Decision 90/28

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the 2022 consolidated project completion report (PCR) contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/90/10;
2. To request bilateral and implementing agencies to submit, at the 91st meeting, outstanding PCRs for multi-year agreements (MYAs) and individual projects or to provide reasons for failing to do so;
3. To request lead and cooperating agencies to coordinate their work closely in finalizing their respective portions of PCRs to facilitate the timely submission of the reports by the lead implementing agency;
4. To encourage bilateral and implementing agencies, when filling in the data in PCR submissions, to ensure the inclusion of relevant and useful information about the lessons learned and the reasons for any delays, beyond anecdotal evidence, with a view to enabling the formulation of actionable recommendations for improvements in future project implementation or the replicability of good practices;
5. To invite all those involved in the preparation and implementation of MYAs and individual projects, in particular the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies, to take into consideration the lessons learned from PCRs, where applicable;
6. To request UNIDO to complete its update of the PCR for the refrigeration servicing sector in China in line with decision 88/30 and to note that the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer would report on the matter at the 91st meeting;
7. To provide guidance to and request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, in line with decision 89/1(b), to explore ways and means to collect better data, improve database accessibility and improve access to online information from MYA PCRs and individual PCRs, in the context of the revamped information strategy to be reviewed by the Secretariat, and to include such issues in the draft monitoring and evaluation work programme for 2023.