HLM on EUWI

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• HLM on EUWI
• Moscow
• 26-27th February 2004
• Brendan Gillespie
• Head, NMC Division
• OECD Environment Directorate

EAP Task Force
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Kiev Ministerial Decisions Affecting the EAP Task
Force

• EECCA Environment Partnership Strategy main
  framework for work
• to facilitate and support achievement of Strategy
  objectives overall
• to support specific objectives
• EAP Task Force and Project Preparation Committee
  to work together through joint annual meetings
  and a common Bureau

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EECCA Strategy

• Aim contribute to improving environmental
  conditions and implementing Joburg Policy
• Means facilitate partnerships
• Main responsibility EECCA countries
• EAP Task Force  to lead efforts to facilitate
  and supportthe achievement of objectives 
• with partners

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7 Objectives of EECCA Strategy

• Env Legislation and Policies
• Pollution Prevention and Control, incl water
  supply and sanitation
• NRM, incl IWRM
• Sectoral Integration
• Environmental Finance
• Information, Participation, Education
• Transboundary Issues and Conventions

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Facilitation Role

• Priority-setting
• Partnerships
• Monitoring EECCA country progress in achieving
  objectives
• Fostering communication among partners

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Further Political Support

• EECCA Environment Ministers and their
  partners to meet in Georgia, 20th October 2004
• Review progress provide further political
  impetus
• Establish baseline for monitoring progress
  review partnerships discuss future priorities

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EAP Task Force Support for Specific EECCA
Strategy Objectives

• Water supply and sanitation
• Environmental Finance
• Environmental legislation and policies

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Specific objectives consolidate and extend
activities

• EECCA country ownership Networks
• Guidelines/good practices based on analysis and
  dialogue
• Partnerships (Finance, local government,
  IFIs/donors, NGOs, private sector)
• (Non-investment) demonstration projects

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Almaty5

• October 2005 venue tbd
• Review implementation of Almaty Guiding
  Principles
• Identify new and emerging issues where further
  efforts are needed