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COP 7 Decision VII/34

Administration of the Convention and the budget for the programme of work for the biennium 2005-2006

The Conference of the Parties

1.  Welcomes the annual contribution of US $1,000,000 from the host country Canada Province Quebec to the operation of the Secretariat, of which $835,000 has been allocated per annum to offset contributions from the Parties to the Convention for the biennium 2005-2006;

2.   Approves a core (BY) programme budget of US $10,497,800 for the year 2005 and of US $10,918,500 for the year 2006, for the purposes listed in the table 1 below;

3.   Adopts the scale of assessments for the apportionment of expenses for 2005 and 2006 contained in the table 5 below;

4.   Approves a Secretariat staffing table for the programme budget contained in table 2 below, and requests that all staff positions be filled expeditiously;

5. Notes the recommendation of the Bureau of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to reappoint the current Executive Secretary.  The Conference of the Parties further invites the President of the Conference of the Parties to consult with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and liaise with the Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on future appointments;

  6.    Decides to set the working capital reserve  [77]/ at a level of 5 per cent of the core budget (BY Trust Fund) expenditure, including programme support costs;

7.   Approves a drawing of US $4 million from the unspent balances or contributions ("carry-over") from previous financial periods to cover part of the 2005-2006 budget;

8.   Authorizes the Executive Secretary to transfer resources among the programmes between each of the main appropriation lines set out in the table 1 below up to an aggregate of 15 per cent of the total programme budget, provided that a further limitation of up to a maximum of 25 per cent of each such appropriation line shall apply. This authority to transfer shall not be applicable to transfers to/from the appropriation line "shared costs";

 9. Notes with appreciation the work of the Executive Secretary to identify categories of costs in the budget documents prepared for the consideration of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties and requests the Executive Secretary to further define their nature and scope;

10. Calls upon the Executive Secretary to present to the eighth Conference of the Parties the results of further work to develop a secretariat-wide modality and tracking system for differentiating the costs for the secretariat and other services, identified as "shared" in table 1 below, between those that are common to the Convention and its Cartagena Protocol, which are borne by Parties to the Convention, and those that are distinct to each instrument, and invites Parties to provide the Secretariat with their views in this regard, and further invites the Executive Secretary to share the outcomes of this work with Parties to the Cartagena Protocol;

11. Directsthe Executive Secretary, in presenting the proposed budget for the biennium 2007-2008 to the eighth Conference of the Parties, to use the modality and tracking mechanism, developed in paragraph 9 above, to apportion the line identified as "shared" in table 1 below to either the common costs to be borne by the Parties to the Convention or to costs that are distinct to each instrument;

12. Notesthe need for the development of safeguards for the use and or distribution of common resources for secretariat and other services between the Convention and its Cartagena Protocol and calls on the Executive Secretary to make proposals for such safeguards within the Convention budget for the consideration of the eighth Conference of the Parties;

13. Notes with concern that a number of Parties have not paid their contributions to the core budget (BY Trust Fund) for 2004 and prior years, which are due on 1 January of each year in accordance with paragraph 4 of the financial rules, and the late payment of contributions to the core budget by Parties during each calendar year of a biennium has contributed to the significant carry-over from one biennium to the next, and, in the event that there is no improvement in the payment of contributions by Parties, invites the Executive Secretary to submit proposals for promoting full and timely payment of contributions by Parties for consideration and review by the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting;

14. Urges Parties that have still not paid their contributions to the core budget (BY Trust Fund) to do so without delay, and requests the Executive Secretary to publish and regularly update information on the status of contributions of Parties to the Convention's trust funds (BY, BE, BZ);

15. Decides that, with regard to contributions, due from 1 January 2001 onwards, Parties whose contributions are in arrears for two (2) or more years will:

(a) Not be eligible to become a member of any bureau of the Conference of the Parties or its subsidiary bodies; and

(b) Not receive any hard copies of documents from the Secretariat; 

Subparagraphs (a) and (b) above will only apply in the case of Parties that are not least developed countries or small island developing States;

16. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into arrangements with any Party whose contributions are in arrears for two or more years to mutually agree on a "schedule of payments" for such a Party, to clear all outstanding arrears, within six years depending on the financial circumstance of the Party in arrears and pay future contributions by the due date, and report on the implementation of any such arrangement to the next meeting of the Bureau and to the Conference of the Parties;

17. Decides that a Party with an agreed arrangement in accordance with paragraph 16 above and that is fully respecting the provisions of that arrangement will not be subject to the provisions of paragraph 15 above;

18. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to enter into commitments up to the level of the approved budget, drawing on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income;

19. Decides to fund, upon request, from the core budget (BY) the participation of members of the bureaux of the Conference of the Parties and the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice at the inter-sessional meetings of the respective bureaux;

20. Decides that the trust funds (BY, BE, BZ) for the Convention shall be extended for the period of two years, beginning 1 January 2006 and ending 31 December 2007;

21. Invites all Parties to the Convention to note that contributions to the core budget (BY) are due on 1 January of the year in which these contributions have been budgeted for, and to pay them promptly, and urges Parties, in a position to do so, to pay by 1 October 2004 for the calendar year 2005 and by 1 October 2005 for the calendar year 2006 the contributions required to finance expenditures approved under paragraph 2 above, as offset by amounts in paragraphs 1 and 7, and, in this regard, requests that Parties be notified of the amount of their contributions by 1 August of the year preceding the year in which the contributions are due;

22. Urges all Parties and States not Parties to the Convention, as well as Governmental, interGovernmental and non-Governmental organizations and other sources, to contribute to the trust funds of the Convention and the Cartagena Protocol;

23. Takes note of the funding estimates for the:

(a) Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for Additional Voluntary Contributions in Support of Approved Activities for the Biennium 2005-2006 specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 3 below;

(b) Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for Facilitating Participation of Developing Country Parties, in particular the Least Developed and the Small Island Developing States amongst them, and other Parties with Economies in Transition, for the biennium 2005-2006, as specified by the Executive Secretary and included in table 4 below;

and urges Parties to make contributions to these funds;

24. Endorses the decisions of the Bureau of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties authorizing the Executive Secretary to utilize savings, unspent balances from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income in the amount of US$ 2,436,000 from the BY Trust Fund, of which US$ 878,259 was spent, to fund inter-sessional activities, which were not envisaged and therefore for which no budgetary allocations were approved by the Conference of the Parties at its sixth meeting, including the participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and small island developing States, and Parties with economies in transition, in the meetings of the Convention as well as to carry out activities approved by the Conference of the Parties and requests the Executive Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau, to continue to monitor the availability of voluntary contributions to the BE and BZ Trust Funds in the event of any shortfalls;

25. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to draw, in consultation with the bureau of the Conference of the Parties, on available cash resources, including unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income within the approved core budget (BY Trust Fund) for the biennium 2005-2006, to cover any shortfalls in the special voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating participation of developing country Parties, in particular the least developed and the small island developing States among them, and Parties with economies in transition, for the biennium 2005-2006, in priorities identified in the core budget (BY Trust Fund);

26. Authorizes the Executive Secretary to consult with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties on any adjustments which may be necessary in the servicing of the programme of the work as foreseen in the core budget (BY Trust Fund) for the biennium 2005-2006, including the postponement of meetings, in the event that sufficient resources are not available to the Secretariat in a timely fashion from the approved budget (BY Trust Fund), including available cash resources, unspent balances, contributions from previous financial periods and miscellaneous income;

27.    Requests the Executive Secretary, in accordance with rule 14 of the rules of procedure, to provide Parties with an indication of the administrative and financial implications of decisions to be referred by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice; an ad hoc open-ended working group; or an ad hoc technical expert group for adoption by the Conference of the Parties, that may have administrative and budgetary implications that cannot be met from existing resources within the core budget (BY Trust Fund);

28. Requests the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit a budget, taking fully into account paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 above, for the programme of work for the biennium 2007-2008 for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting, and to report on income and budget performance as well as any adjustments made to the Convention budget for the biennium 2005-2006;

