High-level awareness-raising meeting and roundtable discussion on the analysis of national air quality legislation and National Action Plan
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| Opening and welcoming and welcome statements |
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| Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources | |||
| Ghulam Isaczai, United Nations Resident Coordinator for Azerbaijan | |||
| Marco Keiner, Director, Environment Division, UNECE |
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| Session 1: Introduction to UNECE and its Air Convention | |||
| UNECE’s activities in support of the 2030 Agenda Marco Keiner, Director, Environment Division, UNECE |
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| The Air Convention Carolin Sanz Noriega, Convention secretariat, UNECE |
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| Session 2: Implementation of the Air Convention | |||
| Progress towards the implementation of the Convention and challenges and opportunities for the ratification of the protocols and on the Batumi Action for Cleaner Air (BACA) initiative Faig Mutallimov, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources |
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| Gap-analysis of national air quality management policy and regulatory framework in relation with the requirements of the Air Convention and its key protocols. Olga Melnicenko, Expert |
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| Experience in the ratification and implementation of the Gothenburg Protocol Marek Maasikmets, Air Quality Management Department, Estonian Environmental Research Centre |
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| Session 3: Steps forward to ratification of the Protocols and looking ahead | |||
| Discussion on further steps and National Action Plan for ratification of the Conventions’ key Protocols Olga Melnicenko, Expert |
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| UNECE’s support to target countries in the implementation of multilateral environmental agreements and promotion of the ratification process Sarangoo Radnaaragchaa, Regional Adviser on Environment, UNECE |
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| Activities under the Air Convention assistance programme to promote ratification and implementation in the EECCA region Carolin Sanz Noriega, Convention secretariat, UNECE |
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