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"ENVIRONMENT FOR EUROPE"

The Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe"
Belgrade, 10-12 October 2007

“Building Bridges to the Future”

The Ad Hoc Preparatory Working Group of Senior Officials (WGSO)

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Meetings of the WGSO

The sixth meeting of the WGSO took place in Belgrade on 6-9 October 2007. For more information please the documents below.

DOCUMENTS En Fr Ru
Provisional agenda (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/27) PDF PDF PDF
Report (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/28) PDF PDF PDF
Draft Ministerial Declaration (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/26/Rev.1) PDF / PDF PDF / PDF PDF /PDF
Delivering energy efficiency: developments and priorities (ECE/BELGRADE.CONF/2007/28) PDF PDF PDF
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The fifth meeting of the WGSO took place in Geneva on 29 (a.m.) August 2007 back-to-back to the third meeting of the Drafting Group for preparing the Ministerial Declaration that took place on 29 (p.m.) - 31 August 2007. For more information please see the documents below.

DOCUMENTS En Fr Ru
Provisional agenda (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/20 and Corrigendum)
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Report (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/21) PDF PDF PDF
Provisional agenda for the Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" (ECE/BELGRADE.CONF/2007/1) PDF PDF PDF
Draft Ministerial Declaration (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/26) PDF / PDF PDF / PDF PDF / PDF
Organization of work at the Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/22, English only) PDF -- --
The future of the "Environment for Europe" process (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/23, English and Russian only) PDF -- PDF
Delivering energy efficiency: developments and priorities (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/24) PDF PDF PDF
Informal documents En Fr Ru
Carbon Neutrality of the Belgrade Ministerial Conference (Information Paper No.1) PDF -- --
Resource requirements at the national level to organise the Conference (Information Paper No.2) PDF -- --
Resource requirements to support participation in the Conference (Information Paper No.3) PDF -- --
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The fourth meeting of the WGSO took place in Geneva on 30 - 31 May 2007 back-to-back to the fourteenth session of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy that took place on 29 May 2007. For more information please see the documents below.

