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Lalanath de Silva Director TAI/PP10 World Resources Institute Background: Relevant International Commitments 1992 178 governments sign the Rio Declaration. Principle 10 mandated appropriate access to information, encouragement of public participation, and effective access to judicial proceedings. 2002 WSSD Plan of Implementation calls on governments to implement Principle 10. Partnership for Principle 10 • Platform for Principle 10 activities worldwide www.pp10.org PP10 Partners and Observers Governments 8 Bolivia, Chile, Hungary, Indonesia, Mexico, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom International Organizations 4 IUCN, UNDP, UNEP, The World Bank National NGOs 20 CEDHA (Argentina), CEBEM-REDESMA, LIDEMA, PRODENA (Bolivia), CODESOSUR, RIDES, Participa (Chile), ECOLEX, Coalicion Acceso, CEDA (Ecuador), EMLA (Hungary), ICEL (Indonesia), IA-Mex (Mexico), OIKOS, INDE (Portugal), EJNF (South Africa), TEI (Thailand), Capacity Global, FIELD (UK), ACODE (Uganda), WRI (USA) PP10 Strategy • Develop strategies to implement Principle 10 at the national level • Exchange information, share best practice & produce collective outputs • Serve as a mechanism for monitoring and selfevaluation • Mobilize financial resources for Principle 10 implementation • Promote recognition & implementation of Principle 10 in international agreements, processes & initiatives PP10 Commitments Shared Commitments Action-Oriented Specific Commitments Shared Commitments Encourage credible and independent assessments All partners commit to Collaborate to improve policies and practice Develop and be accountable for specific commitments Specific Commitments Each partner commits to activities and initiatives that Improve their own institutional performance Contribute to the improvement of performance by other partners Contribute to the collective work of PP10 Examples of Specific Commitments Nationallevel NGO Produce manuals for the public Conduct repeat assessments Government Agency International Organization Develop a new public information system Support implementation in specific countries Train staff about public participation Provide funding for the Partnership For more information… www.pp10.org • [email protected] PP10 Secretariat c/o World Resources Institute 10 G St, NE, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20002