Benchmarks and indicators for monitoring and assessment of desertification

ABRAHAM, E.M.

Madrid, España

Conferencia; 8º Conferencia de las Partes- ICCD/COP(8)/CST/2/Add.1-UNCCD; 2007

Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación y la Sequía

The Group of Experts (GoE) of the Committee on Science and Technology, in responding to a request by the Conference of the Parties, has attempted to show how the important amount of available information on benchmarks and indicators can be better utilized at national, subregional or regional levels for monitoring and assessment in the context of the Convention. In proposing a low-cost strategy for improving the reporting process, and more specifically the country profile, the GoE envisages that once the strategy is adopted, Parties would take full advantage of the country profiles as very useful instruments. This would be a first step toward a more useful framework on benchmarks and indicators in the context of the Convention.