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September
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30-1 Sept.
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Working Group on Strategies
and Review
Focal point: Henning Wuester (Keith Bull),
Tel: 917 23 54 |
The 32nd session
of the WGSR will review the implementation of protocols to the Convention
on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, consider future possible
funding mechanisms for core activities, and review information and
technologies for further implementation of the Convention. It will
prepare a work-plan for 2001 for submission to the Executive Body
for the Convention.
Meeting documents are available on www.unece.org/env/wgs |
| 4-6 |
Steering Body to the
Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range
Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP)
Focal point: Keith Bull, Tel: 917 23 54 |
The 24th session of the
EMEP Steering Body will review the scientific activities of the Programme
that now includes the work of the Task Force on Integrated Assessment
Modelling. It will consider a new long-term strategy including the
proposed activities of the new Task Force on Measurements and Modelling.
It will prepare a work-plan for 2001 for submission to the Executive
Body for the Convention.
Meeting documents are available on www.unece.org/env/emep |
| 4-6 |
Working Party on Combined
Transport
Focal point: Grit-Maren Beer , Tel: 917 32 71 |
The thirty-fourth session
of WP.24 will discuss possibilities for reconciliation and harmonization
of civil liability regimes governing combined transport, focus on
the role of railways in the promotion of combined transport, consider
a French-English-Russian glossary of terms used in combined transport
and discuss the programme of work for 2001 to 2005. |
| 5 |
3rd Informal Joint UN/ECE-WHO
Meeting; Follow-up to the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Environment
and Health
Focal point: Tea Aulavuo , Tel: 917 17 23 |
The Meeting will review
and comment a draft synthesis report prepared by the two secretariats
in order to fulfil a mandate given by the Third Ministerial Conference
on Environment and Health (London, June 1999). This report includes
recommendations on further steps needed to make transport policies
more sustainable for health and the environment. The time and place
of a ministerial meeting, which would gather Ministers of Environment,
Transport and Health, will be discussed. |
10-16
Canada |
Study Tour on Certification
of Sustainable Forest Management in Forests and Forest Industries
Focal point: Ed Pepke , Tel: 917 28 72 |
The Joint ECE Timber Committee
and FAO European Forestry Commission Study Tour will focus on certification
of sustainable forest management and certified forest products in
Canada. The tour will include seminars in Quebec and British Columbia
and look at examples of certification in forests and forest industries. |
11-12
Budapest, Hungary |
Seminar on Trends in
the Structure of Steel Consumption
Focal point: Bernard Roux-Fouillet, Tel: 917 32 41 |
In the context of the competition
between materials, information about the latest trends in steel demand
is vital. The seminar will gather steel producers, traders, fabricators
and the representatives of the main steel consuming sectors. They
will study the long term-trends resulting from the continuous modernisation,
integration of new technologies and alternative materials by the steel
consuming sectors which continuously request higher product quality
at lower total cost and lower impact on the environment. |
| 11-13 |
Working Party on Brakes
and Running Gear (GRRF)
Focal point: Juan Ramos Garcia, Tel: 917 19 98 |
During its forty-eighth
session GRRF, a body subsidiary to the World Forum for Harmonization
of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), will consider a wide range of proposals
aimed to improving the active safety of road vehicles. |
11-15
Berne,
Switzer-
land |
Joint Meeting of the
RID Safety Committee and the ECE Working Party on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods
Focal point: Olivier Kervella , Tel: 917 24 56 |
Consideration of draft amendments
to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of
Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) and to the Regulations concerning the
International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) |
| 14-15 |
Working Party on Noise
(GRB)
Focal point: Jan Jerie, Tel: 917 24 22 |
During its thirty-third
session GRB, a body subsidiary to the World Forum for Harmonization
of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), will focus on limitation of rolling
tyre noise emissions and on improvement of road vehicle noise measurement
method. |
| 18-20 |
Working Party on Transport
Trends and Economics
Focal point: Angel Aparicio, Tel: 917 32 58 |
The Meeting will be focused
mainly on the development of the Pan-European transport system, and
its connections with neighbouring regions (Asia and the Mediterranean),
and the development of transport planning methodologies. |
| 18 & 20 |
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS,
Sixty-first session
Focal point: Guennadi Vinogradov, Tel: 917 23 74 |
The Committee will review
its programme of work discuss project implementation and results achieved.
