Introducing the Joint Reporting Component

UNEP/GEF FNR_Rio project – 3rd Project Steering Committee, March 13th, 2012, Tehran, IranPeter Herkenrath & Melissa Jaques

Contents

1. Background2. Aims of the joint reporting

exercise3. Structure of the joint reporting

format4. Questionnaire on the experience

with the joint reporting exercise5. Integration with UNCCD PRAIS6. Deliverables and deadlines

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Background – joint reporting

1998 – 2012: On the agenda for the biodiversity-related conventions

2007 – 2009: Australian/SPREP project in Pacific Island Countries tests joint reporting format

2010: FNR_Rio: GEF request to draft and test a joint reporting format

2011/12: FNR_Rio pilot countries have expressed support

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Options for joint reporting

Key aspects from FNR_Rio document: “Assessment of potential options for consolidating and integrating national reporting to the three Rio Conventions”:

• There are challenges to joint reporting (specific aspects, of each convention; different reporting cycles)• Options for reducing reporting burden other than joint reporting• Global: alignment of requests from different

conventions, joint reports for specific themes, online reporting

• National: cooperation between focal points/ agencies, improved data management

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Aims of joint reporting exercise within FNR_Rio• Testing whether joint reporting for Rio Conventions is feasible• Testing whether it reduces the reporting burden for LDCs and SIDS• Learning from pilot country experience >> lessons for other countries• Contributing to debate on International Environmental Governance at Rio+20

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Process of drafting the joint reporting format

• Identification of sustainable land management as the core issue of relevance to all three Rio Conventions• Identification of elements of relevance to sustainable land management from the existing reporting formats• Adopting the structure of the Human Rights Treaty System reporting format: core report + treaty-specific reports/ annexes

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Structure of the joint reporting format

• Core section A: sustainable land management• Specific sections: CBD (section B), UNCCD (C) and UNFCCC (D)• ONLY FILL IN JOINT REPORT (SECTION A) & EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (due to time and resources constraints)

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Capturing pilot country experience with testing the joint reporting format• Key component of the project• Will inform: Rio+20, Joint Liaison Group of Rio Conventions, Rio Conventions Conferences of the Parties and subsidiary bodies • Experience likely to determine whether the model is pursued further• To be captured in the final versions of the National Manuals

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Integration with UNCCD PRAIS

• UNCCD Secretariat have offered to receive joint FNR_Rio reports to all three conventions in their PRAIS reporting portal (Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System)• Modalities to be clarified, including timelines

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Deliverables & deadlines

• Complete joint section of format (30th April)• Complete questionnaire on experience (30th April)• Put joint report into UNCCD PRAIS (dates to be confirmed)• Insert experience into National Manuals (30th September)

• Any questions: contact the International Consultant

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Introducing the Joint Reporting Component