FIELD: Financial Information Engine on Land Degradation

Item-specific data	Description
Title	Title of the activity or initiative for which financial support is needed.
Short Description	Short description of the activity.
Summary	Description or abstract of this activity, including background information, rationale, expected outcomes, and linkages with UNCCD objectives.
Priorities	Issues addressed by this activity expressed, for example, in terms of problem chains, target sectors or groups, linkages with other development or environmental objectives, etc.
Implementation	Description of the implementation process, including implementation phases, intermediate objectives, expected outputs, names and contacts of implementing/ executing agency(ies), prospective or subsequent co-financing, and any other information related to the use of the resources required.
Requesting Organization	Full Name and Acronym of the organization(s) requesting financial support.
Other Organizations	Full Name and Acronym of other organizations associated with this activity.
Needed Amount	Total amount of resources needed to carry out this activity.
Currency	Currency code. For example: USD, EUR, etc.
Notes on the Amount	Notes or additional explanation on the amount requested.
Type of Funding Requested	Specify: Capital Assistance, Credit and Financial Services, Emergency Relief, Feasibility Study, Food Aid, Equipment Procurement, Project, Programme, Research and Development, Relocation, Structural Adjustment, Technical Assistance, Technical Co-operation, Training, ODA, or Other.
Budget Allocation	Breakdown by cost or budget allocation of the resources needed to carry out this activity.
Status	Status of this activity. Speficy: Planned, Ongoing, Committed, Completed, In abeyance, Cancelled, or Other.
As of	Date of reporting or validity of this information. For example: 01 January 2002
Start Date	Expected start date of this activity
End Date	Expected completion date of this activity.
Duration	Duration, expressed in number of years or months between start and end dates. For example: Two (2) years.

Sources of information	Description
Contacts	Basic contact information of the person or organization that can provide further details.
Sources	Sources of information or references.
Source Type	Specify: Action Programme, CD-ROM, Database, Information System, Library, Network, Newsletter, Official Report to COP, Printed Publication, Website, or Other.
Language	Language(s) used by the source of information. For example: English, French, Spanish.
Keywords	List of keywords to be associated to this information in order to facilitate its retrieval by other users
Attachments	Title, Reference, Internet address, or electronic copy of the source(s) of information

Classification*	Description
Objectives	Main objectives.
Sectors	Target Sector(s).
Activities	Relevance of the information submitted, as it refers to activities associated with the realization of UNCCD objectives, or containing components clearly linked with them
Geography	Information on the geographical focus or coverage.
Organizations	Full Names or additional information on the Organization(s) involved.

*	This section is used to classify knowledge objects and organize their storage in the FIELD system. This allows to establish cross-references between related knowledge objects and topics, and therefore to increase their visibility to the end-users.