34th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee
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| CONVENTION ON WETLANDS (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) 34th Meeting of the Standing Committee Gland, Switzerland, 10-13 April 2006 |
 |  | DOC. SC34-21 Add. |
Agenda item 12.6
Regional initiatives (Resolution IX.7) - clarification of requests for core budget funding for 2007 and 2008
| Action requested: The Standing Committee and Subgroup on Finance are invited to consider what clarifications are needed in requested core budget funds in their consideration of arrangements for budget allocations to regional initiatives for 2007 and 2008. |
1. In DOC. SC34-21 the Secretariat noted that "it is not clear from all the budget tables submitted by proponents of the regional initiatives and provided in COP9 DOC. 21 what funds (if any) each initiative is anticipating requesting for 2007 and 2008".
2. In order to assist the Standing Committee and its Subgroup on Finance in its deliberation on this matter, the Secretariat has compiled the budget tables for each regional initiative which has been allocated Ramsar core funding for 2006, from COP9 DOC. 21 and DOC. SC34-21. These are annexed to this note.
3. For each of these regional initiatives, a comment on its budget is provided below, as it relates to the core budget line for regional initiatives for 2007 and 2008, and any issues of clarification which may need to be made with the proponents of each regional initiative are identified.
4. West African Coastal Zone Wetlands Network (WacoWet). The budget provided to COP9 (DOC. 21) indicates a request for Ramsar core funding for Financial Years 02-03 of US$ 7,000 (= CHF 9,000). From the figures provided it appears that this is for each of the two years (i.e., CHF 9,000 for 2007 and CHF 9,000 for 2008), but this should be confirmed. Note also that the sum requested for 2006 (US$ 139,000) was considerably larger than the CHF 60,000 approved by COP9 Resolution IX.7.
5. Regional Strategy for the Conservation and Wise Use of High Andean Wetlands. The budget information supplied to the Secretariat and provided in DOC. SC34-21 appears to be for one year only (i.e., 2006). The Secretariat is seeking clarification from the proponents of the initiative as to whether a request for core budget funds for 2007 and/or 2008 can be expected as well.
6. Ramsar Regional Center for Training and Research on Wetlands in Western and Central Asia in Iran (RRC-CWA). The information provided in COP9 DOC. 21 indicates that financial support from the Convention's core budget will be requested for first three years. However, the budget table supplied includes only total budget figures for 2007 and 2008, and does not indicate the amounts for each of these years to be requested from the Convention core budget. These amounts should be clarified. The amount for 2006 requested and approved was CHF 20,000.
7. Ramsar Regional Center for Training and Research on Wetlands in the Western Hemisphere (CREHO). Budget figures provided in COP9 DOC.21 indicate that US$ 80,000 is requested for each of the three years (2006, 2007 and 2008). COP9 approved CHF 80,000 for 2006. The requested US$ 80,000 for 2007 (and 2008) is approx. CHF 102,500 per annum.
8. As indicated in DOC. SC34-21, COP9 approved MedWet allocations from the core budget of CHF 15,499 for 2007 and CHF 10,849 for 2008.
Annex
i) Regional (and subregional) networks for capacity-building and cooperation:
West African Coastal Zone Wetlands Network (WacoWet) - Budget 2006-2008
| Items | Total cost (CFA) | FY01 in $ | FY02-03 in $ | Support |
| Internet communication infrastructure |
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| Setting up | 700000 | 1400 |
| Benin |
| Bandwidth allowance (64 Kbp) per month | 6696000 | 13392 | 13392 | Benin |
| WacoWet Website development and management |
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| Basic Website development | 300000 | 600 |
| Benin |
| Website management | 200000 | 400 | 400 | Benin |
| Bilingual secretary |
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| Recruitment process (announcement and selection) | 300000 | 600 |
| Benin |
| Salary per month | 4800000 | 9600 | 9600 | Ramsar Core Budget or ECOWAS |
| Material of bureau |
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| Desktop (Pentium IV, DVD, Graver and Zip) | 1500000 | 3000 |
| Benin |
| Laptop (Pentium IV, DVD, Graver) | 2000000 | 4000 |
| CBCM* Project |
| Printer | 400000 | 800 |
| CBCM Project |
| Scanner | 150000 | 300 |
| CBCM Project |
| Video projector | 1500000 | 3000 |
| CBCM Project |
| Numeric (i.e., digital) camera | 250000 | 500 |
| CBCM Project |
| Table (bureau) | 400000 | 800 |
| Benin |
| Seat | 120000 | 240 |
| Benin |
| Document storage units | 100000 | 200 |
| Benin |
| Tel/Fax | 200000 | 400 |
| Benin |
| Office running costs and communication |
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| Furnitures (paper, bubble for printer, etc.) per month | 600000 | 1200 | 1200 | Benin |
| Telephone / communication | 600000 | 1200 | 1200 | Benin |
| Stamps | 10000 | 20 |
| Benin |
| Acquiring of bank account | 500000 | 1000 |
| Benin |
| Creation of the Network, Adoption and |
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| Preparation of fundamentals (MoU, Strategy Plan) | 2000000 | 4000 |
| Ramsar Core Budget |
| Launching workshop (02 persons / 8 countries) for adoption of the fundamentals | 24000000 | 48000 |
| Ramsar Core Budget |
| Elaboration of the detailed action plan | 3000000 | 6000 |
| Benin |
| Sensitization of decision makers at subregional level | 1000000 | 2000 |
| Ramsar Core Budget |
| Creation and updating of the Network’s Database | 20000000 | 40000 | 2000 | Ramsar Core Budget |
| Adoption of WacoWet Transboundary Guidelines on Wetland management (elaboration, adoption) | 20000000 | 40000 |
| Ramsar Core Budget |
| Creating and updating a professionals register | 2500000 | 5000 | 5000 | Ramsar Core Budget |
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| 93826000 | 187652 | 32792 |
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| Total FY1-3 | 253236 $ | |||
Note. CBCM project is a GEF-funded project on "Community Based Coastal Biodiversity Management" running from 2006-2010.
