Article 18 Verdrag van de Verenigde Naties ter bestrijding van woestijnvorming in de landen die te kampen hebben met ernstige droogte en/of woestijnvorming, in het bijzonder in Afrika
Regional implementation Annex for Africa
1 African country Parties shall coordinate the preparation, negotiation and implementation of national, subregional and regional action programmes. They may involve, as appropriate, other Parties and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in this process.
2 The objectives of such coordination shall be to ensure that financial and technical cooperation is consistent with the Convention and to provide the necessary continuity in the use and administration of resources.
3 African country Parties shall organize consultative processes at the national, subregional and regional levels. These consultative processes may:
a) serve as a forum to negotiate and conclude partnership agreements based on national, subregional and regional action programmes; and
b) specify the contribution of African country Parties and other members of the consultative groups to the programmes and identify priorities and agreements on implementation and evaluation indicators, as well as funding arrangements for implementation.
4 The Permanent Secretariat may, at the request of African country Parties, pursuant to article 23 of the Convention, facilitate the convocation of such consultative processes by:
a) providing advice on the organization of effective consultative arrangements, drawing on experiences from other such arrangements;
b) providing information to relevant bilateral and multilateral agencies concerning consultative meetings or processes, and encouraging their active involvement; and
c) providing other information that may be relevant in establishing or improving consultative arrangements.
5 The subregional and regional coordinating bodies shall,inter alia:
a) recommend appropriate adjustments to partnership agreements;
b) monitor, assess and report on the implementation of the agreed subregional and regional programmes; and
c) aim to ensure efficient communication and cooperation among African country Parties.
6 Participation in the consultative groups shall, as appropriate, be open to Governments, interested groups and donors, relevant organs, funds and programmes of the United Nations system, relevant subregional and regional organizations, and representatives of relevant non-governmental organizations. Participants of each consultative group shall determine the modalities of its management and operation.
7 Pursuant to article 14 of the Convention, developed country Parties are encouraged to develop, on their own initiative, an informal process of consultation and coordination among themselves, at the national, subregional and regional levels, and, at the request of an affected African country Party or of an appropriate subregional or regional organization, to participate in a national, subregional or regional consultative process that would evaluate and respond to assistance needs in order to facilitate implementation.
- Regeling
- Verdrag van de Verenigde Naties ter bestrijding van woestijnvorming in de landen die te kampen hebben met ernstige droogte en/of woestijnvorming, in het bijzonder in Afrika
- Soort
- Verdrag
- Geldend vanaf
- 06-09-2001
- BWB-id
- BWBV0001192
- Versie
- 2001-09-06_0