Past Events 2005 - 2008
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South-South Cooperation Workshop on Waste Management, Law and Governance
19 – 21 June 2008
Bali, Indonesia
The South-South Cooperation Workshop on Waste Management, Law and Governance was held in Bali, Indonesia from 19-21 June 2008. The workshop was organized jointly by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Non Aligned Movement Center for South-South Technical Cooperation (NAM CSSTC) and attended by 45 participants from 23 developing countries, and relevant international organizations, academics and civil society organizations. The purpose of the Workshop was to share best practices and lesson learned on waste management, law and governance in developing countries and ways and means to strengthen South-South cooperation on these fields.
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Second Training Seminar On Environmental Law For The Lusophone Countries Of Africa
11 – 13 December 2007
Nairobi, Kenya
The meeting was organized by UNEP in response to the uniqueness of the Lusophone group of countries in Africa in terms of environmental law needs, and several requests for technical assistance in the development and implementation of national environmental legislation, with the objective to:
- promote the understanding by participants of the concepts, procedures and methodologies in environmental law.
- fulfill an exchange of ideas on the scope and trends of environmental law in the Lusophone countries of Africa.
- To provide a forum for pondering over promotion and coordination of the development of environmental law activities in the Lusophone countries of Africa.
The meeting was attended by Guinea Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe as the other two Lusophone countries in Africa were unable to attend. Representatives from these countries, most of them legal experts in their respective ministries of environment, presented the main environmental law issues faced in their respective countries and discussed them from a comparative perspective. As an outcome of the meeting, the participants laid down, in written form, the way forward to achieving the objectives of their respective countries in the area of environmental law development and implementation. |
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Sub-Regional Workshop For Judges
20 – 22 November 2007
Dakar, Senegal
UNEP-sponsored a Sub-Regional Workshop for Judges, held In Dakar On 20-22 November 2007, Senegal. The purpose was to develop a common understanding of the concepts and methodologies of environmental law among the judges and magistrates of the Sahel sub-region. After the workshop, the participants made recommendations for continuation of such initiatives. They are now better aware of the role of the judiciary in environmental matters, of the existing opportunities in environmental law, as well as of the constraints they face for shaping environmental jurisprudence in their respective countries and in the sub-region. Several national judiciary training programmes were held, in different regions.
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The Eighth Global Training Programme on Environmental Law and Policy
5 – 16 November 2007
Nairobi,
Kenya
UNEP holds Global Training Programmes on Environmental Law and Policy (GTP) in Nairobi every two years. These are complemented by regional programmes held in various locations addressing specific regional and sub regional needs.
The latest (eighth) Global Training Programme was held on 5 - 16 November 2007, and was attended by 67 participants mainly from the ministries responsible for the environment and the Permanent Missions to UNEP in Nairobi from both developed, developing countries and countries with economies in transition attended this training program.
The participants represented 62 countries: 16 from Africa, 23 from Asia and the Pacific, 11 from Europe and 12 from Latina America and the Caribbean.
The agenda of the Eighth Programme was designed to cover both international and national environmental law, policy and institutional issues through presentations and discussions, simulation exercises and mock negotiation sessions to achieve this objective. The participants also made presentations on their country experiences in the development and implementation of national environmental laws and institutions as well as on policy and action taken to implement various MEAs. |
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Asia Pacific Regional Training Workshop on Environmental Law
29 October – 2 November 2007
Bangkok, Thailand
The meeting was organized by UNEP to support the efforts of Asian and Pacific States to strengthen their capacities to develop and enhance legal frameworks for the implementation of international environmental law. It provided the participants (government officials and other legal stakeholders and experts in the Asia and the Pacific region) with an opportunity – through training and interactive participation - to enhance their capacity and competence in addressing various aspects of the development and implementation of international environmental law, in particular, national implementation of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs).
The following were the main topics addressed at the workshop:
- Emerging environmental challenges and international environmental law;
- Negotiating international environmental law;
- National implementation of international environmental law/multilateral environmental agreements, including:
- Legislation and institutions for the implementation of international environmental law/multilateral environmental agreements;
- Mechanisms and measures on compliance and enforcement;
- Thematic Topic 1: Climate Change law and policy;
- Thematic Topic 2: Chemicals law and multilateral environmental agreements;
- Thematic Topic 3: Biodiversity cluster multilateral environmental agreements.
