In accordance with recommendation 7.8 of the Seventh Conference of the Parties to CMS, the Secretariat launched a process for the evaluation of the Global Register of Migratory Species (GROMS). In this context, an independent consultant (Dr.Chedly Rais) was hired to facilitate the evaluation process in order to assess:

• the suitability of GROMS to respond to the information needs of CMS and its associated Agreements (Parties, Secretariats, NGOs etc.)
• the accuracy and comprehensivenes of the information currently available in GROMS
• the complementarity and possible overlap of GROMS with other relevant databases and information systems developed by other organisations, with special focus on the web-based and freely available ones.
• the user-friendliness of the web and CD versions of GROMS

The evaluation process should also investigate options for the future of GROMS and provide an estimate concerning the amounts of resources needed to maintain and possibly further develop it. The evaluation will be conducted through a wide consultation process involving key organisations, institutions and experts. To this end, a consultation group is being established to provide guidance to the consultant and the Secretariat in the review process.

Contributions, comments and suggestions on the GROMS and the evaluation process are welcome.

Dr. Chedly Rais, the consultant in charge of facilitating the evaluation can be contacted at the following Email address: crais@cms.int

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