Global International Waters Assessment

Global Ministerial Environment Forum

Global Coordinator

We consider appropriate the decision to initiate the regular global assessment of the state of the marine environment.

The first phase of the Global Marine Assessment the so called assessment of assessments will be important.

A coherent methodology, which gives results that are comparable across the GIWA project, was developed and used to conduct regional assessments by 55 regional assessment teams.

Regional implementation groups (RIGs)

The global banking system and economy was thus vulnerable to the mistakes of the three main rating agencies and their flawed risk models.

The OECD s interim assessment called it the most important risk for the global economy.

On the latter point, we are pleased that the start up phase of the Global Marine Assessment (GMA) has now been agreed.

The Global Fund and the World Bank to complete rapid evaluation of areas of overlap, comparative advantages and complementarities by September 2005 Global Fund Replenishment Conference.

We urge the GMA process to build on such important international research initiatives as the Census of Marine Life.

The Independent Evaluation Unit undertook four major thematic evaluations in 2004 (on the Global Programme against Money Laundering, tools and toolkits, the national drug control system and the Global Programme against Trafficking in Human Beings).

WFP contributed to the integration of gender perspectives into the recent food security and nutrition assessment in Darfur.

It is suggested that when organizing and conducting the assessment process, the RIGs and the GCG would undertake arrangements to promote the following

GIWA focused on environmental aspects of water, comprising surface and ground waters as well as coastal and marine waters.

Evaluation

The evaluation of gender mainstreaming in UNDP was undertaken to identify gaps and further strengthen the UNDP approach to gender mainstreaming.

UNCTAD's work should be supportive of development goals, taking into account commitments undertaken by member States.

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The Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) project, carried out with support of partners such as GEF, ended on 30 June 2005.

Evaluation

(c) Evaluation.

(c) Evaluation

But to make ratings work, the raters need to be rated.

(e) The assessment of 66 subregions covering international river basins and adjacent seas conducted by GIWA has confirmed the widespread concern that pressures from human activities have weakened the ability of aquatic ecosystems to provide critical services.

Global and regional guidance for the assessment reports It is envisaged that when the Conference of the Parties has approved the arrangements for the GMP, the GCG in consultation with the RIGs would produce a supplement to the Guidance Document, which would elaborate detailed guidance for the preparation of the regional and global assessment reports.

It is anticipated that the final product of the GMP would be a compendium of regional assessment reports, one for each region, together with a global overview report.

E. Management evaluation

Rating the Raters

Strengthening evaluation

Programme questions evaluation

(i) Thematic evaluation

(ii) In depth evaluation

E. Evaluation activities

Evaluation cCriteria

Engage civil society and the NGO community in UN reform activities.

Sources for assessment

Independent Evaluation Unit

General assessment of investigation

Independent evaluation

The new global Evaluation Committee adopted a plan of action to strengthen the evaluation function throughout UNICEF.

Governments also agreed to pursue evaluation studies based on the evaluation framework where appropriate.

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