The fifth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information of the Aarhus Convention took place from 10 to 11 October 2016 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Salle V).

The meeting continued the exchange of information, good practices and recent legislative, policy and practical developments on promoting public access to environmental information. In particular, the Task Force continued focusing on the scope of environmental information and information on emissions; use of public registers and other electronic information tools; application of the restrictions; and the further development of the Aarhus Clearinghouse and national nodes.

The background material for the meeting included relevant information derived from 2014 national implementation reports  and the synthesis report  as well as the Implementation Guide, relevant Compliance Committee findings of a systemic nature  and jurisprudence database. The Task Force on Access to Information continued its work based on the outputs of the previous meetings.