Événement Virtuel
Aarhus Convention MOP7 & PRTRs MOPP4 Side Events
11 Oct 2021 – 15 Oct 2021
Lieu: Online
A number of online side events in the lead up to the seventh session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, the fourth session of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) and their joint High-level, will take place from 11 to 15 October 2021.
The side events will address a number of important topics. Their informal settings will allow participants to share diverse examples related to the implementation of the Aarhus Convention and the Protocol on PRTRs and benefit from this learning experience.
Monday 11 October
- 10:00 – 12:00 | Guaranteeing Aarhus-protected rights in International Climate Governance | CIEL
- 13:00 – 15:00 | Enhancement of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) in the Western Balkan countries and the Republic of Moldova | Participatio Ltd., RECs Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and EcoContact
- 15:00 – 17:00 | Defend the Defenders 2021 | Earthjustice, Arnika, Guta Association
Tuesday 12 October
- 10:00 – 12:00 | Improving environmental data sharing under the European Green Deal through digitalization | European Environment Agency
- 13:00 – 15:00 | Young and marginalised: An assessment of barriers and opportunities for young environmentalists accessing justice using the Aarhus Convention | Youth and Environment Europe, EEA
- 15:00 – 17:00 | Aarhus Convention and sustainable spatial planning | Arnika
Wednesday 13 October
- 10:00 – 12:00 | Environmental defenders and ombudsman-towards new legal frameworks? | CIDCE
- 13:00 – 15:00 | Practical implementation of the Aarhus Convention: perspective of civil society | Arnika, Aarhus Centre Sarajevo and ECO-Tiras
- 15:00 – 17:00 | Access to justice against corporate environmental harm and courts jurisdiction in international context | Earthjustice
Thursday 14 October
- 10:00 – 12:00 | Recent developments regarding access to justice (ACCC & case law) | Justice&Environment, ClientEarth
- 13:00 – 15:00 | PRTRs: the evidence base instrument for the right to know our environment? | Earthjustice, GEN
- 15:00 – 17:00 | Recommendations on Electronic Information Tools: Using citizen science effectively within the Aarhus context | European Citizen Science Association
Friday 15 October
- 10:00 – 12:00 | PRTR: Entering the digital age for industrial activities | EEA
- 13:00 – 15:00 | Welcome Guinea-Bissau: opening a new dimension for Aarhus | Earthjustice, GEN and European ECO Forum
- 15:00 – 17:00 | Cooperation between the Aarhus Convention and the Escazú Agreement to promote the protection of access rights and of environmental defenders | Guta Association, CIEL, EarthJustice, EarthRights, EEB and ECLAC