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World Meteorological Organization EC-69/INF. 16.2(3) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Submitted by: Secretary-General Sixty-Ninth Session 1.V.2017 Geneva, 10 to 17 May 2017

MONITORING AND EVALUATION KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Review of the M&E System

1. In 2016, the WMO Secretariat undertook an initiative to examine the Key Outcomes (KOs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), with a view to improving their scope, measurability and contribution to decision-making. Specific objectives and indicators were identified to measure progress at the Secretariat level annually as well as potential SMART indicators to capture results at the regional and global level. The Secretariat further explored the availability of in-house information to facilitate data collection and considered improvements to the logical flow of Expected Results (ERs), KOs and KPIs.

2. The Executive Council Working Group on Strategic and Operational Planning (EC WG/SOP) reviewed the revised KOs and KPIs and requested further filtering to improve their utility and reduce the workload on Members in terms of responding to surveys and data provision. It noted that consistency in monitoring should be ensured by the end of the financial period.

3. Based on the EC WG/SOP recommendations, the Secretariat analyzed the availability of data as well as the need to collect information from Members in order to report on the KPIs.

Data availability

4. The following charts present the analysis conducted on data availability and requirements. The Secretariat regularly collects data on half of the KPIs (marked in green and blue – for strategic priorities). Data from Members is needed on the other half (marked in yellow and orange – for strategic priorities). The vast majority of the information will be used to measure progress in implementation of the priorities, as defined in the WMO Strategic Plan 2016-2019.

5. Data on mid-term performance will be collected in the second half of 2017 by means of the Country Profile Database or other survey mechanisms.