglobalenvironmentalobjectives.
Today,throughourfinancialsupportoftheNCSAsto146countries,theGEFhasplayedapivotalroleinensuringthatcapacitydevelopmentprioritiesandrecommendationsarefullycountry-owned,coherentwithexistingcountrysystems,andpromotepartnerships.Atthesametime,GEFinvestmentstotheNCSAshavebeenacost-effectiveinvestmentfordonorsandtaxpayersasguidedbytheprinciplesandgoalsoftheParisDeclarationonAidEffectivenessandtheAccraAgendaforAction.Thisisnotjustabureaucraticexercise:NCSAsrecognizethateachcountryhasitsownenvironmentalprioritiesbuttheseassessmentsalsohelpsdecision-makersbetterrecognizetheimportantlinksbetweentheconventionsformaximumimpact.
Overtime,NCSAshaveidentifiedprioritycapacitydevelopmentneedstomeetRioConventionobjectives.Theyhavealsohighlightedthefactthatthesesamecapacityneeds,whethertheybestakeholderengage-ment,informationmanagementandknowledge,environmentaleducation,organizationalcapacity,environ-mentalfinancingormonitoringandevaluation,cutacrossallfocalareas.
ThroughtheNCSAexperience,weknowthatsomeeffectivewaysforwardcanincludeagreateremphasisonenvironmentaleducation,environmentalfiscalreforms,andstrategicenvironmentalmainstreaming.Anumberofcountriesalsohavetakentheadditionalstepofassessingandprioritizingcapacitydevelopmentneedsofotherinternationalenvironmentalconventions,suchasthoseframedbytheStockholmConventiononPersistentOrganicPollutantsandMontrealProtocolonOzoneDepletion.
Inthislight,weareproudtopresentthissynthesisreporttoyou,whichrepresentsanimportantsummarybaselineofcountrieskeycapacitydevelopmentprioritiesinnear-term.ThefindingsfromtheNCSAsalsoreinforcethestrategicinvestmentsthatweplantopursueduringtheGEF5businesscycleinordertohelpcountriesmeetandsustainglobalenvironmentalcommitments.
Monique barbut, Ceo and Chairperson of the Gef
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YAnnICK GleMAReC
executive CoordinatorGlobal environment facility Unitenergy and
environment Group, bureau for Development Policy United nations
Development
Programme
MARYAM nIAMIR-fUlleR
DirectorDiv. of Global environment
facility operationsUnited nations environment
Programme
PrefaceThisreportisanimportantmilestoneoftheCapacityDevelopmentInitiative(CDI)thatbeganin1998.Atthetime,governments,donorsandpractitionersrecognizedthatachievingenvironmentalsustainabilityofdevelopmentinterventionsrequiredamoretargetedandin-depthassessmentofcountriesunderlyingcapacities.Withafocusonmeetingandsustain-ingglobalenvironmentalobjectives,asframedbytheRioConventionsonbiodiversity,climatechange,anddesertificationanddrought,theCDIsetthestagefortheGlobalEnvironmentFacilitysStrategicApproachtoEnhanceCapacityBuildingin2003.Asthefirstnewprogram-maticpathwayoftheStrategicApproach,theNationalCapacitySelf-Assessment(NCSA)wasacountry-drivenEnablingActivitythatcatalyzedasystematicandcross-cuttinganalysisofindividual,organizationalandsystemiccapacities.TheseEnablingActivitieswerebuiltontheprincipleoflearning-by-doingasastrategytoinstitutionalizethecapacityassessmentprocess.TosupportcountriesNCSA,aGlobalSupportProgramme(GSP)wasestablishedin2005andjointlyimplementedbytheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)andUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP).
WithmostoftheNCSAsnowcompleted,andalmostadecadeafterinceptionofthefirstNCSAs,importantlessonsaretobelearnedoncountrieschallengesandopportunitiestomeetandsustainglobalenvironmentalobjectives.Asasummaryoftheresultsandlessonslearnedfrom82%ofthe146NCSAs,thisreportisacriticalcontributiontoourknowledgeofthetypesofcapacitiescountriesneedtomeetRioConventionobjectives.Whencomparedtothestrategicprogrammingofdevelopmentsupport,theresultsandanalysisinthisreportreaf-firmsthesupportbeingprovidedbyUNDPandUNEPwithfundingfromtheGEF,nottomentionthesupportbeingprovidedbymanyotherdevelopmentpartnersanddonorsthroughouttheNCSAprocess.
Therehavebeenanumberofimportantstudiesandassessmentsofcountriesenvironmentalcapacities,andthisreportservestocomplementthese.Inparticular,thisreportservestoupdatethestateofglobalenvironmentalsustainability,providingastrongrationaleforthenewstrategicGEFprogrammingofforthe2010-2014period.Wehaveknownforalongtimethatcountriesneedtoimprovepublicawarenessoftheglobalenvironment,mainstreamenvironmentalprioritiesintosectoraldevelopmentpolicies,programmesandplans,andundertakeenvironmentalfiscalreform.Whatwehavelearnedfromthisreportistheextentoftheglobalneedanddemandofthecriticalcross-cuttingcapacitiesthatarecentraltomeetingandsustainingglobalenvironmentalobjectives.
Thenextpathwayofthecapacityassessmentphasefocusesontargetedcross-cuttingcapacitydevelopment,otherwiseknownasCB-2s,with23projectsinitiatedunderGEF-4.ThisreporthighlightstheneedtobetterlinktheprogrammingofCB-2sduringGEF-5tootherstrategiccross-cuttingprogrammingbycountriesforgreatersynergiesandcost-effectiveness.TheresultsoftheNCSAshaveclearlydemonstratedthatintheGEFcapacitybuildingshouldnotbeseenasaseparatesilo,butpartofastrategicsetofinterventionstoenablecountriestomeetsharedglobalenvironmentalobjectives.
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Summaryacrossfocalareas;and(iii)thecapacitydevelopmentprogrammeinLeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs)andSmallIslandDevelopingStates(SIDS).
Since2002,atotalof153outof166eligiblecountriesreceivedGEFfundingtoimplementanNCSA.UNDPwastheimplementingagencyfor76%oftheseNCSAprojects,followedbyUNEPwith23%.TheWorldBankwasresponsibleforNigeriasNCSA.In2004,theGEFapprovedtheGlobalSupportProgramme(GSP)toprovidemethodologicalassistancetotheNCSAcountryteams,aswellastoproducelearningmaterials.ThisincludedtheNCSAResourceKit,whichoutlinedthebasicapproachestoNCSAimplementation,includingconsultativerequirements,assessmentsandanalysestobeundertaken.TheGSPalsoproducedguidelinestomonitorandassesscapacitydevelopment,whichwouldbeusedasthefirststageofathree-point,time-seriesoutcomeevaluationofcross-cuttingcapacitydevelopmentprojects.
Ofthe119countriesthatcompletedtheirNCSA,23countriesareatvariousstagesintheimplementationthepriorityrecommendationsidentifiedintheirNCSAFinalReportandActionPlan.WhereastheNCSAswerefullyfundedprojects,theNCSAfollow-upprojects,otherwiseknownasCB-2projects,requireequalamountsofGEFandco-financingresources.Nine(9)ofthe23projectswereapprovedfortheEuropeanandCommonwealthofIndependentStatesregion,withtherestdistributedequallyamongtheotherregions,withtheexceptionofthePacificregion,whichdonothaveanyCB-2projectsatthetimeofthisreport.These23CB-2projectsgenerallyfocusonenvironmentalgovernancesystemsand
Astrategicpartnershipinthelate1990sbetweentheGlobalEnvironmentFacility(GEF)SecretariatandUNDPledtothecreationoftheCapacityDevelopmentInitiative(CDI).Thiswasacentralpartoftheprocesstoformulateandpromoteaconceptualframeworkfortheassessmentanddevelopmentofcountriesenvironmentalcapacities.BasedonanassessmentofcapacitydevelopmentintheGEFportfolio,theCDIsrecommendationsformedthebasisoftheGEFsstrategicprogrammingoncapacitydevelopment.ThisledtothecreationoftheNationalCapacitySelf-Assessments.
ThefirstNationalCapacitySelf-Assessments(NCSA)beganin2002withfundingfromtheGlobalEnvironmentFacility(GEF),somebeingimplementedbytheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)withothersbytheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP).TheprimaryobjectiveoftheNCSAswastodeterminethechallengesofcountriesunderlyingcapacitiestomeettheirglobalenvironmentalcommitments,commitmentsthatareframedbytheConventiononBiologicalDiversity,ConventiontoCombatDesertificationandDrought,andtheFrameworkConventiononClimateChange.ThetotalvalueoftheNCSAportfoliowasUS$28.9million,withanaverageallotmentofUS$200,000perNCSA.
In2003,theGEFapprovedtheStrategicApproachtoEnhanceCapacityBuilding,whichdelineatedtheguidingprinciplesandframedtheprogrammingofGEFresources.TheStrategicApproachreaffirmedthatthecapacitiesnecessarytomeetglobalenvironmentalobjectivesarecloselyrelatedto,indeedaredependentonthosecapacitiesnecessarytomeetbroadernationalenvironmentalpriorities.InadditiontocapacitydevelopmentbeingpursuedbytheNCSAs,theStrategicApproachoutlinedthreeotherpathwaysofcapacitydevelopment:(i)thestrengtheningofcapacitybuildingcomponentsinGEFfocalareaprojects;(ii)targetedcapacitybuildingprojects,bothwithinand
The NCSAs called for countries to identify their priority
environmental issues such as combating deforestation, promoting
sustainable land management, or minimizing their vulnerabilities to
the impact of climate change.
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Theanalysisofthe119NCSAFinalReportsandActionPlansyieldedinsightsandlessonsfromcountriesquesttomeetglobalenvironmentalcommitments.Organizedunderthefivemaintypesofcapacitiestomeetandsustainglobalenvironmentalobjectives,thekeylessonslearnedare:
Stakeholder Engagement Asenseofreadinessisnecessaryfromall
partiesinvolved,includingatthepoliticallevel,inordertoachieveandsustainglobalenvironmentalobjectives.
Achievingenvironmentalsustainabilitynecessitatestheengagementofstakeholders,whichinturnispredicatedontheirlevelofawarenessandunderstanding,aswellashavingtheskillstotakeaction.
NGOsandCommunity-BasedOrganizations(CBOs)mustbefullyengagedinordertoreachmarginalizedcommunities,whointurnengagecivilsocietystakeholders.
Bestpracticemethodologiesareneededtoengagestakeholders.
TheNCSAprocesswasinnovative,benefittingfrombroadandinteractiveparticipationofstakeholders,whichmadetheassessmentshighlyrelevant.
Information Management and Knowledge
Althoughnotcomplete,environmental
informationexists.However,thecapacitiestoaccessandmanagethisinformation,includingcoordinationwithothermanagementinformationsystemsremainweak.
Thereisaneedtoincorporatetraditional/indigenousknowledgeintotheenvironmentalmanagementinformationsystem.
Organizational Capacities Manycountrieslackclarityintheir
organizationalset-uptoadequatelyfinanceenvironmentalmanagement.
mainstreamingglobalenvironmentalissuesintonationaldevelopmentprogrammes.
