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Introduction
The annual Environmental Governance Programme (EGP) meeting took place from 6-8
November in Glen Cove, New York. It was well attended by representatives from the four
partner countries, the members of the Board of Advisors, SEPA and UNDP management
teams, and experts. Annex 1 offers a list of participants.
Efforts by the EGP to influence change are strengthened through each year’s global meeting.
It offers opportunity to convene government officials and experts to exchange views on
global trends, country challenges, and lessons that inform EGP work and initiatives led by
partner organizations. The meeting is used to help monitor and evaluate progress, document
good practices, and update workplans with inputs from all stakeholders.
The following Objectives and Outcomes were advanced by the meeting.
Objectives
Review program outputs, outcomes and impact and report on current progress.
Share updates, good practices and lessons learned from EGP and partner initiatives
within and across regions.
Appraise and communicate institutional changes in countries, and not simply activities
undertaken.
Document and reflect on learning, both institutional and individual, as a result of such
changes.
Discuss challenges and opportunities in implementing and integrating human rights
procedures and standards in the environmental public administration of mining.
Reflect on and prioritize current and next phase work streams based.
Outcomes
A strengthened EGP community of practice through exchange of knowledge and
learning.
Clear priorities for the next phase identified based on country experiences and demand.
Strengthened partnerships between national governmental partners, civil society,
national human rights institutions, development practitioners and research institutions
s engaged in the programme and similar initiatives.
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Summary of discussions and key issues
A summary of the main points and issues that arose during plenary breakout group
discussions follows, organized around the following themes:
1. Key Country Challenges
2. Global Guidance Note
3. Mining and Governance Assessments: RoLPA and SESA
This summary is complemented by a set of Mind Maps.
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Participants also commented on the planned course to be based on the GGN. The course
needs to add a different dimension and layer to what is already in the GGN in the form of
case studies, national strategies, and its more interactive format.
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Annex 1: Participants List
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Annex 2: Board of Advisors Meeting Summary
Participants:
Board of Advisors Simone Ellis Oluoch-Olunya - UN Women, David Jensen - UNEP, Sueli Giorgetta - UNITAR,
Soo-Young Hwang - OHCHR, Matthew Bliss -IGF/IISD, Flaviano Bianchini - Source
International, Zamira Djabarova, Carl Bruch - ELI, Jonathan Hobbs
Agenda Items:
1. Discussion of the Global Guidance Note.
2. Reflections on the EGP to date, including the Annual Workshop.
3. Opportunities for strengthened collaboration in 2018 and beyond.
Summary:
Content:
Messages on gender equality, climate change, and substantive HRs could be better integrated.
UN Women had shared comments that had not been reflected and advise that these be reflected in a separate Gender
Annex or complementary gender focused publications.
These and other cross-cutting messages will be highlighted more in the Executive Summary and supplementary
materials, including the self-paced online UNITAR course.
Greater emphasis could be made on what officials need to do, and on key components, such as legal obligations, the
rationale for them, and their implications.