The fourth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention took place from 8 to 10 December 2015 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Salle XI).
At the meeting, delegates continued the exchange of information, experiences, challenges and good practices, as well as the discussion on possible further developments regarding public access to environmental information. The meeting focused on the scope of information, its quality and associated costs, the application of certain restrictions on access to environmental information, dissemination of environmental information through electronic information tools and the further development of the Aarhus Clearinghouse and national nodes. The agreed outcomes of the meeting can be found in document AC/TF.AI-4/Inf.5 below.
The background material for the meeting included relevant information derived from 2014 national implementation reports and the synthesis report as well as the Implementation Guide, relevant Compliance Committee findings of a systemic nature and jurisprudence database. The Task Force on Access to Information continues its work based on the outputs of the previous meetings.
Read more about the meeting here.