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Recent Developments of the Clearing-House Mechanism Olivier de Munck, CHM Programme Officer, SCBD

Recent Developments of the Clearing-House Mechanism Olivier de Munck, CHM Programme Officer, SCBD. Contents. 1. Background. 2. Central CHM. 3. National CHMs. 4. CHM Partners. 5. Final Comments. Article 18. Technical &Scientific Cooperation.

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Recent Developments of the Clearing-House Mechanism Olivier de Munck, CHM Programme Officer, SCBD

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  1. Recent Developments ofthe Clearing-House MechanismOlivier de Munck, CHM Programme Officer, SCBD

  2. Contents 1. Background 2. Central CHM 3. National CHMs 4. CHM Partners 5. Final Comments

  3. Article 18. Technical &Scientific Cooperation The Contracting Parties shall promote international technical and scientific cooperation in the field of conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, where necessary, through the appropriate international and national institutions. Each Contracting Party shall promote technical and scientific cooperation with other Contracting Parties, in particular developing countries, in implementing this Convention, inter alia, through the development and implementation of national policies. In promoting such cooperation, special attention should be given to the development and strengthening of national capabilities, by means of human resources development and institution building. The Conference of the Parties, at its first meeting, shall determine how to establish a clearing-house mechanism to promote and facilitate technical and scientific cooperation. The Contracting Parties shall, in accordance with national legislation and policies, encourage and develop methods of cooperation for the development and use of technologies, including indigenous and traditional technologies, in pursuance of the objectives of this Convention. For this purpose, the Contracting Parties shall also promote cooperation in the training of personnel and exchange of experts. The Contracting Parties shall, subject to mutual agreement, promote the establishment of joint research programmes and joint ventures for the development of technologies relevant to the objectives of this Convention.

  4. CHM Mandate Art. 13 - Education & Public Awareness CHM Art. 16 - Access to & transfer of Technology Art. 17 - Exchange of Information Art. 18 - Technical & Scientific Cooperation

  5. What is a Clearing-House? Various definitions http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clearinghouse A central agency for the collection, classification, and distribution especially of information; broadly: an informal channel for distributing information or assistance http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clearinghouse A central institution or agency for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of materials, information, etc. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/clearing-house A central organization which collects and sends out information for other people or organizations  Information exchange services

  6. Clearing House Features Info Provider Info Consumer CHM Info Consumer Info Provider Two-way exchange • Search engine • Submission • Aggregation • Interoperability • Match-making

  7. CBD Policy & Implementation Cycle International Policy Development - Meetings - Decisions - Strategic Plans Feedback & Analysis - National Reports - Lessons learned - Outcomes - Status Decisions Feedback Strategies Reports Plans From Experience to Policy From Policy to Implementation Programmes Outcomes Funding Implementation - Activities - Projects - Initiatives Activities Partners Planning Implementation - Programmes of Work - National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans - Funding Capacity Building Facilitating Implementation - Cooperation & Partnerships - Capacity Building - Technical Support - Information Exchange

  8. CBD Planning & Reporting Process National circumstances CBD Strategic Plan COP 11 2012 Review of targets & support Develop National Targets National Targets NBSAP as policy instrument Update NBSAP COP 9 NBSAP guidance GBO 4 Mid-term review COP 12 2014 Fifth National Report Monitor Implem-entation COP 2020 GBO 5 Review of achievement Sixth National Report

  9. Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 • Vision for "living in harmony with nature" By 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people • 5 Strategic Goals & 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets for 2020 A.Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society B. Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use C. Improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity D. Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services E. Enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building  Aichi Biodiversity Targets in Decision X/2 & www.cbd.int/sp/targets • CHM as an implementation support mechanism Vision described in paragraph 21 of the Strategic Plan

  10. Vision of the CHM Paragraph 21 of Strategic Plan • Collectively those involved in implementing the Convention have a wealth of experience and have developed many useful good practice cases, tools and guidance. There is additional useful information beyond this community. • A biodiversity knowledge network will be developed including a database and network of practitioners, to bring together this knowledge and experience and to make it available through the clearing‑house mechanism to facilitate and support enhanced implementation of the Convention. • National clearing-house mechanism nodes comprising networks of experts with effective websites should be developed and sustained so that in each Party, all have access to the information, expertise and experience required to implement the Convention. • National clearing house mechanism nodes should also be linked to the central clearing‑house mechanism managed by the Convention Secretariat, and information exchange between these should be facilitated.

