(b) Social impact assessment for sustainable forest management

Five courses have been offered, namely, water supply technology, hotel management, infectious paediatric nursing, environmental impact assessment and integrated coastal zone management.

Forest applications include forest area estimation and mapping, forest monitoring, forest fire assessment and forest management.

Assessment of internal management structures will continue in a phased manner as part of the restructuring.

Informal briefing on the report of the Management Coordination Committee on the assessment of progress in UNOPS

Furthermore, within the framework of the project cycle management, the issue of impact assessment and the adoption of a set of standards for impact assessment measures will be pursued.

Recalling the importance of marine science in promoting the sustainable management of the oceans and seas, including in the assessment, conservation, management and sustainable use of fish stocks,

Decision support systems were being developed to provide risk assessment and management planning to minimize losses caused by insects.

Iceland is concerned that once resources enter into the assessment, there will be additional pressure to influence fisheries management.

He cited examples of cooperation projects, conducted with bilateral assistance, focused on vulnerability assessment, disaster preparedness and risk management, integrated water management, prevention of desertification, and support of meteorological networks.

Senior managers should ensure that self assessment is used to promote effective programme management (see annex, action items 12 14).

(h) Security management. Participants should adopt a comprehensive approach to security management based on risk assessment that is dynamic, encompassing all levels of participants' activities and all aspects of their operations

In the latter part of 2005, the Management Committee will review this comprehensive assessment and will provide guidance for a new policy.

The increase in requirements cannot be delinked from an assessment of the management processes involved at Headquarters and in the missions themselves.

Biodiversity management and climate change assessment for UNEP and UNITAR in Senegal, Mauritania and Benin (2004) and Sao Tome and Principe (2005).

The last two, which extended over seven and six years respectively, were complicated, particularly as regards assessment of Mr. Deperraz' management shortcomings.

All reports advocate the adoption of desertification monitoring and assessment measures as a way of improving the effectiveness of natural resource management strategies.

In addition, technical assistance and training activities will be carried out on the formulation, management and assessment of social policies, programmes and projects.

The remaining 13 per cent was spent on organizational strengthening, notably for management and administration, and on the completion of the independent impact assessment.

Stressing the importance of advancing the implementation of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and its relevant provisions on vulnerability, risk assessment and disaster management,

The system applies to all staff and managers except the heads of departments who are currently subject to annual assessment through their programme management plans.

Resource limitations do not allow the management assessment to be undertaken for all participating organizations yearly, but eight organizations were reviewed in this first year.

In paragraph 216 of the report, UNDP agreed with the Board's recommendation that it (a) evaluate establishing a risk management function responsible for implementing a risk management strategy at UNDP and (b) conduct a comprehensive risk assessment exercise.

But the number of individual projects generating these specific reports complicates the overall management and assessment of UNCTAD technical cooperation, and entails a heavy administrative workload.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is continuing its efforts to improve disaster management by broadening participation in the disaster assessment and coordination teams.

In recent years, much attention has been paid to the role of the board in risk assessment or management and internal controls designed to mitigate risk.

UNICEF has completed the initial assessment and is currently developing the detailed proposal for the introduction of enterprise risk management in conjunction with the organizational review.

The second document provides a brief review of recent maritime security initiatives and discusses security risk assessment and management frameworks methods and applications relevant to maritime transport.

The threat and risk assessment procedure, referred to as security risk management, has been incorporated into the five day induction programme and includes a practical, field oriented exercise.

In addition, UNIDO will promote capacity building for market access and conformity assessment by providing services in the field of standards, metrology, testing, quality management, accreditation and certification.

Through its various programmes, UNEP addresses assessment, management and policy aspects of global and regional environmental issues, many of which are relevant to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

Invites affected country Parties to continue taking necessary measures to include, as appropriate, in their national development strategies important elements to combat desertification, inter alia, sustainable agriculture, forest, pastoral and drylands management, sustainable use and management of rangelands, and desertification monitoring and assessment

The guidelines set out a management framework that includes impact assessment and impact management, and the need for a planned approach to tourism that balances the goals and requirements of conservation with the demand for tourism, for example through zoning and other measures.

In its risk assessment, the Joint Inspection Unit found that the most significant risk to the successful implementation of results based management was the current complexity of systems and burden on management to collect data and on intergovernmental bodies to analyse such data.

Following a review of the requirements and the preliminary assessment of the scope of work for the execution of the comprehensive management audit of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Office of Internal Oversight Services plans to include the audits of the supply chain management and construction engineering projects within the requested comprehensive management audit.

A new computerized client service management system was implemented, which captures the assessment, intervention, including counselling, and follow up on all clients receiving case managed employment and career services.

On the basis of the assessment and the guidelines prepared, the MED POL Programme developed a pilot project for coastal litter management in a number of locations in Lebanon.

In response to paragraph 18 of resolution 59 267, in which the General Assembly decided that the Unit would set out management criteria and methods for assessment of management performance and effectiveness , the report submits a list of critical success factors through which concepts developed in recent years with regard to results based management can be operationalized.

The practical aspects of concerted Department of Safety and Security Department of Peacekeeping Operations action with respect to security management arrangements for civilian personnel in the field are concentrated in the key areas of security policies and standards, information sharing and risk assessment, operations, education (including training), and resources management (including planning, financing and personnel and equipment management).

Conversely, if resources and know how are made available, environmental assessment gaps and information quality can be improved, leading to more optimal decision making and improved management of environmental resources.

The ultimate goal is to help countries to establish technical capacities in disaster management, including risk assessment, mitigation, early warning and response communication systems in a more cost effective manner.

The Protocol comprises six annexes, dealing with environmental impact assessment (Annex I), conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora (Annex II), waste disposal and waste management (Annex III), prevention of marine pollution (Annex IV), area protection and management (Annex V) and liability arising from environmental emergencies (Annex VI).

The need for increased activities in the areas of resource management and assessment, monitoring, control and surveillance and capacity building at the national and regional levels was underlined by some delegations.

18. Decides that the Unit shall mainly focus on identifying means to improve management and to ensure that optimum use is made of available resources, as stipulated in article 5, paragraphs 1 to 3, of the statute, and to this end the Unit will set out management criteria and methods for assessment of management performance and effectiveness relevant to participating organizations

Community financial institutions, such as microlending or housing development organizations, can be assisted in financial management, budgeting, risk assessment and risk mitigation in order for their institutions to be sustainable over time.