TheNCSAscalledforcountriestoidentifytheirpriorityenvironmentalissuessuchascombatingdeforestation,promotingsustainablelandmanagement,orminimizingtheirvulnerabilitiestotheimpactofclimatechange.Theyweretoundertakearootcauseanalysistodeterminetheinstitutionalcapacities(e.g.,knowledge,decisionsupportsystems,andgovernancestructures)necessarytomeetprogrammeobjectives.Whilethethematicassessmentsforeachfocalareaidentifiedthecapacityneedsspecifictothatparticularenvironmentalconcern,thecross-cutting(orsynergy)reportstookanover-archingapproachtounderstandingmorebasicchallengescountriesfaceinmeetingandsustainingglobalenvironmentalobjectives.Thelatteranalyseswereanimportantcatalystinhelpingdecision-makersandotherstakeholdersgainabetterappreciationoftheimportantlinkagesbetweenandamongtheConventions,andthecapacitiesindicativeofresilientsystems.
Thisanalysisrevealedthatthetopfivecapacitydevelopmentneedsexpressedbycountriestoachieveandsustainglobalenvironmentaloutcomesare:1)publicawarenessandenvironmentaleducation;2)informationmanagementandexchange;3)developmentandenforcementofpolicyandregulatoryframeworks;4)strengtheningorganizationalmandatesandstructures;and5)economicinstrumentsandsustainablefinancingmechanisms.
Attheotherendofthespectrum,theNCSAanalysisshowedthatcapacitiestonegotiateattheConventionsConferenceofthePartieswereofarelativelylowpriority,withonly17outof119NCSAsidentifyingthisasacapacityneed.Similarly,only32outof119NCSAsidentifiedintegratedecosystemmanagementasapriority.
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environmentalissuesintonationaldevelopmentprogrammes.ThefourprogrammaticframeworksinGEF-51are:
Enhancingthecapacitiesofstakeholderstoengagethroughoutaconsultativeprocess
Generating,accessing,andusinginformationandknowledge
Strengtheningcapacitiestodeveloppolicyandlegislativeframeworks
StrengtheningcapacitiestoimplementandmanageglobalConventionguidelines
Theseprojectswillalsobedevelopedandimplementedaspartofanoverallprogrammeofdonorsupporttocountries.InGEF-4,theGSPdevelopedguidelinestomonitortheoutcomesoftheCB-2projects2,havingproducedascorecardtoratethecapacitiesdevelopedaspartofatime-seriesevaluationexercise.Theseguidelinesareintheearlystageoftheirapplication,withtheexpectationthattheywillbeappliedtofocalareaprojects,producingavaluablesetofindicatorstomeasuretheachievementsandsustainabilityoftheGEFsbroadersetofcountryinterventions.
Environmental Governance Manycountriescontinuetolacka
comprehensiveandadequatesetofenvironmentalpolicies,withmissingorunenforcedlegislativeandregulatoryinstrumentsthatfurtherhinderenvironmentalmanagement.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Countriesaremonitoringandevaluatingtheir
projects,buttheknowledgethatisgeneratedisnotbeingadequatelyusedindecision-makingprocesses.
Despitesomenotableachievements,theNCSAswereaninitialsteptowardthelargerprogrammeofefforttodevelopcapacitiesinthenameoftheglobalenvironment.TheNCSAscatalyzedaheightenedagreementamongpolicy-makersandpractitionersontheoverallsetofcapacitiesnecessarytoachieveandsustainglobalenvironmentalobjectives,endorsingtheNCSArecommendationsasasetofinitialactionsforsupportfromtheinternationalcommunity.Thefocusoftargetedcross-cuttingcapacitydevelopment(CB-2)inGEF-5(2010-2014)buildsontheseNCSArecommendations.Inadditiontotheexisting23projectscurrentlyunderway,futureCB-2projectswilladdressthoseurgentcapacitychallengesandprioritiesnecessarytoenhanceacountrysabilitytomeetitsobligationsunderthethreeRioConventions.Targetedcross-cuttingcapacitydevelopmentprojectswillfocusonstrengtheningenvironmentalgovernancesystemsthroughmechanismsandtoolsforimprovedcollaboration,managementinformationsystems,decision-making,aswellasmainstreamingglobal
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SeeTable7,page77,SummaryofNegotiations,FifthReplenishmentoftheGEFTrustFund,GEF/C.37/3,17May,2010,GlobalEnvironmentFacility/WorldBank.
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SeeBellamy,Jean-JosephandKevinHill(2010),MonitoringGuidelinesofCapacityDevelopmentinGlobalEnvironmentFacilityOperations,GlobalSupportProgramme,BureauforDevelopmentPolicy,UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme,NewYork,USA.
Targeted cross-cutting capacity development projects will focus
on particular sets of countries underlying individual,
organizational, and systemic capacities to meet and sustain global
environmental commitments.
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Excutifautresvoiesdedveloppementdescapacits:(i)lerenforcementdescomposantesenmatirederenforcementdecapacitsdanslesprojetsdesdomainesdinterventionduFEM,(ii)desprojetsciblsderenforcementdescapacits,lafoisdansetentrelesdomainesdintervention,et(iii)leprogrammededveloppementdescapacitsdanslespayslesmoinsavancs(PMA)etlespetitstatsinsulairesendveloppement(PEID).
Depuis2002,153sur166paysligiblesontreudesfondsduFEMenvuedemettreenuvreuneANCR.LePNUDatlagencedexcutionpour76%decesprojetsdANCR,suivieduPNUEavec23%.LaBanquemondialeaassurlamiseenuvredelANCRduNigeria.En2004,leFEMaapprouvleProgrammemondialdappuidestinfourniruneassistancemthodologiqueauxquipesenchargedesANCRdanslespays,ainsiquedeproduiredessupportsdapprentissage.LaralisationdunKitdesressourcesdANCRdcrivantlesapprochesdebasepourlamiseenuvredANCR,notammentlesexigencesenmatiredeconsultation,lesvaluationsetlesanalysesentreprendre,enestunexemple.LeProgrammemondialdappuiagalementproduitdeslignesdirectricesafindesuivreetvaluerledveloppementdescapacits,quipourraienttreutilisescommelapremiretapedunevaluationdesrsultatsdetypesriechronologiqueentroispoints,deprojetsdedveloppementintersectorieldescapacits.
Surles119paysquiontachevleurNCSA,23sontdesstadesdiversdelamiseenuvredesrecommandationsprioritairesidentifiesdanslerapportfinaldeleurANCRetdeleurPlandaction.Alorsquelesprojetsdauto-valuationonttentirementfinancsparleFEM,lesprojetsdesuividesANCR,connussouslenomdeprojetsCB2,demandentautantderessourcesduFEMquedeco-financement.Surles23projets,neufs(9)onttapprouvspourlEuropeetlaCommunautdestatsindpendants,lerestetantquitablementrpartidanslesautresrgions,lexceptiondelargionduPacifique,quinedisposaitdaucunprojetCB2au
Unpartenariatstratgiquenoulafindesannes1990entreleSecrtariatduFondspourlenvironnementmondial(FEM)etlePNUDaconduitlacrationdelInitiativederenforcementdescapacits(IRC),lmentcentralduprocessusdeformulationetdepromotionduncadreconceptuelpourlvaluationetledveloppementdescapacitsdespaysenmatireenvironnementale.FondessurunevaluationdudveloppementdescapacitsdansleportefeuilleduFEM,lesrecommandationsissuesdelIRContconstitulabasedelaprogrammationstratgiqueduFEMsurlerenforcementdecapacits.Celaaconduitlacrationdelauto-valuationnationaledescapacitsrenforcerpourlagestiondelenvironnementglobal(ANCR).
Lespremiresauto-valuationsnationalesdescapacitsrenforcer(ANCR)ontdbuten2002avecunfinancementduFondspourlenvironnementmondial(FEM),certainesayanttmisesenuvreparleProgrammedesNationsUniespourledveloppement(PNUD)etdautresparleProgrammedesNationsUniespourlenvironnement(PNUE).LobjectifprincipaldelANCRatdedterminerlesdfislisauxvritablescapacitsdespaysrpondreleursengagementsmondiauxenmatiredenvironnement,engagementsquisontencadrsparlaConventionsurladiversitbiologique,laConventionsurlaluttecontreladsertificationetlascheresse,etlaConvention-cadresurleschangementsclimatiques.LavaleurtotaleduportefeuilledelANCRtaitde28,9millions$US,avecuneallocationmoyennede200.000US$parANCR.
En2003,leFEMaapprouvlApprochestratgiquepouramliorerlerenforcementdescapacits,dfinissantlesprincipesdirecteursetencadrantlaprogrammationdesressourcesduFEM.LApprochestratgiquearaffirmquelescapacitsncessairespourrpondreauxobjectifsenvironnementauxmondiauxsonttroitementlies,voiredpendentdecesautrescapacitsncessairespourrpondredesprioritsnationalespluslargesenmatiredenvironnement.Outrelerenforcementdecapacitsmisenplacedanslecadredesauto-valuations,lApprochestratgiquedfinittrois
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Dautrepart,lanalysedesANCRamontrquelescapacitsngocierlorsdelaConfrencedesPartiesdesConventionsontconstituuneprioritrelativementfaible,avecseulement17des119ANCRlesayantidentificommeunbesoinentermesdecapacitsrenforcer.Demme,seules32des119ANCRontidentifilagestionintgredescosystmescommeunepriorit.
Lanalysedesrapportsfinauxetplansdactionde119ANCRapermisdedonnerunaperuetdetirerdesenseignementssurlavolontdespaysrpondreauxengagementslchellemondialelislenvironnement.Organissdanslecadredescinqprincipauxtypesdecapacitspermettantdatteindreetmaintenirlesobjectifsenvironnementauxmondiaux,lesprincipauxenseignementstirssont:
Lengagement des parties prenantes
Uncertainniveaudeprparationestncessaire
cheztouteslespartiesconcernes,ycomprisauniveaupolitique,afindatteindreetdemaintenirlesobjectifsenvironnementauxmondiaux.
Pouratteindreladurabilitenvironnementale,limplicationdespartiesprenantesestncessaire.Celle-cidpendelle-mmedeleurniveaudesensibilisationetdecomprhension,ainsiquedescomptencesncessairespourprendredesmesures.
LesONGetlesorganisationscommunautairesdebase(OCB)doiventtrepleinementengagesdesortedatteindrelescommunautsmarginalises,quileurtourengagentlesacteursdelasocitcivile.
Desmthodologiessurlesbonnespratiquessontncessairespourengagerlespartiesprenantes.
LeprocessusdemiseenuvredesANCRatnovateur,abnficiduneparticipationmassiveetfructueusedespartiesprenantes,quiontpermisauxvaluationsdtretrspertinentes.
Gestion de linformation et des connaissances
Bienquincompltes,lesinformationssur
lenvironnementexistent.Toutefois,lescapacits
momentdelardactiondecerapport.Ces23projetsCB2seconcentrentgnralementsurlessystmesdegouvernanceenvironnementaleetsurlintgrationdesquestionsglobaleslieslenvironnementdanslesprogrammesnationauxdedveloppement.
