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Opening Session:Setting the scene |
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Introducing the Aarhus Convention
Philip Kearney, Chair of the Aarhus Convention's Task Force
on Public Participation in Decision making |
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Introducing the Protocol on Water and Health
Ana Drapa, Member of the Bureau of the Protocol on Water and Health,
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Romania |
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Public participation under the Protocol on Water and Health
Chantal Demilecamps, secretariat to the Protocol on Water and Health |
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Public Participation under the Aarhus Convention :A useful model for water and health?
Fiona Marshall, Aarhus Convention secretariat |
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Session 1: Key obstacles to, and possible solutions, to ensuring
effective public participation at all levels of decision-making
(national, provincial, local) regarding water and health issues. |
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Eurobarometer - Survey on attitudes of Europeans towards
water-related issues: a background review
Nicolas Becuwe, TNS Opinion, Belgium |
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Key challenges to effective public participation: European ECO-Forum’s experiences
Serhiy Vykhryst, ECO Forum, Ukraine |
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Ticking boxes versus genuine public participation in water management in Ireland
Sinead O’Brien and Harriet Emerson, Sustainable Water Network Ireland |
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Key obstacles to public participation in the two projects of water
supply of Northern regions and Baku city.
Lidiya Guluzada, TETA “Khazri”, Azerbaijan |
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Session 2: Specific issues related to public participation in the implementation of
the Protocol on Water and Health, in particular in relation to the establishment of
national coordination groups/committees, the setting of targets and target dates,
the development of integrated strategies, the assessment of progress and the preparation of reports |
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Raising awareness of the Protocol on Water and Health
Biljana Filipovic, Ministry of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning, Serbia |
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Involving the public in the preparation of national reports: the Aarhus experience
Aida Iskoyan, Ministry of Nature Protection, Armenia |
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Public participation – Lessons learnt from human rights protection mechanisms
Jean Benoit Charrin, WaterLex, Switzerland |
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Session 3: Developing the capacity of civil society/NGOs, public authorities
and service providers to enhance public participation. |
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Theme 1: Structural tools to facilitate effective public participation |
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Guidelines on access to information and public participation for private
companies undertaking public services
Liz Smith, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
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Public participation in multi-optional decision-making
Peter Emerson, The de Borda Institute, Northern Ireland |
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Public participation in the Regional Health and Environment Plan for the
Provence Alpes-Cote d’Azur (PACA) region
Muriel Andrieu Semmel, PACA Regional Agency for Health, France (tbc) |
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The South Caucasus Public Center of Excellency on Water and Health:
A model for promoting public participation in water and health
Grigol Abramia, International Center for Environmental Research |
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Theme 2: Practical techniques to facilitate effective public participation |
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Good practices for public participation in Romania
Naiana Milea, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Romania
(co-author Ms. Elvira Marchidan, National Administration “Apele Romane”, Romania) |
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Good practices in public participation in decision-making on
water issues in the Republic of Belarus
Volha Zakharava, Aarhus Center, Belarus |
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Outreach to marginalized people: practical tools
Anke Stock, Women in Europe for a Common Future |
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Public participation on water and health in Armenia: now and for the future
Emma Anakhasyan, Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment, Armenia |
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Experiences in enhancing public participation in water and health related decision-making in Uzbekistan
Artur Vakhitov, Eco Forum, Uzbekistan |
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Parallel session 1: Assessing the Aarhus Convention’s provisions on public participation in decisions having a significant impact on the environment, including, inter alia, product-related decision-making and in particular how these provisions might be further elaborated |
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Theme 1: Public participation in product- related decision making |
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Public participation in decision-making on nanotechnology
Ingrid Elbertse, Women in Europe for a Common Future |
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Public participation in sustainable production and consumption
Stéphane Arditi, European Environmental Bureau |
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Public participation in product standardisation
Dania Cristofaro, European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation |
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Theme 2: Future development of article 6 of the Aarhus Convention |
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Recent developments in EU legislation relevant to the future development of article 6
Adam-Daniel Nagy, European Commission |
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Gaps and weaknesses in article 6
An Le Nouail Marlière, European Economic and Social Committee |
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Challenges of article 6 to effective public participation
Catalina Radalescu, Center for Legal Resources, Romania |
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Possible future directions for article 6
Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Friends of the Earth, United Kingdom |
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