Needs for technologies for adaptation and TNA studies

To that effect, the Committee will look at how to strengthen the needs assessments.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THE Eleventh SESSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY

A needs assessment is required to ensure adequate resources (a priority).

She clarified that whereas the SPA funds the incremental costs of projects that have global benefits, the LCD Fund and the SCCF fund the additional cost of adaptation measures that are not required to include global benefits.

Participants also highlighted some issues relating to conducting TNAs, including limitation of technology options available, ways to identify and prioritize technologies for adaptation, and the challenge to implement TNAs and to access GEF funding for these technologies.

Refugee participation in needs assessments, one key aspect of the standards and indicators process, has been increased.

He pointed out that conducting a TNA for technologies for adaptation is more complex and challenging than for mitigation technologies and highlighted several key aspects in the identification of technology needs for adaptation.

Japan believes that reform is also necessary in the areas of needs assessment and common strategy for humanitarian assistance.

The APF could be another useful approach for selecting adaptation projects at country level The implementation of TNAs results (plan of action) remains a challenge.

15. Calls upon relevant United Nations organizations to improve and increase consistency in the way in which humanitarian needs are assessed

Regular surveys can help in assessing the effectiveness of service delivery and how needs and preferences are evolving.

They have to develop more effective strategies in assessing local needs, allocating recourses and defining priorities.

Mr. Vladu presented needs for adaptation technologies as expressed in TNAs, national communications and other national reports.

The pilot network of technology centres could enhance communication across the various MEAs and development assistance programmes, and could help to facilitate the emergence of key lessons, insights and complementarities Innovative financing as has been the case with mitigation, it will be necessary to explore innovative financing mechanisms that can promote, facilitate and support increased investment in technologies for adaptation.

21. Calls upon relevant United Nations organizations to continue to improve transparency and reliability of humanitarian needs assessments

Most of the TNA studies completed to date addressed the needs for mitigation technologies, and only a few addressed the needs for technologies for adaptation and their integration in the suitable development goals.

He gave an overview of the NAPA process, and provided examples of adaptation projects identified by NAPAs and associated applicable technology, including improving yields through irrigation and changes in crops or tree types.

The working groups emphasized that TNAs play a crucial role in identifying the needs for technologies for adaptation, and that technology transfer should be integrated into overall national development goals.

Noted in the reports is the need to take account of external factors, such as changing patterns of demand and the impact of substitutes, when assessing future needs.

(d) Providing advisory services on gender statistical needs assessment and gender characteristics of data in national and regional statistical databases.

She therefore agreed with the Advisory Committee that requirements for posts should be assessed in the context of the proposed budget for 2005 2006.

The needs assessment and scoping exercise is currently under way, and an expert group meeting is scheduled to be held in Vienna in May 2005.

The fact is that assessment of food requirements representing only 34.5 per cent of the poverty line amount shows that food expenses account to a large extent for essential needs.

The Committee expects that the increased presence of United Nations Volunteers will be taken into account when estimating future requirements for international staff.

As a result of continued inter agency efforts to improve the consolidated appeals process, needs assessments and strategic monitoring became more explicit and standardized.

In Armenia and Azerbaijan, Needs Assessment Missions have resulted in the formulation of specifically designed Police Assistance Programmes for each country respectively.

Mr. Bonduki also presented a preliminary analysis of 14 TNA reports conducted by developing countries with support from UNDP.

Mr. Paul Desanker, Chair of the LDC Expert Group (LEG) spoke about technologies for adaptation in NAPAs.

To conduct a quality needs assessment according to Kaufman, first determine the current results, articulate the desired results, and the distance between results is the actual need.

In addition, in order to assess needs accurately, it is necessary to ensure the participation of all stakeholders, including non governmental organizations.

Mr. Elmer Holt, CTI, highlighted CTI experiences in supporting countries to prepare their TNAs. Noting that CTI aims to foster rapid development of climate technologies, he stressed that TNA needs to be followed up and implemented.

We welcome intensified dialogue between humanitarian and development actors on ensuring timely needs assessment and achieving a common strategy for humanitarian assistance.

The training needs assessment also helped to identify the strategic training needs of the various ministries and universities with a view to providing them with training activities and eventually technical assistance.

7.4 An assessment of estimated requirements of the International Court of Justice for the biennium 2006 2007 needs to be measured against the background and complexity of its workload.

The IAEA International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles works to ensure that the future needs of all countries, including developing countries, are considered when innovative nuclear systems are evaluated.

The Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy revised it targets based on a strong gender focus in the MDG needs assessment.

Focused efforts are needed to take projects, eventually identified in TNAs, to implementation through these financial opportunities.

Possible areas for collaboration include work relating to TNAs and NAPAs and to TT CLEAR and the database on local coping strategies.

In assessing its needs for human resources with a view to promoting the implementation of its Completion Strategy, the Prosecutor envisages a substantial increase in the number of trial attorneys and an expansion of its Appeals Section.

Mr. Mahendra Kumar, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), presented experiences and lessons learned from TNAs conducted with support from UNEP.

He also presented some examples of technologies for adaptation identified in TNAs completed by Albania and Mauritius and in national adaptation programme of actions (NAPAs).

The preliminary analysis showed that information from TNAs is already available and that several countries have developed capacity to identify their needs for technologies.

The needs assessment had led the Dominican Republic to address pressing development issues such as the lack of capacity and human capital and helped his Government to identify the indicators and measures needed to improve the situation.

In assessing its needs for human resources with a view to promoting the implementation of its Completion Strategy, the Prosecutor envisages a substantial increase in the number of trial attorneys and an expansion of its Appeals Section.