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Module Figure 6 Stages of the National IEA Process
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Activities
Stages ? Secure legal mandate for environmental assessment and reporting. Outputs
9-12 December, 2013 (4-6 weeks) ? Develop a basic outline for conceptual framework and process, capacity conceptual
? Identify a local technical team within the lead agency.
MOU`s
Stage 1
reviewed
time and rescues required.
Start up
? Hold start-up meetings to discuss, adjust and finalize the process and
framework.
institutional arrangements.
? Secure commitment for resources and in-kind contributions.
? Establish mechanisms of coordination among partners and collaborating
Stage 2
institutions.
Institutional
*Institutional
? Define institutional framework.
framework.
Set-up ? Define roles and responsibilities of the political and technical partners. *MOU`s signed
(1-3 months) ? Discuss the elements for the impact strategy. *Stakeholders map.
PROCESS MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING
? Prepare a stakeholders map.
? Clarify methodological issues.
? Establish geographic boundary and detailed timeline for producing the report.
Stage 3 ? Identify key environmental issues. *Design document
(including
Scope and ? Identify indectaors, data requiremnets and sources of information. annotated structure
design ? Draft an outline of the report. of outline).
(2-4 weeks) ? Identify the target audience.
? Develop the impact strategy. *Impact strategy.
? Discuss the elements for a communication and outreach strategy.
? Define activities in the process, assign responsibilities and identify expected *Implementation
outputs. plan.
Stage 4 ? Allocate financial and human resources. *Adjusted impact
Planning ? Review and adjust the impact strategy and define indicators of impact strategy.
(4-6 weeks) ? Develop a communication and outreach strategy. *Communication
? Establish a monitoring and evaluation system. and outreach
strategy.
? Validate priority environment/development issues and their connection
according to the IEA framework.
Stage 5 ? Collect, process and analyze information. *Report and
complementary
Implementation ? Present and discuss preliminary results with relevant partner organizations. results, in different
(10-12 months) ? Write draft report, organize peer review and finalize report based on media.
feedback.
? Translation and publication (hardcopy, CD, website, etc.).
Stage 6 *Report and
Communication ? Promote different GEO products and messages. complementary
of results & ? Organize interviews with the media. results in the public
outreach ? Organize presentations for stakeholders.
(1-2 months) domain.

Stage 7
Monitoring ? Evaluate the process Extract lessons learned. *Impact results and
evaluation and ? Evaluate the impact of the process in terms of policy making contributions, recommendations for
learning capacity building and public awareness. the future.
(1-2 months)

28 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for Improvement and Increased
Impact of the IEA Process