LamiseenuvredesANCRapermisauxpaysconcernsdidentifierleursenjeuxenvironnementauxprioritairestelsquelaluttecontreladforestation,lapromotiondelagestiondurabledesterres,oularductiondeleurvulnrabilitfacelimpactduchangementclimatique.Ilsaurontduprocderuneanalysedescausesfondamentalesafindedterminerlescapacitsinstitutionnelles(parexemple,lesconnaissances,lessystmesdaidelaprisededcisionetlesstructuresdegouvernance)ncessairespouratteindrelesobjectifsduprogramme.Tandisquelesvaluationsthmatiquespourchaquedomainedinterventionontpermislidentificationdesbesoinsenmatiredecapacitsspcifiquespourcetteproccupationenvironnementaleparticulire,lesrapportstransversaux(oudesynergie)ontadoptuneapprocheglobalepermettantdemieuxcomprendrelesdfisbasiquesauxquelsdoiventfairefacelespayspouratteindreetmaintenirlesobjectifsenvironnementauxglobaux.Cesderniresanalysesontconstituuncatalyseurimportantpouraiderlesdcideursetautresintervenantsmieuxapprcierlimportancedesliensexistantentreetparmilesconventions,etlescapacitsrvlatricesdesystmesrsilients.
Cetteanalysearvlquelescinqprincipauxbesoinsenmatirederenforcementdescapacitsexprimparlespayspouratteindreetmaintenirlesrsultatsenvironnementauxglobauxsontlessuivants:1)lasensibilisationdupublicetlducationenmatireenvironnementale;2)lagestiondelinformationetdeschanges;3)llaborationetlamiseenoeuvredepolitiquesetcadresrglementaires;4)lerenforcementdesmandatsetstructuresdesorganisations,et5)lamiseenplacedinstrumentsconomiquesetdemcanismesdefinancementdurable.
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capacits(CB2)autitreduprogrammeFEM-5(2010-2014)sefondesurlesrecommandationsissuesdesANCR.Outreles23projetsactuellementencoursdexcution,lesprojetsCB2venirtenterontdetraitercesdfisurgentsentermesdecapacitsetlesprioritsncessairespourrenforcerlescapacitsdunpaysrespectersesobligationsprvuesparlestroisConventionsdeRio.Lesprojetsciblsdedveloppementintersectorieldescapacitsserontaxssurlerenforcementdessystmesdegouvernanceenvironnementaletraverslamiseenplacedemcanismesetdoutilsvisantamliorerlacollaboration,lessystmesdegestiondelinformation,laprisededcision,ainsiquelintgrationdesquestionsrelativeslenvironnementmondialdanslesprogrammesnationauxdedveloppement.LesquatrecadresdeprogrammationautitreduFEM-53sontlessuivants:
Renforcerlescapacitsdespartiesprenantessengagertraversunprocessusconsultatif
Produire,accderetutiliserdesinformationsetconnaissances
Renforcerlescapacitspourlaborerdescadrespolitiquesetlgislatifs
Renforcerlescapacitspourmettreenuvreetgrerleslignesdirectricesdesconventionsmondiales
Cesprojetsserontgalementlaborsetmisenuvredanslecadredunprogrammeglobaldappuidesdonateursauxpays.DanslecadreduFEM-4,leProgrammeMondialdappuiavaitlabordeslignesdirectricesafindassurerlesuividesrsultatsissusdesprojetsCB24,aprsavoirproduituntableaudebordvisantnoterlescapacitsdveloppesdanslecadredunexercicedvaluationdetypesriechronologique.Ceslignesdirectricessontunstadeprcocedeleurapplication,maisilestattenduquellessoientappliquesauxprojetsdesdomainesdintervention,produisantainsiunensembledindicateursutilespourmesurerlesrsultatsetladurabilitdesinterventionsduFEMsurunensemblepluslargedepays.
pourgreretaccdercesinformations,ycomprislacoordinationavecdautressystmesdegestiondelinformation,restentfaibles.
Ilestncessairedintgrerlesconnaissancestraditionnelles/autochtonesdanslesystmedegestiondelinformationenvironnementale.
Capacits organisationnelles
Denombreuxpaysmanquentdeclartdanslamise
enplacedeleurstructureorganisationnellequipermettraitdefinancerdemanireadquatelagestiondelenvironnement.
Gouvernance environnementale
Nombreuxsontlespaysquinedisposenttoujourspas
dunensembledepolitiquesenvironnementalescompltesetappropries,avecdesinstrumentslgislatifsetrglementairesinexistantsounonappliqus,cequirendencoreplusdifficilelagestiondelenvironnement.
Suivi et valuation Lespaysassurentlesuivietlvaluationdeleurs
projets,maislesconnaissancesproduitesnesontpasutilisesdemanireappropriedanslesprocessusdcisionnels.
Endpitdequelquesralisationsnotables,lesauto-valuationsontsurtoutreprsentunepremiretapeversunprogrammedactionsplusvastevisantdvelopperlescapacitspourlagestiondelenvironnementmondial.LesANCRontjouunrledecatalyseurdanslaccordimportanttrouventrelesdcideursetlesspcialistesetrelatiflensembledescapacitsncessairespouratteindreetmaintenirlesobjectifsenvironnementauxmondiaux,considrantlesrecommandationsissuesdesANCRcommeunensembledemesuresinitialesdevanttreappuyesparlacommunautinternationale.Lobjectifdudveloppementintersectorielcibldes
3
Voirtableau7,page77,Rsumdesngociations,CinquimereconstitutionduFondssubsidiaireduFEM,GEF/C.37/3,17mai2010,FondspourlEnvironnementMondial/Banquemondiale
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VoirBellamy,Jean-JosephandKevinHill(2010),MonitoringGuidelinesofCapacityDevelopmentinGlobalEnvironmentFacilityOperations,GlobalSupportProgramme,BureauforDevelopmentPolicy,UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme,NewYork,USA.
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Resumen
EjecutivoEstratgicodelineotrostrescaminosdedesarrollodecapacidades;(i)elfortalecimientosdeloscomponentesdedesarrollodecapacidadesenlosproyectosdereafocalFMAM;(ii)proyectosdedesarrollodecapacidadesdirigidostantodentrocomoatravsdelasreasfocales;y(iii)elprogramadedesarrollodecapacidadesenlosPasesMenosDesarrolladosyPequeasIslasEstadosenDesarrollo.
DesdeEL2002,untotalde153de166paseselegiblesrecibieronfinanciamientoFMAMparaimplementarlosproyectosNCSA.ElPNUDfuelaagenciaimplementadoradel76%deestosproyectosNCSA,seguidoporPNUMAcon23%.ELBancoMundialfueresponsabledelNCSAdeNigeria.Enel2004,FMAMaprobelProgramadeApoyoGlobal(GSP)paraproveerasistenciametodolgicaallosequiposdepasdelasNCSA,ascomotambinparaproducirmaterialdeaprendizaje.EstoincluyelKitdeRecursosdeNCSA,quedelineabalosenfoquesbsicosparalaimplementacindelasNCSA,incluyendorequisititosdeconsulta,evaluacionesyanlisisaserrealizados.ELPAGtambinprodujodirectricesparamonitorearyevaluareldesarrollodecapacidades,queseranutilizadascomolaprimerade3etapas,deunaserieprogramadaparalaevaluacinderesultadosdeproyectostransversalesdedesarrollodecapacidades.Delos119pasesquecompletaronsuNCSA,23pasesestnendiversasetapasdelaimplementacinderecomendacionesprioritariasidentificadasensuReporteFinalyPlandeAccindeNCSA.MientrasquelasNCSAfueronproyectostotalmentefinanciados,losproyectosdeseguimientodelasNCSA,conocidostambincomoproyectosCB2,requierencantidadesigualesderecursosFMAMyco-financiamiento.Nueve(9)de23proyectosfueronaprobadosparalaregindelaComunidadEuropeadeEstadosIndependientes,conelrestodistribuidoporpartesigualesentreotrasregiones,conlaexcepcindelareginPacfica,lacualnotienenningnproyectoCB2almomentodeestereporte.
Unaasociacinestratgicaafinaldelosaos1990entrelaSecretaradelFondoparaelMedioAmbienteMundial(FMAM)yelPNUDllevalacreacindelaIniciativadeDesarrollodeCapacidades(IDC).Estafueunapartecentraldelprocesoparaformularypromoverunmarcoconceptualparalaevaluacinydesarrollodelascapacidadesambientalesdepas.BasadoenunaevaluacindeldesarrollodecapacidadesenelportafoliodeFMAM,lasrecomendacionesdelaIDCformaronlabasedelaprogramacinestratgicadeFMAMsobreeldesarrollodecapacidades.EstollevalacreacindelasAutoEvaluacionesdeCapacidadesNacionales.
LasprimerasAutoEvaluacionesdeCapacidadesNacionales(NCSA)empezaronenel2002confinanciamientodelFondoparaelMedioAmbienteMundial(FMAM),siendoalgunasimplementadasporelProgramadelasNacionesUnidasparaelDesarrollo(PNUD)yotrasporelProgramadeNacionesUnidasparaelMedioAmbiente(PNUMA).ElobjetivoprincipaldellasNCSAeradeterminarlosretosdelascapacidadessubyacentesdelpasparacumplirconsuscompromisosambientalesglobales,compromisosqueestnenmarcadosporlaConvencinsobreDiversidadBiolgica,laConvencinparaCombatirlaDesertificacinylaSequa,ylaConvencinMarcosobreCambioClimtico.ElvalortotaldelportafoliodeNCSAeraUS$28.9millones,conunaasignacinpromediodeUS$200,000porcadaNCSA.
Enel2003,elFMAMaprobelEnfoqueEstratgicoparaMejorarelDesarrollodeCapacidades,quedelinelosprincipiosguayenmarclaprogramacindelosrecursosFMAM.Elenfoqueestratgicoreafirmquelascapacidadesnecesariasparacumplirlosobjetivosdelmedioambienteglobalestnrelacionadosmuydecercacon,ysondependientesdeestascapacidadesnecesariasparacumplirprioridadesambientalesnacionalesmsamplias.EnadicinaqueeldesarrollodecapacidadesseafomentadoporlasNCSA,elEnfoque
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capacidad.Demanerasimilar,solo32de119NCSAidentificaronlagestinintegradadelecosistemacomounaprioridad.
Elanlisisdelos119ReportesFinalesyPlanesdeAccindelasNCSAdiocomoresultadomayorentendimientosobrelabsquedadepasparalograrcompromisosambientales.Organizadobajoloscincotiposprincipalesdecapacidadesparalograrymantenerlosobjetivosambientalesglobales,lasleccionesclaveaprendidasson:Compromiso
de las Partes Interesadas:
Esnecesarioquetodaslaspartesinvolucradas
tenganunsentidodepreparacin,incluyendoanivelpoltico,parapoderlograrymantenerlosobjetivosambientalesglobales.
Lograrsostenibilidadambientalnecesitaelcompromisodelaspartesinteresadas,queasuvezespredicadaensuniveldeconcienciacinyentendimiento,ascomotenerlashabilidadesparatomaraccin.