29. Welcomes the development and continuation of the fellowship programme as a means of enabling developing country Parties and countries with economies in transition to send their nationals to the Secretariat for the purposes of enhancing their understanding of the Convention and for increasing awareness of biodiversity and related issues;

30. Notes that the Junior Professional Officer programme and the internship programme afford an opportunity for Parties to learn about and further develop an understanding of the thematic or cross-cutting issues covered under the Convention;

31. Authorizes the Executive Secretary, in an effort to improve the efficiency of the Secretariat and to attract highly qualified staff to the Secretariat, to enter into direct administrative and contractual arrangements with Parties, Governments and organizations, in response to offers of human resources and other support to the Secretariat, as may be necessary for the effective discharge of the functions of the Secretariat, while ensuring the efficient use of available competencies, resources and services, and taking into account United Nations rules and regulations.  Special attention should be given to possibilities of creating synergies with relevant, existing work programmes or activities that are being implemented within the framework of other international organizations.

Table 1.  Biennium budget of the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity 2005-2006

EXPENDITURES

2005

2006

 

 

(US$ thousands)

(US$ thousands)

I

Programmes

 

 

 

Executive direction and management

870.6

  926.5

 

Scientific, technical and technological matters 

  1,873.2

1,910.1

 

Social, economic and legal matters 

  1,641.4

1,048.8

 

Implementation and outreach

886.8

  946.1

 

Resource management and conference services

588.7

1,504.3

 

Shared costs

  3,267.1

3,326.6

 

Sub-total (I)

 9,127.8

9,662.4

II

Programme support charge 13%

  1,186.6

1,256.1

 

Sub-total (II)

  1,186.6

1,256.1

III

Working capital reserve (5%)

183.4

 

 

Sub-total (III)

183.4

  - 

 

GRAND TOTAL (I + II + III)

10,497.8

  10,918.5

 

Less contribution from the host country

835.0

  835.0

 

Less savings from previous years (surplus)

  2,000.0

2,000.0

NET TOTAL (amount to be shared by Parties)

7,662.8

  8,083.5

 

Priorities identified in the core budget (US $3,306,720 including 13% programme support costs and 5% working capital reserve)

  Meetings of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties

  Meetings of the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

  Meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

  Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions

  Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing

  Eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

 


Table 2: Secretariat staffing requirements for the Convention from the core budget

 

 

2005

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.

Professional category

 

 

 

 

ASG

1

1

 

 

D-1

3

3

 

 

P-5

4

4

 

 

P-4

16

16

 

 

P-3

9

9

 

 

P-2

0

0

 

 

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

33

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.

Total General Service category

26

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL (A+B)

59

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3.   Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BE) for additional voluntary contributions in support of approved activities for the biennium 2005-2006

I. Description

 

 2005

 2006

1. MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

  Regional meetings for COP-8

 

 

 $40,000

SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MATTERS

 

 

 

  Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas 12/

 

 $370,000

 

  2nd AHTEG on review on forest biological diversity 3/

 

 

 $60,000

  Regional synergy workshops with UNCCD and UNFCCC

 

 $120,000

 

Regional training courses jointly with UNCCD and UNFCCC to promote synergy at the national level

 $120,000

AHTEG on implementation of integrated marine and coastal areas  management

 $60,000

 

  AHTEG on invasive alien species 4/

 

 $60,000

 

  AHTEG on indicators - further evaluation of progress

 

 

 $60,000

  Development of a preparatory process on island biodiversity for SBSTTA 5/

 $ 100,000

 

 SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL MATTERS

 

 

 

Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing  6/ 7/

 

 

 $370,000

Four regional technical expert workshops on ecosystem services assessment, financial costs and benefits associated with conservation of biodiversity, and sustainable use of biological resources

 $160,000

 

Organization of regional workshops on the composite report on the status and trends of indigenous knowledge

 $160,000

 

Steering committee with indigenous and local communities to assist in the completion of the report. 

