The second meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information took place on 16 and 17 December 2013 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Salle VIII).
At this meeting, delegates deliberated on public access to environmental information in the specific sectors: land management and spatial planning, agriculture as well as water supply and wastewater treatment. Furthermore, they shared experiences in the effective use of electronic information tools in the Convention`s implementation and exchanged information on the relevant capacity building initiatives at the regional, subregional and national levels. They were also informed about the recent activities of other international forums relevant to the matter of access to environmental information, especially with regard to access to geospatial data and technology.
In addition, the participants considered the outcomes of the survey to assess implementation of the Recommendations of the Meeting of the Parties on Electronic Information Tools (Decision II/3 ENG, FRE and RUS).
Documents, statements and presentations
Documents
Documents | ENG | FRE | RUS |
|---|---|---|---|
Provisional agenda for the meeting (AC/TF.AI-2/Inf.1/Rev.1) | |||
Report on the second meeting (ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2014/4) - advance edited version and its accompanying document (AC/TF.AI-2/Inf.2/2) | |||
Key outcomes of the meeting (AC/TF.AI-2/Inf.4) | |||
List of participants | |||
Item 3. Effective use of electronic information tools: taking stocks of experiences | |||
Recommendations of the Meeting of the Parties on Electronic Information Tools (Decision II/3) | |||
Questionnaire to assess implementation of the Recommendations of the Meeting of the Parties on Electronic Information Tools (Decision II/3) | |||
Summary report on the results of the survey (AC/TF.AI-2/Inf.2) and its accompanying document (AC/TF.AI-2/Inf.2/Add.1) | |||
Shared Environment Information System | |||
A review of Shared Environment Information System-related developments with an impact on environmental assessment and reporting since the Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference | |||
Outline on the establishment of a regular assessment and reporting process underpinned by the gradual development of a Shared Environment Information System | |||
SEIS Cookbook | |||
Item 4. The Aarhus Clearinghouse: the role of national nodes in its development | |||
Revised draft Guidance for National Nodes of the Clearinghouse (AC/TF.AI-2/Inf.3) | |||
Item 7. Future work on access to information | |||
Draft decision on access to information (ECE/MP.PP/WG.1/2014/L.1) |
Presentations and statements
Presentations | ENG | FRE | RUS |
|---|---|---|---|
Item 2. Public access to environmental information in the specific sectors: sharing good practices, identifying gaps and overcoming challenges | |||
(a) In the area of land management and spatial planning | |||
Ms. Aida Iskoyan, Armenia | |||
Mr. Hugo De Groof, European Commission | |||
Ms. Gulnara Roll, UNECE | |||
Mr. Oleg Pecheniuk, NGO “Independent Ecological Expertise” | |||
(b) In the agriculture sector | |||
Mr. Martin Bortzmeyer, France | |||
Ms. Tamara Malkova, ICO “Green Dossier” | |||
Ms. Georgina Downs, UK Pesticides Campaign | |||
(c) In the water supply and waste water treatment sector | |||
Ms. Edlira Dersha, Albania | |||
Mr. Ilya Trombitsky, GLOBE-Europe | |||
Item 3. The current use of electronic information tools in the Convention’s implementation: taking stocks of experiences | |||
Ms. Maryna Yanush, UNECE | |||
Mr. David Stanners, European Environmental Agency | |||
Mr. Lukasz Wyrowski, UNECE | |||
Mr. Rudolf Legat, Austria | |||
Ms. Tina Janjatovic and Mr. Ivan Jaric, Serbia | |||
Item 4. The Aarhus Clearinghouse: the role of national nodes in its development | |||
Ms. Manja Vidic, UNECE | |||
Item 5. Activities under other international forums dealing with access to environmental information | |||
Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov, UN DESA | |||
Mr. Amor Laaribi, UN GGIM | |||
Mr. Dong Wu, UNCTAD | |||
Item 6. Building capacities in providing access to environmental information: identifying needs and looking for synergies | |||
Ms. Mary Chakryan. Armenian Aarhus Centre | |||
Ms. Olga Melnik, Information Analytical Centre of Kazakhstan |
