Antigua and Barbuda
5-6 November 2007

Introduction
The COP, at its twelfth session, requested the secretariat to organize, before the thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties, an expert workshop on monitoring and evaluation of capacity-building, in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (Decision 4/CP.12, Capacity-building under the Convention).

Objectives and approach

The objectives of the workshop are:

• To share experiences on approaches to monitoring and evaluation of capacity-building activities by Parties, multilateral, bilateral agencies as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations;

• To discuss enhancement of the effectiveness of capacity-building through sharing experiences, lessons learned, and best practices on the use of results of monitoring and evaluation.

The workshop will consist of presentations and discussions on the following:

• Experiences of Parties;

• Experiences of relevant multilateral and bilateral agencies, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations;

• Efforts by the GEF and its implementing agencies to monitor and evaluate capacity-building activities, and develop and apply performance indicators relevant to monitoring and evaluation;

• Lessons learned from proven approaches to monitoring and evaluation.

Workshop documents

• Final agenda (43 kB) (updated: 14 November 2007)

• Report of the workshop (FCCC/SBI/2007/33)

Presentations and handouts
Session 1: Setting the Scene - General Introduction
Background

Capacity-building activities in different regions

Session 2: Approached to Monitoring of Capacity-building Activities

Session 3: Approached to Evaluation of Capacity-building Activities

• Pacific experiences with capacity building for climate change

Supplementary documents

•  Preliminary Analysis of 11 NCSA Capacity Action Plans

•  National Capacity Self-Assessment - Global Progress Report 2006

•  National Capacity Self-Assessment - Synthesis report 2006

•  The Challenge of Capacity Development: Working towards Good Practice (OECD)

•  Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (OECD)

•  Indicators of Aid Effectiveness (OECD)

•  2006 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration - Overview of the results (OECD)

•  Capacity Development Practice Note (UNDP)

•  Capacity Assessment Practice Note (UNDP)

•  Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation. Approaches to Sustainability (UNDP)

•  Internal and External Needs for Evaluative Studies in a Multilateral Agency: Matching Supply with Demand in UNEP

•  Lessons Learned from Evaluation - A Platform for Sharing Knowledge (UNEP)

•  Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity and Capacity Development (ECDPM Discussion Paper)

Information for participants

•  Call for Papers form

• Hotel information (20 kB)

•  Visa requirements