The sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) took place in Budva (Becici), Montenegro, from 11 to 13 September 2017, at the kind invitation of the Government of Montenegro.
The event provided a platform for Parties, Signatories, other interested States, international organizations, civil society and other stakeholders to discuss achievements and challenges in promoting a wide range of topics, including access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. At the session, the Parties agreed on a number of decisions to guide their implementation in the next intersessional period and discussed global promotion of the Convention.
The sixth session was held back to back with the third session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Protocol on PRTRs) (15 September 2017).
The two sessions featured a joint High-level Segment on 14 September 2017 where delegations focussed on the role of the Aarhus Convention and its Protocol in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
In the same meeting venue, the sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention were carried out in parallel with:
Fortieth meeting of the Convention Bureau (10 September 2017)
Fifty-eighth meeting of the Convention Compliance Committee (10-13 September 2017)
Please click here for more information on the other meetings.
Meeting documents
All documents are available below. This includes documents and decisions adopted by the Meeting of the Parties, background documents prepared in advance of the meeting, relevant intersessional documents and statements made during the meeting.
Please note below categories of documents:
1. Post-session documents
2. In-session documents
3. Documents prepared in advance for the session:
- Category I (official documents for possible action)
- Category II (official background documents, for instance on implementation and compliance and national implementation reports)
4. Intersessional documents of relevance to the agenda (also Category II)
5. Statements
The Budva Declaration on Environmental Democracy for Our Sustainable Future, ENG FRE RUS (ECE/MP.PP/2017/16/Add. 1-ECE/MP.PRTR/2017/2/Add.1) along with all other relevant statements and documents can be accessed at the page of the Joint High-level Segment under the Meetings of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention and its Protocol on PRTRs (Budva, Montenegro, 14 September 2017).