The projects (a) on Country housing profiles, (b) guidelines on condominiums,
(c) on Land-use planning and local transport together with (d) the
preparations for the eighth Conference on urban and regional research
will be given special importance. The Committee will also discuss
the follow up to the Ministerial Declaration (see below) and its contribution
to Istanbul +5 in 2001. |
| 19 |
Ministerial Meeting
Focal point: Guennadi Vinogradov, Tel: 917 23 74 |
Ministers of housing and
spatial planning are expected to introduce keynote addresses on the
main issues as in the background discussion paper on strategy for
a sustainable quality of life in human settlements in the 21st century
and its implementation. The meeting is expected to adopt the strategy
and a ministerial declaration. The outcome of the discussion will
also constitute the ECE contribution to the Istanbul +5 event. |
| 21 a.m. |
Ad hoc Informal Meeting
of the Commission
Focal point: Susan Bartolo, Tel: 917 14 69 |
To decide on the establishment
of the Working Party on Sustainable Enterprise Development, elect
a new vice-Chairman, discuss topics for the Spring Seminar 2001, and
to be updated on various matters, including the Financing for Development
meeting. |
| 21-22 |
Expert Group on Environmental
Performance Reviews Focal point: Andreas
Kahnert, Tel: 917 41 59 |
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| 22 |
Consultative meeting
on promoting regional activities in the field of water management
in the Central Asian region
Focal point: Branko Bosnjakovic, Tel: 917
2396
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25-27
Voorburg Nether-
lands |
Work Session on Statistical
Output for Dissemination to Information Media
Focal point: Lene Mikkelsen, Tel: 917 41 13 |
The Group of Experts will
discuss the ways statistical offices deal with critical issues in
their interaction with the media, discuss ways that available technological
developments can be used to better meet the needs of the media, examine
how statistical offices are organising their media relations work
and building their image as information providers. Meeting documents
are available at www.unece.org/stats/ |
25-27
London |
Implementation Committee
for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its
Protocol, 6th meeting
Focal point: Henning Wuester, 917 23 63 |
The Committee will, inter
alia, review reporting by Parties; finalise a report on Parties' implementation
of the first Sulphur and Nitrogen Oxide Protocols; and prepare recommendations
on a case submitted by Slovenia concerning the continued operation
of a coal-fired power plant leading to high emissions of sulphur. |
| 25-28 |
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY, Seventh session
Focal point: C. von Schweinichen, Tel: 917 23 88 |
The Committee will consider
amend and adopt four EPRs. A round table discussion on supporting
ECE multilateral environmental conventions will take place. The Committee
will also discuss and decide on possible new legally binding instruments
on Strategic Environmental Assessment, on Pollutants Release and Transfer
Registers, review its programme of work and decide on new activities. |
25-3 Oct.
Budapest, Hungary |
Diplomatic Conference
Organized Jointly by CCNR, the Danube Commission and ECE for
the Adoption of the Convention on the Contract for the Carriage
of Goods by Inland Waterway
Focal point: Viatches Novikov, Tel: 917 24 78 |
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| 27 |
Second Meeting of the
UN/ECE Advisory Group on the Protection and Implementation of Intellectual
Property Rights for Investment
Focal point: Iouri Adjoubei, Tel: 917 24 88 |
The meeting will review
the progress achieved by the Advisory Group during the first year
of operation and discuss its future directions of work for the second
year and beyond. |
| 29 |
Ad Hoc Preparatory Working
Group of Senior Officials "Environment for Europe", First session
Focal point: M. P. Silveira , Tel: 917 13 15 |
The Working Group is established
to oversee and lead the preparations for the fifth Ministerial Conference
"Environment for Europe process" to be held in Kiev in 2002.
It will establish a Executive Committee to serve as Bureau for the
Group and will draw up its work plan and formulate its method of work |