LasONGyOrganizacionesconbaseenlaComunidad,tienenqueestarcompletamentecomprometidasparapoderllegaralascomunidadesmarginalizadas,quienesasuvezcomprometenalaspartesinteresadasdelasociedadcivil.
Sonnecesariasmetodologasdemejoresprcticasparacomprometeralaspartesinteresadas.
ElprocesodelasNCSAfueinnovador,beneficindosedelaparticipacinampliaeinteractivadelaspartesinteresadas,quehizolasevaluacionesaltamenterelevantes.
Gestin y Conocimiento de Informacin
Aunquenocompleta,lainformacinambiental
existe.Sinembargo,lascapacidadesparaaccederymanejarestainformacin,incluyendocoordinacinconotrossistemasdegestindeinformacinpermanecedbil.
Hayunanecesidaddeincorporar
Estos23proyectosCB2generalmenteseenfocanensistemasdegobernabilidadambientalyenlaincorporacindetemasglobalesdelambientealosprogramasnacionalesdedesarrollo.
LasNCSArequeranquelospasesidentificaransustemasambientalesprioritarioscomoporejemplocombatirladeforestacin,promoverlagestinsostenibledelatierra,ominimizarsuvulnerabilidadalimpactodelcambioclimtico.Ellosdebanrealizarunanlisisdelacausarazparadeterminarlascapacidadesinstitucionales(ej.,conocimiento,sistemasdeapoyodedecisiones,yestructurasdegobernabilidad)necesariasparacumplirconlosobjetivosdelprograma.Mientrasquelaevaluacintemticaparacadareafocalidentificabalasnecesidadesespecficasdecapacidadparaesapreocupacinambientalparticular,losreportestransversales(sinergas)tomaronunenfoquegeneralparaelentendimientodelosretosmsbsicosqueenfrentanlospasesenelcumplimientoysostenibilidaddelosobjetivosambientalesglobales.Losltimosanlisisfueronuncatalizadorimportante,ayudandoalostomadoresdedecisionesypartesinteresadasaobtenerunamejorapreciacindelosimportantesvnculosentrelasConvenciones,ylascapacidadesindicativasdesistemasadaptables.Esteanlisisrevelquelascinconecesidadesdedesarrollodecapacidadesmsimportantesparalograrymantenerresultadosambientalesglobalesson:1)concienciapblicayeducacinambiental;2)gestineintercambiodeinformacin;3)desarrolloycumplimientodepolticasymarcosreguladores;4)fortalecimientodemandatosyestructurasorganizacionales;5)instrumentoseconmicosymecanismosdefinanciamientosostenible.
Alotroladodelespectro,losanlisisdeNCSAmostraronquelascapacidadesparanegociarenlaConferenciadelasPartesdelaConvencinfuerondeunaprioridadrelativamentebaja,consolo17de119NCSAidentificandoestocomounanecesidadde
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esosretosurgentesdecapacidadyprioridadesnecesariasparamejorarlahabilidaddelpasparacumplirsusobligacionesbajolastresConvencionesdeRio.Losproyectosdirigidosdedesarrollotransversaldecapacidadesseenfocarnenelfortalecimientodelossistemasdegobernabilidadambientalatravsdemecanismosyherramientasparalamejorcolaboracin,sistemasdegestindeinformacin,ytomadedecisiones,ascomolaincorporacindetemasambientalesglobalesalosprogramasnacionalesdedesarrollo.LoscuatromarcosprogramticosenFMAM-55son:
Mejorarlascapacidadesdelaspartes
interesadasparacomprometerseatravsdetodoelprocesodeconsultas.
Generar,accederyutilizarinformacinyconocimiento
Fortalecerlascapacidadesparadesarrollarmarcosdepolticasylegislativos
Fortalecercapacidadesparaimplementarymanejarlasdirectricesdeconvencinglobales
Estosproyectostambinserndesarrolladoseimplementadoscomopartedeunprogramaglobaldeapoyodedonantesapases.EnFMAM-4,elGSPdesarrolldirectricesparamonitorearlosresultadosdelosproyectosCB26,habiendoproducidounatarjetadepuntuacinparacalificarlascapacidadesdesarrolladascomopartedeunejerciciodeevaluacinprogramadoaplazos.Estasdirectricesestnensuetapatempranadeaplicacin,conlaexpectativadequesernaplicadasalosproyectosdereafocal,produciendounconjuntovaliosodeindicadoresparamedirloslogrosysostenibilidaddelconjuntomsampliointervencionesdepasdeFMAM.
conocimientostradicionales/indgenasalsistemadegestindeinformacinambiental.
Capacidades Organizacionales
Amuchospasesleshacefaltaclaridadensu
montajeorganizacionalparapoderfinanciaradecuadamentelagestinambiental.
Gobernabilidad Ambiental Amuchospasesanleshacefaltapolticas
ambientalescomprensivasyadecuadas,coninstrumentoslegislativosyregulatoriosfaltantesonoobligadosqueentorpecenanmslagestinambiental
Monitoreo y Evaluacin Lospasesestnmonitoreandoyevaluandosus
proyectos,peroelconocimientoqueesgeneradonoestsiendoutilizadoadecuadamenteenlosprocesosdetomadedecisiones.
Apesardealgunoslogrosnotables,lasNCSAfueronunpasoinicialhaciaelmsgrandeprogramadeesfuerzoparadesarrollarcapacidadesennombredelmedioambienteglobal.LasNCSAcatalizaronunacuerdoexaltadoentreloscreadoresdepolticasypracticantessobreelconjuntototaldecapacidadesnecesariasparalograrymantenerlosobjetivosambientalesglobales,sustentandolasrecomendacionesdelasNCSAcomounconjuntodeaccionesinicialesparaapoyodelacomunidadinternacional.
Elenfoquedeldesarrollotransversaldecapacidadesdirigido(CB2)enFMAM-5(2010-2014),construyesobreestasrecomendacionesdeNCSA.Ademsdelos23proyectosexistentesqueestnenoperacinactualmente,losproyectosCB2futurosenfrentarn
5VeaTabla7,ResumendeNegociaciones,QuintoReabastecimientodelFideicomisodeFMAM,FMAM/c.37/3,Mayo17,2010,FondoparaelMedioAmbienteMundial/BancoMundial.
6VeaBellamy,Jean-JosephyKevinHill(2010)MonitoringGuidelinesofCapacityDevelopmentinGlobalEnvironmentFacilityOperations,ProgramadeApoyoGlobal,AgenciaparaPolticadeDesarrollo,ProgramadelasNacionesUnidasparaelDesarrollo,NuevaYork,USA.
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foractiontobeundertakenthroughnationalorregionalinitiatives.
3.ThereportundertookthefollowingstepstosynthesizeandanalyzeNCSAresults:(i)areviewofallNCSAFinalReportsandActionPlanstoextractcriticalparametersfromeachNCSA.Atotalof119reports7wereanalyzedindetailbyagroupofindependentreviewers.Theyusedastandardsetofcriteriarepresentingthemaincategoriesofissuestocompileasummaryrecordofthesereports,documentingthepriorityenvironmentalissues,thecapacitydevelopmentneeds,andtheproposedactions;(ii)areviewofrelatedcapacitydevelop-mentprojectdocuments8;and(iii)semi-structuredinterviewswithadozenkeyNCSAinformantstoprovideamoreroundednarrativeofthecontextandcomplexityofapproachestoassesscapacitydevelopmentneedsandstrategizepriorities.
4.Thismethodologyservedonlytovalidatethefindings,allowingforasynthesisoftheresults.Themethodologydidnotallowforanexplanationastowhypriorityrankingswereeitherhighorlow,butthattheyraisedcertainquestionsthatdecision-makersarecertainlylikelytoask,andthusrequiringfurtherresearch.TheaudienceofthisreportincludesthecountriesthatundertookNCSAs;theGEFanditsImplementingAgencies;othermultilat-eralandbilateraldonorssupportingenvironmentalcapacitydevelopment;andothercapacitydevelop-mentpractitioners.
5.Thisreportisorganizedintofivechapters.Followingthisintroduction,anoverviewoftheNCSAprogrammeandtheconceptofcapacitydevelop-mentasusedbytheGEFarepresentedinChapter2.AsummaryoftheNCSAresultsfollowsinChapter3,withChapter4outliningsomeofthemainlessonslearned.Chapter5concludeswithadiscussionoftheNCSAprogramme.SelectNCSAandtargetedcross-cuttingcapacitydevelopment(CB-2)projectsprofilesareannexedtothisReport.
1.TheNationalCapacitySelf-Assessment(NCSA)programmewaslaunchedbytheGlobalEnvironmentFacility(GEF)inJanuary2000,withtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)andtheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)astheimplementingagencies.TheNCSAinitiativeisamongthemostextensiveoftheGEFsenablingactivityinitiatives,delvingintoanassessmentofcountriesfoundationalcapacitiestomeetglobalenvironmentalobjectives.Thatis,assessingthekeyindividual,organizational,andsystemiccapacitiesneededtosustainachievementsthatsatisfytheUnitedNationsConventiononBiologicalDiversity(CBD),theUnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertification(CCD),andtheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(FCCC),collectivelyknownastheRioConventions,andotherMultilateralEnvironmentalAgreements(MEAs).Fromanationalperspective,thedistinctionbetweenglobalandnationalenvironmen-taloutcomesismoreabstract.TheNCSAsmaythereforebeeasierunderstoodasanexercisetounderstandthekeydriversofandbarrierstosustainedenvironmentalprotectionandconservation,withparticularreferencetomeetingandsustainingobjectivescodifiedwithintheRioConventions.TheNCSAwasthereforestructuredtoproducecertainkeyrequirements,namelyanin-depthanalysisofthecoun-tryspriorityissues,capacityconstraints,aswellasopportunitiestomeetenvironmentalgoalsandobjectivesascalledforinthevariousarticlesoftheRioConventions.
2.BuildinguponeachcountrysuniquesetofexperiencesinaddressingchallengesformeetingcommitmentsundertheRioConventions,thisreportisintendedtoserveasakeytoolforthebroadsetofsocialactorsworkingtosupportcapacitydevelopmentprioritiesneededtomeetandsustainbothnationalandglobalenvironmentalobjectives.Tothisend,thisreportsummarizesthemainresultsfromtheNCSAs,identifyingthecommonissues,challenges,prioritycapacitydevelopmentneeds,andrecommendations
InTRoDUCTIon
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Theremaining27NCSAFinalReportsandActionPlanswerenotanalyzedduetoeitherthelanguageortheirnon-availability.Inmostcases,theNCSAwasstillunderimplementation.
8 ThesearealsoreferredtoasCB-2Projects.
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MutualAccountability:Donorsandpartnersareaccountablefordevelopmentresults.
8.
FollowingtheParisDeclaration,MemberStateshavecalledfortheUnitedNations(UN)systemtoenhanceitsefforts,particularlyatthecountrylevel,tosupportnationalcapacitydevelopment;theyviewcapacitydevelopmentasacomparativeadvantageoftheUNdevelopmentsystem.AUNDevelopmentGroup(UNDG)positionpaper,EnhancingtheUNsContributiontoNationalCapacityDevelopment(UNDG,2006),laidoutanewframeworkfortheUNsworkatthecountryleveltoenhanceitscontributiontonationalcapacitydevelopment.Atthecoreoftheirwork,UNcountryteamsaretointegratetheprinciplesofcapacitydevelopmentwiththeCommonCountryAssessment(CCA)andtheUNDevelopmentAssistanceFramework(UNDAF).
