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Tenth meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making under the Aarhus Convention

Tenth meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making under the Aarhus Convention

10-11 (am) October 2022 (Hybrid meeting)

10 - 11 October 2022
Salle XXII, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

Tenth meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making under the Aarhus Convention was held in Geneva on 10-11(am) October 2022. The meeting focussed on the following themes in line with decision VII/2 on promoting effective public participation in decision-making (ENG FRE RUS) adopted by the Meeting of the Parties at its seventh session (18-21 October 2021):

  • Issues of a systemic nature, namely: (i) Meaningful and early public participation; (ii) The availability of all relevant documents to the public; (iii) Effective notification and time frames for public participation; and (vi) Ensuring that account is taken of comments from the public in the final decisions, and ensuring the appropriate provision of feedback on how the public’s comments have been taken into account in the decisions.
  • COVID-19 and public participation: challenges and opportunities
  • Public participation in decision-making on health-related issues linked to air pollution
  • Public participation in decision-making on urban development/cities


The agenda and other documents and material for the meeting are available below. For more information please see photos and read a news article about the meeting:  Furthering the right to a healthy environment through effective public participation in decision-making

 

 

Documents

31397 _ AC/TF.PP-10/Inf.1 - Provisional Agenda _ 369977 _ English _ 773 _ 360242 _ pdf
31397 _ AC/TF.PP-10/Inf.1/Add.1/Rev.1 - Provisional Programme _ 371515 _ English _ 773 _ 365780 _ pdf
31397 _ AC/TF.PP-10/Inf.10 - Outcomes _ 372069 _ English _ 773 _ 365781 _ pdf
31397 _ List of Participants _ 375569 _ English _ 773 _ 373819 _ pdf

Presentations and Statements

Opening Statement
  • Ms. Emma Pagliarusco, European ECO-Forum/Youth and Environment Europe - PDF
 
Item 2: Ensuring effective public participation

Panelists

  • Ms. Mari Chakryan, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Armenia - PDF
  • Mr. Mário João de Oliveira, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Biodiversity, Guinea-Bissau - PDF
  • Ms. Beatričė Umbrasaitė, Public participation facilitator and Communications Specialist, Vilniaus Planas and Ms. Giedrė Puzinauskienė, Architect and Project Manager, Create Lithuania, Lithuania - PDF

Discussion/statements from the floor

  • Ms. Agnes Gkoutziamani, European ECO-Forum/Youth and Environment Europe - PDF
  • Ms. Francesca Carlsson, European ECO-Forum/European Environmental Bureau - PDF
  • Ms. Tamara Malkova, European ECO-Forum/Green Dossier - PDF
  • Mr. Plamen Peev, European ECO-Forum/Justice & Environment - PDF
 
Item 3: COVID-19 pandemic and public participation: challenges and opportunities

Panelists

  • Mr. Amankeldy Zhakenov, Сhief expert, Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan - PDF
  • Ms. Barbara Žagar, Senior Adviser, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia - PDF
  • Mr. Graham Alabaster, Chief Geneva Office, UN-Habitat - PDF  PDF
  • Mr. Quintin Oliver, Chair of The Consultation Institute (International) / European ECO-Forum - PDF

Discussion/statements from the floor

  • Ms. Tina Janjatovic, Senior Legal Adviser, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Serbia - PDF
  • Ms. Justine Solomons-Moat, Team Leader, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, United Kingdom - PDF
  • Ms. Anke Stock, Senior Specialist Gender and Rights, European ECO-Forum/Women Engage for a Common Future - PDF
 
Item 4: Public participation in decision-making on health-related issues linked to air pollution

Panelists

  • Mr. Hristo Stoev, State Expert, Environmental Policies and Inspection Coordination Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Water, Bulgaria - PDF
  • Ms. Carla Ancona, Environmental epidemiologist, Department of Epidemiology Lazio region, Ministry of Health, Italy - PDF
  • Mr. Edilbek Duishonbiev, Deputy Head of the Chui Regional Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, Kyrgyzstan - PDF
  • Ms. Núria Castell, Senior Scientist, NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research - PDF
  • Ms. Anna-Lena Franke, EU Policy Officer Air Quality and Transport, Deutsche Umwelthilfe - PDF
  • Ms. Ruzanna Ghazaryan, Head of Fund Dalma-Sona Foundation / European ECO-Forum - PDF

Discussion/statements from the floor

 
Item 5.  Public participation in decision-making on urban development/cities

Panelists

  • Ms. Suada Numić, Head of Department, Federal Ministry for Environment and Tourism, Bosnia and Herzegovina - PDF
  • Mr. Robert Lewis-Lettington, Chief Land, Housing and Shelter Section, UN-Habitat - PDF  PDF
  • Ms. Isabel Ferreira, Post-doctoral researcher at the University of Coimbra and Co-coordinator of H2020 project URBiNAT , Centre for Social Studies - PDF
  • Ms. Anke Stock, Senior Gender Expert and Lawyer, ECO-Forum/Women Engage for a Common Future - PDF

Discussion/statements from the floor

  • Ms. Francesca Carlsson, European ECO-Forum/European Environmental Bureau - PDF
  • Ms. Magdi Tóth Nagy, European ECO-Forum/Guta Association - PDF
  • Ms. Olya Melen-Zabramna, European ECO-Forum/Environment People Law - PDF
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Item 6: Other relevant developments

Discussion/statements from the floor

  • Ms. Magdi Tóth Nagy, European ECO-Forum/Guta Association - PDF
  • Mr. Eduardo Salazar Ortuno, NGO AJA, Spain - PDF