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Advancing Environmental Governance in Europe & Asia: Towards Sustainable Development

Learn about the "Environment for Europe" process and its role in promoting environmental priorities and cooperation in the UNECE region. Explore the key themes of sustainable water management and greening the economy discussed at the Astana Ministerial Conference. Understand the ongoing efforts to enhance environmental assessments and address pressing issues such as water scarcity and carbon emissions. Stay informed about sustainable development initiatives and cross-cutting issues in the UNECE region.

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Advancing Environmental Governance in Europe & Asia: Towards Sustainable Development

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  1. ADVANCING IN ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE Presentation by Environment for Europe and Sustainable Development Team Environment, Housing and Land Management Division, UNECE

  2. “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

  3. 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

  4. 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, …

  5. 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

  6. 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

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