An expert meeting was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 6 to 7 November 2008, on experiences in using performance indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of capacity-building at the national level. The presentations included lessons learned from proven approaches to the development and application of performance measures for capacity-building for climate change and other areas, as applicable. Participants discussed the concept of capacity and capacity-building, the
purposes, methodologies and challenges of monitoring and evaluating capacity-building, and the principles for the design and application of performance indicators to support the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries (the capacity-building framework) under the Convention at the national level. Participants recommended a list of options that could be considered in developing further steps to regularly monitor and evaluate capacity-building activities
under the capacity-building framework