5. Enhanced and Pakistan has been A total of three 1. Project Progress Financial resources for improved seeking to regularly Country Reports Reports producing the country country reporting report against the due under CBD, 2. Country Reports for reports as such are not against the three three Rio UNFCC and CCD CBD, UNFCCC and a constraint. The multilateral Conventions. The due during the CCD. project contribution environmental secretariats of the project are will be mainly through agreements of conventions often produced in time refinements in primary CBD, UNFCC and fund the preparation with enhanced data gathering and CCD. of these reports but content and reporting. It will also the consistent quality. finance analysis and availability of research on select environmental issues to fill any critical information leaves gaps in the reporting as room for a part of the overall improvement. improvements in Pakistan EMIS 6. Synergy A lot of the research Institute and 1. Project Progress Existence of mutual between is carried out in test need-based Reports interest is assumed. It is environmental universities but links research 2. Research Reports also assumed research, to policy and practice collaboration and publications; universities already reporting and are weak or missing. between Pakistan 3. Feedback from have access to funds for practice On the other hand, EPA, Provincial collaborating their graduate environmental EPAs, and two students’ research that organizations need universities, one it will adapt to the resources for each in Punjab needs of EPAs. The essential research to and KPK, involving project will fund some fill critical gapes in a total of 12 short additional research information. research EPAs require and assignments wouldn't be possible to during the project fund from universities' period own resources. Output 2.1: An Effectively Operating National Environmental Information Management System Output 2.2: Policy Research and Analysis Output 2.3: Pakistan’s State of Environment Report(s) Output 2.4: Provincial of Environment Reports Output 2.5: Bench Marking Pakistan State of Environment Report with Provincial Environment Reports Output 2.6: Country Reports under Multilateral Agreements Output 2.7: Harnessing Research Capacity and Opportunities in Universities Outcome 3: Enhanced commitment and capacity for sustainable development planning and legislation Indicators Baseline Target(end of Risks and Assumptions project)
5. Enhanced and improved country reporting against the three multilateral environmental agreements of CBD, UNFCC and CCD. Pakistan has been seeking to regularly report against the three Rio Conventions. The secretariats of the conventions often fund the preparation of these reports but the consistent availability of environmental information leaves room for improvement. A total of three Country Reports due under CBD, UNFCC and CCD due during the project are produced in time with enhanced content and quality. 1. Project Progress Reports 2. Country Reports for CBD, UNFCCC and CCD. Financial resources for producing the country reports as such are not a constraint. The project contribution will be mainly through refinements in primary data gathering and reporting. It will also finance analysis and research on select issues to fill any critical gaps in the reporting as a part of the overall improvements in Pakistan EMIS 6. Synergy between environmental research, reporting and practice A lot of the research is carried out in universities but links to policy and practice are weak or missing. On the other hand, environmental organizations need resources for essential research to fill critical gapes in information. Institute and test need-based research collaboration between Pakistan EPA, Provincial EPAs, and two universities, one each in Punjab and KPK, involving a total of 12 short research assignments during the project period 1. Project Progress Reports 2. Research Reports and publications; 3. Feedback from collaborating Existence of mutual interest is assumed. It is also assumed universities already have access to funds for their graduate students’ research that it will adapt to the needs of EPAs. The project will fund some additional research EPAs require and wouldn't be possible to fund from universities' own resources. Output 2.1: An Effectively Operating National Environmental Information Management System Output 2.2: Policy Research and Analysis Output 2.3: Pakistan’s State of Environment Report(s) Output 2.4: Provincial of Environment Reports Output 2.5: Bench Marking Pakistan State of Environment Report with Provincial Environment Reports Output 2.6: Country Reports under Multilateral Agreements Output 2.7: Harnessing Research Capacity and Opportunities in Universities Outcome 3: Enhanced commitment and capacity for sustainable development planning and legislation Indicators Baseline Target(end of project) Risks and Assumptions
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