DOCUMENTS En Fr Ru
Provisional agenda (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/1) PDF PDF PDF
Report (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/2)
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Provisional agenda for the Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/3) PDF PDF PDF
Compilation of summaries: proposed category I documents (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/4 and Addendum 1) PDF / PDF PDF PDF / PDF
Compilation of summaries: proposed category II documents (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/5)
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The list of proposed category II documents for the Belgrade Ministerial Conference (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/6) PDF PDF PDF
Category I documents En Fr Ru
Europe's Environment: the Fourth Assessment link -- --
Making monitoring and assessment effective tools in environmental policy (ECE/CEP/2007/7, submitted to the WGSO through the CEP) PDF PDF PDF
    - Recommendations for the application of environmental indicators and the preparation of indicators-based environment assessment reports (ECE/CEP/2007/8, submitted to the WGSO through the CEP) PDF PDF PDF
    - Guidelines for strengthening environmental monitoring and reporting by enterprises (ECE/CEP/2007/9, submitted to the WGSO through the CEP) PDF PDF PDF
Implementation of UNECE Multilateral Environmental Agreements (ECE/CEP/2007/5, submitted to the WGSO through the CEP) PDF PDF PDF
Critical issues in the implementation of environmental policies highlighted by the UNECE Environmental Performance Review Programme (ECE/CEP/2007/4 and Addendum 1, submitted to the WGSO through the CEP) PDF / PDF PDF / PDF PDF / PDF
Draft Statement on Education for Sustainable Development by the Ministers of Education and of the Environment of the UNECE region (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/7) PDF PDF PDF
Belgrade Statement on Biodiversity (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/17) PDF PDF PDF
Progress in environmental management in EECCA (CRP.3) PDF -- --
Guiding Principles of effective environmental permitting systems (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/18) PDF PDF PDF
Initiative on Strategic Environment Assessment (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/8) PDF PDF PDF
Central Asian Initiative on Sustainable Development: progress and prospects (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/11) PDF PDF PDF
Belgrade Initiative: enhancing the SEE cooperation in the field of Climate Change (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/14 and Addendum 1) PDF / PDF PDF / PDF PDF / PDF
Environmental policy and international competitiveness in a globalizing world: challenges for low-income countries in the UNECE region (ECE/CEP/2007/6 and Addendum 1, submitted to the WGSO through the CEP) PDF / PDF PDF / PDF PDF / PDF
Mobilizing finance for environmental priorities: recommendations for the future (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/15) PDF PDF PDF
Public sector participation in the Energy Efficiency Equity Fund (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/9) PDF PDF PDF
Public-private partnership for reduced air pollution from vehicles through no-lead and low-sulphur fuels (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/13) PDF PDF PDF
Sustainable Consumption and Production (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/10) PDF PDF PDF
Environment and security partnerships: conflicts and the environment (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/12) PDF PDF PDF
Cooperation and frameworks for the protection and sustainable development of mountain regions in Europe (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/19) PDF -- --
Delivering energy efficiency: executive summary and the Draft Statement on Energy Efficiency and the Environment (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2007/16 and Addendum 1)
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Category II documents En Fr Ru
Environmental Indicators and Indicator-based Assessment Reports (CRP.1 and CRP.2, submitted to the WGSO through the CEP) PDF / PDF -- PDF / PDF
Status of transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters in the UNECE region: achievements of 10-years’ work under the UNECE Water Convention and prospects (WGSO-4/2007/19) PDF -- --
Monitoring What Matters: Tailoring Millennium Targets and Indicators of Environmental Sustainability to Local Conditions in Europe and Central Asia (WGSO-4/2007/20) PDF -- --
Steps towards ratification of the Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters in the UNECE region, Information note (WGSO-4/2007/26) PDF -- --
Tackling Regional, Hemispheric and Global Air Pollution: The Potential Role of the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (WGSO-4/2007/17) PDF -- --
Learning from Each Other: Achievements, Challenges and the Way Forward: First Report on Progress in Implementation of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development (WGSO-4/2007/16) PDF -- --
Good practices in education for sustainable development in the UNECE region (a website is developed and a hard copy + a CD-ROM will be made available at the Conference) link -- --
Report on the Status of Implementation of the Kiev Resolution on Biodiversity: Achievements, Challenges and Future Action to Reach the 2010 Pan-European Biodiversity Target (WGSO-4/2007/27) PDF -- --
The Pan-European Ecological Network: State of implementation of the Network – Message to the ministers and policymakers (WGSO-4/2007/21) PDF PDF --
The Pan-European Ecological Network: Taking Stock (WGSO-4/2007/22) PDF PDF --
Biodiversity for Europe Now! – European ECO-Forum's Recommendations for Pan-European Cooperation (WGSO-4/2007/1) PDF -- --
Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry: Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (WGSO-4/2007/24) PDF -- --
Progress Report on Partnerships (WGSO-4/2007/2) PDF -- PDF
Progress in Modernising Environmental Regulation and Compliance Assurance in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (WGSO-4/2007/3) PDF -- PDF
Financing Water Supply and Sanitation in EECCA countries, including Progress in achieving Water related Millennium Development Goals (WGSO-4/2007/4) PDF -- PDF
EUWI-EECCA Component - Background, Achievements and Prospects (WGSO-4/2007/5) PDF -- --
Strengthening Environmental Governance in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia through Local Environmental Action Programs (WGSO-4/2007/6) PDF -- --
Acceptance and implementation of UNECE Multilateral Environmental Agreements in South Eastern Europe (WGSO-4/2007/7) PDF -- --
Municipal Environmental Investments in South-Eastern Europe: 2001–2005 (WGSO-4/2007/8) PDF -- --
Towards a Healthy and Productive Adriatic Ecosystem (WGSO-4/2007/25) PDF -- --
Environmental Policy in South-East Europe (WGSO-4/2007/9) PDF -- --
Protection and Sustainable Development of mountain areas in South-East Europe (WGSO-4/2007/28) PDF -- --
Project Preparation Committee Report to the Sixth Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe” (WGSO-4/2007/10) PDF -- --
Trends in Environmental Finance in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (WGSO-4/2007/11) PDF -- PDF
Environmental Financing Trends in South-Eastern Europe: 2001–2005 (WGSO-4/2007/12) PDF -- --
Payments for Ecosystem Services in Integrated Water Resources Management (WGSO-4/2007/13) PDF -- --
Integrating Environment in Key Economic Sectors in Europe and Central Asia (WGSO-4/2007/23) PDF -- --
Delivering Energy Efficiency (WGSO-4/2007/14) PDF -- --
Financing Energy Efficiency for Climate Change Mitigation in Selected Transition Economies (WGSO-4/2007/18) PDF -- --
Sustainable Consumption and Production in SEE and EECCA (WGSO-4/2007/15 and WGSO-4/2007/15/Add.1) PDF / PDF -- --
Informal documents En Fr Ru
Draft organization of work at the Sixth Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe” (Information Paper No.1/Rev.1) PDF -- --
List of documents submitted to the fourth meeting of the WGSO (Information Paper No.2) PDF -- --
List of the side events at the Belgrade Conference (Information Paper No.3/Rev.1) PDF -- --
Resource requirements to support participation in the Conference (Information Paper No.4) PDF -- --
Resource requirements at the national level to organise the Conference (Information Paper No.5) PDF -- --
Transferring the EAP Task Force Secretariat responsibilities from OECD to the EECCA region: possible options PDF -- PDF
European ECO-Forum Brussels Declaration PDF -- --
List of Participants PDF -- --
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The third meeting of the WGSO took place in Geneva on 12-13 October 2006 back-to-back to the thirteenth session of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy that took place on 9-11 October 2006. For more information please see the documents below.