| Contribution of Benin |
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| Items | Total cost (CFA) | FY01 in $ | FY02-03 in $ | Support |
| Internet communication infrastructure |
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| Setting up | 700000 | 1400 |
| Benin |
| Bandwidth allowance (64 Kbp) per month | 6696000 | 13392 | 13392 | Benin |
| WacoWet Website development and management |
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| Basic website development | 300000 | 600 |
| Benin |
| Website management | 200000 | 400 | 400 | Benin |
| Bilingual secretary |
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| Recruitment process (announcement and selection) | 300000 | 600 |
| Benin |
| Material of bureau |
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| Desktop (Pentium IV, DVD, Graver and Zip) | 1500000 | 3000 |
| Benin |
| Table (bureau) | 400000 | 800 |
| Benin |
| Seat | 120000 | 240 |
| Benin |
| Document storage units | 100000 | 200 |
| Benin |
| Tel/Fax | 200000 | 400 |
| Benin |
| Office running costs and communication |
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| Furnitures (paper, bubble for printer, etc.) per mo. | 600000 | 1200 | 1200 | Benin |
| Telephone / communication | 600000 | 1200 | 1200 | Benin |
| Stamps | 10000 | 20 |
| Benin |
| Acquiring of bank account | 500000 | 1000 |
| Benin |
| Creation of the Network, Adoption and |
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| Elaboration of the detailed action plan | 3000000 | 6000 |
| Benin |
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| 15226000 | 30452 | 16192 |
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| Total: years 1-3 | 62836 $ | |||
| Contribution requested from Ramsar Core Budget |
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| Items | Total cost (CFA) | FY01 in $ | FY02-03 in $ | Support |
| Internet communication infrastructure |
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| Material of bureau |
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| Creation of the Network, Adoption and |
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| Preparation of fundamentals (MoU, Strategy Plan) | 2000000 | 4000 |
| Ramsar Core Budget |
| Launching workshop (02 persons / 8 countries) | 24000000 | 48000 |
| Ramsar Core Budget |
| Sensitization of decision makers at subregional level | 1000000 | 2000 |
| Ramsar Core Budget |
| Creation and updating of the Network’s Database | 20000000 | 40000 | 2000 | Ramsar Core Budget |
| Adoption of WacoWet Transboundary Guidelines on Wetlands management (elaboration, adoption) | 20000000 | 40000 |
| Ramsar Core Budget |
| Creating and updating a professionals register | 2500000 | 5000 | 5000 | Ramsar Core Budget |
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| 69500000 | 139000 | 7000 |
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| Total: years 1-3 | 153000 $ | |||
| Contribution from CBCM Project |
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| Items | Total cost (CFA) | FY01 in $ | FY02-03 in $ | Support |
| Material of bureau |
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| Laptop (Pentium IV, DVD, Graver) | 2000000 | 4000 |
| CBCM Project |
| Printer | 400000 | 800 |
| CBCM Project |
| Scanner | 150000 | 300 |
| CBCM Project |
| Video projector | 1500000 | 3000 |
| CBCM Project |
| Numeric camera | 250000 | 500 |
| CBCM Project |
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| 4300000 | 8600 | 0 |
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| Total: years 1-3 | 8600 $ | |||
| Other contribution |
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| Items | Total cost (CFA) | FY01 in $ | FY02-03 in $ | Support |
| Bilingual secretary |
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| Salary per month | 4800000 | 9600 | 9600 | ECOWAS |
| Material of bureau |
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| 4800000 | 9600 | 9600 |
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| Total: years 1-3 | 28800 $ | |||
Regional Strategy for the Conservation and Wise Use of High Andean Wetlands - Estimated budget
| ITEM | Ramsar (Sfr.) | Total Swiss francs - counterpart contribution | Total Sfr. | |
| Workshop for the elaboration of the Financial Plan and project profiles |
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| Air fares |
| 11000 |
| 11000 |
