Notification 2005-016

I am writing in connection with paragraph 7(a) of decision VII/23 which requested the Executive Secretary to update the strategic plan of the Clearing-House Mechanism to 2009, in collaboration with the informal advisory committee, for consideration by the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. In addition, in its meeting of 6 February 2005, the informal advisory committee recommended to the Executive Secretary to solicit feedback and comments from Parties on issues held to be of significance prior to the drafting of the new strategic plan of the Clearing-House Mechanism. We would welcome your comments and advice on the development of the new strategic plan, particularly in regard to the Clearing-House Mechanism’s three primary objectives: technical and scientific cooperation, information exchange and network development, and within the context of activities related to the 2010 target, technology transfer and other programme areas and cross-cutting issues of the Convention.

Dear Madam/Sir, I am writing in connection with paragraph 7(a) of decision VII/23 which requested the Executive Secretary to update the strategic plan of the Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) to 2009, in collaboration with the informal advisory committee (IAC), for consideration by the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. In addition, in its meeting of 6 February 2005, the informal advisory committee recommended to the Executive Secretary to solicit feedback and comments from Parties on issues held to be of significance prior to the drafting of the new strategic plan of the Clearing-House Mechanism. In view of the above, we would welcome your comments and advice on the development of the new strategic plan, particularly in regard to the Clearing-House Mechanism’s three primary objectives: technical and scientific cooperation, information exchange and network development, and within the context of activities related to the 2010 target, technology transfer and other programme areas and cross-cutting issues of the Convention. We invite you to submit your comments and advice to the Secretariat not later than 31 March 2005. These comments will be forwarded to the informal advisory committee, and used to guide the Secretariat in the drafting of a new strategic plan.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD and CHM National Focal Points CHM Informal Advisory Committee members

2005-02-18

Action required by 2005-03-31

Subject(s): Clearing-House Mechanisms

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