The 2012 Environmental Performance Index ranks Latvia second, after Switzerland, based on the environmental performance of the country's policies.

The 2012 Environmental Performance Index put Norway in third place, based on the environmental performance of the country's policies.

Monitoring, evaluation and the systematic assessment of performance

This statement outlines environmental performance of the organization as well as its environmental objectives.

The most recent evaluation generally found the Fund's performance to be quite strong.

In accordance with the terms of reference, this evaluation is limited to discussion of UNDP performance and is not an evaluation of UNIFEM.

To gain maximum benefit from these performance indicators, monitoring and evaluation are being enhanced.

A comprehensive environmental evaluation for the coring project has been submitted to the Committee for Environmental Protection. The Committee recommended that a number of insufficiencies in the evaluation be addressed prior to penetrating the lake.

The new challenge currently facing the world was to go beyond short term environmental performance and to strive for environmental sustainability.

The Committee shall provide an annual performance evaluation of its work to the General Assembly.

Draft Programme Performance Evaluation Report for the Tripartite Project Review. Fiji UNOPs UNDP, Project No.

Where the impact will be less than minor or transitory, an initial environmental evaluation is to be prepared. If the impact is likely to be more than minor or transitory, a comprehensive environmental evaluation must be carried out.

Since December 2003, progress has been made in strengthening the monitoring of programme performance and evaluation.

Accordingly, the evaluation of a consultant's performance generally takes place at the end of the contract.

In this regard, Japan will promote and conduct more comprehensive performance evaluation of United Nations activities.

Oversight entails a wide spectrum of activities including, inter alia, internal audit, evaluation, inspection, monitoring and performance management.

A glossary of common monitoring and evaluation terms and a tutorial on programme performance assessments have been released.

ISAR noted that an enterprise's environmental performance could affect its financial health and hence its sustainability.

Clean technology is a concept of relative environmental performance, which is subject to change over time.

Accountability monitoring and evaluation The Multilateral Fund is co located with UNEP and is UNEP's largest environmental fund.

The integrated monitoring and evaluation framework (annex II) summarizes major themes for evaluation and research during the plan period, and establishes key indicators for monitoring results achieved and organizational performance.

19. Emphasizes the need to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system, and in this regard urges the Secretary General to improve the format and timing of programme performance and evaluation reports

A formal performance management system involving regular evaluation of programme impact should be put in place to improve output delivery.

The use of the new system would promote efficiency and motivation and, in the long term, facilitate credible performance evaluation.

Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on proposals on the strengthening and monitoring of programme performance and evaluation

Governments may also promote the accountability of private sector contractors by promoting public involvement in monitoring and evaluation of system performance.

Performance evaluation and reporting for UNICEF representatives includes an assessment of the level of participation with the United Nations country team.

Expanded measurement of the dimensions of economic, social, and environmental performance is necessary to broaden awareness of sustainability issues.

27.15 The Under Secretary General evaluates and reports on the programme performance of the Department through the Evaluation and Communications Research Unit.

Project managers are first required to complete the evaluation of a consultant's performance, before releasing final payment on completion of the assignment.

A central element of its public information activities has been the promotion and refinement of a culture of evaluation and performance management.

West Virginia Legislative Auditor's Office Performance Evaluation and Research Division This example of a state governmental's performance auditing office includes links to several detailed reports which include methodology, evaluations results, recommendations and action plans.

The human resources module of the information technology system is unable to accommodate an objectives based performance appraisal system preliminary steps to revise the performance evaluation report for manual completion will, however, go ahead.

Above all, a system needs to be established to monitor officials performance in environmental as well as in economic terms.

Compliance by country offices with national execution and non governmental organization audit requirements is reflected in the annual performance evaluation of UNFPA Representatives.

The group took the view that the board should disclose its policy and performance in connection with environmental and social responsibility and the impact of this policy and performance on the firm's sustainability.

National governments introduce efficiency standards, taxes, and other policy instruments to improve the environmental performance of buildings, vehicles, and transport fuels.

It was performance oriented, and therefore formed part of the panoply of evaluation instruments, which included the midterm review, the programme performance reports addressed to the General Assembly and the in depth evaluations of technical cooperation programmes.

One representative underlined the point that, as the objectives of multilateral environmental agreements varied, a separate risk evaluation should be required under the Convention.

The environmental levels of the annex substances will be measured primarily in order to detect changes over time, which is essential for effectiveness evaluation.

It was performance oriented, and therefore formed part of the panoply of evaluation instruments that included the mid term review, the programme performance reports addressed to the General Assembly, and the in depth evaluations of technical cooperation programmes.

Preliminary steps will be taken to expedite the revision of performance evaluation reporting to provide for recording and discussing training needs and personal development plans.

At a practical level, these principles should guide the setting of priorities in public policy, programme designs, delivery of services and evaluation of government performance.

The M E Office periodically oversees the preparation of in depth overall performance studies. These studies include evaluation of the GEF's relations with the conventions.

The Department of Management was requested to review methods of performance assessments used in other comparable organizations, with a view to preparing proposals for a set of qualitative and quantitative performance indicators covering both programmatic and managerial functions that would enable a high level evaluation of a senior manager's performance.