Approved the decade long Flagship Programme on Climate, Ecosystems, and Livelihoods (CEL)
Beijing, June 29 2016 – The Steering Committee lauded UNEP-IEMP’s 2015 annual progress which was delivered based on the approved 2015 work plan and Mid-Term Development Strategy. The year 2016 marks IEMP entering its fully operational phase after its launch in 2011, and moving from a ‘project-based’ to ‘programme-based’ Centre. The annual work plan 2016 and the biennial work plan 2016-2017 were reviewed by the SC.
The SC also reviewed the CEL framework which is aimed to assist the effective implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement in an integrated manner in the developing countries. CEL focuses on the nexus of climate, ecosystems and livelihoods covering drylands, river basins and coastal ecosystems and will take a three-phased approach.
Co-chaired by Mr. Jinghua CAO (on behalf of Tieniu TAN) and Ms. Mette Wilkie (on behalf of Ibrahim Thiaw), the following decisions were taken at the meeting:
- Endorsed the Annual Work Plan for 2016 and took note of the revised Biennial Work Plan 2016-2017, focusing on the implementation of CEL.
- Evaluated the Annual Progress Report 2015 as meeting expectations satisfactorily.
- Approved in-principle the decade long flagship programme CEL and requested updating the programme document according to comments made by the Steering Committee.
