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which the SBT was requested to provide. According to MSU s own statistics, processexpertise was requested and provided in 21 out of a total of 77 deployments during 2008-2010 (see Box 4).Box 4: Overview of SBT Deployments by ThemeOverview of SBT Deployments by Theme (2008-2010)Theme Security Water Process Constitution Power Transitional Gender Land TotalArrangementsSupportSharing Justice/HR2008- 11 4 20 4 4 1 N/A N/A 4420092009- 4 10 1 7 6 N/A 2 N/A 302010Sub- 15 14 21 11 10 1 2 0 74TotalsSource: MSU StatisticsLinking the thematic and process-related expertise of the SBT to the actual requests anddeployments and to subsequently take the obvious decisions is a good way to keep therelevance of the SBT in line with the demands from the field. Such a monitoring tool could, ofcourse, be fine-tuned and developed further as part of a further systematisation ofmethodologies for mediation support concerning both the SBT and the MSU roster.Relevance of the SBT for the Mediation/Peace ProcessIt is difficult for the evaluation team to answer the question of how relevant the SBT expertiseand services are for mediation and peace processes as we did not have the opportunity totalk directly to the conflict parties which whom the SBT had worked in the past. It is alsogenerally difficult to link the outcomes of a mediation/peace process to the mediation supportservices (attribution gap).SBT members were deployed in close to 30 countries and contributed support to mediationand peace processes either through support to a mission and through direct support serviceto the conflicting parties (thematic advice, training). (For more details see Box 5.)14