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Twenty-first Session of the Committee on Environmental Policy

27 - 30 October 2015
Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

The 21st Session of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP-21) took place in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Salle VII) from 27 to 30 October 2015. Meeting documents and presentations made during the meeting are made available in the table below.

Meeting documents and presentations

Report of the meeting
ECE/CEP/2015/2 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
List of participants ENG --- ---
pre-session documents and presentation made during the meeting
Item 1. Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda

Provisional annotated agenda for the twenty-first session of CEP
ECE/CEP/2015/1 (PDF and Word)

ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Provisional time schedule of the twenty-first session of CEP
information paper No. 1/Rev.2 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG --- ---
Item 2. Outcomes of the work of the CEP Bureau
Outcomes of the work of the Bureau for the period
November 2014–July 2015

ECE/CEP/2015/3 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Item 3. Sustainable development in the UNECE region
Sixty-sixth session of the Commission, April 2015
link to the webpage of the ECE-66
ENG FRE RUS
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
presentation by the UNECE secretariat
ENG --- ---
Item 4. Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)
ECE multilateral environmental agreements for global goals 
information paper No. 10 (PDF and Word)
ENG/
ENG
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ECE multilateral environmental agreements for SDGs 
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Informal meeting of representatives of the governing bodies of UNECE MEAs and CEP
link to the webpage presenting the outcomes of the informal meetings held thus far
ENG --- ---
UNECE MEAs
link to the website of the MEAs
ENG --- ---
Item 5. The Eighth Environment for Europe (EfE) Ministerial Conference
Item 5. (a) Host country preparations
Preparations for the Eighth EfE Ministerial Conference
presentation by the host country
ENG --- ---
Organizational issues for the Eighth EfE Ministerial Conference
ECE/CEP/2014/15 (as adopted by CEP-20; PDF)
ENG FRE RUS
Item 5. (b) Greening the economy
Draft thematic document for the Eighth EfE Ministerial Conference: greening the economy in the pan-European region
ECE/CEP/2015/L.2 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Draft strategic framework for greening the economy in the pan-European region
ECE/CEP/2015/L.4 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Greening the economy in the pan-European region
presentation by the UNECE secretariat and UNEP
ENG --- ---
Draft Green Economy Action Menu
ECE/CEP/2015/L.7 (is cancelled; the substantive content was included in the annex to the draft strategic framework)
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Contribution of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe to CEP-21
(for agenda items 5.(b) & (c))
ENG --- ---
Item 5. (c) Cleaning the air
Draft thematic document for the Eighth EfE Ministerial Conference: improving air quality for a better environment and human health
ECE/CEP/2015/L.3 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Draft Batumi Action for Cleaner Air (2016–2021)
ECE/CEP/2015/L.5 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Item 5. (d) Learning together
Tenth meeting of the Steering Committee on ESD, April 2014
link to the meeting website
ENG FRE RUS

Report of the Steering Committee on ESD on its tenth meeting
ECE/CEP/AC.13/2015/2 (PDF)

ENG FRE RUS
Item 5. (e) Developing SEIS and establishing a regular environmental assessment in the pan-European region
Regular environmental assessment process based on SEIS
ECE/CEP/2015/10 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
First report on progress in establishing SEIS in the pan-European region
ECE/CEP/2015/11 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Outcomes of the work of the Group of Friends of SEIS
ECE/CEP/2015/9 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Establishing a regular environmental assessment process and developing SEIS in the pan-European region
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
The UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA 2012)
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Item 5. (f) Proposed outcomes of the Conference
Proposed outcomes for the Eighth EfE Ministerial Conference
ECE/CEP/2015/8 ( PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Item 5. (g) Draft agenda for the Conference
Draft annotated provisional agenda for the Eighth EfE Ministerial Conference
ECE/CEP/2015/L.1 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Various options for the format of group discussions
ECE/CEP/2015/14 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Proposal for roundtable discussion between Ministers and environmental NGOs on greening the economy in the pan-European region
preliminary proposal by the European ECO-Forum (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG --- ---
Item 5. (h) Communication plan for the Conference
Communication plan for the Eighth EfE Ministerial Conference
ECE/CEP/2015/13 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Item 5. (j) Resource requirements for preparing the Conference
UNECE estimated resource requirements for preparing the Eighth EfE Ministerial Conference
information paper No. 2 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG --- ---
Item 6. Environmental performance reviews (EPR)
UNECE EPR Programme: overview of recent developments
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Third EPR of Georgia: recommendations
information paper No. 3 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG --- ---
Third EPR of Georgia
draft review (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Third EPR of Georgia
presentation by Georgia (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Third EPR of Georgia
presentation by the Rapporteur, Sweden (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Third EPR of Belarus: recommendations
information paper No. 4 (PDF and Word)

