Каспинфо
декабрь 2001

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Название: Новости Каспийской экологической программы (на англ)
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* Цель регионального семинара КЭП по экологическому праву (10-13 декабря, Баку) - анализ процесса инкорпорации международных соглашений в национальные юридические системы. Участники: представители пяти прикаспийских государств, Орхузской конвенции, Конвенции ESPOO, CITES, компании ВР и др. Программа семинара.
(07.12.2001)

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Новости Каспийской экологической программы (на англ)
Новости Каспийской экологической программы (на англ)

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Press-Release
12 December 2001


Regional Environmental Law Workshop is held
in Baku, Azerbaijan

The Caspian Environment Programme (CEP), a regional programme approved
by the Caspian Governments and supported by international donors such
as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), World Bank and the European Union Tacis
Programme, is holding the regional Environmental Law Workshop on the
10th-13th December 2001 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event is organized in
cooperation with the UNEP Regional Office for Europe and United
Nations Economic Commissions for Europe (UNECE).

The aim of the workshop is to review the process of transposing
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) into national legal
systems by focusing on institutional arrangements, information
management, substantive obligations and compliance measures.

The workshop will bring together official representatives from five
Caspian countries, representatives form Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the UNECE
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in
Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus
Convention) and the UNECE Convention on Environmental Impacts
Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) and the
Regional Environmental Center for Central Europe (REC). Prive sector
is presented by BP, ExxonMobil and the Caspian Fish Factory, the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and
international NGO ISAR is also represented. The Minister of Ecology
and Natural Resources, Mr. Goussein Bagirov, inaugurated the event.

The workshop takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 10 to 14 December
2001, at ISR Plaza Azeri Apart & Business Centre, Nizami, 340,
starting at 10.00.



Contact person:

Marceil Yeater, CITES, Secretariat, Chemin Des Anemones, CH-1219
Chateleine Geneva, Switzerland
E-mail: marceil.yeater@unep.ch
Tel.: + 41 22 917 84 64
Fax: +41 22 917 80 11

Elina Farmanova, the Caspian Environment Programme, Programme
Coordination Unit, Room 108, Government Building, 40 Uzeir Gadjibekov
Street, Baku 370016 Azerbaijan,
E-mail: efarmanova@caspian.in-baku.com
Tel.: + 99412 97 17 85 / 93 80 03
Fax: + 99412 97 17 86

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Regional Environmental Law Workshop

10 - 13 December 2001,
Baku Azerbaijan


Agenda


Day I: 10 December, 2001


9.30 - 10.00 Registration, ISR Plaza
10.00 - 12.30 Welcome and Formal OpeningChair: Ms. Danica Valnicek
10.00 - 11.00 Welcoming Speeches: Ms. Danica Valnicek, UNEP/ROE [Mr.
Tim Turner, CEP Programme Coordinator] Ms. Marceil Yeater, CITES
Secretariat, UNEP Mr. Wiecher Schrage, Espoo Secretariat, UN/ECE Ms.
Sofie Flensborg, Aarhus Secretariat, UN/ECE Participant
introduction plenary
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 - 13.00 SESSION I: General Overview and IntroductionChair: Ms.
Danica Valnicek
11.30 - 12.00 International Environmental LawGeneral overview of the
structure and main principles of international environmental lawMs.
Irina Krasnova plenary

12.00 - 13.00 Brief introduction and overview of CITES, Espoo and
Aarhus Convention Ms. Marceil YeaterMr. Wiecher SchrageMs. Sofie
Flensborg plenary
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch Break
14.30 - 18.45 SESSION II: Transposition and Implementation of
Multilateral Environmental Agreement (MEAs) - General IssuesChair:
Ms. Irina Krasnova
14.30 - 15.15 National Strategies for Ratification and Implementation
of MEAsMs. Sofie Flensborg/Mr. Wiecher Schrage plenary
15.15 - 15.45 Transposition and Implementation of MEAs - an
introduction and presentation of workshop background paper:
"Guidelines for transposition of MEAs at national level"Mr. Stephen
Stec plenary
15.45 - 16.15 Coffee Break
16.15 - 16.45 Plenary discussion on Session II presentations plenary
16.45 - 17.45 Small groups discussionsa) National Strategies for
Ratification and Implementationb) Development of guidelines for
transposition of MEAs Group facilitators: Marceil Yeater, Stephen
Stec Wiecher Schrage, Irina Krasnova Sofie Flensborg, Tatianna
Zaharchenko working groups
17.45 - 18.45 Reporting back to plenary By representatives from each
working group plenary
19.00 Reception (or on Tuesday?)