| Country of origin - Chile - Country of origin (10 People) |
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| Accommodation |
| 4680 |
| 4680 |
| (15 people x 5 days) |
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| Food |
| 1560 |
| 1560 |
| (15 people x 5 days) |
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| Consultancy |
| 780 |
| 780 |
| Preparation of Financial Plan |
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| Materials |
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| 500 | 500 |
| Use of computer, mail, toner… |
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| Publication |
| 2000 | 3000 | 5000 |
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| TOTAL EXPENSES Sfr. | 20,020 | 3,500 | 23,520 | |
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ii) Regional (and subregional) centres for training and capacity-building:
Ramsar Regional Center for Training and Research on Wetlands in Western and Central Asia in Iran (RRC-CWA) - Provisional Budget
Estimated expenses for the period 2006-2008 | ||||||
| Activity | Specification | Total budget (CHF) | ||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||
| Total budget | From the Ramsar core budget | Other sources of funding | ||||
| Staff costs
| Interim secretariat salary | 12000 | - | 12000 | 13800 | 16200 |
| Assistant of interim secretariat | 5040 | - | 5040 | 5820 | 6720 | |
| External staff | Specialists/consultants | 14000 | - | 14000 | 16100 | 18500 |
| Travel | Travel expenses of the center staff | 14000 | 4000 | 10000 | 15700 | 17600 |
| Travel expenses of participants from some regional countries (4 countries) and invited speakers for meetings | 9000 | 6000 | 3000 | 10100 | 11300 | |
| Conference expenses | Local, regional, international workshops, management board meetings (every 2 years), (space rental, hospitality, stationery, copying, technical services, etc. | 42000 | 5000 | 37000 | 47000 | 52600 |
| Office costs | General expense/utilities | 8400 | - | 8400 | 9400 | 10500 |
| Communications | 4200 | - | 4200 | 4700 | 5300 | |
| Purchase/maintenance of equipment | 9800 | 5000 | 4800 | 11000 | 12300 | |
| Printing costs for publications and materials | Posters, leaflet, newsletter | 5600 | - | 5600 | 6300 | 7100 |
| Insurance | Insurance | 560 | - | 560 | 650 | 750 |
Total |
| 124600 | 20000 | 104600 | 140570 | 158870 |
Ramsar Regional Center for Training and Research on Wetlands in the Western Hemisphere (CREHO) - Provisional Budget 2006 - 2008 (in US $)
| Budget Component | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Panama | Ramsar | Others | Panama | Ramsar | Others | Panama | Ramsar | Others | TOTAL |
| 1) Operation | 71800 | 50000 | 205000 | 39800 | 60000 | 229400 | 39800 | 55000 | 317900 | 1068700 |
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| 1.1. Personnel | 43200 | 30000 | 104000 | 13200 | 40000 | 163400 | 13200 | 42000 | 228900 | 677900 |
| 1.2. Subcontracts | 10000 | 5000 | 5000 | 8000 | 5000 | 5000 | 8000 | 5000 | 10000 | 61000 |
| 1.3. Travel | 11000 | 5000 | 20000 | 11000 | 5000 | 20000 | 11000 | 5000 | 25000 | 113000 |
| 1.4. Capital goods | 0 | 5000 | 18000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23000 |
| 1.5. Perishable goods | 7600 | 0 | 1000 | 7600 | 0 | 1000 | 7600 | 0 | 1000 | 25800 |
| 1.6. Other expenses and income in kind | 0 | 0 | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 50000 | 0 | 0 | 50000 | 150000 |
| 1.7. Board of directors - follow up | 0 | 5000 | 3000 | 0 | 5000 | 3000 | 0 | 3000 | 3000 | 22000 |
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| 2) Training courses | 0 | 30000 | 611550 | 0 | 25000 | 614550 | 0 | 25000 | 619550 | 1925650 |
| 2.1. Regional courses (2 -E & S- per year for 30 partici-pants 2 weeks) | 0 | 30000 | 439250 | 0 | 20000 | 447250 | 0 | 20000 | 447250 | 1403750 |
| 2.2.Courses per country (4 one week event per year for 30 participants) | 0 | 0 | 172300 | 0 | 5000 | 167300 | 0 | 5000 | 172300 | 521900 |
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| 3) Informa-tion and monitoring system for wetlands | 0 | 0 | 219600 | 0 | 0 | 116800 | 0 | 0 | 124300 | 460700 |
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| 4) Regional and subregional initiatives CREHO participation | 0 | 0 | 35800 | 0 | 0 | 35800 | 0 | 0 | 35800 | 107400 |
| TOTAL | 71800 | 80000 | 1067950 | 39800 | 80000 | 1009550 | 39800 | 80000 | 1097550 | 3566450 |
