First meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making
06 – 08 June 2012
Geneva, Switzerland
The event covered a broad range of issues regarding public participation in environmental decision-making with a special focus on decision-making on water and health-related matters. The programme addressed key issues of concern for Parties and stakeholders, examining obstacles and challenges to effective public participation, and explored good practices and innovative tools to address them.
The meeting involved experts from countries of the UNECE region and from international organizations. AWHHE also was invited as an organization, who could offer an advanced expertise in public participation in environmental decision-making and in the implementation of the PWH.
Participants discussed and provided input on (1) new recommendations currently being prepared under the Aarhus Convention on public participation regarding environmental matters and (2) the new guidelines/manual for involving the public in consultations and decision-making processes being prepared under the PWH.
AWHHE representative presented Public Participation in Implementation of PWH in Armenia and projects in water and sanitation field implemented by AWHHE.
(http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/pp/ppdm/Presentations/5.Anakhasyan_Armenia_AWHHE.pdf).
AWHHE representative is involved in the drafting group on Public Participation under the framework of the PWH.