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Belgrade review process – NoveltiesBelgrade review process – Novelties

• Development and use of the Belgrade review tool (widening the scope of the consultation NGOs, academia, research)

• A first attempt in implementing the Aarhus convention requirements

• See: http://ewindows.eu.org/belgrade07

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• Automatic translation of comments and answers (Russian <-> English);

• Comments listed chronologically with Username and date;

• Comments immediately visible to all;• Statistics generated on: countries,

organisations, languages, number of comments, relevance as per Author evaluation.

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Belgrade review process – EventsBelgrade review process – Events

Two dedicated consultation meetings funded under EU TACIS activity:

1. EECCA NGOs &others 16-17 Nov;2. Special session UNECE/WGEMA 27-29

Nov; See :http://ewindows.eu.org/belgrade07/eecca/tacis/tacis_06/fol179451/fol351404

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General commentsGeneral comments

Key messages – general acceptance & suggestions for new ones (Biodiversity, waste and SCP)

Issues of high relevance: CC, Energy, Transport , Air, Water, Chemicals, Waste and SCP

Issues of low relevance: marine, agriculture, biodiversity

Data and information issues: - further data checking Transport & Air;- additional information to be provided by participants

(mainly project-based results)- case studies/good practices: many identified (to be

provided )

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Highlighted issues/cross cutting linkages:• CC vs. poverty; vs. desertification; Green

investment schemes: innovative• Energy vs. poverty; vs. modernization • Energy: focus on effectiveness of

production and use • Energy: focus renewable (including future

prospects) • Energy: nuclear a questionable issue –

attention!

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Highlighted issues/cross cutting linkages:

- Transport vs. poverty and remittances (gap between regulation and implementation);

- Transport by pipelines and possible impact of future trends;

- Air quality (also indoor) and health/poverty

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• Health – Chernobyl case – sensitive in the use of information source (WHO criticised)

• Linkages: • Outdoor & indoor air quality and health

impact• Transport, leaded fuel & health impact

(better reflected)• Institutional aspects, lack of cooperation and

coordination between gov.bodies on env.health education (OECD connection)

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• Health impact - cross cutting aspects across various reports due for 2007 (OECD, UNEP/EEA, WHO)

• ESD – showing similar evolution as the env. development (need for working together and sharing responsibility)

• ESD: 3 main instruments: education, awareness raising (targeted to emerging issues and various social groups) and training/re-training

• ESD – pillar to Aarhus implementation• ESD section- to be produced as a joint effort

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Chemicals (additional information needed)

• More focus on POPs than heavy metals • Reflect better the situation due to military

industry/ space centers/uranium deposits sites

• Reflect sub-regional situation of chemical industry in EECCA

Soil• better info needed on radioactive pollution; • better linkage with other chapters/sections

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Biodiversity • More focus on protected areas: targets,

efficiency of protection measures using indicators; relationship with agriculture; funding available

• Focus on threatened endemic species rather than invasive species

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Water (additional data and info needed)

• More focus on drinking water (especially in rural areas), floods, mountain ecosystems;

• A key message should address investments needs in rural areas;

• Consider the national order of priority : (a) water supply, (b) water treatment, (c) sludge management;

Agriculture - consequence of migration from rural to urban and need for land reforms;

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Waste, use of natural resources, SCP • Very relevant topic; better nuance the key

messages and strengthen conclusions;• On waste - challenges on both policy options

as well as awareness & technology & management;

• More on trade & environmental impacts ;• Future of the NAPs on SCP???

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From consultation…to disseminationFrom consultation…to dissemination

From June 2007 the Belgrade review tool will be use for dissemination of the report• In English• In Russian

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