Transcript Access to information and decisions Elena Petkova side event on Information for Decision-Making UNEP’s 21 GC, Nairobi, Feb.

Access
to information and
decisions
Elena Petkova
side event on
Information for Decision-Making
UNEP’s 21 GC, Nairobi, Feb. 2001
The Access Initiative
The Problem...
 Relevant stakeholders have no access to
information, participation and justice in
environmental decision-making;
The lack of absence is an obstacle to a just,
sustainable and effective decisions.
The Access Initiative
Needed action
 Implement “access” commitments Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, Agenda
21
Establish and implement common “access”
standards;
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What is the Access Initiative doing
 Develop indicators;
Assess access to information, decisions and
justice;
 Develop common benchmarks
The Access Initiative
The framework
 Access to information: rights,
obligations, commitments, practices,
products,vehicles, and capacity;
 Access to decisions on projects and
policies: mechanisms and practices
 Access to justice for infringement of
access rights and rights to a clean
environment
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The approach
 Analytical indicators in selected countries assessment of structures and practices;
 Descriptive assessments of clusters of
countries;
Yes-no global indicators
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What can UNEP do?
 Contribute to the design and assessments;
 Facilitate a dialogue with governments on
practical steps for implementation of
Principle 10
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