Agenda - Business planning

Agenda item

5(a)(i)

Main title

Business planning

Sub-title 1

Strategic business planning (Decisions 41/80 (e) and 41/81)

Sub-title 2

Financial planning (including the funding window and status of forward commitments

Agenda Date

3/29/2004 12:00 PM

Background

Document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/4: provides guidance on the funding allocations for the remainder of the triennium, including total allocations for 2004 and 2005, allocations of the implementing and bilateral agencies, and a possible allocation for a funding window on accelerated phase-out/maintaining momentum, as follow-up to Decisions 41/80 (e) and 41/81.

Issues

• Budget for 2003-2005;
• Resource allocation for 2004 and 2005 and remaining resources from 2003;
• Status of forward commitments and resources available for new activities during 2004 2005;
• Implementing and bilateral agencies’ resource allocations;
• Window for accelerated phase-out/maintaining momentum; and
• Impact of the 2004-2006 business plans.

Actions

The Executive may wish to consider:

1. Noting the Report on Financial Planning as contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/42/4 and Corrs.1 and 2.

2. Adopting a resource allocation of US $237 million for 2004 and US $178 million for 2005 with any remaining funds from 2004 to be allocated to 2005.

3. Noting that US $18 million was allocated for the window for accelerating phase-out and maintaining momentum pursuant to Decision 40/7(a) that would accommodate window projects included in the 2004-2006 business plan.

4. The possibility of continuation of the window for a period of time to be agreed and approving the criteria for accelerating phase-out and maintaining momentum on which this is to be based.

Related decision (1)

Decision 41/80

Related Decison (2)

Decision 41/81

Sort number

5.11

Attachments

42nd Meeting - Montreal, March-April 2004