Reporting Obligations Database (ROD)

Project description

The objective of the project is to support UNEP with data collection and entry for its Reporting Obligations Database (ROD) on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA). A MEA is an intergovernmental agreement intended as legally binding related to an environment topic. More than 600 MEA exist, but around 130 are considered as are « active » in the context of this project (i.e. that their reporting obligations are already associated to Contracting Parties and are displayed online). A regional MEA is an MEA whereby membership and thematic scope are limited.

The criteria for entering a MEA in the ROD database are as follows :

-There should be at least one active (non-terminated) reporting obligation toward the MEA Secretariat or other entity;

-Multilateral between States (at least 3 contracting parties);

-Primary focus on an environmental issue

-Must already have entered into force

The activities of the project include:

-Research and information collection on new MEAs to add on the ROD

-Verification of information (e.g. deadlines, links, reporting templates, etc.) on the database and regular update.

The main global MEA Secretariats contacted include CITES, UNFCCC, Basel/Rotterdam/Stockholm Conventions, Ramsar, Convention on Migratory Species, UNCCD, Montreal Protocol, CBD.