The Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe"
Belgrade, 10-12 October 2007
“Building Bridges to the Future”
The Executive Committee of the WGSO
Meetings of the Executive Committee
The sixth meeting took place in Geneva on 1(a.m.) June 2007, back-to-back to the fourth meeting of the WGSO, 30 - 31 May 2007. For more information, please see the provisional agenda and the report (En / Fr / Ru) of the meeting.
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The fifth meeting took place in Geneva on 14 - 15(a.m.) February 2007, back-to-back to the first meeting of the Drafting Group for Preparing the Ministerial Declaration, 15(p.m.) - 16 February 2007. For more information about the meeting please see the documents below. 
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| Provisional agenda |
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| Report |
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| Overview of activities that could provide input to the agenda of the Belgrade Conference |
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| Synthesis report: a compilation of summaries of major documents prepared for the Belgrade Conference |
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| Draft annotated provisional agenda for the Belgrade Conference |
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| Possible elements for the Draft Declaration of the Belgrade Ministerial Conference |
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| Draft annotated provisional agenda for the fourth meeting of the WGSO |
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| Resourse requirements for the Belgrade Conference and the preparatory process |
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| Informal documents |
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| Compilation of other activities related to the Belgrade Conference that were submitted to the secretariat |
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| Organizational issues for the Belgrade Conference: revised summary of major deadlines |
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| Overview of high-level and other relevant events scheduled to take place around the Belgrade Conference |
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| List of draft Category I documents submitted to the Executive Committee |
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| Draft Category I documents |
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| Europe's environment: the fourth assessment report (briefing note by EEA) |
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| Recommendations to Governments of Eastern European, Caucasian and Central Asian Countries for the application of environmental indicators and the preparation of indicator-based environmental assessment reports, based on: |
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| (1) Guidelines for the application of environmental indicators in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (by UNECE) |
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| (2) Guidelines for the preparation of indicator-based environment assessment reports (by UNECE) |
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| Guidelines for strengthening environmental monitoring and reporting by enterprises (by UNECE) |
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| Guiding Principles for Environmental Integrated Permitting (by EAP Task Force) |
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| Implementation of UNECE Multilateral Environmental Agreements (by UNECE) |
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| Report and recommendations on Environmental Performance Reviews (by UNECE) |
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| Joint Statement on ESD by Ministers of Education and of the Environment (by UNECE) |
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| Statement by Ministers participating in the PEBLDS process (by PEBLDS) |
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| EECCA Environment Strategy progress report (by EAP Task Force) |
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| Initiative on Strategic Environmental Assessment (by Armenia, Belarus and Moldova) |
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| Central Asian Initiative on Sustainable Development: Progress and Prospects (by Central Asian countries in cooperation with CAREC) |
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| Legal framework for the protection and sustainable development of mountain regions in SEE (Information note by UNEP on behalf of SEE Governments leading the SEE Mountain Initiative) |
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| Environmental policy and international competitiveness in a globalizing world: Challenges for low-income countries in the ECE region (by UNECE) |
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| Public Sector Participation in the Energy Efficiency Equity Fund (by UNECE) |
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| Statement on Energy Efficiency and the Environment (by Energy Charter PEEREA Group) |
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| Sustainable Consumption and Production (by Sweden as one of the lead countries in cooperation with UNEP) |
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| Mobilising Finance for Environmental Priorities: Recommendations for the Future (by PPC in cooperation with EAP TF, REC-CEE and the World Bank) |
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The fourth meeting took place in Geneva on 13 October 2006 back-to-back to the third meeting of the Working Group of Senior Officials. For more information, please see the provisional agenda and the report (En / Fr / Ru) of the meeting. The list of participants is available here.
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The third meeting took place in Geneva on 30 June 2006 back-to-back to the second meeting of the Working Group of Senior Officials. For more information, please see the provisional agenda and the report (En / Fr / Ru) of the meeting. The list of participants is available here.
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The second meeting
took place in Geneva
on 24 February 2006. For more information about the meeting please see the documents below. A video presentation of the venue of the Belgrade Conference is available.
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| Provisional agenda |
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| Report of the 2nd meeting of the Executive Committee |
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| Draft provisional agenda of the 2nd meeting of WGSO |
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| Possible themes for the agenda of the Belgrade Conference |
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| Overview of activities that could provide input to the agenda of the Belgrade Conference |
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| Organisational issues for the Belgrade Conference |
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| Provisional estimates of resources requirements |
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| Overview of high-level and other relevant events taking place before the Belgrade Conference |
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| Proposed schedule of preparatory meetings for the Belgrade Conference |
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| Proposal on the segment on Education for Sustainable Development for the Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" |
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| Informal documents |
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| Compilation of other activities related to the Belgrade Conference |
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| List of Participants |
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| Information note on the venue of the 2nd meeting of the Executive Committee |
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The first meeting of the Executive Committee took place on 13 October 2005 back-to-back to the first meeting of the Working Group of Senior Officials. For more information about the meeting, please see the report (En / Fr / Ru).
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Distribution of meeting documents
We would like to inform you that in order to save paper and make the process of distributing documentation more efficient, the secretariat will not provide hard copies of meeting documents in the meeting room (exceptions will be made for meeting discussion documents prepared during or shortly before meetings).
All relevant documents prepared by or submitted to the secretariat are posted on the website. In addition, the WGSO official documents are available at the UNECE documents distribution centre (room C337, 3rd floor of the Palais des Nations, near the Delegates’ Lounge). Therefore, we kindly ask you to bring with you all documents that you need for work during meetings, including reference documents and documents circulated specifically for meetings of the WGSO, the EXECOM and the Drafting Group. Participants wishing to distribute papers relevant to meetings are requested to bring the needed number of copies. We thank you very much and count on your support and understanding.
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Registration for the meetings
According to the current accreditation procedures, all delegates attending meetings at the Palais des Nations are requested to fill in a registration form in English. Delegates who do not have a badge for entry in the Palais des Nations have to present themselves before the meeting at the Security and Safety Section's Pass and Identification Unit to receive their identification badge. Please note that as of 1st June 2006 the Unit is located at the Pregny Gate, 14 Avenue de la Paix (in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross). It is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m to 5 p.m.
Please complete the Registration Form and send it to Fax: (+41) 22 917 01 07 or e-mail: EfE@unece.org as soon as possible, but no later than three weeks before the beginning of the meeting. You are requested to bring with you the original registration form, which you will have to show when Security gives you your badge, as the secretariat will only have a copy.
Practical Information for the delegates
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