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two years UNEP organizes a Global Training Programme in Environmental
Law and Policy. It consists of two weeks of intensive training. At first
directed towards government officials working in the field of environmental
management and legislation, the GTPs have now been open to a wider range
of participants. In the seven sessions held so far, more than 280 environmental
lawyers, policymakers and government officials, mainly from developing
countries and countries with economies in transition, have been trained.
Global Training Programmes: Previous Editions
The
training is designed to familiarize the participants with legal and institutional
developments in the field of environmental law at the national, regional
and global levels and to promote greater interest in and commitment to
using environmental law as an instrument for translating sustainable development
policies into actions. After the training programme the participants are
expected to take initiatives on a more informed basis in their respective
home countries in the development and implementation of environmental
law. A report of each training programme
has been compiled including country papers submitted by the participants
and presentations made by resource persons. The reports later serve as
an important tool for trainees, lawyers and policy makers working in the
field of environmental management.
The
participants benefit from presentations given by resource persons and
from interactive sessions intended to further stimulate their involvement.
Country presentations by each participant serve to enrich the participants
with what is happening in the field of the environment at the national
level in other countries and to learn from each other and share experiences.
The countries that have benefited from these capacity building programmes
include:
Africa:
Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep.,
Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC, Zaire), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti,
Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia,
Zimbabwe
Asia
and Pacific: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kiribati,
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Micronesia, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue Island, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa (American), Samoa (Western), Singapore,
Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Central
and Eastern Europe: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia (FYROM), Moldova, Montenegro,
Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Western
Europe: Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey, United
Kingdom
Latin
America and Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados,
Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
North
America: Canada
West
Asia: Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia,
Syria, Yemen
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