Day II: 11 December, 2001


9.30 - 10.00 SESSION III: Transposition of MEAs: general
introduction, Component I "Institutional arrangements"Chair: Mr.
Stephen Stec
9.30 - 10.15 General introduction and overview of the four main
components Ms. Marceil Yeater plenary
10.15 - 11.15 Component I "Institutional Arrangements": general
introduction & plenary discussionMr. Wiecher Schrage plenary
11.15 - 11.45 Coffee Break
11.45 - 12.45 Working Groups : "Institutional arrangements" - general
discussion and identification of main issues relevant to each
ConventionGroup facilitators: Marceil Yeater, Stephen Stec Wiecher
Schrage, Irina Krasnova Sofie Flensborg, Tatianna
Zaharchenko working groups
12.45 - 14.15 Lunch
14.15 - 15.00 Reporting back to plenary By representatives from each
working group plenary
15.00 - 18.30 SESSION IV: Transposition of MEAs: Component II
"Information management"Chair: Ms. Sofie Flensborg
15.00 - 16.00 Component II "Information Management": general
introduction & plenary discussionMs. Marceil Yeater plenary
16.00 - 16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 - 17.30 Working Groups: "Information Management" " - general
discussion and identification of main issues relevant to each
ConventionGroup facilitators: Marceil Yeater, Stephen Stec Wiecher
Schrage, Irina Krasnova Sofie Flensborg, Tatianna
Zaharchenko working groups
17.30 - 18.30 Reporting back to plenary By representatives from each
working group plenary


Day III - 12 December, 2001


9.30 - 13.00 SESSION V: Transposition of MEAs: Component III
"Obligations"Chair: Mr. Wiecher Schrage
9.30 - 10.30 Component III: "Obligations": general introduction &
plenary discussionMs. Marceil Yeater plenary
10.30 -11.30 Working Groups: "Obligations" - general discussion and
identification of main issues relevant to each ConventionGroup
facilitators: Marceil Yeater, Stephen Stec Wiecher Schrage, Irina
Krasnova Sofie Flensborg, Tatianna Zaharchenko working groups
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 - 13.00 Reporting back to plenary By representatives from each
working group plenary
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 - 18.00 SESSION V: Transposition of MEAs: Component IV
"Compliance issues"Chair: Ms. Marceil Yeater
14.30 - 15.30 Component IV: "Compliance issues": general introduction
and plenary discussionMs. Sofie Flensborg plenary
15.30 - 16.30 Working Groups: "Compliance issues" - general
discussion and identification of main issues relevant to each
ConventionGroup facilitators: Marceil Yeater, Stephen Stec Wiecher
Schrage, Irina Krasnova Sofie Flensborg, Tatianna
Zaharchenko working groups
16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 - 18.00 Reporting back to plenary By representatives from each
working group plenary









Day IV - 13 December, 2001

9.30 - 15.30 SESSION VI: Conclusions Chair: Ms. Danica Valnicek
9.30 - 10.30 Presentation of workshop findingsMr. Stephen Stec plenary
10.30 - 11.30 Working Groups: review of workshop findings Group
facilitators: Marceil Yeater, Stephen Stec Wiecher Schrage, Irina
Krasnova Sofie Flensborg, Tatianna Zaharchenko working groups
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee Break
12.00 - 13.00 Reporting back to plenary By representatives from each
working group plenary
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 15.15 Final evaluation of workshop findingsMr. Stephen
Stec plenary
15.15 - 15.30 Closing remarksMs. Danica Valnicek(collection of
workshop evaluations) plenary