Meeting of the Clearing-House Mechanism Informal Advisory Committee

The meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee to the Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM‑IAC) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is intended to adopt the mission, goals, and objectives of the clearing-house mechanism for the period 2011-2020 decision.

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Period	[15/10/2010 - 17/10/2010]
Event location	Room 144 Nagoya Congress Center (NCC),Atsuta-nishimachi Atsuta-ku Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 456-0036, Japan
Host	Clearing-House Mechanism Informal Advisory Committee (CHM-IAC)
See the agenda	http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=CHMIAC-2010-01
Event URL	http://www.nagoya-congress-center.jp
Contact person	Mr. Olivier de Munck Email address: olivier.demunck@cbd.int Phone: +1 514 287 7012 Fax: +1 514 288 6588
Contributor	Edwin Kamara
Geographical coverage	Japan
Keywords	Translations of "Clearing-house mechanism

The will be a detailed presentation from the Secretariat on the information services envisaged for the central CHM, as described in document UNEP/CBD/CHM/IAC/2010/1/3. This document recommends to organize the services by level of user involvement (readers vs. contributors) and by platform (website or others). The big picture can be summarized as follows: 

(a) CBD web users looking for information should be able to access it as easily as possible. This is the goal of the knowledge base which should provide a global search engine as well as a good navigation mechanism between related resources;

(b) CBD web users willing to contribute by sharing information or knowledge should be able to do so in a user-friendly yet secure manner. This could be achieved through a user workspace integrating a streamlined user account creation process, a submission system, collaboration tools, and quick access to information directly related to the identified user;

(c) Information exchange between the central CHM and other information sources should be facilitated through an interoperability mechanism that automates data transfer. This assumes that the Secretariat and its partners agree on an information exchange protocol and corresponding data formats. The Secretariat proposes to investigate the Open Data Protocol, which has been designed precisely for this purpose;

(d) Given the increasing popularity of smart phones and the fact that many CBD stakeholders travel frequently, it is likely that a smart phone application providing quick access to key CBD information would be well-received.

1. The implementation of the core part of these central services is a priority for the Secretariat in order to establish a strong central infrastructure for the CHM network. This infrastructure will facilitate collaboration, information exchange, and knowledge sharing among Parties and partners.
2. In parallel, work to strengthen national CHM should be pursued. This is expected to be a sustained effort led by national CHM NFPs in each country, with additional support whenever possible. The experiences of the Belgian CHM Partnership and of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) are very valuable, and they could serve as models to undertake similar initiatives in other regions of the world.
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