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.

However, the Millennium Development Goals Needs Assessment is only the first concrete measure.

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.

The Office has participated in the needs assessment missions of the Committee to Albania and Thailand.

UNRWA and OCHA, Rafah Humanitarian Needs Assessment, 6 June 2004.

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.

Undertake diagnostic studies on sectors and areas where countries would need assistance (needs assessment)

Upcoming needs assessment missions will also include visits to Basrah and Erbil to assess regional requirements and capacities with a view to strengthening the Independent Electoral Commission at the governorate and sub governorate levels.

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.

The experts also reached agreement on a common approach to assessing needs in the health sector.

(e) Noting that the system of integrated missions had been instituted in order to bring United Nations resources and activities closer together to ensure that they were applied in a coherent way across the political, military, developmental and humanitarian sectors.

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.

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 programme helped in analysing the situation of children with specific needs, and in assessing the impact of all forms of abuse, exploitation and violence.

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 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 establishment of this training cell follows on from a training needs assessment conducted in 2004 of civilian field staff.

The needs assessment mission will meet with a broad range of Iraqi interlocutors and examine the entire range of implementation and planning issues for the referendum and the elections.

The United Nations and the World Bank are also looking at the possible adaptation of the needs assessment results matrix approach for natural disaster scenarios.

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.

As such, the performance of the Fund will be linked to continual improvements in the common humanitarian action plan, Consolidated Appeal Process and needs assessment frameworks.

We believe, however, that clear and objective eligibility criteria based on needs assessment must be elaborated in order to ensure the equitable and balanced funding of such emergencies.

NHRIs should be encouraged to assess technical cooperation needs and to elaborate methodologies and indicators for such programmes.

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.