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Seventeenth Session of the Committee on Environmental Policy

02 - 05 November 2010
Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

The Committee held its seventeenth session in Geneva from 2 to 5 November 2010. The main objectives of the session was to advance the preparations for the Seventh Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe", to be held in Astana (Kazakhstan) from 21 to 23 September 2011. For more information about the meeting please consult the documents and presentations below.

Official Documents

Document Title   ENG FRE RUS

Annotated provisional agenda for the meeting
ECE/CEP/160

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Report of the meeting
ECE/CEP/161 and corrigendum

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Report of the meeting of the Extended Bureau of the CEP
ECE/CEP/2010/1 and corrigendum

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Environmental Performance Review Programme. Third cycle
ECE/CEP/2010/8

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Draft agenda for the Astana EfE Ministerial Conference
ECE/CEP/2010/3

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Draft extended outline of the official substantive document on Sustainable Management of Water and Water-related Ecosystems
ECE/CEP/2010/6

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Draft outline of the official substantive document on Greening the Economy: Mainstreaming the Environment into Economic Development
ECE/CEP/2010/7

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Draft outline of an agreed outcome of the Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference
ECE/CEP/2010/4

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Organizational Issues for the Seventh "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference
ECE/CEP/2010/2

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Draft communication plan for the Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference
ECE/CEP/2010/5

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Report of the first session of the Joint Task Force on Environmental Indicators
ECE/CEP-CES/GE.1/2010/2

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Report of the second session of the Joint Task Force on Environmental Indicators
ECE/CEP-CES/GE.1/2010/7

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Report of the Working Group on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment on its eleventh session
ECE/CEP/AC.10/2010/2

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Informal Documents

Document Title   ENG FRE RUS

List of participants
Post-session paper

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Provisional organization of work of the seventeenth session of the CEP
Information paper No.1/Rev.1

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Estimated resource requirements for preparing the Astana Ministerial Conference
Information paper No.2

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The Environment and Security Initiative
Information paper No.3

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Terms of Reference for continuation of work of the Joint Intersectoral Task Force on Environmental Indicators
Information paper No.4

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Strengthening implementation and ratification of UNECE MEAs and enhancing cross-border interaction in Central Asia: project proposal
Information paper No.6

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Outline of Agenda for the Astana EfE Ministerial Conference
as agreed by the Committee on 4 November at 4 p.m.

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Other Relevant Documents

Document Title   ENG FRE RUS

UN ESCAP Sixth Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific, Astana, 27 September - 2 October 2010
website

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Astana “Green Bridge” Initiative: Europe-Asia-Pacific Partnership for the Implementation of “Green Growth”
by Kazakhstan (as adopted by the ESCAP Ministerial Conference)

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A proposal for an action plan on sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems, as a possible outcome of the Astana EfE Ministerial Conference
by the Bureau of the Water Convention

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Presentations

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Environmental Performance Review Programme
Item 4, by UNECE

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Outcomes of the Sixth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific
Item 6(a), by ESCAP

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The Astana Green Bridge Initiative
Item 6(a), by Kazakhstan

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Host country preparations for the Seventh "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference
Item 6(b), by Kazakhstan

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A proposal for engaging the private sector in the Seventh "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference
Item 6(c), by UNECE

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A proposal for an action plan on sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems, as a possible outcome of the Astana EfE Ministerial Conference
Item 6(e), by the Bureau of the Water Convention

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Europe's Environment Assessment of Assessments: progress, first results and next steps
Item 6(f), by the EEA

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Recent developments under the LRTAP Convention
Item 8, by UNECE

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Activities towards strengthening the implementation of the TEIA Convention
Item 8, by UNECE

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Espoo Convention: recent developments and on-going capacity-building
Item 8, by UNECE

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Capacity-building frameworks and activities under the Aarhus Convention and the PRTR Protocol
Item 8, by UNECE

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Strengthening implementation and ratification of ECE MEAs and enhancing cross-border interaction in Central Asia: project proposal
Item 8, by UNECE

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The UNECE Strategy for ESD: implementation progress
Item 9(a), by UNECE

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THE PEP: highlights 2010-11
Item 9(b), by UNECE

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The Environment and Security Initiative: an international partnership for managing conflict and risk
Item 9(c), by UNECE

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