Working Group on EIA and SEA (Espoo Convention), 2nd meeting
Working Group on EIA and SEA (Espoo Convention), 2nd meeting
27 - 30 May 2013
Geneva Switzerland
Official Documents
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| Annotated provisional agenda for the second meeting ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/1 | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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Corrigendum to the annotated provisional agenda |
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| Report of the second meeting ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/2 |
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Item 6 of the provisional agenda |
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Good practice recommendations on public participation in SEA |
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| Health annex of the Resource Manual to support the application of the Protocol ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/4 |
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Item 8 of the provisional agenda |
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Background documents
| Report of the first meeting of the Working Group on EIA and SEA ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2012/2 |
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Report of the fifth session of Meeting of the Parties to the Convention |
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| Corrigendum (to decision V/2) ECE/MP.EIA/15/Corr.1 |
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| Report of the first session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol ECE/MP.EIA/SEA/2 |
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| Report of the Implementation Committee on its twenty-fifth session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2012/4 |
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| Corrigendum to the Report of the Implementation Committee on its twenty-fifth session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2012/4/ Corr.1 | ENG | ||
| Report of the Implementation Committee on its twenty-sixth session ECE/MP.EIA/IC/2012/6 |
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Report of the Implementation Committee on its twenty-seventh session |
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| 3rd Review of implementation of Espoo Convention (2006-2009) ECE/MP.EIA/16 |
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Unofficial Documents
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| Item 1 | Adoption of the agenda | ||||
| Informal notes on the agenda (an overview of agenda items, associated documentation and actions to be taken by the delegates) Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.1) |
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| Item 2 | Status of ratification | ||||
| Status at 10 May 2013 Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.2) |
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| Items 3-6 |
Implementation of the workplan activities Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.3) |
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| Item 3 | Compliance and implementation | ||||
| Proposals to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan with implementation of the Convention Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.4.REV) | ENG | ||||
| Bringing into line the three authentic language versions of the Convention Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.5) |
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| Annex to informal document 5 - feedback from UN Treaty Section | ENG | ||||
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Draft reviews of implementation of the Convention and the Protocol |
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| For information, Blank questionnaire on EIA (2010-2012) | ENG | FRE | RUS | ||
| For information, Blank questionnaire on SEA (2010-2012) | ENG | FRE | RUS | ||
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Draft general guidance on resolving a possible systemic inconsistency between the Convention and environmental assessment within State ecological expertise (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.7) |
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| For information, checklist for financial institutions on projects with transboundary impacts produced by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | ENG | RUS | |||
| Item 4 | Exchange of good practices | ||||
| (a) Seminar on biodiversity in environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment | |||||
| Note by Belgium (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.8) | ENG | ||||
| (b) Other activities foreseen in the workplan | |||||
| (c) Application of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context to nuclear energy-related activities | |||||
| Application of the Convention to nuclear energy-related activities Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.9) |
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| For more information, see the earlier Background paper by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/2011/5) | ENG | FRE | RUS | ||
| For more information, see earlier Information on panel discussion on nuclear energy-related projects, for MOP5 (ECE/MP.EIA/2011/INF.8). | ENG | RUS | |||
| For more information, see earlier Informal list of nuclear energy-related activities in the UNECE region, first discussed at the 13th meeting of the Working Group on EIA, revised for MOP5 | ENG | ||||
| For information, Summary of a working paper by ANCCLI: Fostering nuclear safety in Europe through public information and participation, for a workshop on Public participation in decision making in the nuclear domain, Luxembourg, 12-13 March 2013 | ENG | ||||
| (d) Practices in States outside the region. | |||||
| For information, Report on the Workshop on Environmental impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context in Eastern Asia, Seoul, 13–15 June 2012 | ENG | ||||
| Item 5 | Subregional cooperation and capacity-building | ||||
| For information, Report on Baltic Sea subregional workshop, 20 - 21 September 2012, Tallinn (Estonia). | ENG | ||||
| For information, Report on a start-up workshop for a Pilot project on post project analysis between Belarus and Ukraine, (Brest, Belarus, 9-10 April 2013) | ENG | ||||
| Item 6 | Promoting ratification and application of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment | ||||
| Report on joint meeting on public participation in environmental decision-making: focus on strategic environmental assessment (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2013/INF.10) | ENG | RUS | |||
| For information, Draft recommendations on public participation in environmental decision-making prepared under the Aarhus Convention | ENG | ||||
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IAIA informal pamphlets - No. 3 Climate smart decisions (Feb 2013) |
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| For information, EAP-Green: - Draft programme of work 2013-2016 - Draft work plan for 2013 |
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| Item 7 | Inputs to related international processes | ||||
| For information, Chair's Summary from the meeting between the representatives of the governing bodies of the ECE Environmental Conventions and the Committee of Environmental Policy, 27 February 2013, Geneva | ENG | ||||
| For information, Towards enhanced cooperation of UNECE MEAs: Informal guidance (a live document: version of 8 March 2013) |
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| Item 8 | Budget, financial arrangements and financial assistance | ||||
| (a) Budget and financial arrangements | |||||
| Biannual financial report to 31 December 2012 - earlier financial reports | ENG | ||||
| Recent contributions to the trust fund of the Convention Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2012/INF.11) |
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| For information, Sustainable extrabudgetary financial arrangements for the ECE environmental conventions - Discussion paper by the secretariat | ENG | ||||
| (b) Financial assistance to representatives of countries with economies in transition, non-governmental organizations and countries outside the region | |||||
| Item 9 | Preparations for the sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context and the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol | ||||
| Informal notes of Bureau meeting, 31 January-1 February 2013 | ENG | ||||
| Draft decisions that might be considered by the Meetings of the Parties at their next sessions Note by the secretariat (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.2/2012/INF.12) |
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| Item 10 | Staffing of the secretariat | ||||
| Item 11 | Other business | ||||
| Item 12 | Presentation of the main decisions taken and closing of the meeting | ||||
| Conclusions of the meeting Informal presentation of the main outcomes, by secretariat |
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Presentations and Statements
| Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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Item 3: Compliance and implementation |
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| General Guidance on resolving a possible systemic inconsistency between the Espoo Convention and the environmental assessment within the framework of State ecological expertise (OVOS/expertiza) in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Jerzy Jendroska |
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Item 4(a): Seminar on biodiversity in environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment |
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| General introduction to the issue of biodiversity degradation Ms. Els Martens, Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests, Belgium |
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| Biodiversity in EIA and SEA: the Convention on Biological Diversity’s point of view Ms. Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme |
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EU Biodiversity Policy and Environmental Assessments |
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| Ecosystem services in EIA/SEA:connecting biodiversity and people Mr. Roel Slootweg, SevS Consultancy |
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| Deepening of the navigation channel in the Scheldt estuary: case study of a cross-border EIA in an estuarine environment Mr. Stefaan Ides, Port of Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Experience from the Nord Stream Pipeline project from the authority’s perspective Mr. Manfred Zeiler, Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Germany |
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Item 4(d): Practices in States outside the region |
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Summary of 2012 workshop on EIA in a transboundary context |
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Registration
| Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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Meeting registration form |
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Practical information for delegates and visitors |
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Rules of Procedure |
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| Amendment of rule 7 of the rules of procedure Decision V/1 of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention |
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| Adoption of the rules of procedure Decision I/1 of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol |
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