Activities in those countries have involved reconstruction, development and the assessment of areas of assistance in rehabilitation.

Virtually all field audits included a detailed assessment of the core control areas of finance and programme management.

This information should, as far as possible, include an assessment related to programme areas of Agenda 21.

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

(ii) Assessment of possible environmental impacts of planned measures on other States or areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction

UNEP WCMC has also produced specialized guidelines on biodiversity assessment and monitoring for protected areas.

This will provide a sound basis for identification, review and assessment of salient issues, trends and specific areas of need.

Japan believes that reform is also necessary in the areas of needs assessment and common strategy for humanitarian assistance.

The assessment team found substantive evidence of an increasing number of illegal chainsaw operators in practically all the former concession areas.

It should make proposals on how to provide and facilitate the transfer and application of environmentally sound technologies in priority areas and ways to integrate environmental impact assessment with technology assessment.

(b) To assist in the professional assessment of a wide range of United Nations activities in areas of inspections, evaluation and investigation.

However, the Panel does not consider that Saudi Arabia's assessment of ecological service losses in the damaged areas is reasonable.

(b) Techno economic assessment and promotion of business opportunities in areas that utilize agricultural or industrial by products and wastes

The identification of these remaining areas, the quantification of affected persons and an assessment of their needs is an urgent and essential task.

(b) The assessment of the Special Representative that some improvements have taken place, inter alia, in such areas as women's education

Areas of concentration in the report are knowledge of and compliance with the Madrid Protocol, changes since earlier Greenpeace inspections, activity in protected areas, and failures to meet environmental impact assessment requirements. 13

Finally, the lack of awareness among the disaster management community of the potentials of space systems to provide vital contributions in areas such as risk assessment, hazard zonation, damage assessment and emergency communications is a further constraint.

9. A summary of the assessment of programme effectiveness and impact by the eight programme areas of the fourth country programme is provided below.

Next, a preliminary assessment of the specific thematic and sectoral areas sets out the main achievements and constraints that have been identified.

Obviously, those recommendations touch on vital issues and areas that will merit careful assessment in the course of deliberations among Member States.

With regard to strengthening national capacities, it was important to consolidate infrastructure in the areas of standardization, metrology, testing and conformity assessment.

22. Technology assessment comprises the systematic identification and evaluation of past, current and future effects of technology in all areas of society and the environment.

Encouragingly, voter registration has surged in all areas of the country, the latest figures and assessment indicating about 14 million people so far.

Certain areas, however, such as renewable energy sources and desertification monitoring and assessment, would merit closer attention in future reports.

Assessment of risk

(d) Develop strengthen and institutionalize the use of gender analysis, gender impact assessment and gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation procedures for all policy areas

Available statistical data could allow for a preliminary assessment of the local and national ageing situation and the identification of areas for more specific participatory inquiries.

The Centre publishes the Collection of biosafety reviews , a compilation of scientific studies in areas of major interest on biosafety and risk assessment by internationally recognized scientists.

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(a) Determination of opportunities for synergism among conventions, and the identification of specific areas and criteria for project development and assessment in which synergy would be appropriate.

It complements and enhances the more traditional activity areas of UNEP, such as assessment, environmental policy and law, environmental institution building, and promotion of cleaner production systems.

Overall assessment of implementation

General assessment of investigation

Assessment of refugee population

Environmental assessment of urbanization

Assessment of potential impacts

Assessment of adaptation options

Assessment of funding needs

We also share the Secretary General's overall assessment that, while concrete steps have been taken in some areas, the progress is uneven.

145. The specialized agencies, with mandates in various technical areas, responded that they stood ready to contribute their expertise, most particularly in the area of assessment.

Support was given in the coordination and planning of emergency and rehabilitation activities, targeting both government and RENAMO areas through joint assessment missions and sectoral committees.

The Government has requested the Department for Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat to assist in the areas of damage assessment, provision of relief and coordination of donor activities.

The baseline reference includes a quantitative and qualitative analysis of faunal assemblages, a compilation of the morphological identification of the taxa, an assessment of the taxonomic richness, the faunal composition, the relative abundance of the megafauna and the assessment of functional and trophic groups within particularly well explored areas.

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