Events
- Second Subregional Workshop on PRTRs for countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, 19 - 21 September 2016, Minsk, Belarus
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The workshop will be organized by the secretariat of UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Protocol on PRTRs) to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), the secretariat of the Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention) in cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus and its scientific and research center RUE “Bel SRC “Ecology”.
The three-day event aims to promote the implementation and ratification of the Protocol on PRTRs, also through explaining the synergies with the Air Convention and its protocols in data collecting and reporting. It is expected that relevant authorities with political and technical responsibilities, as well as representatives of civil society and PRTR experts from participating countries would share knowledge, learn from each other and discuss solutions to existing deficiencies in relation to the implementation and use of PRTRs.
Through a range of specific thematic sessions, participants will find out how better to deal with the implementation of PRTRs at the national level as regards: a) creating the appropriate institutional and legal frameworks; b) developing the list of chemical substances and enterprises to be covered; c) developing reporting requirements; d) managing data and its dissemination; e) foreseeing capacity building needs; and f) promoting public awareness.
The participants will have opportunity to share experiences gained through implementing PRTRs in different countries and learn how better to deal with the implementation of PRTRs in their own countries and to use synergies with other instruments, such as the Air Convention and its protocols.
For meeting documents and additional information see the dedicated workshop webpage. - Second Subregional Workshop on PRTRs for countries in Eastern Europe, 28-29 May 2013, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The two-day sub regional Workshop was organised by the secretariat of the UNECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
The Workshop promoted the implementation and ratification of the Pollutant Release Transfer Registers (PRTR) Protocol in countries in South-Eastern Europe (SEE) by improving knowledge of legal, institutional and technical requirements, identifying key players and technical and capacity building specific needs in order to facilitate the provision of more targeted support for introducing PRTRs in these countries. The event was also attended by representatives from Israel.The Workshop brought together representatives from these countries’ authorities responsible for PRTRs, chemical and waste management, water, land air and health protection. It also gathered representatives of industry, academia, research institutions, Aarhus Centres and non-governmental organizations from the SEE countries and experts working on PRTRs within different countries of the UNECE region and with international governmental organizations.
Meeting documents are available at the following page: http://unece.org/prtr_SEE2013
- Second Subregional Workshop on PRTRs for countries in Eastern Europe, 3-4 November 2011, Minsk, Belarus
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Organized by the Secretariat in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Belarus. The two-day subregional Workshop promoted the implementation and ratification of the PRTR Protocol in the 12 countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA). The Workshop targeted these countries and brought together representatives from these countries’ authorities responsible for PRTRs, chemical and waste management, water, land, air and health protection. It gathered representatives of industry, academia, research institutions, and non-governmental organizations from the EECCA countries and experts working on PRTRs within different countries of the UNECE region and with international governmental organizations.
Document Title ENG FRE RUS Information Note: "Get your right to a healthy community" subregional workshop PDF - PDF Programme: "Get your right to a healthy community" subregional workshop
- PDF Report on the subregional workshop “Get Your Right to a Healthy Community” held in Minsk ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2012/3 PDF PDF PDF Note on technical assistance mechanism ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2011/4
- Responses to questionnaire on the technical assistance mechanism - Part One
PDF - Responses to questionnaire on the technical assistance mechanism - Part Two
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- PDF Responses to questionnaire on current status of PRTR activities in EECCA countries
PDF - PDF Presentations Opening Session - Mr Michel Amand, Public service Wallonia, Statement by Chair PDF - - Session 1 - Dr Ivan Narkevitch, RUE "Bel SRC "Ecology", Development of the National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in Belarus - - PDF Session 1 - Mr. Kodir Boturov, Institute of Water problems, Hydroenergetic and Ecology of the Academy of Science. Development of the National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in the Republic of Tajikistan - - PPT Session 1 - Mr. Michel Amand, Public service Wallonia, UNECE PRTR Protocol PPT - - Session 2 - Mr. Øyvind Hetland, Climate and Pollution Agency, The Norwegian PRTR - Setting up an appropriate institutional structure PPT - - Session 3 - Mr. Dmitry Skrylnikov, Bureau of Environmental Investigations, The regulatory framework for data collection and dissemination and public participation - - PPT Session 3 - Ms. Elena Laevskaya, Belarusian State University, Procedures for the accession to the PRTR Protocol in Belarus - - PPT Session 4 - Dr. Jan Maršák, Ministry of the Environment Czech Republic, Scope of the Protocol on PRTR PPT - - Session 5 - Mr. Saveliy Kuzmin, RUE "Bel SRC "Ecology", Information and analytical centre for the local monitoring in Belarus - - PPT Session 5 - Ms. Justyna Grzywacz, Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection of Poland, National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in Poland PDF - - Session 6 - Mr. Bernhard Thier, Cefic, PRTR & Responsible Care® Initiative PPT - - Session 6 - Mr. Viktor Yurochko, Independant Expert, Modern technologies of accumulation and distribution of environmental information PPT - - Session 6 - Ms. Eva Goosens, European Environment Agency, European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register - Public access to information PPT - - Session 7 - Ms. Elena Vasilyeva, ''Volgograd-Ecopress'', The experience of PRTR development in the regions of Russia - - PPT Session 7 - Ms. Vera Barrantes, UNITAR, PRTR capacity-building in just one click - Online tools PPT - - - Side-Event, Environment for Europe, 7th Ministerial Conference, Astana, 22 September 2011
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The secretariat of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) to the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Aarhus Centre of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the OSCE invite you to share experiences on the benefits for sustainable water management of exercising the right to know through implementing the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers and to discuss the challenges ahead.
The event will promote the implementation of PRTRs and the ratification of the PRTR Protocol within the UNECE and beyond as an efficient tool towards achieving a sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems. A panel of experts will present the benefits of implementing PRTRs to achieve these aims.
Document Title ENG FRE RUS Statement by Mr. Marco Keiner, Director, UNECE Environment Division - - Introduction UNECE PRTR Protocol EfE Astana
- - PRTRs an efficient tool for sustainable water management - - Experiences of Kazakhstan on the development of PRTRs
- - NGOs role in developing and implementing PRTRs
- - Experiences of Finland in sustainable water management
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- Implementing Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to Promote Sustainable Development Side Event, Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention (Chisinau, 29 June -1 July 2011), Thursday, 30 June
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The secretariat of the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova and the United Nations Development Programme in Moldova INVITE YOU TO share experiences on the benefits for sustainable development of exercising the right to know through implementing the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers and to discuss challenges ahead.
Document Title ENG FRE RUS Invitation note and the programme PDF Presentation by Mr. Ivan Narkevitch, RUE "Bel SRC "Ecology", Belarus PPT Presentation by Ms. Yelena Vasilyeva, European ECO-Forum/Volgograd-Ecopress PPT