Table 7. Overview of Tools Tool Application Tool 1. Checklist on general situation of minorities Early stages of CCA/ CPD Resource Implications Staff to conduct desk survey of UN Treaty Body Reports, media reports, Gives general legal and social status legal frameworks, etc overview of several minority groups Consultation with minority CSOs Situation Analysis Tools Consultation with any national minority council or NHRI Tool 2. Vulnerability Assessments Early stages of CCA/CPD or Programme/Project development Gives information on specific minority groups and helps identify targets for development interventions Staff to conduct desk survey Commission new primary data collection in field as needed Consultation with relevant minority CSOs Consultation with any national minority council or NHRI Tool 3. HRBA Causality Analysis Early stages of CCA/CPD or Programme/Project development Provides an assessment of immediate, underlying and root causes of minority rights violations Inputs gathered from Tools 1 or 2 Consultation with project staff to conduct HRBA analysis Consultation with local government actors to assess duties and capacity gaps for minority protection Data Collection Tools Consultation with relevant minority CSOs to assess capacity gaps Tool 4. Collecting Quantitative Ethnic Data Early stages of CCA/CPD or Programme/Project development, CPAP monitoring and evaluation Gives guidance on parameters for conducting ethnic data collection Staff to oversee ethnic data collection project Government actors (e.g. National statistics offices) to lead data collection Consultants to produce data collection and/or provide capacity building support to governments Consultants from minority groups to participate in data collection processes INTRODUCTION 109