Once you've prioritised the indicators you would like to track, its time to determine how to track these indicators and the partners that can help.

Step 3: Refine High-Relevance, Low-Feasibility Indicators

Objective: Explore ways to address challenges in implementing critical but difficult-to-measure indicators.

Identify capacity gaps in current monitoring systems and explore potential partnerships (e.g., with academic institutions or NGOs) to fill data gaps.

Discuss how national monitoring systems can be strengthened to support these indicators.

Based on this discussion, list the indicators the team would like to consider in the RRF.

Prompting Questions:

• What partnerships can help bridge capacity gaps?

• What technical or financial resources are required to measure this indicator effectively?

• Are there indicators that reflect equity, such as gender-disaggregated data?

Step 4: Finalize a Refined Indicator List

Objective: Develop a focused list of indicators to be included in the RRF. This list will include the indicators from the top right quadrant of the Relevance/Feasibility matrix as well as the list resulting from Step 3 above. For each indicator on this list, document key details for each selected indicator:

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Step 5: Review & Alignment

Objective: Ensure the indicator list aligns with strategic frameworks and addresses key priorities.

To ensure consistency, map the refined indicator list against UNSDCF indicators and UNDP’s Strategic Plan. If needed , prioritize the indicators that are the most closely aligned for inclusion in the RRF.

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