Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics Economics and Trade Branch SESSION 7 - How to do Integrated Assessment Stage D: Issuing policy recommendations Stage E: Implementing policy recommendations Stage F: Monitoring and evaluation Capacity Building Workshop on Integrated Assessment of Trade- related Policies and Biological Diversity in the Agricultural Sector October 2006,Geneva, Switzerland

2 Process of an integrated assessment 2 STAGE D: Develop policy responses STAGE C: Assess the impacts STAGE B: Determine the focus STAGE A: Understand the policy context We are here!!

Structure of the presentation Developing policy responses entails... Stage D – Issuing policy recommendations Stage E – Implementing policy recommendations Stage F – Monitoring and evaluation => It is important to incorporate biodiversity perspective in all of these actions

Stage D – Issuing Policy Recommendations Objective: to interpret outcomes of IA and to prioritise options, choices and decisions What do we need for this? Stakeholder consultation and participation

Stage D – Issuing Policy Recommendations Action D1: Finalise conclusions of IA and balance outcomes based on criteria and indicators  Need to draw conclusions based on results of analysis  Who are the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’? Biodiversity perspective Involves quantitative and qualitative assessment/judgement Stakeholder consultation is key when analysing trade-offs

Stage D – Issuing Policy Recommendations Action D2: Develop policy recommendations that Promote capacity-building Are trade-related Are non trade-related Biodiversity perspective Use best available information on ecosystems and biodiversity resources Ensure sustainability of policy responses

Stage D – Issuing Policy Recommendations Action D3: Communicate set of final policy recommendations => Policies should be practical and enforceable Biodiversity perspective Address uncertainty Make clear trade-off analyses and choices Address enabling conditions Cross-sectoral coordination

Stage E – Implementing Policy Recommendations Objective: to translate policy recommendations into action What do we need for this? A number of policy decisions – institutional/legal financial, organisational - to ensure an effective implementation framework

Stage E – Implementing Policy Recommendations Action E1: Identify actions to be taken (institutional, legal, organisational, financial) => Decisions must be made regarding budget, planning, institutional and organisational settings, etc. Biodiversity perspective Budgetary and regulatory issues Cross-departmental and inter-ministerial coordination

Stage E – Implementing Policy Recommendations Action E2: Establish mechanism for monitoring and ex-post evaluation Monitoring and evaluation should be part of final policy proposal Include feedback mechanism State responsibilities, timeframe, resources and reporting Biodiversity perspective Involve stakeholders and make findings public Establish schedule and budget for implementing and managing biodiversity monitoring and follow-up Specify conditions that would trigger a need for further assessment or policy responses to ensure biodiversity is maintained

Stage F – Monitoring and Evaluation Objective: to monitor effects and effectiveness of policy responses Why is it important? It is central to the long-term effectiveness of IA; however, it is often neglected

Stage F – Monitoring and Evaluation Action F1: Conduct monitoring Consider: Issues/areas where risks and uncertainty are high Likely significant effect identified during the assessment Mitigation measures Biodiversity perspective Check if policies have been implemented Assess if any unexpected significant impacts have occurred Recommend if policy implementation needs to be strengthened or amended

Stage F – Monitoring and Evaluation Action F2: Revise policy recommendations and review effectiveness of mitigation measures It may be necessary to: Modify complementary social and environmental policies implemented following the assessment Introduce a set of new policies Biodiversity perspective Suggest a mechanism for results of monitoring to provide baseline information for future policy decisions Implement contingencies in the event of market failures with implications for biodiversity

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