Sixth National Reports to the CBD Montreal, Canada 9 December 2017 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Pre-SBSTTA workshop in support of preparation of the

Sixth National Reports

to the CBD

Montreal, Canada 9 December 2017

Workshop Overview

Objectives

• Share experiences on national reporting and advance

preparation of the 6th National Report to the CBD

• Respond to the needs of Parties
• Receive feedback on existing support mechanisms,

materials and tools Format:

• Group discussions, interactive, open, frank, informal

Workshop Overview

Today: Workshop on the preparation of the sixth national report Tomorrow: Workshop on spatial tools for the preparation of the sixth national report

Workshop Overview

ITEM 3 Status of preparation of the sixth national report ITEM 4 Support to countries ITEM 5 Overview of the 6NR guidelines, tools, and guidance Lunch break ITEM 6 Assessing effectiveness of measures taken Coffee/Tea Break ITEM 7 Needs from online tools to support reporting ITEM 8 Perspectives for the harmonization of reporting ITEM 9 Summary and closing of the workshop

Updated Strategic Plan and related decisions GBO-5 IPBES Global Assessment NBSAP implement- ation

national scope global scope

2018 - 2019 - 2020

BIP / GEO- BON Literature Data, methods, capacity

6th National Reports IPBES Thematic Assessments IPBES Subregional / Regional Assessments

Information

2017 -

At what stage are countries in preparing their sixth national report?

Consultancies commissioned First draft being prepared Information being entered in online… Data and information sources identified Consultations with stakeholders under… Resources allocated Steering committee and working groups… Work plan developed Process not yet initiated

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%

Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

My country will be able to engage relevant government ministries and institutions My country will be able to engage expertise from relevant sectors and stakeholders

My country has access to adequate data and information as well as expert knowledge

Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

Roundtable task

• Share your experiences on the preparation of the

6th national report and take lessons from other delegates around the table that could be useful for the process in your country

Support available to support Parties in their task

• GEF enabling activity
• Technical support
• Support to enhance mainstreaming and policy coherence

Roundtable task

• Reflect on the support FAO could provide to your

work on the 6th national report

Guidelines and templates Adopted in decision XIII/27 Online reporting tool

• Developed to facilitate the reporting process
• Available in six UN languages
• Allows multiple national users with one authorized publishing

authority

• Accessible from https://chm.cbd.int/

Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

My country will make use of the online reporting tool The online reporting tool will facilitate coordination and the compilation of information

Resource Manual: Assist Parties in preparing their sixth national reports and complements the national report guidelines Incorporated into the online reporting tool for the sixth national report Provides guidance on:

• Reporting requests from COP, SBSTTA and SBI
• Related reporting and assessment processes
• Indicators and information managed or maintained by

international organizations.

• Guiding questions

Biodiversity Indicators Partnership

Aichi poster tool Summary of progress towards the achievement

• f the Aichi Biodiversity Targets https://www.aichi-poster-

tool.com:

• National or project level
• List of national target
• Key activities undertake
• Level of progress made
• Tool to facilitate consultations
• Tool to communicate results

InforMEA website Search across MEAs:

• Decisions
• Contacts
• National reports
• Learning tools
• …and more

Discussion Questions

• What guidance tools and resources is

missing?

• What additional guidance tools and

resources would be helpful?

• Which type of guidance, tools and

resources are the most useful?

• What are the challenges for using global

guidance materials and tools in the national context

Assessing the effectiveness of measures taken

• Agenda item 8 of SBSTTA-21
• CBD/SBSTTA/21/7: Tools to Evaluate the Effectiveness of

Policy Instruments for the Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

My country has adequate capacity to assess the effectiveness of the measures that have been taken

Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

Roundtable task

• What methods or tools do you plan to use to

assess the effectiveness of measures taken for the implementation of the NBSAP and the Convention at the national level in your national report

Needs from online tools to support reporting to CBD and other processes CBD: Online reporting tools under the CHM, BCH and ABSCH CITES, CMS, AEWA: Online reporting system developed by UNEP-WCMC Ramsar: Reflecting on options for online reporting WHC: Online questionnaire for periodic reporting by region IPPC: NRO reports uploaded to Portal ITPGRFA: GLIS

The establishment of national libraries organized by relevance to biodiversity- related instruments would facilitate alignment of reporting processes

Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

Roundtable task

• How is national reporting to the different

biodiversity-related Conventions (CBD, CMS, CITES, ITPGRFA, IPPC, UNESCO-WHC, Ramsar)

• rganized in your country. How are the different

reports prepared and how do your countries collect information for the national reports? Share your experiences regarding the organization of information to different conventions.

• How would an online knowledge management tool

be helpful for your countries? What features and characteristics would it need to have – in addition to the ones already listed?

Aligning reporting processes IAG on Synergies established in response to decision XIII/24 Request proposals for the alignment of national reporting under the Convention and its Protocols (decision XIII/27) Request to explore options for enhancing synergy on national reporting among the biodiversity-related conventions and Rio conventions (decision XIII/27)

Aligning the strategic plans of the Convention, its Protocols and other biodiversity related conventions would help to align reporting processes

Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

There is overlap in the content of the reports to the Convention, its Protocols and other biodiversity related conventions

Increased coordination among national focal points would facilitate alignment of reporting processes Harmonizing reporting cycles of the Convention, its Protocols and other biodiversity-related conventions, would facilitate alignment of reporting

Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

Using similar reporting styles/formats would help to align the reporting processes Developing common biodiversity country profiles would help to align reporting processes

Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

Roundtable task

• What possibilities do you see to advance

alignment of national reporting under the Convention and its Protocols

• What options do you see for enhancing synergy
• n national reporting among the biodiversity-

related conventions

• What options do you see for enhancing synergy
• n national reporting among the Rio conventions