 $40,000

 

Capacity-building and training workshops at the local, national, and subregional levels;

 $160,000

 $160,000

Workshop on cultural, environmental and social impact assessments based on the Akwé: Kon Voluntary Guidelines

 $80,000

 

Meeting of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress

 

 $80,000

IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTREACH

 

 

Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention 8/

 $250,000

Regional workshops on scientific and technical cooperation

 $200,000

 $  200,000

Workshops for the development of national level CEPA skills

 $300,000

 

Informal advisory committee on CEPA

 

 $60,000


I. Description

 

 2005

 2006

2. STAFF

 

 

Agricultural biodiversity Programme Officer (FAO)

$146,500

 $150,900

CEPA Programme Officer

 $133,300

 $137,300

GIS specialist and database manager

 $133,300

 $137,300

3.  CONSULTANTS

 

 

Complete phase I of the composite report on the status and trends regarding the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

 $30,000

 

Second phase of the composite report

 

 $40,000

Preparation of technical studies on role of intellectual property rights

 $10,000

 

Development of web pages/print media that provide access to information on relevant initiatives and databases for technology transfer

 $5,000

 

User's manual on biodiversity and tourism;

 

 $20,000

Third review of the financial mechanism

 $150,000

 

Update the strategic plan of the clearing-house mechanism to 2009

 $25,000

 

Examine ways to develop regional portals to visualize and exchange national and regional cartographic information from all thematic areas

 $50,000

 

Advice on how the clearing-house mechanism can make relevant information interoperable among the three Rio conventions

 $6,000

Clearing-house mechanism-translation and maintenance of the Convention website

 $100,000

 $25,000

4. PUBLICATIONS

 

 

 

Publication of composite report guidelines as a booklet in the official languages of the United Nations

 $ 10,000

 

 Second edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

 

 

 $300,000

Development of a peer-reviewed web-based "sourcebook" for the ecosystem approach, accessible through the clearing-house mechanism; and production of hard copies and CD-Rom.

 $ 40,000

 

CEPA exchange mechanisms - publications

 

 $40,000

 

User's manual on biodiversity and tourism

 

 

 $10,000

Regional report on the Arctic region

 

 

 $10,000

5. EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

Enhanced capacity of the clearing-house mechanism to improve the infrastructure for data and information management for accurate and monitoring of mountain biological diversity.

 $70,000

 

CEPA electronic portal

 

 

 $100,000

Sub-total I

 

$2,753,100

 $2,336,500

II. Programme support costs  (13%)

 

 $357,903

 $303,745

Sub-total II

 

$357,903

$303,745

III. Working capital reserve  (5%)

 

 $155,550

$132,012

Sub-total III

 

$155,550

$132,012

TOTAL COST (I + II+III)

 

$3,266,553

 $2,772,257

Notes

1/   Funding pledged by Italy.

2/ pledged funding for an additional meeting on protected areas, back to back with a meeting of SBSTTA.

3/ Funding pledged by Germany.

4/   Funding pledged by New Zealand.

5/   pledged to fund a meeting on island biodiversity in 2004.

6/ Funding pledged by Spain.

7/ Funding pledged by Thailandfor an additional meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing.

8/ Funding pledged by Canada.


Table 4.   Special Voluntary Trust Fund (BZ) for facilitating participation of Parties in the Convention process for the biennium 2005-2006

  Description

2005

(US$)

2006

(US$)

I. Meetings

 

 

Eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

0

750,000

Regional meetings in preparation for the Conference of the Parties (4) (COP-8)

0

200,000

Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

540,000

540,000

Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on the Strategic Plan and 2010 targets

0

540,000

Ad-Hoc Open-ended Working Group meeting on Article 8(j)

540,000

0

Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing

540,000

540,000

Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on Protected Areas

540,000

300,000

Support to indigenous and local communities

100,000

100,000

Subtotal I

 2,260,000

 2,970,000

II. Programme support costs (13%)

293,800

386,100

TOTAL COST (I + II)

 2,553,800

 3,356,100

 