9.
TheUNcountryteamsarealsotosituatetheircapacitydevelopmentworkwithinnationalpolicyanddevelopmentplans.Tothisend,theteamswouldassessthelevelofnationalandlocalcapacityassetswhilerespondingtotheidentifiedcapacityneedsbydrawingon,orfeedinginto,nationalorsectorcapacityassessmentsandcapacitydevelop-mentstrategies.Byunpackingcapacitydevelop-mentintotangiblecomponents,countriescoulddesignandimplementtargetedpolicyandpro-grammeinterventions.
10.
InordertointegrateacapacitydevelopmentframeworkintheUNDAFandcountryprogrammes,theUNDGsuggeststhataseriesoffive(5)stepsbefollowed9:
a. Engagepartnersandbuildconsensusb.
Assesscapacityassetsandneedsc.
Formulatecapacitydevelopmentstrategiesd.
Implementcapacitydevelopmentstrategiese.
Monitorandevaluatecapacitydevelopment
efforts
2.1 Policy Framework for Capacity Development
6.TheOrganisationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopments(OECD)ParisDeclarationonAidEffectivenesscommittedtosupportingrecipientcountrieseffortsinstrengtheningtheirnationalcapacitiesandnationaldevelopmentstrategiesin2005,whichbuiltupontheOECDs2003DeclarationadoptedattheHigh-LevelForumonHarmonizationinRomeandthecoreprinciplesputforwardattheMarrakechRoundtableonManagingforDevelop-mentResultsin2004.TheParisDeclarationisbasedontheOECDsrecognitionthatplanningandmanagementcapacitiesarecriticaltomeetingdevelopmentobjectives,requiringconsensus-build-ingintheearlystagesofproblemidentificationandproblem-solving,withcrucialmonitoringandevaluationapproachesaspartofthedeepanalysisnecessaryforeffectiveadaptivemanagement.TheOECDalsorecognizedthatitistheresponsibilityofpartnercountriestodeveloptheirnecessarycapacitieswithinthebroadersocial,political,andeconomicenvironment,withdonorcountriesplayingasupportingrole(OECD,2005).
7.
Basedondonorsexperience,theParisDeclara-tionisbuiltonfiveprinciplesofpartnershipcommitments,namely:
a.
Ownership:Partnercountriesexerciseeffectiveleadershipovertheirdevelopmentpolicies,andstrategizeandcoordinatedevelopmentactions;
b.
Alignment:Donorsbasetheiroverallsupportonpartnercountriesnationaldevelopmentstrategies,organizations,andprocedures;
c.
Harmonization:Donorsactionsaremoreharmonized,transparent,andcollectivelyeffective;
d.
ManagingForResults:Managingresourcesandimprovingdecision-makingfordesiredresults;and
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9ThesearethebasedonUNDPsapproachtocapacitydevelopment,asdescribedinCapacityDevelopment:APrimer(UNDP,2009)
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During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Capacity Development
Initiative (CDI), a strategic partnership between the GEF
Secretariat and UNDP, was a central part of the process to
formulate and promote a conceptual framework for assessing and
developing country capacities.
capacitydevelopmentthroughfocalareainterven-tions,theStrategicApproachnowfocusedattentiononthecross-cuttingcapacitiesthatunderpinactiontomeetglobalenvironmentalobjectives.Underthisstrategicapproach,fourpathwaysformedthebasisofGEFprogrammingoncapacitydevelopment:
I. NationalCapacitySelf-AssessmentsII.
Strengtheningcapacitybuildingcomponents
ofGEFprojectsIII. Targetedcapacitybuildingprojectsboth
withinandacrossfocalareasIV.
Countrycapacitydevelopmentprogrammes
inLeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs)andSmallIslandDevelopingStates(SIDS)
14.
Morerecently,capacitydevelopmentwasincludedasakeyapproachintheGEFbusinessplan2008-2010.TofurtheroperationalizetheStrategicApproach,theGEFwouldsupportnovelapproachesandmodalitiesthathelpcountriesdemonstrateimpactandensurecost-effectiveness,whilestillmeetingglobalenvironmentalobjectives.Tothisend,theGEFallocatedprogrammefundstosupportthestrengtheningofclientcountriestargetedcross-cuttingcapacitydevelopmentneedsasidentifiedintheirNCSAFinalReportandActionPlans.
15.
However,whilecapacitydevelopmentthroughfocalareaprogrammesisafundamentalaspectoftheGEFswork,itremainsatthesametimeadifficultapproachtoimplement(UNDP,2002).TheassessmentphaseoftheCDIhadpreviouslyindicatedthatevenwithageneralconsensusonthebuildingblocksofcapacitiestomeetandsustainglobalenvironmentalobjectives,mostdevelopmentcooperationorganizationsstilldidnothaveaclearstrategytooperationalizethem(GEF,2001:19).Anumberofinitiativesareworkingtofurthertheconceptsandapproaches.
16.
TheGEFhasandcontinuestosupportanumberofenablingactivityprojectsinclientcountries,which,throughtheirprocessofstake-
11.
GuidancefromtheConventionstotheGEFalsoassignsgrowingimportancetocountriescapacities.GuidancefromtheConferenceoftheParties(COP)fortheCBDandtheFCCChaverequestedtheGEFtoprovidefundingforcountry-drivencapacitydevelopmentactivitiesindevelopingcountryparties,inparticular,LeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs)andSmallIslandDevelopingStates(SIDS).TheFCCCadoptedaframeworkforcapacitydevelopmentindevelopingcountriesandrequest-
edtheGEFandotherorganizationstosupportitsimplementation.BoththeCCDandtheStockholmConventiononPersistentOrganicPollutantshighlightedtheneedtoemphasizecapacitydevelopmenttoassistcountriesinmeetingtheircommitmentsundertherespectiveConventions.
12.
Duringthelate1990sandearly2000s,theCapacityDevelopmentInitiative(CDI),astrategicpartnershipbetweentheGEFSecretariatandUNDP,wasacentralpartoftheprocesstoformulateandpromoteaconceptualframeworkforassessinganddevelopingcountrycapacities.BasedonanassessmentofcapacitydevelopmentintheGEFportfolio,theCDIsrecommendationsformedthebasisoftheGEFsstrategicprogrammingoncapacitydevelopment(GEF/UNDP,2000).
13.TheresultingGEFStrategicApproachtoEnhanceCapacityBuildingwasapprovedin2003,withtheguidingprinciplethatthecapacitiesnecessarytoprovideglobalenvironmentalobjectivesarecloselyrelatedto,andmustbeintegratedwith,capacitiestomeetbroaderenvironmentalgoalsatthenationallevel.WhereastheGEFhadpreviouslytargeted
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2.2 Conceptual Framework for Capacity Development
19.
Thereisbroadagreementthatcapacityinthecontextofdevelopmentcooperationreferstotheabilityofpeople,organizations,andsocietyasawholetomanagetheiraffairssuccessfully(OECD/DAC2006).Capacityisthesumofaseriesofconditions,intangibleassets,andrelationships:allpartofanorganizationorsystembeingdistributedatmultiplelevels.Individualshavepersonalabilitiesandattributes,orcompetenciesthatcontributetotheperformanceofthesystem.Organizationsandlargersystemshaveabroadrangeofcollectiveattributes,skills,abilities,andexpertise,collectivelytermedcapabilities.Capabilitiescanbebothtechnical(e.g.,policyanalysis,naturalresourceassessment,financialresourcemanagement)andsocial-relational(e.g.,mobilizingandengagingactorstocollaboratetowardsasharedpurposeacrossorganizationalboundaries,creatingcollectivemeaningandidentity,managingthetensionsbetweencollaborationandcompetition).Finally,capacityreferstotheoverallabilityofasystemtoperformandsustainitself10.
20.
TheOECDdefinescapacitydevelopmentastheprocesswherebypeople,organizationsandsocietyasawholeunleash,strengthen,create,adaptandmaintaincapacityovertime(OECD,2006).UNDPdefinescapacitydevelopmentastheprocessthroughwhichindividuals,organizationsandsocietiesobtain,strengthenandmaintainthecapabilitiestosetandachievetheirowndevelop-mentobjectivesovertime(UNDP,2009).
21.
UNEPdefinedcapacitybuildingasaholisticenterprise,encompassingamultitudeofactivities[thatincludes]buildingabilities,relationshipsandvaluesthatwillenableorganizations,groupsandindividualstoimprovetheirperformanceandachievetheirdevelopmentobjectives(UNEP,2002).Theyacknowledgedthatcapacitydevelopmentencompassestheacquisitionofskillsandknowl-
holderconsultationandexpertanalyses,havehelpedbuildimportantnationalcapacitiesformanagingtheglobalenvironment.TheseincludethefocalareaenablingactivitiessuchastheNationalBiodiversityStrategyandActionPlans(CBD),theNationalActionProgrammes(CCD),andtheNationalAdaptationProgrammesofActionandNationalCommunicationsundertheFCCC.
17.
OnesuchinitiativeisUNDPsEnergyandEnvironmentGroup(EEG)withintheBureauforDevelopmentPolicy(BDP).Since2009,UNDP/BDP/EEGhasbeenundertakingaconsultativeandin-depthanalysisofthecapacityassessmentanddevelopmentprocesswithaviewtofurtherelaborateconceptualapproachesandpracticalguidanceonenvironmentalsustainabilityfortheorganizationanditspartnerspractitioners.ThefinalGuidanceNoteonCapacityDevelopmentforEnviron-mentalSustainabilityisexpectedtobecompletedbylate2010.Itwillprovidepracticaltoolsforenvironmentalsustainabilityagents,whichtheycanuseateachstageofthecapacityassessmentanddevelopmentprocess.
18.
UNEPisalsohighlyengagedincapacitydevelopment,withtheirover-archingapproachbeingbasedontheEarthSummitsAgenda21,especiallytheessenceofChapter37,whichstatesthatcapacitybuildingiscentraltothequestforsustainabledevelopment.InFebruary2001,UNEPsGoverningCouncilrequestedtheExecutiveDirectortoprepareguidelinesoncompliancewithMultilat-eralEnvironmentalAgreements(MEAs)andthecapacityneedsfortheirenforcement.TheseguidelinesrecognizethatbolsteredcapacitiesareneededforcountriestomeetandsustaintheirMEAcommitments.UNEPsguidelinesmakespecialrecognitionofthechallengescountriesfacetomeetingthesecommitments,giventheunderlyingconditionsofpovertyandpoorgovernance,conditionsthatneedtobeaddressedthroughotherappropriateprogrammes.
10
SeethestudyonCapacity,ChangeandPerformanceconductedbytheEuropeanCenterforDevelopmentPolicyManagement;whichexploredtheconceptsofcapacityandcapacitydevelopment(http://www.ecdpm.org/).
