Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in a Transboundary Context

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Below are links to reports on activities defined in the workplan adopted by the Meeting of the Parties. Information is also available on the budget.

Current activities (period between 4th and 5th Meetings of the Parties, 2008-2011)

Compliance with and implementation of the Convention		ENG
Subregional cooperation and capacity-building to strengthen contacts between the Parties and others, including States outside the UNECE region		ENG
Exchange of good practices		ENG
Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol on SEA		ENG

Discontinued/superseded/suspended activities (period between 3rd and 4th Meetings of the Parties, 2004-2008)

Compliance with and implementation of the Convention		ENG
Subregional cooperation to strengthen contacts between the Parties to the Convention		ENG
Capacity-building in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (transboundary EIA)		ENG
Exchange of good practices		ENG
Examination of the substantive relationship between the Convention and the Protocol		ENG
SEA capacity-building needs analysis in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia		ENG
Production of a capacity-development manual, and provision of training, to support implementation of the Protocol		ENG
Institutional and procedural activities (Protocol)		ENG

Building blocks for subregional cooperation in transboundary EIA:

Subregional workshops to build understanding of each other's national EIA, public participation and decision-making processes - see examples	National and subregional reviews and needs assessments	Creation of a permanent body or commission, or use of an existing body (e.g. boundary river commission)
Pilot projects involving two or more States - building experience and cooperation; testing of draft guidelines - see example	Drafting of subregional agreement - see examples	Subregional workshops to exchange experience in pilot projects and to review draft guidelines - see example
Training workshops, both subregional and national - see example	National and subregional implementation strategies	Drafting of subregional guidelines - see example