Further steps in the implementation of the Convention
The Conference of the Parties,
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Capacity building, including in the area of participatory processes, legislativeand institutional frameworks and promotion of synergies
17. Invites affected developing country Parties and other Parties covered by Regional Implementation Annexes of the Convention, with the support of developed country Parties, and concerned institutions, to promote gender-sensitive capacity-building measures for stakeholders to carry out specific participatory and synergistic programmes as part of their NAPs to combat land degradation and mitigate the effects of drought, protect biodiversity, facilitate the regeneration of degraded forests, while promoting sustainable livelihoods at local level;
18. Encourages Parties to mainstream NAPs into national development plans and institutional frameworks through national consultative processes, as appropriate;
19. Urges Parties to promote appropriate and transparent resource tenure systems and the protection of natural resources while establishing or reviewing effective means to combat land degradation, desertification and drought;
20. Invites affected developing country Parties and other Parties covered by Regional Implementation Annexes of the Convention, with the support of developed country Parties and concerned institutions, to promote capacity-building measures and participatory processes in the field of natural resources management;
21. Invites the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to reflect in the Intergovernmental Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building, the capacitybuilding needs identified by affected developing countries and other Parties covered by Regional Implementation Annexes of the Convention in the implementation of the UNCCD;
22. Urges relevant institutions to make available to the national focal points further support in the form of information and training programmes, including training for negotiation, multi-sectoral programme planning and awareness of financial and technical resource mobilization opportunities within the programming cycle of bilateral and multilateral development partners;
23. Encourages the triangular arrangements with partners from the North, United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the initiatives for promoting training programmes and capacity building;
Monitoring and assessment, including the improvement of the reporting process
24. Requests the secretariat in collaboration with partner agencies, to support in a timely manner the process of national reporting;
25. Also requests the secretariat, together with partner agencies and in close collaboration with the Committee on Science and Technology (CST), to review the help guide for the preparation of national reports and update it where appropriate, to include indicators on, inter alia, women and youth participation, as well as social indicators;
26. Further requests the secretariat, with the support of the partner agencies, to ensure that future sessions of the CRIC be organized in such a manner as to facilitate inputs from scientists such as those involved in the work of CST, as well as to provide the Parties with outputs of previous related meetings at the regional and international levels;
27. Invites affected Parties to fully involve members of the scientific community in the UNCCD process and in particular in the NAP process;
28. Recommends to country Parties the adoption and prioritization of forest resources assessment techniques as a rational approach for effective analysis of the status of land cover in the decision-making and reporting process;
29. Invites the secretariat with the support of relevant institutions, to continue to promote the development of thematic programme networks (TPNs), best practices to combat desertification and, in particular, to bring more support to activities such as the networking of scientific institutions, technology transfer to developing countries, training at universities, internships and scholarships into the process of the development of subregional and regional programmes;
