Three side-events to the Belgrade "Environment for Europe" Conference related to the Espoo Convention and its Protocol on SEA. In addition, the Ministers "noted with interest" an Initiative on SEA (the "Belgrade SEA Initiative") - see the Conference documents. (The Protocol on SEA itself was adopted at the previous Conference, held in Kyiv.)
Side event: Future directions after ten years of implementation of the Espoo Convention, 10 October
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| Agenda | ENG | ||
| 1. Opening of the side-event and welcome, by Secretary of State, Mr Silviu Stoica, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Romania | ENG | ||
| 2. Informal panel discussion, taking stock of relevant experience with the implementation of the Convention and discussing future directions, chaired by Mr Stoica. | |||
| Panellists: | |||
| State Secretary Nikola Ružinski, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning & Construction of Croatia | ENG | ||
| Mr Bruno M. Oberle, State Secretary, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland | ENG | ||
| Mr Alistair Clark, Corporate Director of Environment and Sustainability, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | - | ||
| Mr Thomas Alge, Head Environmental Law, ÖKOBÜRO, member of the European ECO-Forum | ENG | FRE | RUS |
| 3. Closing of the side-event, by Mr Stoica |
Closed meeting: Discussion on the Work Programme for implementation of the proposed Belgrade SEA Initiative, 11 October
Side event: Implementation of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment: from Kyiv to Belgrade and beyond, 12 October
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| Main presentation | ENG | ||
| Chaired by His Excellency Constantin Mihailescu, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Moldova | |||
| Opening H.E. Constantin Mihailescu, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Moldova | |||
| I. Status of implementation of the Protocol (UNECE) with an example of its practical application in South-East Europe, facilitated by Nick Bonvoisin, UNECE | |||
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| II. Capacity development for the implementation of the Protocol, facilitated by Henrieta Martonakova, UNDP Bratislava | |||
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| III. Way forward with implementation of the Protocol, facilitated by Ausra Jurkeviciute, REC | |||
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| Discussion, facilitated by Henrieta Martonakova, UNDP | |||
| Conclusion - Henrieta Martonakova, UNDP |