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incrementalcostofprovidingglobalenvironmentalbenefitsinfocalareas.FurtherboundingofthisobjectiveisguidedbypolicydecisionsfromtheConferenceoftheParties(COP)oftheglobalenvironmentalConventions,andincorporatedintotheGEFstrategicprogrammesandobjectives.
24.
CapacitydevelopmentintheGEFcontextisthereforethosesetsofcapabilitiesneededtostrengthenandsustainfunctionalenvironmentalmanagementsystemsatthegloballevel,recogniz-ingthatthesesystemsmustbuilduponnationalgovernanceandmanagementsystems.Foreffectivecapacitydevelopment,theGEFStrategicApproachtoCapacityBuildingidentifiedasetof11operationalprinciples:
Ensurenationalownershipandleadership
Ensuremulti-stakeholderconsultationsand
decision-making Basecapacitybuildingeffortsinself-needs
assessment Adoptaholisticapproachtocapacitybuilding
Integratecapacitybuildinginwidersustain-
abledevelopmentefforts Promotepartnerships
Accommodatethedynamicnatureof
capacitybuilding Adoptalearning-by-doingapproach
Combineprogrammaticandproject-based
approaches Combineprocessaswellasproduct-based
approaches Promoteregionalapproaches
25.Reconcilingthese11principleswiththeUNDGandUNDPscapacitydevelopmentapproach(asstatedinparagraph10above),UNDPclassifiedthefollowingfivetypesofmeasurablecapacities11:
Capacitiesforengagement:Capacitiesofrelevantindividualsandorganizations(resourceusers,owners,consumers,commu-nityandpoliticalleaders,privateandpublic
edgeforindividuals,butalsotheimprovementsofinstitutionalstructures,mechanisms,procedures,andfinallythestrengtheningofanenablingenvironmentwithadequatepoliciesandlaws.
22.
TheCDIundertakenbyUNDPandtheGEFSecretariatidentifiedtheneedforcapacitydevelop-mentactionstointerveneatthreelevels:
a.
Attheindividuallevel,capacitydevelopmentreferstotheprocessofchangingattitudesandbehaviors,mostfrequentlythroughimpartingknowledgeanddevelopingskillsthroughtraining.However,italsoinvolveslearning-by-doing,participation,ownership,andprocessesassociatedwithincreasingperformancethroughchangesinmanage-ment,motivation,morale,andimprovingaccountabilityandresponsibility.
b.
Attheorganizationallevel,capacitydevelop-mentfocusesonoverallperformanceandfunctioningcapabilities,suchasdevelopingmandates,tools,guidelines,andmanagementinformationsystemstofacilitateandcatalyzeorganizationalchange.Attheorganizationallevel,capacitydevelopmentaimstodevelopasetofconstituentindividualsandgroups,aswellastostrengthenlinkswithitsenviron-ment.
c.
Atthesystemiclevel,capacitydevelopmentisconcernedwiththeenablingenvironment,i.e.,theoverallpolicy,economic,regulatory,andaccountabilityframeworkswithinwhichorganizationsandindividualsoperate.Relationshipsandprocessesbetweenorganizations,bothformalandinformal,aswellastheirmandates,areimportant.
23.
Commontothesedefinitionsistheclearattributionofcapacitytoaspecificobjective:Capacityisameanstoachievesomething,notanendinitself.FortheGEF,thisobjectivemustbeinaccordancewiththeGEFInstrument,whereGEFfundsareanadditionalsourceoffundstomeetthe
11
GEF,UNDP,UNEP,2010,MonitoringGuidelinesofCapacityDevelopmentinGEFoperations
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1. Capacitydevelopmentrequiresownership2.
Capacitydevelopmentrequirescollaborative
agreements3. Capacitydevelopmentisacontinuous
process4. Capacitydevelopmentrequiresrelevantand
validinformationforeffectivedecision-mak-ing
5. Capacitydevelopmentrequiresincentivesandresources
6. Capacitydevelopmentneedstobepartofearlyprojectdesign
7.
Capacitydevelopmentneedstobuildonexistingstructuresandmechanisms
8. Capacitydevelopmentneedsabaseline9.
Capacitydevelopmentneedsbenchmarks10.Capacitydevelopmentneedstobespecific11.
Capacitydevelopmentneedstobeattribut-
able
27.These11criteriapointtoasetofpracticesandapproachesthatareembodiedwithintheinnova-tiveapproachofadaptivecollaborativemanage-ment.Baselineindicators,benchmarks,andperformanceindicatorsareallacriticalpartofamonitoringandevaluationprogrammetocatalyzetheprocessofadaptivemanagement.Capacityassessmentmethodologiesshouldinstitutionalizemeasurableindicatorswithinmonitoringandevaluationmechanismsandstructuresthatarepartoftheprojectimplementationprocess.Theyshouldbemanagedinsuchawayastohelpsetandre-calibrateprojectoutputsinlinewithexpectedoutcomesunderchangingcircumstances.SeeAnnex1forfurtherdetails.
sectormanagersandexperts)toengageproactivelyandconstructivelywithoneanothertomanageaglobalenvironmentalissue.
Capacitiestogenerate,access,anduseinfor-mationandknowledge:Capacitiesofindividualsandorganizationstoresearch,acquire,communicate,educate,andmakeuseofpertinentinformation,soastobeabletodiagnoseandunderstandglobalenvironmen-talproblemsandpotentialsolutions.
Capacitiesforpolicyandlegislationdevelopment:Capacitiesofindividualsandorganizationstoplananddevelopeffectiveenvironmentalpolicyandlegislation,relatedstrategies,andplansbasedoninformeddecision-makingprocessesforglobalenvironmentalmanagement.
Capacitiesformanagementandimplemen-tation:Capacitiesofindividualsandorganiza-tionstoenactenvironmentalpoliciesorregulatorydecisions,aswellasplanandexecuterelevantsustainableglobalenviron-mentalmanagementactionsandsolutions.
Capacitiestomonitorandevaluate:Capacitiesofindividualsandorganizationstoeffectivelymonitorandevaluateprojectorprogrammeachievementsagainstexpectedresultsandtoprovidefeedbackforlearningandadaptivemanagement.Monitoringandevaluationservestocatalyzeadjustmentstothecoursesofactionasnecessary,enablingtherealizationofprogrammeandprojectobjectives.
26.Thefivestrategicareasofcapacitydevelopmentsupportoutlinedabovearedirectlycorrelatedtoanimproved,moreresilient,andsustainableenviron-mentalframework.Convertingtheseassumptionsintocriticalsuccessfactors,capacitydevelopmenttomeetandsustainnationalandglobalenviron-mentalobjectivesmustsatisfythefollowingcriteria:
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thewidevarietyofinstitutionalarrangements,aswellastheavailabilityofhumanandinstitutionalexpertise,andtheextentofpriorandon-goingwork,countriesweretochoosetheirownmethodo-logicalapproach.
32.Respondingtoastrongdemandfromcountriesformethodologicalsupport,theGEFCouncilapprovedaGlobalSupportProgramme(GSP)in2004withabudgetofUS$2.9million(US$1.9millionfundedbytheGEF)tosupportcountriesinthedesignandimplementationoftheirNCSAs.JointlyimplementedbyUNDPandUNEP,theGSPwentontodevelopguidancematerial,providetechnicalbackstoppingtoNCSAcountryteams,analyzelessonslearnedfromtheNCSAs,anddevelopprogrammingframeworksforthesystem-aticimplementationofcross-cuttingcapacitydevelopmentpriorities.
2.3 Programming Capacity Development: The NCSA Approach
28.TheprimaryobjectiveoftheNCSAswastoidentifycountrylevelprioritiesandthecapacitiesneededtoaddressglobalenvironmentalissues(withafocusonbiologicaldiversity,climatechange,andlanddegradation).Asaprocess,theNCSAswereintendedtocatalyzedomesticorexternallyassistedactiontomeetthoseneedsinacoordi-natedandplannedmanner(GEF,2003).Inordertodelveintoanassessmentofthefoundationalcapacitiestomeetandsustainglobalenvironmentalobjectives,theNCSAsweretoexplorethesynergiesamongthethematicareas,aswellasthelinkageswithwiderconcernsofenvironmentalmanagementandsustainabledevelopment,suchaspersistentorganicpollutants(POPs)andbiosafety.
29.Althoughcountriescoulddecidehowfartoextendtheassessmentoflinkagesbetweenandamongthematicareasandothersocio-economicissuessuchaspoverty,thelevelofNCSAfundingprovidedbytheGEFwassetatUS$200,000.TheadditionalcostofassessingotherthemesandissueswithintheNCSAexercisewouldthereforerequireadditionalco-financing.
30.TheNCSAswerenotintendedtobedefinitiveorfinal,astheidentificationofneedsandprioritiesisadynamicprocess.Rather,theGEFenvisagedtheidentificationofcapacitybuildingneedsasanongoingprocess,tobetakenupwithinnationalconsultativestructuresandmechanismsdesignedtoidentifyandprogrammefutureGEFsupport(e.g.,GEFNationalSteeringCommittees).Additionally,NCSAswereneitherseenasapreconditionforGEFassistancethroughregularprojectsandenablingactivities,norasanecessaryfirststeppriortolaunchingcapacitybuildingactivitiesinparticularsectors.
31.AkeyprincipleoftheNCSAswasthattheymustbeentirelycountry-driven,undertakenbynationalinstitutionsandexpertstotheextentfeasible,andrespondtonationalsituationsandpriorities.Dueto
Responding to a strong demand from countries for methodological
support, the GEF Council approved a Global Support Programme (GSP)
in 2004 with a budget of US$ 2.9 million (US$ 1.9 million funded by
the GEF) to support countries in the design and implementation of
their NCSAs.
An Indian official and villagers in the little Rann of Kutch
discuss the threats to the endangered Indian Wild Ass. Photo by
Kevin Hill.
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33.TheGSPdevelopedanNCSAResourceKit,whichoutlinedthebasicstepsthateachNCSAcountryteamweretofollow,allowingforsomeflexibilityinhowtheyweretobeoperationalized(SeeFigure1below):
STEP 1 - Inception: During the inception phase, the
administrative, management and consultative arrangements for the
nCSA are to be decided and organized, and a work plan prepared.
This may involve analytical work to identify linkages of the nCSA
with past and on-going processes, as well as a stakeholder analysis
to see which stakeholders should be involved, and a stakeholder
involvement plan, which outlines how best to engage each group.
STEP 2 - Stocktaking Exercise: This step analyzes the current
situation to set out the baseline of capacity development issues to
be looked at in the next steps. The aim of this step is to ensure
that the nCSA is built on other local or national work related to
the Conventions and on past capacity development efforts. The
stocktaking report should identify all national activities and
documents that were relevant to the Convention themes, as well as
core national environmental priorities. These include any laws,
policies, plans, strategies, programmes, and project documents that
may be useful for Steps 3 and 4. This step also involves reviewing
past capacity assessments and assessing the strengths and
weaknesses of previous capacity development
efforts. The latter may include capacity-building projects,
capacity components of broader projects, and mainstream
programmes.
STEP 3 - Thematic Assessments: The main objective of the three
thematic assessments is to analyze the countrys obligations and
opportunities from each MeA, and the countrys performance and
achievements to date. The output is to be a succinct picture of
where we are now, including strengths and constraints in
implementing the Conventions, as well as priority capacity needs.
