The eleventh meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making under the Aarhus Convention was held on 12 and 13 December 2024 in Salle XXIV, Building E, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
The Task Force promoted the exchange of information, case studies and good practices and discussed recent and upcoming developments related to public participation in environmental decision-making. This meeting focussed on the following themes in line with decision VII/2 on promoting effective public participation in decision-making (ENG FRE RUS) as adopted by the Meeting of the Parties at its seventh session (Geneva, 18-21 October 2021):
(a) Participation of groups and people in vulnerable situations in decision-making
(b) Public participation in decision-making in a transboundary context
(c) Public participation in decision-making related to
- Agriculture and fishery;
- Oceans, seas, and marine resources; and
- Climate change
- Emerging technologies
The agenda and meeting documents is available below. Statements and Presentations made during the meeting will be made available on this web page in due course. Please check this web page regularly.
Survey on the participation of groups and people in vulnerable situations in decision-making
The Working Group of the Parties at its twenty-seventh meeting (Geneva, 26-28 June 2023) requested the secretariat to carry out a survey on the issue of participation of groups and people in vulnerable situations in decision-making. Through the survey the Task Force aims to (a) collect good practices and challenges in implementing measures that aim to overcome barriers which prevent groups and people in vulnerable situations to participate in decision-making on environmental matters; and (b) identify suggestions for improvements.
Please note that the survey has been closed.
The results of the survey were shared during the Task Force meeting and helped the secretariat in the preparation for the meeting.