Table 5:   Contributions to the Trust Fund for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the biennium 2005-2006

Party

 

UN scale of

 assessments 

2004

(per  cent)

Scale with 22%

ceiling, no LDC

paying more than

0.01 %

(per  cent)

Contributions

due

1 Jan. 2005

(US$)

UN scale of

 assessments 

2004

(per  cent)

Scale with 22%

ceiling, no LDC

paying more than

0.01 %

(per  cent)

Contributions

due

1 Jan. 2006

(US$)

Total

contributions

2005-2006

(US$)

Afghanistan

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Albania

0.005

0.006

495

0.005

0.006

522

1,017

Algeria

0.076

0.098

7,520

0.076

0.098

7,933

15,452

Angola

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Antigua and Barbuda

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Argentina

0.956

1.234

94,589

0.956

1.234

99,783

194,372

Armenia

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Australia

1.592

2.056

157,517

1.592

2.056

166,165

323,682

Austria

0.859

1.109

84,992

0.859

1.109

89,658

174,650

Azerbaijan

0.005

0.006

495

0.005

0.006

522

1,017

Bahamas

0.013

0.017

1,286

0.013

0.017

1,357

2,643

Bahrain

0.030

0.039

2,968

0.030

0.039

3,131

6,100

Bangladesh

0.010

0.010

766

0.010

0.010

808

1,575

Barbados

0.010

0.013

989

0.010

0.013

1,044

2,033

Belarus

0.018

0.023

1,781

0.018

0.023

1,879

3,660

Belgium

1.069

1.380

105,770

1.069

1.380

111,577

217,347

Belize

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Benin

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Bhutan

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Bolivia

0.009

0.012

890

0.009

0.012

939

1,830

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Botswana

0.012

0.015

1,187

0.012

0.015

1,253

2,440

Brazil

1.523

1.967

150,690

1.523

1.967

158,963

309,653

Bulgaria

0.017

0.022

1,682

0.017

0.022

1,774

3,456

Burkina Faso

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Burundi

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Cambodia

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Cameroon

0.008

0.010

792

0.008

0.010

835

1,627

Canada

2.813

3.632

278,326

2.813

3.632

293,607

571,933

Cape Verde

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Central African Republic

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Chad

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Chile

0.223

0.288

22,064

0.223

0.288

23,276

45,340

China

2.053

2.651

203,130

2.053

2.651

214,282

417,412

Colombia

0.155

0.200

15,336

0.155

0.200

16,178

31,514

Comoros

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Congo

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Cook Islands

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Costa Rica

0.030

0.039

2,968

0.030

0.039

3,131

6,100

Cote d'Ivoire

0.010

0.013

989

0.010

0.013

1,044

2,033

Croatia

0.037

0.048

3,661

0.037

0.048

3,862

7,523

Cuba

0.043

0.056

4,255

0.043

0.056

4,488

8,743

Cyprus

0.039

0.050

3,859

0.039

0.050

4,071

7,929

Czech Republic

0.183

0.236

18,107

0.183

0.236

19,101

37,207

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

0.010

0.013

989

0.010

0.013

1,044

2,033

Democratic Republic of the Congo

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Denmark

0.718

0.927

71,041

0.718

0.927

74,941

145,982

Djibouti

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Dominica

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Dominican Republic

0.035

0.045

3,463

0.035

0.045

3,653