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African Regional Workshop on Chemicals and Wastes Law and Conventions
24 – 26 September
Nairobi, Kenya
The workshop was organized by UNEP in close cooperation with the Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions and SAICM. The main agenda for the meeting was to try and see the requirements for national legislation and regulatory frameworks for the implementation of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. |
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ROLAC regional training programme
Fourth Training Programme on Environmental Law and Policies
17 - 27 July 2007
El Salvador, San Salvador
This is an annual capacity building activity supported by the Ministry of Environment of Spain organized by ROLAC Legal Officer since 2004. List of lecturers included more than 20 Latin American and Spanish Professors with recognized expertise and background in environmental law field. The highly interactive schedule promoted exchange of information and networking among participants and speakers. |
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Training on Environmental Law for Judges, Prosecutors, Policy makers and Attorneys
16 - 20 April 2007
Kigali, Rwanda
This is a follow-up meeting on the status of implementation of the Rio-MEAs project and seeks to enhance the capacity of national judicial officials and policy makers in environmental law and litigation. |
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Judicial Colloquium on Environmental Law and Access to Justice for judges of the Court of appeal from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
12 - 15 April 2007
Mombasa, Kenya
This meetings seeked to enhance the capacity of Court of Appeal Judges in the field of environmental law and harmonized jurisprudence at sub-regional level.
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Training Course on Negotiators Skills for the Conventions on Biological Diversity
1 - 5 April 2007
Bonn, Germany
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Judges and Magistrates Symposium on Environmental Law in Namibia
30 - March 2007
Windhoek, Namibia
This is a sensitization meeting held in collaboration with UNDP and the Judiciary in Namibia for the purpose of enhancing access to justice in environmental matters.
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18th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Committee on Forestry
13 - 16 March 2007
Rome, Italy
The FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO) offers a unique opportunity to communicate with Heads of National Forestry Administrations, other senior government officials and civil society representatives in considering major global forest issues and actions to be taken. At the 18th session of the Committee on Forestry, UNEP moderated an in-session seminar on regional action on sustainable forest management.
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National Sensitization Programme for Judges
29 - 30 January 2007
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A meeting on the National Sensitization Programme for Judges was organized by UNEP in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia and the Judiciary in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 29 to 30 January 2007. The meeting aimed at enhancing access to justice in environmental law.
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Expert Workshop on Liability and Compensation for Environmental Damages
16 - 17 January 2007
Geneva, Switzerland
The meeting focused on the development of national legislation in the field of liability and compensation for developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
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New Asian-African Strategic Partnership - UNEP Workshop on Environmental Law and Policy
12 - 16 December 2006
Jakarta/Bandung, Indonesia
The Workshop was hosted by The Governments of Indonesia and South Africa, as the co-chairs of the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP).
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National Training Programme for Decision makers
29 - 30 November 2006
Harare, Zimbabwe
The meeting was organized by UNEP in collaboration with the Environmental Management Agency of Zimbabwe to build capacity to develop and enforce environmental law.
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National Sensitization Programme for Judges
24 - 25 November 2006
Vumba, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
Sensitization of Judges and Magistrates in Environmental Law.
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National Workshop for the review and adoption of draft national legislation
17 - 19 November 2006
Bangui, Central African Republic
The workshop provided guidance in the process of building consensus on the structure and substance of the new draft environmental framework law.
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National Workshop on Environmental Law Enforcement
14 - 16 November 2006
Sana'a, Yemen
The meeting was organized by two Divisions of UNEP: its Regional Office in Bahrein (ROWA) and the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC), together with the Yemeni Ministry of Water and Environment and the Yemeni Lawyers syndicate.
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Training Workshop on Environmental Law for Magistrates
13 - 15 November 2006
Lusaka, Zambia
The training workshop on environmental law for Magistrates in Zambia was part of UNEP’s Global Judicial Training Programme and was held in collaboration with the Judiciary of Zambia to train Magistrates in adjudication of environmental laws.
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National Legal Stakeholders Training Workshop in Environmental Law
6 - 7 November 2006
Nazareth, Ethiopia
The workshop was organized by UNEP in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency of Ethiopia in order to sensitize and build the capacity of decision-makers in governmental organizations who are involved in the implementation of national environmental laws.
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International Expert Group Meeting on Avoidance and Settlement of Environmental Disputes
2 - 3 November 2006
The Hague, The Netherlands
The meeting was organized by UNEP in cooperation with the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
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4th Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
16 - 20 October 2006
New York, USA
The Academy is rooted in the “Earth Summit’s” call for universities to advance legal education for integrating environment and development.
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Symposium on the Role of Parliamentarians in Advancing Environmental Law and Policy
17 - 19 October 2006
Maseru, Lesotho
UNEP and the SADC Parliamentary Forum jointly convened this symposium to discuss the role of parliamentarians in advancing environmental law, policy and sustainable development.
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2nd Symposium of Environmental Law Lecturers
25 - 28 September 2006
Entebbe, Uganda
The second Symposium of lecturers teaching environmental law from selected African
Universities provided a platform for sharing and exchanging information as well as stimulating the teaching of the subject in Africa. It focused on scholarly presentations and comparative papers and at the same time propelled the process of creating the association forward. The theme of this Symposium was: New Horizons in Environmental Law, Natural Resources and Poverty Eradication.
