being delivered Indicator 7 Extent of No linkage exist between Limited environmental research is being done in Once the EMIS will exist and – the linkage between environmental policy development and Kiribati, due mostly to lack of resources but also that more accurate and timely 0 environmental science/research strategies and limited environmental information available. environmental information will research/science and programmes be available, the project will policy development support the promotion of this Research needs for environmental 1 - An operational information, particularly with policy development are identified but environmental 1 are not translated into relevant decision makers and policy management makers. research strategies and programmes 1 information system Relevant research strategies and (EMIS) providing programmes for environmental policy accurate and timely development exist but the research 2 information. information is not responding fully to the policy research needs Relevant research results are available 3 for environmental policy development Indicator 8 Extent of Traditional knowledge is ignored and There is a limited collection of traditional As part of improving the – inclusion/use of not taken into account into relevant knowledge. collection of environmental 0 traditional knowledge participative decision-making data, appropriate traditional in environmental processes knowledge will be collected, decision-making stored and made available. Traditional knowledge is identified and recognized as important but is not 1 - An operational collected and used in relevant 1 environmental participative decision-making management processes 1 information system Traditional knowledge is collected but (EMIS) providing is not used systematically into relevant accurate and timely 2 information. participative decision-making processes Traditional knowledge is collected, used and shared for effective 3 participative decision-making processes CR 3: Capacities for strategy, policy and legislation development Indicator 9 Extend of The environmental planning and Kiribati is equipped with a good policy – the environmental strategy development process is not framework including the soon-to-be Cabinet planning and strategy coordinated and does not produce 0 approved of KIEP and KJIP. However, they No direct development process adequate environmental plans and remain to be funded adequately and contribution from strategies implemented. the project to 1 The environmental planning and improve this strategy development process does capacity. produce adequate environmental plans 1 and strategies but there are not implemented/used
being delivered Indicator 7 – Extent of the linkage between environmental research/science and policy development No linkage exist between environmental policy development and science/research strategies and programmes 0 1 Limited environmental research is being done in Kiribati, due mostly to lack of resources but also limited environmental information available. Once the EMIS will exist and that more accurate and timely environmental information will be available, the project will support the promotion of this information, particularly with decision makers and policy makers. 1 - An operational environmental management information system (EMIS) providing accurate and timely information. Research needs for environmental policy development are identified but are not translated into relevant research strategies and programmes 1 Relevant research strategies and programmes for environmental policy development exist but the research information is not responding fully to the policy research needs 2 Relevant research results are available for environmental policy development 3 Indicator 8 – Extent of inclusion/use of traditional knowledge in environmental decision-making Traditional knowledge is ignored and not taken into account into relevant participative decision-making processes 0 1 There is a limited collection of traditional knowledge. As part of improving the collection of environmental data, appropriate traditional knowledge will be collected, stored and made available. 1 - An operational environmental management information system (EMIS) providing accurate and timely information. Traditional knowledge is identified and recognized as important but is not collected and used in relevant participative decision-making processes 1 Traditional knowledge is collected but is not used systematically into relevant participative decision-making processes 2 Traditional knowledge is collected, used and shared for effective participative decision-making processes 3 CR 3: Capacities for strategy, policy and legislation development Indicator 9 – Extend of the environmental planning and strategy development process The environmental planning and strategy development process is not coordinated and does not produce adequate environmental plans and strategies 0 1 Kiribati is equipped with a good policy framework including the soon-to-be Cabinet approved of KIEP and KJIP. However, they remain to be funded adequately and implemented. No direct contribution from the project to improve this capacity. The environmental planning and strategy development process does produce adequate environmental plans and strategies but there are not implemented/used 1
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