7,116

Ecuador

0.019

0.025

1,880

0.019

0.025

1,983

3,863

Egypt

0.120

0.155

11,873

0.120

0.155

12,525

24,398

El Salvador

0.022

0.028

2,177

0.022

0.028

2,296

4,473

Equatorial Guinea

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Eritrea

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Estonia

0.012

0.015

1,187

0.012

0.015

1,253

2,440

Ethiopia

0.004

0.005

396

0.004

0.005

418

813

European Community

2.500

2.500

191,570

2.500

2.500

202,088

393,658

Fiji

0.004

0.005

396

0.004

0.005

418

813

Finland

0.533

0.688

52,737

0.533

0.688

55,632

108,368

France

6.030

7.786

596,626

6.030

7.786

629,382

1,226,007

Gabon

0.009

0.012

890

0.009

0.012

939

1,830

Gambia

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Georgia

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Germany

8.662

11.184

857,044

8.662

11.184

904,097

1,761,140

Ghana

0.004

0.005

396

0.004

0.005

418

813

Greece

0.530

0.684

52,440

0.530

0.684

55,319

107,759

Grenada

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Guatemala

0.030

0.039

2,968

0.030

0.039

3,131

6,100

Guinea

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Guinea-Bissau

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Guyana

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Haiti

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Honduras

0.005

0.006

495

0.005

0.006

522

1,017

Hungary

0.126

0.163

12,467

0.126

0.163

13,151

25,618

Iceland

0.034

0.044

3,364

0.034

0.044

3,549

6,913

India

0.421

0.544

41,655

0.421

0.544

43,942

85,597

Indonesia

0.142

0.183

14,050

0.142

0.183

14,821

28,871

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

0.157

0.203

15,534

0.157

0.203

16,387

31,921

Ireland

0.350

0.452

34,630

0.350

0.452

36,531

71,161

Israel

0.467

0.603

46,206

0.467

0.603

48,743

94,949

Italy

4.885

6.308

483,336

4.885

6.308

509,872

993,208

Jamaica

0.008

0.010

792

0.008

0.010

835

1,627

Japan

19.468

22.000

1,685,816

19.468

22.000

1,778,370

3,464,186

Jordan

0.011

0.014

1,088

0.011

0.014

1,148

2,236

Kazakhstan

0.025

0.032

2,474

0.025

0.032

2,609

5,083

Kenya

0.009

0.012

890

0.009

0.012

939

1,830

Kiribati

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Kuwait

0.162

0.209

16,029

0.162

0.209

16,909

32,938

Kyrgyzstan

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Latvia

0.015

0.019

1,484

0.015

0.019

1,566

3,050

Lebanon

0.024

0.031

2,375

0.024

0.031

2,505

4,880

Lesotho

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Liberia

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Libya

0.132

0.170

13,060

0.132

0.170

13,778

26,838

Liechtenstein

0.005

0.006

495

0.005

0.006

522

1,017

Lithuania

0.024

0.031

2,375

0.024

0.031

2,505

4,880

Luxembourg

0.077

0.099

7,619

0.077

0.099

8,037

15,655

Madagascar

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Malawi

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Malaysia

0.203

0.262

20,085

0.203

0.262

21,188

41,274

Maldives

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Mali

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Malta

0.014

0.018

1,385

0.014

0.018

1,461

2,846

Marshall Islands

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Mauritania

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Mauritius

0.011

0.014

1,088

0.011

0.014

1,148

2,236

Mexico

1.883

2.431

186,310

1.883

2.431

196,538

382,848

Micronesia (Federated States of )

