DESD Monitoring & Evaluation process

The 3rd draft of the DESD Global Report on contexts and structures for ESD was presented at the Bonn World Conference on ESD. This was done in one of the Conference plenaries with a presentation of the key findings of the draft Global Report, as well as regional perspectives.

This report is an output of the DESDGlobal Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, developed with the generous support of Japan, to assist countries in assessing the progress achieved with regard to contexts and structures of work onESD. Through this, UNESCO is able to assess both global progress and how the Decade is meeting local needs and priorities.

Findings generated from the implementation of four components have informed the draft DESD Global Report:

• Questionnaire
• Complementary research
• Multi-stakeholder consultation process
• UNESCO's self-evaluation portfolio

The questionnaire was sent to all UNESCO National Commissions with a guidelines document and glossary. The UNESCO Regional Bureaux extended assistance to countries in completing the questionnaire and coordinated the DESD M&E process at regional level.

Complementary research (interviews with key ESD experts, review of existing ESDcase studies, etc.) was conducted by the UNESCO Regional Bureaux to provide additional information. A global data collation & analysis template based on the indicators corresponding to the theme of the 2009 report was developed. The template was adapted by the UNESCO Regional Bureaux and completed with data generated by implementing the questionnaire and conducting complementary research.

A multi-stakeholder consultation process was conducted by requesting 11 major stakeholder networks (e.g. IUCN, Earth Charter International, etc.) to answer a set of questions related to the theme of the 2009 report.

A UNESCO self-evaluation portfolio, based on interviews with the DESD Thematic Programme Leaders, showcases UNESCO's own work on ESD. This component is in line with the 'one-UNESCO' approach to the DESD that underpins the DESD Action Plan.

Donwlaod the documents:

http://www.esd-world-conference-2009.org/en/whats-new/news-detail/item/desd-monitoring-evaluation-process-1.html