The thematic assessments would identify emerging cross-cutting
needs that are to be analyzed in depth in Step 4. The assessments
need not make recommendations, unless immediate improvements are
possible.
STEP 4 - Cross-Cutting Analysis: The objective of the
cross-cutting analysis is to assess capacity issues, needs, and
opportunities that cut across the Conventions. This includes
identifying those common needs and possible synergies that could be
achieved in the country by addressing requirements across two or
more themes. This analysis should also identify capacity needs that
are
common to both national and global environmental management,
including the possible synergies between them. This step would
result in a list of priority national capacity needs and
opportunities for synergies. It could also identify possible
capacity development actions that are to be developed in the action
plan.
STEP 5 - Capacity Development Action Plan and NCSA Final Report:
Drawing on the assessment of priority thematic and cross-cutting
capacity needs, the action plan would outline a strategy of
developing capacities to meet global and national environmental
objectives, including specifying a set of actions. It should
identify priority actions, time frame, possible funding,
responsibilities, and outline a monitoring and evaluation plan to
assess outcomes and impacts. While the action plan is recommended,
it is not required. The only document required for submission to
the Gef is the nCSA final Report. This report is to summarize the
work done under the nCSA, documenting the process used to produce
the outputs, including the methods, tools and participants, and
highlighting the major conclusions and lessons from the nCSA.
Figure 1: The Five NCSA Steps
STEP 1:Inception
STEP 2:Stock-taking
STEP 3:Thematic
Assessments
STEP 4:Cross- Cutting Analysis
STEP 5:final
Report & Action Plan
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Among the functions of the GSP was the convening of regional and
sub-regional workshops, the aim of which was to facilitate the
sharing of experiences and catalyzing the work of the NCSA country
teams.
34.AmongthefunctionsoftheGSPwastheconveningofregionalandsub-regionalworkshops,theaimofwhichwastofacilitatethesharingofexperiencesandcatalyzingtheworkoftheNCSAcountryteams.Atotalof14suchworkshopswereconvenedbetween2004and2009,twoofthempriortotheestablishmentoftheGSP(SeeTable1below).TheworkshopsalsohelpedclarifythebroaderdevelopmentcontextoftheNCSAs,suchasdemonstratingthelinkagesbetweentheNCSAsandothercapacitydevelopmentinitiatives,suchasthejointEuropeanCommission/UNEPprogrammeforthestrategicimplementationofMEAsinAfrica,theCaribbeanandthePacific12.
2.4 Overview of the NCSA Implementation
35.Atotalof153outof165eligiblecountries(93%)receivedGEFfundingtoimplementanNCSA.Outofthese153countries,sevenNCSAprojectswerecancelledduetothenon-deliveryofNCSAproducts,withtheremaining146projectsimple-mentedorunderimplementation.ThevalueoftheNCSAportfoliowasUS$28.7million,withanaverageallotmentofUS$200,000perNCSA.TheNCSAsdidnotrequireanyco-financing,withmostcountriescontributingin-kindsupporttotheirimplementation.
36.UNDPimplementedthelargestshareoftheseNCSAprojects(76%),followedbyUNEP(23%).TheWorldBankimplementedonlyoneNCSAproject(Nigeria).Figure2depictstherelativedistributionoftheNCSAacrossthesevensub-regions.WhilemostoftheeligiblecountriesimplementedanNCSA,only61%ofcountries(11outof18eligiblecountries)intheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaundertookanNCSA.
location Region/Sub-Region*
Date # of Participants / # of countries
bratislava, Slovakia eCIS 14-15 September, 2004 n/A
Quito, ecuador lA 15-7 December, 2004 29/13
Tunis, Tunisia MenA 17-19 June, 2005 37/10
Kingston, Jamaica lAC 28 June 1 July, 2005 n/A
Hanoi, Vietnam Asia 26-28 october, 2005 36/8
Colombo, Sri lanka Asia 8-10 november, 2005 31/7
nairobi, Kenya e&S Africa 6-9 December, 2005 35/17
Dakar, Senegal C&W Africa 19-22 April, 2006 n/A
Apia, Samoa Pacific 2-5 May, 2006 n/A
Rabat, Morocco MenA 7-10 June, 2006 n/A
Santiago, Chile lAC 26-29 September, 2006 n/A
bangkok, Thailand Asia 20-23 november, 2006 60/9
nairobi, Kenya Africa 4-6 november, 2009 20/14
nadi, fiji Pacific 16-18 november, 2009 19/9
*ACROnyMs
C&W Africa: CentralandWestAfricaE&S Africa:
EastandSouthernAfricaECIS: EuropeandCommonwealthof
IndependentStatesMENA: MiddleEastandNorthAfricaLAC:
LatinAmericanandtheCaribbean
12
FurtherinformationontheEC/UNEPProgrammeonMEAimplementationforACPcountriescanbefoundathttp://www.unep.org/AfricanCaribbeanPacific/MEAs/index.asp
Table 1: List of Regional and Sub-Regional Workshops
Figure 2: NCSA Projects by Region
Asia, 20/22
Africa C&W, 25/26
Africa e&S, 17/19
eCIS,29/32
Me/nA, 11/18
lAC, 32/33
Pacific, 12/15
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Instead,asagroup,thequalityoftheirreportsreceivedanoverallratingof3.4.
39.CorrelatingthequalityoftheFinalReportsandActionPlanswiththeirlengthindicatesthatthequalityincreaseifthereportislonger.Reportswithfewerthan40pageshadanaverageratingof2.6,peakingat4.0forreportsranginginlengthbetween121and140pages.Longerreportshadaslightlylowerqualityrating13.
40.Areviewofthe119NCSAFinalReportsandActionPlans,aswellasinterviewswithkeyinform-ants,indicatethatasignificantnumberofcountriesexperienceddifficultiesinimplementingtheirNCSAs.Anecdotally,theseimplementationdifficultiescanbesummarizedintothreemaincategories:(i)NCSAguidancewastoobroad,limitingNCSAcountryteamsabilitytofocusonspecificsresultinginbroadstatementsaboutissues,constraints,andcapacitydevelopmentneedsandactions;(ii)NCSAguidancewastooproduct-orient-edanddidnotprovidestrongerguidanceonvariousmethodologicalapproaches.NCSAcountryteamswantedmoreguidanceonthehowto,tohelpthemplanthevariousself-assessmentsteps;and(iii)NCSAguidanceonhowtostructurethevariousreportswasinsufficient,inparticulartheFinalReport.TheNCSAsalsocalledforculturalelementstobetakenintoaccountwhendevelop-ingamethodologyforaglobalprogramme.Thetake-awayisthat,giventheuniquecultureandsocialdimensionsofeachcountry,NCSAmethodol-ogyneedstobespecificallytailored.
41.Ofthe119countriesthathavecompletedtheirNCSA,23countriesareatdifferentstagesinimple-mentingpriorityrecommendationsidentifiedintheirNCSAFinalReportandActionPlans,whilebenefittingfromtheleveragingsupportoftheGEFthroughfollow-upcross-cuttingcapacitydevelopmentprojects,referredtoasCB-2projects.NearlyhalfoftheseprojectswereapprovedfortheECISregion,withtherestdistributedequallyamongotherregions,withtheexceptionofthePacificregion.
37.AsofApril2010,atotalof119countrieshavecompletedtheirNCSA.ThequalityoftheNCSAFinalReportsandActionPlanswereassessedbyateamofindependentreviewersandgivenanoverallratingof3.4onascalebetween1and5,rangingfrompoortoexcellent.Thisassessmentwasconductedusingsixcriteria:(i)Clearidentificationofenvironmentalissuesandobjectives;(ii)Identifica-tionofpriorityissuesforeachfocalareaandacrossfocalareas;(iii)Adequateanalysisoftheidentifiedcapacityconstraints;(iv)Capacityconstraintsaredeterminedattheunderlyingsystemlevel;(v)ActionPlanisclearandsuccinct;and(vi)ActionPlanmakesconnectionsbetweenenvironmentalobjectivesandactions.
38.Nomajordifferenceswerefoundamongthesesixcriteria,withtheaverageratingforeachcriterionrangingfrom3.1for(vi)to3.6for(iii).TheweakestaspectoftheNCSAFinalReportsandActionPlanswastheactualcontentoftheactionplansthem-selves,aswellastheconnectionbetweenenviron-mentalprioritiesandrecommendedactions.Ontheotherhand,themostpositiveaspectofthesesamereportsisthattheygaveanimpressiveanalysisoftheircapacityconstraints.Whenthedataisdisaggregatedbygroupsofcountries,suchasLDCorSIDScountries,theresultsdonotindicatesignificantdifferencesfromallotherNCSAreports.
13
Thedifferencesmaynotbestatisticallysignificant.1=poor;2=fair;3=satisfactory;4=good;5=excellent.
Figure 3: NCSA report length vs. quality
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
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42.TheCB-2projectsprovideresourcesforreducing,ifnoteliminating,theinstitutionalbottleneckshamperingthesynergisticimplemen-tationoftheRioConventions.Theexpectedoutcomesoftheseprojectsare,therefore,tostrengthenmulti-sectoralprocessesthatpromotepolicyharmonization,realizecost-efficiency,andenhanceoperationaleffectivenessinConventionobligations.Accordingly,themainfocusoftheseCB-2projectsisonenvironmentalgovernancesystems,combinedwithmainstreamingglobalenvironmentalissuesintonationaldevelopmentprogrammes.TheCB-2projectsareorganizedunderfourprogrammaticframeworks:a)
Strengtheningthepolicy,legislative,and
regulativeframeworksandtheirenforcementb)
Mainstreamingglobalenvironmental
prioritiesintonationalpoliciesandpro-grammes
c)
ImprovingnationalConventioninstitutionalstructuresandmechanisms
d)
Strengtheningfinancialandeconomicinstrumentsinsupportoftheglobalenvironment
43.Table2belowliststhe23CB-2projectsthathavebeenapprovedtodate.Areviewoftheseprojectsindicatesthatcountriestendedtofocusonstrengtheningtheirenablingpolicyandprogrammeframeworkortheirorganizationalcapacities.Eightcountriesfollowedupwithprojectstomainstreamglobalenvironmentalmanagementintonationalenvironmentalmanagementframeworks,withastrongemphasisonimprovingcoordinationofvariousfocalareas.Ninecountriesoptedtofocusondevelopingnationalcapacitiestoimproveenvironmentalgovernanceandcoordination.