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Monaco

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Mongolia

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Morocco

0.047

0.061

4,650

0.047

0.061

4,906

9,556

Mozambique

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Myanmar

0.010

0.010

766

0.010

0.010

808

1,575

Namibia

0.006

0.008

594

0.006

0.008

626

1,220

Nauru

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Nepal

0.004

0.005

396

0.004

0.005

418

813

Netherlands

1.690

2.182

167,214

1.690

2.182

176,394

343,607

New Zealand

0.221

0.285

21,866

0.221

0.285

23,067

44,933

Nicaragua

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Niger

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Nigeria

0.042

0.054

4,156

0.042

0.054

4,384

8,539

Niue

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Norway

0.679

0.877

67,182

0.679

0.877

70,871

138,053

Oman

0.070

0.090

6,926

0.070

0.090

7,306

14,232

Pakistan

0.055

0.071

5,442

0.055

0.071

5,741

11,182

Palau

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Panama

0.019

0.025

1,880

0.019

0.025

1,983

3,863

Papua New Guinea

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Paraguay

0.012

0.015

1,187

0.012

0.015

1,253

2,440

Peru

0.092

0.119

9,103

0.092

0.119

9,603

18,705

Philippines

0.095

0.123

9,400

0.095

0.123

9,916

19,315

Poland

0.461

0.595

45,613

0.461

0.595

48,117

93,730

Portugal

0.470

0.607

46,503

0.470

0.607

49,056

95,559

Qatar

0.064

0.083

6,332

0.064

0.083

6,680

13,012

Republic of Korea

1.796

2.319

177,701

1.796

2.319

187,458

365,159

Republic of Moldova

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Romania

0.060

0.077

5,937

0.060

0.077

6,263

12,199

Russian Federation

1.100

1.420

108,837

1.100

1.420

114,813

223,650

Rwanda

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Saint Lucia

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Samoa

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

San Marino

0.003

0.004

297

0.003

0.004

313

610

Sao Tome and Principe

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Saudi Arabia

0.713

0.921

70,546

0.713

0.921

74,419

144,966

Senegal

0.005

0.006

495

0.005

0.006

522

1,017

Serbia and Montenegro

0.019

0.025

1,880

0.019

0.025

1,983

3,863

Seychelles

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Sierra Leone

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Singapore

0.388

0.501

38,390

0.388

0.501

40,498

78,887

Slovakia

0.051

0.066

5,046

0.051

0.066

5,323

10,369

Slovenia

0.082

0.106

8,113

0.082

0.106

8,559

16,672

Solomon Islands

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

South Africa

0.292

0.377

28,891

0.292

0.377

30,478

59,369

Spain

2.520

3.254

249,336

2.520

3.254

263,025

512,361

Sri Lanka

0.017

0.022

1,682

0.017

0.022

1,774

3,456

Sudan

0.008

0.010

766

0.008

0.010

808

1,575

Suriname

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Swaziland

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Sweden

0.998

1.289

98,745

0.998

1.289

104,166

202,911

Switzerland

1.197

1.546

118,435

1.197

1.546

124,937

243,372

Syrian Arab Republic

0.038

0.049

3,760

0.038

0.049

3,966

7,726

Tajikistan

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Thailand

0.209

0.270

20,679

0.209

0.270

21,814

42,493

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

0.006

0.008

594

0.006

0.008

626

1,220

Togo

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Tonga

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Trinidad and Tobago

0.022

0.028

2,177

0.022

0.028

2,296

4,473

Tunisia

0.032

0.041

3,166

0.032

0.041

3,340

6,506

Turkey

0.372

0.480

36,807

0.372

0.480

38,828

75,634

Turkmenistan

0.005

0.006

495

0.005

0.006

522

1,017

Tuvalu

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Uganda

0.006

0.008

594

0.006

0.008

626

1,220

Ukraine

0.039

0.050

3,859

0.039

0.050

4,071

7,929

United Arab Emirates

0.235

0.303

23,252

0.235

0.303

24,528

47,780

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

6.127

7.911

606,223

6.127

7.911

639,506

1,245,729

United Republic of Tanzania

0.006

0.008

594

0.006

0.008

626

1,220

Uruguay

0.048

0.062

4,749

0.048

0.062

5,010

9,759

Uzbekistan

0.014

0.018

1,385

0.014

0.018

1,461

2,846

Vanuatu

0.001

0.001

99

0.001

0.001

104

203

Venezuela

0.171

0.221

16,919

0.171

0.221

17,848

34,767

Viet Nam

0.021

0.027

2,078

0.021

0.027

2,192

4,270

Yemen

0.006

0.008

594

0.006

0.008

626

1,220

Zambia

0.002

0.003

198

0.002

0.003

209

407

Zimbabwe

0.007

0.009

693

0.007

0.009

731

1,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

80.445

100.00

7,662,800

80.445

100.00

8,083,500

 15,746,300

[77]/ The purpose of the working capital reserve shall be to ensure continuity of operations of the Convention's Secretariat in the event of a temporary shortfall of cash. Drawdowns from the working capital reserve shall be restored from contributions as soon as possible.