The internal review conducted in response to decision 16/CP.9 revealed that, over the past years, a wide range of tasks relating to various aspects of support to implementation by Parties have been added to the traditional work of the secretariat. Input provided by the Parties to the internal review, as well as the judgment of the United Nations Office for Internal Oversight Services, uphold the overall assessment that the secretariat fulfils its expanded mandate well, but that there is room for improvement. The secretariat is challenged by the need to balance the resources available with the increasing scope and complexity of activities it has been asked to undertake. There is also some uncertainty about the
role the secretariat is expected to play in relation to other actors. For the secretariat to meet expectations, it needs to strengthen its capacity in key areas, including support to developing countries, as well as to all Parties with respect to adaptation and reviews, mechanisms and compliance under the Kyoto Protocol. Initiatives developed by the secretariat to address these challenges are presented, including a new programme structure and a move towards a results-based approach. The Subsidiary Body for Implementation is invited to provide feedback on these initiatives, to advise on some specific issues highlighted in this report, and to recommend conclusions for adoption by the Conference of the Parties, at its eleventh session, on the process and the outcome of the internal review of activities