DOCUMENTS En Fr Ru
Provisional agenda (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/8) PDF PDF PDF
Report (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/9) PDF PDF PDF
Revised possible framework for the agenda of the Belgrade Conference (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/10) PDF PDF PDF
Revised overview of activities that could provide input to the agenda of the Belgrade Conference (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/11) PDF PDF PDF
Revised provisional estimates of resources requirements (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/12) PDF
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Draft Communication Plan for the Belgrade Conference (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/13)
Preparation of the Ministerial Declaration of the Belgrade Conference (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/14)
Report of the 3rd meeting of the Executive Committee (ECE/CEP/AC.11/EXECOM/2006/2)
Future of the "Environment for Europe" process (ECE/CEP/95)
Informal documents En Fr Ru
Compilation of other activities related to the Belgrade Conference (Information Paper No. 1) -- --
UNECE core resources requirements for preparing and servicing the Belgrade Conference, revised as of 30 September 2006 (Information paper No. 2) -- --
Draft communication plan for the Belgrade Conference: training of journalists from the UNECE region, concept proposal (Information paper No 3/rev.1) -- --
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for the Belgrade Conference (CRP.7, 13th session of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy) -- --
Critical issues in implementation of environmental policies highlighted by the UNECE Environmental Performance Review (EPR) Programme (CRP.3, 13th session of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy) -- --
Implementation of UNECE Multilateral Environmental Agreements (CRP.5, 13th session of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy) -- --
Developments in the process towards Belgrade report: Europe's environment: the fourth assessment (by EEA)
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The EECCA Strategy report: concept, process and structure (by EAP Task Force) --
Guiding Principles of Effective Environmental Permitting Systems (by EAP Task Force) --
Delivering Energy Efficiency report (by Energy Charter Secretariat)
Draft Statement on Energy Efficiency and the Environment (by Energy Charter Secretariat)
Financial Mechanisms for Energy Efficiency Investments in Selected Transition Economies (by UNECE Sustainable Energy Programme) -- --
Public Sector Participation in the Energy Efficiency Equity Fund (by UNECE Sustainable Energy Programme) -- --
Proposed Initiative on Strategic Environmental Assessment (by Armenia and Belarus) --
Background paper to the Proposed Initiative on Strategic Environmental Assessment --
Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Pan-European region (note by UNEP) -- --
Biodiversity session proposal (jointly by PEBLDS and European ECO-Forum) -- --
Environment and Security Initiative (by ENVSEC Partners) -- --
Mountain Initiative input to the Belgrade Conference (by UNEP) -- --
Western Balkans regional environmental report (by UNDP) -- --
Proposal for three background documents for the Belgrade Conference (by World Bank) -- --
Making Sustainable Production and Consumption an Overarching Objective for Europe (by European ECO-Forum) -- --
Kazakhstan's proposal for the Future of the "Environment for Europe" process --
Proposal on the Central Asia Initiative on Sustainable Development (by CAREC) --
List of Participants -- --
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The second meeting of the Working Group of Senior Officials will take place in Geneva (Palais des Nations, salle XX) on 29 - 30 June 2006. The meeting will start at 10:00 on 29 June and is expected to end at 13:00 on 30 June 2006. Related information and documents for the meeting are posted on this page as soon as they become available. A video presentation of the venue of the Belgrade Conference is available.

DOCUMENTS En Fr Ru
Provisional agenda (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/1) PDF PDF PDF
Report (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/2) PDF
Possible framework for the agenda of the Belgrade Conference (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/3) PDF PDF PDF
Overview of activities that could provide input to the agenda of the Belgrade Conference (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/4) PDF PDF
Compilation of other activities related to the Belgrade Conference (Information Paper No. 1) PDF -- --
Organisational issues for the Belgrade Conference (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/5)
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Provisional estimates of resources requirements (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/6) PDF
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Proposal on the segment on Education for Sustainable Development for the Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" (ECE/CEP/AC.11/2006/7)
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Overview of high-level and other relevant events taking place before the Belgrade Conference (Information Paper No. 2) PDF -- --
Report of the 2nd meeting of the Executive Committee (ECE/CEP/AC.11/EXECOM/2006/1)
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The first meeting of the Working Group of Senior Officials took place on 12 p.m. - 13 October 2005. For more information about the meeting please see the documents below.

DOCUMENTS En Fr Ru
Provisional agenda (CEP/AC.11/2005/1)
Report (CEP/AC.11/2005/2)
Preparations for the Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe", Terms of reference (CEP/AC.11/2005/3)