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Sub-regional Meeting of Permanent Secretaries on Development and Harmonization of Environmental Laws on Selected Topics (SADC)
13 - 14 September 2006
Manzini, Swaziland
This meeting was a follow-up of an earlier sub-regional meeting on the develoment and harmonization of national environmental laws in the areas of biosafelty, environmental impact assessment and wastes/chemicals management, held in Gaborone, Botswana 25 - 28 April 2006. The objective of the meeting, therefore, was to review and make appropriate recommendations on the draft proposals and recommendations that arose from the Gaborone meeting and also agree on the way forward in as far as development and harmonization of environmental laws in the four countries are concerned.
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Meeting of the UNEP Ad Hoc Judicial Advisory Committee
31 Aug – 1 Sept 2006
Geneva, Switzerland
The main purpose of the meeting was to ensure coherence in the kind of training materials UNEP uses for the judges capacity building programme all over the world while taking into consideration the specific needs and priorities of each country and sub-region and the differences in legal traditions when undertaking the programs.
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Environmental Diplomacy Training Course
26 Aug - 10 Sept 2006
Universite de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
The Environmental Diplomacy Training Course in Geneva, 26 August to 10 September 2006 formed part of the Geneva Programme in Environmental Diplomacy during the period July – December 2006. The Programme is teaching the skills necessary to participate in global negotiations in environment, sustainable development and related fields.
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Regional Seminar on the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Laws in Francophone Africa,
24 - 28 July 2006
Libreville, Gabon
This seminar sought to discuss issues related to implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, taking into account ongoing legal processes and reforms in most countries of the region.
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University of Joensuu - UNEP: Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy - Third Annual Course, 2006
26 June - 7 July 2006
Pietermarisburg, South-Africa
The theme of the Third University of Joensuu UNEP Course on International Environmental Law Making and Diplomacy was biological diversity, having covered the themes of water and forestry respectively in previous training programmes which took place in 2004 and 2005 at the University of Joensuu in Finland.
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Third Spanish Speakers Regional Latin American Training Programme on Environmental Law and Policy
20 - 30 June 2006
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Third Spanish Speakers Regional Latin American Training Programme on Environmental Law and Policy, was held from 20-30 June 2006, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This Training Programme was sponsored for the third time by the Government of Spain.
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Meeting of the UNEP Ad Hoc Judicial Advisory Committee
6 - 7 June 2006
Geneva, Switzerland
The main purpose of the meeting was to ensure coherence in the kind of training materials UNEP uses for the judges capacity building programme all over the world while taking into consideration the specific needs and priorities of each country and sub-region and the differences in legal traditions when undertaking the programs.
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SADC Sub-Regional Meeting on Development and Harmonization of Environmental Laws and Institutions
25 - 28 April 2006
Gaberone, Botswana
A meeting involving the 4 (four) SADC States of Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Swaziland was held to develop and harmonize their national environmental laws and policies in selected areas of biosafety, environmental impact assessment and wastes/chemicals management.
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Seventh Global Training Programme on Environmental Law and Policy (GTP 7)
7 - 18 November 2005
Nairobi, Kenya
The Seventh Global Training Programme on Environmental Law and Policy (GTP-7) was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 7 to 18 November 2005. The Training Programme focused in particular on law and policy aspects of climate change, biological diversity and chemicals.
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Judicial Symposium on Environmental Law
11 - 13 September 2005
Entebbe, Uganda
Training and sensitization of members of the Judiciary on environmental law.
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Sub-regional Train the Trainers Course for the Judiciary in Environmental Law
5 - 8 September 2005
Nanyuki, Kenya
The Train the Trainers for the Judiciary on Environmental Law and Litigation, Nanyuki, Kenya, 5-8 September, tested the draft Training Manual for Trainers in Environmental Law and was attended by 27 Judges and Justices as well as those responsible for judicial education and environmental law lecturers.
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Second University of Joensuu - UNEP Course
on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy
14 - 26 August 2005
Joensuu, Finland
The high profile two-week course sought to transfer past experience in the field of environmental law to the future negotiators of environmental agreements
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Workshop on Development of National Legal Databases on Environmental Law Information in Africa For French Speaking Countries
17 - 18 August 2005
Senegal
Atelier sur le développement de bases de données juridiques nationales sur les informations relatives au droit de l'environnement en Afrique (Pays francophones)
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Second Regional Latin American and Caribbean Training Programme on Environmental Law and Policy
25 July - 5 Aug 2005
Panama City, Panama
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Workshop on Development of National Legal Databases on Environmental Law Information in Africa For English Speaking Countries
16 - 17 June 2005
Nairobi, Kenya
The workshop was organized in the context of the Project on Development of National Legal Databases for Capacity-Building to Enhance Access to Environmental Law Information in Africa, funded through the UN Development account.
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Roundtable Dialogue on Advancing MDG Through the Rule of Law
16 - 17 February 2005
Nairobi, Kenya
The principal objective of the Round-Table Dialogue was to develop elements of the legal and institutional framework required for promoting the realization of Millennium Development Goal 7 (to ensure environmental sustainability) and other related Millennium Development Goals, in particular MDG-1 (to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger), MDG-3 (to promote gender equality and empower women) and MDG-8 (to develop a global partnership for development).
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