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Water Convention supports national meeting for Uganda towards possible accession

… With a view to possible accession of Uganda to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary … in collaboration with the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment to increase awareness and understanding of the …

Technical meeting to prepare for the on-site training in Tajikistan and to enhance capacity for governance and policy-making on tailings safety in Central Asia

… to financial support from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment. Agenda ENG    RUS List of Participants ENG    … Claudia Kamke, Project Manager, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention PDF PDF Animated video and online toolkit and … PDF PDF Session 3: Enhancing capacity for governance and policy-making on tailings safety in Central Asia using …

UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders presents his vision for mandate to ensure protection under the Aarhus Convention

… “Environmental defenders continue to be exposed to … risks do not spare the geographical area of the Aarhus Convention, where environmental defenders are facing …

Three North African countries discuss benefits of Espoo Convention

… looking into revising their national legislation on environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic … the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a …

Convention bodies

… of the Parties Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties Compliance … of the principles of the Aarhus Convention in international environmental decision-making processes. In May 2005, the …

UNECE to present “nexus” approach to strengthen integrated sustainable development policies in the region 

… and comprehensive framework that opens new perspectives for policymaking and international cooperation. While progress … The challenges facing the region cut across most SDGs: environmental pressures persist; sustainable economic … by the presentation of key findings of a series of flagship publications, exploring the needs of member States, and …

CoP-11 to the Industrial Accidents Convention steering the industrial safety community into the next decade, prepared towards achieving Agenda 2030

… meeting of the Conference of the Parties to UNECE’s Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial … are fundamental to strengthening capacity for national policy-making and governance and lead to more robust … Mr. Sergiusz Ludwiczak, today’s Deputy Director of the Environment Division, the Convention’s first secretary, …

How environmental policy can drive gender equality: UNECE shares good practices

Environmental degradation has gendered impacts which need to … to understand and adopt gender-responsive strategies and policies. While designing these, it is essential that … and application of gender aspects in environmental policy in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature …

13th Baltic Sea Subregional Meeting under the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention)

… capacity building, a key part of the workplan of the Espoo Convention and its SEA Protocol. It was aimed at … by Lithuania , under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment. During the meeting, experts from 8 States …

Workshop on information and public participation in water and health related issues

… and Health. It was jointly organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Health of … DOC DOC Presentations   Document Title ENG RUS The Aarhus Convention: rights and obligations to improve the … Environmental Center (REC)   PDF - NGOs in water and health policy planning and implementation: partners or enemies?  …

Armenia on the way to ratification of the key Air Convention protocols with help from UNECE

… Four decades of experience under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution ( Air … of the Convention and its protocols reduces health and environmental impacts in a more cost-effective way than …

Project on National Policy Dialogues for Industrial Safety in Central Asia (Phase I: Launch)

…   Background   The project on “National Policy Dialogues for Industrial Safety in Central Asia … and Uzbekistan, under the auspices of the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial … in view of advancing policy reforms and enhancing their environmental governance, disaster resilience and industrial …

Improved water management is crucial for climate action – UN-Water policy brief

… and reducing greenhouse gases, according to a new UN-Water Policy Brief . Released in the context of the Climate Action … co-benefits of improved regional cooperation. The Water Convention , serviced by UNECE, provides a legal and … address water across all sectors of the economy and the environment to ensure a climate-resilient and sustainable …

Georgia on the way to ratification of the key Air Convention protocols with help from UNECE

… Ratification and implementation of the Air Convention and its protocols reduces health and environmental impacts in a more cost-effective way than …

EU4Environment supports Moldova’s commitment to addressing ‎environmental impacts of its economic growth ‎

Environmental assessments are tools that benefit people and … Environmental Assessment ( Protocol on SEA ) and the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a …

High-level awareness-raising meeting and roundtable discussion on the analysis of national air quality legislation and National Action Plan

…                      Irina Ghaplanyan, Deputy Minister of Environment     Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in the … UNECE     Session 1: Introduction to UNECE and its Air Convention     UNECE’s activities in support of the 2030 …   EN   Gap-analysis of national air quality management policy and regulatory framework in relation with the …

The Pan-European Programme on Transport, Health and Environment: Assessment and Progress Made

… among the three sectors (transport, health, and environment) and its impact on the development of intersectoral policies and strategies in Member States with regard to the … of environmental and health concerns into transport policy. The report also assesses the institutional set-up of …

Capacity building

… The first meeting of the Parties to the Convention (Lucca, Italy, 21-23 october 2002) requested the … component) See also UNECE-EEA Workshop on Open Data for the Environment (Geneva, 2 October 2019) Deliverables of the EU …

Workshop on climate change policy development: Policies and practices on the basis of UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews

… The workshop, focusing on developing climate change policies and practices based on UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews, took place in Skopje from … of EPR recommendations related to climate change policy development. Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina …

UNECE Air Convention report shows biological recovery from acidification in freshwater environments in Europe

… since the 1990s thanks to measures adopted under the Air Convention is leading to ongoing biological recovery from acidification in freshwater environments in Europe. This is the main finding of a new …