Facilitation of No coordinating Clear instructions available Inter-agency coordination coordination for the system exists currently (through guidelines, circulars and report operationalization of manuals) for coordination and Evaluation reports Lack of capacity Risk: the ABS permitting information sharing between FP Official correspondence, and involvement of system among the and NCAs, and amongst the government circulars different institutions can different national NCAs. Network of NCA with the prevent the authorities involved on involvement of the NFP fully establishment and ABS functional using, inter alia, functioning of the electronic communication technical advisory body mechanisms Monitoring reports (or a similar Circulars relating to set up mechanisms) Supporting mechanism for ABS of Committee monitoring and tracking in place, such as a technical advisory committee or a similar body Coordination meeting reports and minutes Formally establish network/partnership between provider/user/managers and researchers the CHM or other tools Outcome 3 Number of national and Limited number of At least 100 staff trained, of Interviews with trainee Increasing awareness provincial competent staff trained in ABS which at 30% would be women reports and capacity of all authorities trained in (BCA to provide Training/awareness raising relevant stakeholders ABS to facilitate the current number of staff manuals developed and endorsed On-the-ground practice for implementation implementation of the trained in ABS) by the national authorities and evaluation of national ABS national ABS used by agencies, research framework framework institutions and stakeholders Percentage of the Limited number of At least 60 percent of targeted Results of interviews population of stakeholders aware of population of researchers, local and/or questionnaires at researchers, local ABS legal framework communities and relevant private the beginning and end of communities and sector staff, of which at least awareness campaign relevant private sector 30% would be women aware of Protocol document targeted by the key provisions of ABS legal awareness campaign of framework the legal framework
Risk: Lack of capacity and involvement of different institutions can prevent the establishment and functioning of the technical advisory body (or a similar mechanisms) Facilitation of coordination for the operationalization of the ABS permitting system among the different national authorities involved on ABS No coordinating system exists currently Clear instructions available (through guidelines, circulars and manuals) for coordination and information sharing between FP and NCAs, and amongst the NCAs. Network of NCA with the involvement of the NFP fully functional using, inter alia, electronic communication mechanisms Supporting mechanism for ABS monitoring and tracking in place, such as a technical advisory committee or a similar body Formally establish network/partnership between provider/user/managers and researchers the CHM or other tools Inter-agency coordination report Evaluation reports Official correspondence, government circulars Monitoring reports Circulars relating to set up of Committee Coordination meeting reports and minutes Outcome 3 Increasing awareness and capacity of all relevant stakeholders for implementation of national ABS framework Number of national and provincial competent authorities trained in ABS to facilitate the implementation of the national ABS framework Limited number of staff trained in ABS (BCA to provide current number of staff trained in ABS) At least 100 staff trained, of which at 30% would be women Training/awareness raising manuals developed and endorsed by the national authorities and used by agencies, research institutions and stakeholders Interviews with trainee reports On-the-ground practice evaluation Percentage of the population of researchers, local communities and relevant private sector targeted by the awareness campaign of the legal framework Limited number of stakeholders aware of ABS legal framework At least 60 percent of targeted population of researchers, local communities and relevant private sector staff, of which at least 30% would be women aware of key provisions of ABS legal framework Results of interviews and/or questionnaires at the beginning and end of awareness campaign Protocol document
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