  11. CHM Network Structure ThematicPartner NatCHM CentralCHM NatCHM NatCHM NGO RegionalPartner NatCHM Information University Country CHM User Partner

  12. CHM Knowledge Management Knowledge accessible by Parties to Achieve Aichi Targets Knowledge Exchange Infrastructure (Website, Search Engine, On-line Database, ...) Knowledge Management Processes (Knowledge Capture, Cataloguing, Content Management, ...) Knowledge Items Knowledge Items Knowledge Items

  13. Decision X/15 – CHM Mission To contribute significantly to the implementation of - the Convention on Biological Diversity - and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 through - effective information services - and other appropriate means in order to promote and facilitate - scientific and technical cooperation, - knowledge sharing, - and information exchangeand to establish a fully operational network of Parties and partners

  14. Decision X/15 – CHM Goals 3 Goals representing 3 levels of implementation • The central CHM provides effective global information services to facilitate the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 • National CHMs provide effective information services to facilitate the implementation of the NBSAPs • Partners significantly expand the CHM network and services  CHM Mission, Goals and Objectives in decision X/15 www.cbd.int/chm/strategy

  15. CHM Work Programme • Preparation • Elements prepared for consideration by CHM-IAC • Structured around the CHM mission, goals & objectives with a set of activities to achieve the objectives • Draft circulated through notification 2012-017 in January 2012 • WGRI 4 • Proposal submitted to WGRI 4 (UNEP/CBD/WG-RI/4/3/Add.1) • Additional information (UNEP/CBD/WG-RI/4/INF/12) containing comments, as well as progress & priorities for the central CHM • Draft decision in recommendation WGRI 4/1 whichwelcomes the CHM work programme • COP 11 • Proposed work programme (UNEP/CBD/COP/11/31)Work Programme for the Clearing-House Mechanism in support of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 • Updated CHM Progress Report (UNEP/CBD/COP/11/13/Add.2)

  16. COP 11 Outcomes • 33 Decisions • CHM Work Programme welcomed by COP 11 • Under review at each COP • Many decisions with CHM components • Budget • Difficult negotiations • CHM requests in voluntary budget (CHM-IAC, translation, ...) • Major CHM-related Requests • ABS-CH • EBSA • Knowledge sharing • Information on implementation • Web portals

  17. COP 11 Decisions (1/3)

  18. COP 11 Decisions (2/3)

  19. COP 11 Decisions (3/3)

  20. Goal 1 – Central CHM • The central CHM provides effective global information services to facilitate the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 1.1. The CBD Secretariat has the capacity to sustain an effective central CHM 1.2. A high-quality CBD website is available in all UN languages 1.3. Effective information exchange services are fully operational 1.4. The CBD Secretariat facilitates the development of a network of experts & practitioners 1.5. Guidance is available to exchange information through the CHM network

  21. Capacity – Progress 1.1.The CBD Secretariat has the capacity to sustain an effective central CHM ICT expertise in web development Recruitment of an expert in online services and website (January 2011)  To ensure stable ICT expertise, essential to develop and maintain high-quality CHM services in a coherent way Web technology Evaluation and selection of a content management system (CMS)  To improve quality of service, to facilitate maintenance, and to increase productivity, robustness and extensibility (www.kentico.com) Web translation management Gradual introduction of computer-aided translation (CAT)  To optimize funding for CBD website translation (SDL Trados) Project management Certification PRINCE2 with the CHM team  To improve internal management of CHM web projects (model with project manager, senior supplier & senior user)

  22. Capacity – CHM Team

  23. Capacity – Priorities Strengthen the Website infrastructure Consolidate the configuration of the new CMS Further integrate with the SCBD ICT infrastructure Strengthen the capacity in documentation and knowledge management by filling vacant posts Documentation Officer - Ongoing Documentation Assistant - Next

  24. Website – Progress 1.2.A high-quality CBD website is available in all UN languages Website update after COP 10 Strategic Plan & Decisions New ABS protocol, Database of Parties, etc... Development & launch of new CBD website (June 2011) New information architecture (menus) Technical support for Arabic UNDB website Updates to support programmes & initiatives Preparation of a detailed website audit Content enhancement plan Gradual implementation based on available time & resources Progress in website translation Developments on new CMS Technical learning Development of CBD web templates Data organization

  25. Website – Priorities Manage website content Ongoing maintenance Provide on-line versions of latest decisions Support CBD programmes & initiatives (upon request) Continue quality improvements Make progress in audit recommendations Focus on error correction and effectiveness Continue website translation Continue ongoing translation with prioritization(Home page, top pages, menus, ...) Resolve pending technical issues Take steps towards the establishment of a terminology database Draft a CBD web content strategy based on Strategic Plan & Aichi Targets CBD programmes and SCBD mandate Audit recommendations

  26. 1.3.Effective information exchange services are fully operational Position the CHM as a provider of services to assist parties in the implementation of the Convention  Develop central CHM services  Develop National CHM services Information Services