ENG/ ENG

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Third EPR of Belarus
draft review (PDF)
ENG --- RUS
Third EPR of Belarus
presentation by Belarus (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Third EPR of Belarus
presentation by the Rapporteur, Switzerland (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Albania: progress in implementing the EPR recommendations
presentation by Albania (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Morocco: progress in implementing the EPR recommendations
presentation by Morocco (PDF)
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Addressing air quality - working across the environment, transport and energy sectors: 2015 Environmental Performance Reviews of Belarus, Georgia and the Netherlands
High-level roundtable discussion (announcement poster)
ENG --- ---
Addressing air quality - working across the environment, transport and energy sectors: 2015 Environmental Performance Reviews of Belarus, Georgia and the Netherlands
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Item 7. Cross-sectoral activities
(a) Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP)
Twelfth session of the Steering Committee of THE PEP
link to the website
ENG --- ---
Report of the Steering Committee of THE PEP on its twelfth session, November 2014
ECE/AC.21/SC/2014/6 - EUDCE1408105/1.6/SC12/6 and corrigenda (PDF)
ENG; ENG; ENG FRE RUS
The Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP): highlights 2015
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
(b) Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC)
Overview of ongoing contributions by the UNECE to ENVSEC
information paper No. 5 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG --- ---
Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC)
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
(c) European Environment and Health Process
Progress report on the European Environment and Health Process
EUR/RC65/18 (link to the webpage; PDF)
ENG FRE RUS
Environment and health in the WHO European Region: progress, challenges and lessons learned
EUR/RC65/11 (link to the webpage; PDF)
ENG FRE RUS
Improving environment and health in Europe: how far have we gotten?
Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2015 (PDF)
ENG --- RUS
European Environment and Health Process
link to the WHO website dedicated to the process
ENG FRE RUS
European Environment and Health Ministerial Board (EHMB)
link to the WHO website dedicated to EHMB
ENG FRE RUS
The High Level Mid-term Review meeting of the European Environment and Health Process
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
(d) Green building
Green buidling: recent developments
presentation by the UNECE secretariat (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Greening the forestry sector: recent developments
presentation by the UNECE secretariat (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Greening the forestry sector and green buidling developments
websites of the UNECE Forestry and Timber & Housing and Land Management (link)
ENG; ENG --- ---
Item 8. Programme of work of the Environment subprogramme
(a) Streamlining the work on environmental monitoring and assessment
Streamlining the work on environmental monitoring and assessment
ECE/CEP/2015/12 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Streamlining the work on environmental monitoring and assessment
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
(b) Mainstreaming a gender perspective into environmental activities
Mainstreaming a gender perspective into environmental activities
presentation by the UNECE secretariat
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(c) Performance assessment of the Environment subprogramme in 2014–2015 and performance plan for 2016–2017
Biennial performance report of the Environment subprogramme for 2014–2015
ECE/CEP/2015/6 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Biennial performance plan of the Environment subprogramme for 2016–2017
ECE/CEP/2015/5 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
(d) Programme of work and the list of publications of the Environment subprogramme for 2016–2017
Programme of work of the Environment subprogramme for 2016–2017
ECE/CEP/2015/4 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
(e) Proposed strategic framework of the Environment subprogramme for 2018–2019
Draft proposed strategic framework of the Environment subprogramme for 2018–2019
ECE/CEP/2015/7 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
(f) Overview of resources for environmental activities and criteria for financial support for participation in meetings and events
Overview of resources for activities relating to the Environment subprogramme
information paper No. 6 (postponed to the special session of CEP in February 2016)
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Criteria for financial support for participating in meetings and events
information paper No.7 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG --- ---
Item 9. Presentation and exchange of views on the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)
The second UNEA
presentation (PDF)
ENG --- ---
Item 10. Rules of procedure of CEP
Draft rules of procedure of CEP
ECE/CEP/2015/L.6 (PDF and Word) 
ENG/ ENG FRE/ FRE RUS/ RUS
Item 11. Election of officers

The CEP Bureau
information paper No. 8 (PDF and Word)

ENG/ ENG --- ---
Item 12. Calendar of meetings 
Proposed schedule of meetings of CEP and its Bureau for the period of 2014-2018
information paper No.9 (PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG --- ---
Item 13. Other business
AOB that may be brought to the attention of CEP --- --- ---
Item 14. Closure of the meeting
List of CEP-21 decisions
In-session paper (considered and approved by CEP on 30 October 2015; PDF and Word)
ENG/ ENG --- ---
CEP-21 side events

Lunch time side event on the EEA SOER 2015 – The European Environment – state and outlook 2015
(Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 1.15-2.15 p.m., salle VII, organized by EEA)

EEA SOER 2015– The European Environment – state and outlook 2015
(link to the EEA website)
ENG --- ---
Invitation to the side event ENG --- RUS
Presentation of the EEA SOER 2015 ENG --- RUS
Lunch time side event on Green Economy Knowledge for the Pan-European Region and Beyond
(Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 1.15-2.45 p.m., salle VII, organized by jointly by GGKP, UNECE and UNEP)
Programme of the side event  ENG --- ---
Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP)
(link to the GGKP website)

ENG

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Other relevant documents

20th session of CEP, October 2014
link to the meeting webpage
ENG FRE RUS

The Reform Plan of the Environment for Europe process
Excerpt from the Report of the CEP on its special session (Geneva, 27-29 January 2009; ECE/CEP/S/152 and corrigendum 1)

ENG FRE RUS
Draft outcome document of the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
link to the website of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015
ENG FRE RUS
Outome of the Rio+20 Conference
A/RES/66/288
ENG FRE RUS

Astana Ministerial Declaration
ECE/ASTANA.CONF/2011/2/Add.1

ENG FRE RUS
Astana Water Action
link to the webportal 
ENG --- ---
Environmental Performance Review Programme: third cycle of reviews
ECE/CEP/S/2011/3
ENG FRE RUS
Transitioning to a green economy: the role of education for sustainable development
E/ECE/RPM/2011/5
ENG FRE RUS
Greening the economy within the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication
E/ECE/RPM/2011/4
ENG FRE RUS
Greening the economy: mainstreaming the environment into economic development
ECE/ASTANA.CONF/2011/4 
ENG FRE RUS