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This presentation by the Environment for Europe and Sustainable Development Team focuses on enhancing environmental governance through the Environment for Europe process, promoting collaboration, and raising regional environmental standards. It discusses themes like water management, greening the economy, and sustainable development issues within the UNECE region. The Astana Ministerial Conference and Committee on Environmental Policy are key platforms for setting agendas and addressing environmental challenges. Learn more about regional cooperation, policy development, and sustainable practices in environmental governance.
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ADVANCING IN ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE Presentation by Environment for Europe and Sustainable Development Team Environment, Housing and Land Management Division, UNECE
“Environment for Europe” process a high-level platform to address environmental priorities and promote broad horizontal cooperation, & a regional pillar of sustainable development focused on helping countries of EECCA & SEE to raise their environmental standards towards a common regional standard EfE reform: strengthen the effectiveness of the process and ensure that it remains appropriate for, and fully aligned with, the changing needs of the UNECE region, the evolving political and economic landscape and the environmental priorities of the region
Astana Ministerial Conference Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) is the convening body for the preparatory process CEP-16 agreed on the two themes for the Conference: sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems greening the economy: mainstreaming the environment into economic development Conferenceagenda prepared by CEP Extended Bureau(Geneva, 16-17 Mar 2010)& CEP-17(Geneva, 2-5 Nov 2010) Ad Hoc Steering Group on Environmental Assessments established to guide the preparation by EEA of an “Assessment of Assessments” for the Conference
Astana Ministerial Conference possible issues to be addressed within ‘water’ theme: increasing water scarcity and its impact on food & energy security & economic development, integrated & transboundary water management, melting of glaciers, water quality, water supply and sanitation, … possible issues to be addressed within ‘greening the economy’ theme: the reduction of carbon emissions, energy efficiency, sustainable consumption and production, the reconfiguration of financing and infrastructure to better accommodate environmental considerations, …
Sustainable Development in UNECE 4th Regional Implementation Meeting on Sustainable Development(Geneva, 1-2 December 2009) Regional input into global discussion at CSD-18, May 2010 Transport, Chemicals, Waste management, Mining, 10-Year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production patterns Progress made, obstacles encountered, & policies & measures required for further progress Cross-cutting issues and interlinkages between thematic issues; reporting on CSD-17 Chair’s Summary to be submitted to CSD-18
Environment & SD in the UNECE thank you! for more information visit: CEP: http://www.unece.org/env/cep/welcome.html EfE: http://www.unece.org/env/efe/welcome.html RIM-4:http://www.unece.org/env/SustainableDevelopment/welcome.htm