Environmental assessment and early warning

Assessment, monitoring and early warning

22 1 Early warning assessment and monitoring

Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment early

Drought and desertification monitoring and assessment early

Assessment, monitoring and early warning State of the environment

Item 4 Assessment, monitoring and early warning state of the environment

UNEP reported on gender mainstreaming in environmental assessment and early warning.

An FAO publication on methodologies for rapid assessment will be ready in early 1997.

A few Parties used the Comprehensive Mitigation Assessment Process (COMAP) model and others used cost benefit analysis.

Recommendation 9 Early involvement of human settlements experts in post conflict and disaster assessment and reconstruction

14.33 The Division of Environmental Assessment and Early Warning is responsible for the implementation of this subprogramme.

As at May 1998, the United Nations Secretariat was in the early stage of assessment and planning.

The Board noted that the Nairobi Office was also in the early stage of assessment and planning.

UNEP GRID Europe of the Division of Early Warning and Assessment published five early warning briefing notes under the general theme of Early warning on emerging environmental threats in both English and French, and finalized an assessment on global landslides in collaboration with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute for the Hot spots project.

Since early this year, we have adopted a number of specific measures to help and benefit Taiwan compatriots.

In addition, the UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment is involved in other global environmental assessment activities, such as the Global International Waters Assessment and the Global Marine Assessment, for which UNEP provides leadership and coordination, and the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, in which UNEP is a key partner.

The Chairman requested clarification on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and an update on developments regarding early warning systems.

(b) Early warning functions need to be linked to risk assessment and preparedness programmes within a coherent disaster management strategy

This workshop was a first early step in the preparations for producing the Third Assessment Report by the year 2000.

New Brunswick introduced a Prenatal Benefit Program for low income expectant mothers as part of its Early Childhood Development (ECD) investments.

Some Parties stressed that these changes could bring benefit for sustainable development and should be embarked on as early as possible.

The Division of Early Warning and Assessment and the Regional Office for West Asia has developed three knowledge base compact discs on environmental assessment for Bahrain, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

The early adoption of a declaration and programme of action on a culture of peace will benefit every nation of the world.

It will also benefit from technical support by the SURFs, which are to be established in the Africa region from early 1998.

(h) An assessment should be undertaken of the efficiency and suitability of existing international arrangements and designated organizational responsibilities in early warning for technological hazards and effects associated with environmental conditions. This assessment should be used to incorporate private sector interests and commercial capabilities into collaboration for improved early warning

The Hyogo Framework sets out specific priorities for action on early warning for all hazards and on associated risk assessment and preparedness.

The establishment of early warning systems should be better dealt with by the thematic topic on drought and desertification monitoring and assessment.

One member described his participation in a needs assessment mission to the State party at the end of May and early June.

(b) Establishment of a conceptual framework for integration of benchmarks and indicators (B I), monitoring and assessment, and early warning systems (EWSs) and

As part of WFP's new monitoring system, the first periodic Household Food Security Assessment took place at the end of May early June.

Certain activities are common to practically all the reports, such as early warning systems and the monitoring and assessment of drought and desertification.

We will work hard for early and concrete results, since effective changes in the daily workings of the Council would benefit the entire membership.

12. An objective assessment of the impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements would enable developing countries to benefit from the opportunities created by the Agreements.

An IMO needs assessment mission visited Gaza in December 1997 to identify specific areas in which the Palestinian Authority could benefit from IMO technical assistance.

25. An early and accurate assessment of the armed forces to be separated, assembled and demobilized is a prerequisite to an effective demobilization programme.

DPKO stated in response that a military civilian study, including a cost benefit assessment, has been initiated and must be completed before outsourcing can be adopted.

Since the General Assembly did not fix assessment rates for 2004 until the end of 2003, however, those assessments were instead issued in early 2004.

His delegation believed that the Subcommittee would benefit from an early and clear understanding of the proposed goals and applications of the working papers before it.

While it is too early in the biennium to give a precise assessment by region, sector or object of expenditure, table 9 indicates the current estimates.

35. International organizations should introduce reforms in order to provide early warning, risk assessment and speculation management mechanisms for member countries, particularly for less developed countries.

Becoming involved early in the process of assessment, education, and integration planning would allow the private sector to help shape policy from the outset, rather than complaining about the government s failures after the fact. Business leaders can help identify the skills and abilities that would most benefit their sectors, establish guidance and training programs, and offer apprenticeships.

The office of the Division of Early Warning and Assessment GRID Europe provides advice and geographical information system (GIS) and remote sensing support to the Task Force.

Member States might, however, compare the benefit accruing from a reduced assessment to the dividend accruing from a downsized budget as a result of a decline in peacekeeping budgets.

This includes expenditure on the BC Earned Income Benefit, child care, children's dental and optical benefits (Healthy Kids), social housing and early childhood and children at risk services.