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Action Plan Implementation Status Update Report to the Evaluation, Performance Measurement and Review Committee - As of March 31, 2012
Northern Affairs Organization
Evaluation Update of the Climate Change Adaptation Program: Assist Northerners in Assessing Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities Program (1570-7/10006)
Approval Date: 02/22/2011
| Project Recommendations |
Action Plan | Expected Completion Date |
Program Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. To increase its ability to identify and reach communities in need and better align efforts with regional strategies, AANDC should:
a. Continue to strengthen relationships with AANDC Regional Offices. |
Future programming (subject to renewal) will formalize information exchange processes and seek opportunities to work more closely with AANDC Regional Offices and other jurisdictions | Completion: March 31, 2012 |
Status: Completed Update/Rationale: As of 31/03/2012: Monthly conference calls with Regional Offices scheduled. A paper on roles and responsibilities of Regions and HQ on program implementation is completed. Regions invited to contribute to proposal review process, and program staff visit Regional Offices when travelling. Program is establishing working relationships with each of the territorial governments, and established contacts with some provincial counterparts through Regional Offices to support First Nations South of 60. AES: Completed – Recommend to close |
| 2. To increase communities' awareness of funding opportunities, secure a broader range of applicants and better target funding, AANDC should:
a. Continue to proactively inform individual communities of funding opportunities. |
Future programming (subject to renewal) will
a) develop a communications strategy to target and inform communities of funding opportunities; |
Completion: March 31, 2012 |
Status: Completed Update/Rationale: As of 30/09/2011: AANDC has set up a formal call for proposal process, which will be launched in November 2011 (for year 2012-13). The program is completing a study that will help better target communication on the program to the most vulnerable communities. The communication strategy for the program was approved in September 2011. AES: Recommend to close. |
| 3. To provide Aboriginal and northern communities with one-window access to funding opportunities, AANDC should explore opportunities for coordinating its call for proposals and application processes with other similar programs. | Future programming (subject to renewal) will work closely with federal departments delivering complementary programs to more closely align the call for proposal and proposal application processes. | Completion: March 31, 2012 |
Status: Completed Update/Rationale: As of 31/03/2012: Regular meetings on program coordination with HC-FNIHB, DFO, NRCan. Program staff members sit on HC-FNIHB Proposal Review Committee. AES: Completed – Recommend to close |
| 4. To take advantage of the climate change adaptation research that has been completed, AANDC should find additional ways to share results across communities through, for example, integrating data into the Government of Canada's International Polar Year database. | Future programming (subject to renewal) will work closely with communities to facilitate information exchange | Completion: March 31, 2012 |
Status: Completed Update/Rationale: As of 31/03/2012: Series of regional workshops held to communicate the program results from past projects and provide training for proposal development. AES: Completed – Recommend to close |