Country follow-up Project Title Category
Armenia Capacity building for optimization of information and
monitoring systems A
belize Strengthening institutional capacities for coordinating
multi-sectoral environmental policies and programmes
A
bhutan enhancing global environmental management in local
governance systems
A
bulgaria Integrating global environmental issues into bulgarias
regional development process
eM
Croatia Using Common data flow system and indicators to enhance
integrated management of global environmental issues
A
egypt Mainstreaming global environment in national plans and
policies eM
Gambia Adoption of ecosystems approach for integrated
implementation of MeAs at national and divisional levels
eM
Ghana establishing an effective and sustainable structure for
implementing multilateral environment agreements
A
Jamaica Piloting natural resource valuation within environmental
impact assessments
feI
Jordan bridging research and policy-making Pf
Kenya Using enhanced regulatory and information systems for
integrated implementation of MeAs
Pf
Kyrgyzstan Capacity building for improved national financing of
global environment
feI
lao Meeting the primary obligations of the Rio Conventions
through strengthened capacity to implement natural resource
legislation
Pf
Morocco Mainstreaming Ge in Moroccos nHDI eM
Moldova Strengthening environmental fiscal reform for national
and global environment management
feI
Montenegro Capacity building for integration of global
environment commitments in investment/development decisions
eM
namibia Developing capacities to implement the MeAs A
nicaragua Mainstreaming multilateral environmental agreements in
environmental legislation
eM
Philippines Strengthening coordination for effective
environmental management A
Romania Strengthening capacity to integrate environment and
natural resource management for global environmental benefits
eM
Seychelles Implementing Capacity development for improved
national and international environmental management
A
Tajikistan Implementing Community learning and institutional
capacity building for global environmental management
eM
Uzbekistan Strengthening national capacity in Rio Convention
implementation through targeted institutional strengthening and
professional development
A
CAtegORy nO.OFPROjeCts
PF PolicyandProgrammeFormulation 3eM EnvironmentalMainstreaming
8A OrganizationalandIndividual CapacityDevelopment 9FeI
FinanceandEconomicInstruments 3
Table 2: List of Follow-up Projects by Country
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Type of Capacity fCCC Montreal Protocol
CbD CCD PoPs
Stakeholder engagement
Article 4Article 6
Article 9 Article 10Article 13
Article 5Article 9Article 10Article 19
Article 10
Information Management and Knowledge
Article 4Article 5
Article 3Article 7Article 9
Article 12Article 14Article 17Article 26
Article 9Article 10Article 16
Article 7Article 9Article 15
organizational Capacities
Article 4 Article 10 Article 8Article 9Article 11Article
16Article 20Article 21
Article 4Article 5Article 12Article 13Article 18Article
20Article 21
Article 5Article 13
environmental Governance
Article 4 Article 4 Article 6Article 14Article 19Article 22
Article 4Article 5Article 8Article 9Article 10
Article 3Article 5Article 7
Monitoring and evaluation
Article 6 Article 7 Article 4Article 11Article 16
nCSA ReSUlTS
44.Asdescribedinparagraph28,theobjectiveoftheNCSAsweretoidentifycountrylevelprioritiesandassessthecapacitiesneededtoaddressglobalenvironmentalissues,inparticularbiologicaldiversity,climatechange,andlanddegradation,withtheaimofcatalyzingactionstomeetthoseneedsinacoordinatedandplannedmanner.Theseactionsincludethesearchforsynergiesandlinkagesamongtheaforementionedfocalareas,aswellasthewiderconcernsofenvironmentalmanagementandsustainabledevelopment(suchasPersistentOrganicPollutants(POPs)andbiosafety).
45.TheNCSAswerestructuredtoassessthecapacitydevelopmentobjectivesoftheRioConventions,inparticularthecross-cuttinganalyses.Consideringtheguidanceandobligationsstatedbyeachmultilateralenvironmentalagreement,thesynthesisofNCSAresultsarebasedonanassessmentofthefivetypesofcapacitiesidentifiedinparagraph25:
Table 3: NCSA alignment with MEAs obligations3
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46.ThealignmentbetweentheNCSAobjectivesandthecountrycommitmentstotheMEAsisintendedtofacilitatecountriesfirststeptowardsdevelopingthecapacitiesforaneffectiveenviron-mentalmanagementframework.TherelevanceoftheNCSAsisalsostrengthenedbyidentifyingachievableeconomiesofscaleinsharedcapacitiestomeetbothnationalandglobalenvironmentalpriorities.ThevalidityandusefulnessofNCSAfindingsdependgreatlyontheownershipofthesefindingsbytherespectivecountrystake-holders,particularlytheenvironmentaldecision-makers.GreatercollaborationwiththeConven-tions,specificallytheJointLiaisonGroupcreatedtoexploresynergiesamongthethreeRioConventions,maylikelyhaveprovidedagreatervalidationandusefulnessofNCSAfindingsthroughtheCOPprocessofeachConvention.
3.1 Assessments by Focal Areas
47.TheNCSAmethodologyincludedastocktak-ingexercise,whichinvolvedtheidentificationofnationalactivitiesrelevanttoConventionthemes,aswellascorenationalenvironmentalpriorities,includingthereviewofrelatedcapacityassess-ments.Thiswasfollowedbythematicassess-mentstoanalyzethecountriesobligationsandopportunitiesarisingfromeachMEA,mirroredwiththecountrysperformanceandachievementstodate.TheassessmentslookedatthestrengthsandconstraintsinimplementingtheRioConven-tions,aswellascountriesprioritycapacityneeds.Table4belowsummarizesthenumberofcountriesthatidentifiedpriorityenvironmentalissues.
48.Countriesidentifiedotherissuesofpriorityconcern,suchaspovertyandgenderissues,whicharesummarizedinSection3.1.5.
The alignment between the NCSA objectives and the country
commitments to the MEAs is intended to facilitate countries first
step towards developing the capacities for an effective
environmental management framework.
Figure 4: Number of countries identifying their priority
environmental concern (n=119)
land Use
SlM
Soil loss
Rangeland Management
Agro-biodiversity
Deforestation
Habitat Damage
Sustainable use
biodiversity Conservation
endangered Species
Invasive Alien Species
biosafety
Access and benefits Sharing
Water Pollution
Coastal erosion
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Wetlands Conservation
freshwater Resources
Vulnerability to CC
Sea level Rise
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Soil contamination
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50.TheNCSAFinalReportsandActionPlansindicatethatthebiodiversityfocalareaisapriorityenvironmentalissueinmostcountries.Mostbiodiversitythemesarehighpriorityenvironmentalissues,withagro-biodiversityhavingthelowestpriority(26%ofcountriesstatingthisthemeasapriorityenvironmentalissue).
51.However,fewercountriesrankedprioritycapacitydevelopmentneedsforbiodiversitywhencomparedtotheirrankingofpriorityenvironmentalissues.Anaverageof44countriesidentifiedeachthemeasneedingsomecapacitydevelopmentaction,withtheexceptionofinvasivealienspecies,whichaccountedforonly28countries.Overall,75%ofthecountriesrecognizedbiodiversityconserva-tionasapriorityneedforsomecapacitydevelop-mentaction.Thepercentageofcountriesrecom-mendingactionislessthanhalf,withabout31%ofcountriesstatingatleastonebiodiversitythemeasarecommendedCCDaction.
3.1.1 Biodiversity
49.Theenvironmentalissuesrelatedtobiodiversitywereorganizedintoninecategories.Mostbiodiver-sityissuesarerelatedtobiodiversityconservation,deforestationandsustainableuse;only19countries(outof119)didnotstateanybiodiversityissuesaspriorityenvironmentalissues.
Figure 5: Number of countries identifying priority biodiversity
needs and actions (n=119)
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Priority env. Issues Priority CD needs Rec. CD Actions
Agro-biodiversity
Deforestation
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Sustainable use
biodiversity Conservation
endangered Species
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biosafety
Access and benefits Sharing
Mali:l Insufficient qualified technical staffl low public
awareness of local communitiesl Insufficient management
capacities
Sierra Leone:l lack of a database to inventory species, habitats
and ecosystems
l Inadequate protected are coveragel Insufficient protection of
wetland and marine ecosystems
Benin:l non-involvement of development stakeholdersl
Marginalization of local communitiesl overall inadequate
consultative process
Cameroon:l Insuffucuent qualifies technical staffl Insufficient
researchl low public awarenessl Inadequate understanding of
biodivesity values and synergies
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carryingcapacityofgrazingland.Thelandandthealreadylimitedwaterresourcesarefurtherstressedduetotheestablishmentofpermanentsettle-mentsoftheheretoforetranshumantherders.Increasingpressureongrazingresourcesduetoanincreaseoflivestockischallengingthemaximumcarryingcapacityoftheseresources.
55.InTunisia,thecapacitydevelopmentprioritiestomeetCCDcommitmentslieintheneedtoidentifyindicatorsthatmeasuretheperformanceofvariouslanddegradationprogrammesandprojects.Otherprioritiesincludetheneedtointegratelanddegradationprogrammesandprojectsintodevelopmentplans,strengthentechnicalknow-howamongdevelopmentpractitioners,andimprovecoordinationamongthevariousorganizationsandagenciesthathaveastakeinlandmanagementissues.
56.BelizefacessimilarchallengesintermsofinsufficientlytrainedcivilservantstocombatlanddegradationandmeetCCDcommitments.Animportantpriorityistogivegreaterattentiontocommunitiesatriskandtoincludetheirrepresen-tationinpolicyandprogrammingconsultations.Ofhighimportanceistheneedtodevelopandmaintainacomprehensivedatabaseforlandwaterresourcesdatastorage,analysis,anddissemination.
3.1.2 LandDegradation
52.Therewerefivecategoriesofpriorityenviron-mentalissuessurroundinglanddegradation.Fewercountriesidentifiedsoilcontaminationandrangelandmanagementaspriorityenvironmentalissues;whereaspoorlandusepracticesandsoillosswereissuesofhigherconcern.
53.Countriescallsforactiontoaddresslanddegradationissuesappeartobecloselyaligned,withtheexceptionofsoilcontaminationandsoilloss.Whilecountriesidentifiedtheseaspriorityenvironmentalissues,fewerrecommendedcapacitydevelopmentresponses(whereas62countriesidentifiedsoillossasapriority,only46countriesrecommendedsomecapacitydevelopmentresponse).
54.Landdegradationisanimportantenvironmen-talissueincountriesthathavealargepopulationintimatelydependentontheland,suchasMongo-lia,whereover-grazingisofmajorconcernduetoincreasedlivestocknumbersthatsurpassthe
Land degradation is an important environmental issue in
countries that have a large population intimately dependent on the
land, such as Mongolia, where over-grazing is of major concern due
to increased livestock numbers that surpass the carrying capacity
of grazing land.
Figure 6: Number of countries identifying priority land
degradation needs and actions (n=119)
land Use
SlM
Soil contamination
Soil loss
Rangeland Management
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59.
Asanon-annex1country,SriLankaisnotboundtoreduceemissionsofgreenhousegases.Thecountrysfocusisinsteadonassessingtheirvulnerabilitytoclimatechangeaswellasthedevelopmentandtransferoftechnologiesforadaptingtotheimpactsofclimatechange.Throughaprioritizationprocess,SriLankaidentified12requirementstoaddresstheirvulnerabilityandadaptationmeasures.Theseincludethemappingofvulnerableareastoclimatechange,theassess-mentofsea-levelriseanditsimpactonfloraandfauna,theassessmentofgroundwatersuppliesindroughtaffectedareas,andtheset-upofappliedresearchtostudytheimpactofenvironmentalissuesonhumanhealth.
60.India,ontheotherhand,determinedanumberofimportantclimatechangepriorities:theneedtoimprovethequalityofnationalgreen