In connection with this mandate a broad capacity-building framework has been set up to streamline and rationalize capacity-building activities and promote synergies. The framework, facilitated by the Convention’s secretariat, involves some of the main international organizations involved in capacity building under the Convention and supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. Also in connection with this mandate the secretariat had provided further information on the capacity building activities in reports to the Meeting of the Parties.
Reports to the Meetings of the Parties and their accompanying documents |
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| Report on capacity-building (ECE/MP.PP/2008/6) at the third session | |||
| Report on capacity-building (ECE/MP.PP/2011/8) at the fourth session | |||
| Report on capacity-building (ECE/MP.PP/2014/7) at the fifth session and its accompanying document AC/MOP-5/Inf.1 (ENG) |
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| Report on capacity-building (ECE/MP.PP/2017/7) at the sixth session and its accompanying document AC/MOP-6/Inf.2 (ENG) |
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| Report on capacity-building (ECE/MP.PP/2021/7) at the seventh session and its accompanying document AC/MOP-7/Inf.3 |
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Capacity-building resource material
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Key Guidance Material for the Aarhus Convention and the Protocol on PRTRs
Aarhus Clearinghouse, including good practices
PRTR Global Portal
Movie about the Aarhus Convention
E-learning Introductory Course: SDG16 and Access Rights, the Aarhus Convention and the Escazu Agreement -
Thematic resources
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Access to Information and Electronic Information Tools :
Case studies on Electronic Information Tools
Deliverables of the ENI SEIS II East project (access to information component)
See also UNECE-EEA Workshop on Open Data for the Environment (Geneva, 2 October 2019)
Deliverables of the EU EIS-data project
UNESCO Self-paced Online Course on Access to Information Laws and Policies and their Implementation
Access to Justice :
Public Participation in International Forums:
Genetically modified organisms:
Key guidance and other material
Compliance with the Convention:
https://unece.org/environment-policy/public-participation/aarhus-convention/compliance-committee
Rapid response mechanism for the protection of environmental defenders:
https://unece.org/env/pp/aarhus-convention/special-rapporteur
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Partner Organizations
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The partner organizations involved in the framework’s activities over the last year include:
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
European Environment Agency (EEA)
The Access Initiative (TAI)
European ECO Forum
Aarhus Centres -
Meetings of Capacity Building Coordination
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Eleventh meeting
Tenth meeting
Ninth meeting
Eighth meeting
Seventh meeting
Sixth meeting
Fifth meeting
Fourth meeting
Third meeting
Second meeting
First meeting -
Thematic and regional events
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International workshop “Advancing public access to environment-related product information: challenges and opportunities” (Geneva, 9 November 2023)
International round-table “Aarhus Convention: Effective Public Participation For Good Governance, Healthy Environment and Sustainable Development” (Tashkent, 1-2 June 2023)
UNECE-EEA Workshop on Open Data for the Environment (Geneva, 2 October 2019)
WGP-22 Capacity-building Networking event (Geneva, 19-21 June 2018)
Subregional Central Asian meeting "Implementing the Aarhus Convention today: Paving the way to a better environment and governance tomorrow, 22-23 May 2012, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Sixth meeting of the Task Force on Public-Participation in International Forums and Workshop, 23-24 February 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
Joint Aarhus Convention/Cartagena Protocol workshop on public awareness, access to information and public participation regarding LMOs/GMOs, 8-9 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan
Workshop on Electronic Information Tools to support the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in South Eastern Europe, 25-26 November 2010, Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Workshop on access to Justice for High-level Judiciary in South-Eastern Europe, 17-18 November 2008, Tirana, Albania
International workshop on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding GMOs, 19-20 May 2008, Cologne, Germany
Workshop on Public Participation in Strategic Decision-making, 3-4 December 2007, Sofia, Bulgaria
International Workshop on Involving the Public in International Forums, 20-21 June 2007, Geneva
Workshop on Access to Justice for High-level Judiciary (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine), 4-5 June 2007, Kiev, Ukraine
National Workshop in Kyrgyzstan (Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan), 9-11 October 2003: programme (ENG), summary of discussions (RUS), workshop outcome (RUS)
Second Central Asia Workshop in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), 4-7 June 2002: (ENG) (RUS)
Second South Caucasus Workshop Tsakhkadzor (Armenia) 15-17 November 2001
First South Caucasus Workshop Tbilisi (Georgia), 11-13 December 2000
First Central Asian Workshop Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), 4-8 May 2000
Workshop on good practices in public participation at the local level Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), 6-7 December 1999