OEWGVI/25 Proposed Format For The Programme Budget For The

oewg-vi/25: proposed format for the programme budget for the biennium 2009–2010 the open-ended working group, recalling decision viii/33

OEWG-VI/25: Proposed format for the programme budget for the biennium
2009–2010
The Open-ended Working Group,
Recalling decision VIII/33, on financial matters, adopted by the
Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting,
Noting the information on financial matters provided by the
Secretariat in accordance with the aforementioned decision,
1. Requests the Executive Secretary to seek comments from the Parties
on the proposed format for the programme budget for the biennium
2009–2010, as set out in the annex to the present decision, and
invites Parties to submit those comments to the Secretariat before 15
January 2008;
2. Also requests the Executive Secretary to undertake intersessional
consultations with interested Parties on the draft programme budget
for the biennium 2009–2010 and to report on the progress made to the
Expanded Bureau at its second meeting;
Annex to decision OEWG-VI/25
Proposed template for the presentation of the programme budget for the
biennium 2009–2010**
FIELD: A4 Knowledge management and outreach
Outreach and Public Affairs Unit
Mandates:
1.
Promotion of the Basel Convention among various target audiences
(Governments (Parties and non-Parties), civil society, industry,
youth, media, general public, etc.)
2.
Promotion of the implementation of the Basel Convention through
increased public awareness.
Objectives:
*
Ease of access to information (printed, audiovisual, web) about
the Basel Convention and its programmes by all target audiences
*
Increased awareness of the Basel Convention, its programmes and
hazardous waste issues on the part of all target audiences
*
Increased understanding of the technical, legal and scientific
aspects of the Basel Convention and its programmes, facilitating
implementation
*
Increased number of Parties to the Basel Convention (steady growth
in the number of Parties)
Indicators of achievement:
*
Timeliness of material production
*
Timeliness of material distribution
*
Qualitative feedback on material and events (for example, comments
from users and surveys)
*
Quantitative feedback on material and events (for example, an
increase in the readership of the Basel Convention Newsletter, an
increase in the number of information requests)
*
Number of educational institutions that have included the topic of
hazardous waste in their educational activities
*
An increase in the number of non-governmental organizations
participating in Basel Convention meetings (including through the
network of Basel Convention regional centres)
*
Frequent and increasing numbers of written articles and
audiovisual media programmes about the Basel Convention
*
Implementation of programmes for awareness-raising at regional,
national and local levels, including through the regional centres
Estimates of the resources required for the implementation of
activities within the field is provided below. The costs provide for
both staff and non-staff items: the cost of each staff member is
shared between all the activities to which he or she contributes,
whereas non-staff items comprise both direct and indirect costs of
output delivery. Direct costs refer, inter alia, to consultants,
contractual services and services provided under memorandums of
understanding, travel, meetings, workshops, training and publications.
Indirect costs refer, inter alia, to operational expenses such as
rent, communications, supplies, materials and equipment and will be
shown separately as stand-alone items.
Activity
Expected outputs
Internal / external implementation
2009
2010
Staff costs
Non-staff costs
Staff costs
Non-staff costs
1. Production and dissemination of printed and audiovisual information
material about the Convention and its programmes, maintenance of the
Convention website.
(a) Timely availability and dissemination of leaflets, posters,
brochures, the Basel Convention Newsletter, educational packages and
exhibition material to their target audiences;
(b) Ease of access to Basel Convention information;
(c) Increased awareness of the Basel Convention and its implementation
requirements.
Internal and external
2. Production and dissemination of publications.
Timely availability and dissemination of texts of the Convention,
technical guidelines, training manuals, guidance documents, national
reporting documents and workshop reports to their target audiences.
Internal and external
3. Liaison with the media about the Basel Convention and its
programmes.
(a) Timely availability of press releases and information material;
(b) Increased reporting about the Basel Convention in the media.
Internal and external
4. Liaison and organization of special projects with and for
non-governmental organizations.
Increased cooperation with non-governmental organizations and
increased participation of such organizations in Basel Convention
meetings.
Internal and external
5. Contribution to the process of enhancing cooperation and
coordination between the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam conventions in
public awareness and outreach.
(a) Joint public awareness material, press releases and briefings;
(b) Increased awareness among various target audiences of the three
conventions and of the process of synergies.
Internal and external
** Based on the programme structure and fields in the programme budget
for 2007–2008.