  27. Information Services - Overview Forest Narine & Coastal Invasive Alien Species Protected Areas UNDB Traditional Knowledge Aichi Targets LifeWeb Web content Knowledge Base Reporting Submission Collaboration EBSA User workspace CHM Core Services ICT Infrastructure

  28. Information Services – Information Types

  29. Information Services – Progress 1.3.Effective information exchange services are fully operational Interoperability with InforMEA Automated transfer of CBD data to www.informea.org Based on the Open Data Protocol (www.odata.org)  chm.cbd.int/data/informea.svc chm.cbd.int/data/informea.svc/Decisions('dec-COP-10-DEC-15') Online database of indicators and national targets Indicators linked to the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP)  www.cbd.int/sp/indicators National targets linked to Aichi Targets & country profiles  www.cbd.int/nbsap/targets Live version of the knowledge base search engine Multi-faceted search with result counts Complements Google search engine (web content vs. data search)  www.cbd.int/kb

  30. Information Services – Priorities Strengthen the Knowledge Base infrastructure Technical improvements of the search engine for production Completion of basic output formats Preparation of corresponding presentation pages Develop a submission system for national targets Implement underlying database infrastructure Implement corresponding user interface Activate user workspace to enable online submissions Consolidate existing information services Connect the dots between various information sources. Semi-automated generation of online versions of decisions Information exchange with external providers (GEF, LinkedIn, Mendeley) Consider dissemination services on modern platforms Mobile devices e-publications

  31. Google Search Results on www.cbd.int

  32. KB Search Results on www.cbd.int/kb (Web Content)

  33. KB Search Results on www.cbd.int/kb (Records)

  34. KB Latest Updates on www.cbd.int/kb

  35. KB Content Overview on www.cbd.int/kb

  36. CBD Country Profiles on www.cbd.int/countries

  37. CBD Country Profiles on www.cbd.int/countries

  38. CBD Country Profiles on www.cbd.int/countries

  39. National Targets on www.cbd.int/countries/targets

  40. National Targets on www.cbd.int/nbsap/targets

  41. CHM support – CBD programmes (1/3)

  42. CHM support – CBD programmes (2/3)

  43. CHM support – CBD programmes (3/3)

  44. CHM support – Secretariat Operations

  45. Goal 2 – National CHMs 2. National CHMs provide effective information services to facilitate the implementation of the NBSAPs 2.1. All Parties have the capacity to sustain effective national CHMs 2.2. High-quality national CHM websites are available 2.3. National information is exchanged through the CHM network 2.4. Parties collaborate and share knowledge through the CHM network 2.5. Partners and The CBD Secretariat have contributed to the development of national CHMs

  46. Purpose Expand and strengthen the CHM network Customize information and knowledge to the national needs NBSAP implementation tool Implementation Enhance CHM network portal to provide further guidance and tools Interconnect the central and national CHM websites with information exchange mechanisms (Feeds, web plug-in) National CHMs – Overview

  47. National CHMs – Network Status

  48. National CHMs – Progress 2.5.Partners and The CBD Secretariat have contributed to the development of national CHMs • Guidance to National CHMs • Identification of strategic & technical guidance for National CHMs • Personalized assistance through email or Skype • CHM Capacity-Building Workshops • 12-16 December 2011, Dehradun, India CHM sub-regional capacity-building workshop for South Asia (thanks to funding from Japan & Belgium) • 23-25 April 2012, Cotonou, BeninRole of the national CHM for the period 2012-2020, brainstorming on implementation in partner countries of the Belgian cooperation • Funding from Japan available for additional CHM workshopExpected to take place in Colombia in March 2013

  49. National CHMs – Priorities Enhance the CHM Web Portal Enhance information architecture Enhance online version of work programme Provide further guidance from content of workshop presentations National CHM designed to support NBSAP implementation Develop Pilot Web Plug-in for National CHM To enable them to retrieve national information hosted at central CHM (e.g. to display national targets on National CHM website) Establish the corresponding application programming interface (API) Collaborate with European CHM Prepare maintenance agreement for European Portal Toolkit Provide feedback in line with CHM work programme Prepare next CHM Capacity-Building workshop In coordination with NBSAP team Tentatively with Humboldt Institute in Colombia

  50. CBD NFP Political Role - Government representative - Diplomat skills Decision-making process- Negotiation- National Policy CHM NFP Technical Role - Project manager - Entrepreneur skills Implementation process- Scientific & tech. cooperation- Information Management (gathering, disseminating)- Webmaster National CHMs – CBD NFP vs. CHM NFP • Both roles are important & time-consuming  Adequate capacity to be effective • Importance of collaboration between CBD & CHM NFPs CHM NFP should serve the CBD NFP

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