The second meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information took place on 16 and 17 December 2013 in Geneva (Palais des Nations, Salle VIII).

At this meeting, delegates deliberated on public access to environmental information in the specific sectors: land management and spatial planning, agriculture as well as water supply and wastewater treatment. Furthermore, they shared experiences in the effective use of electronic information tools in the Convention`s implementation and exchanged information on the relevant capacity building initiatives at the regional, subregional and national levels. They were also informed about the recent activities of other international forums relevant to the matter of access to environmental information, especially with regard to access to geospatial data and technology.

In addition, the participants considered the outcomes of the survey to assess implementation of the Recommendations of the Meeting of the Parties on Electronic Information Tools (Decision II/3 ENG, FRE and RUS).