Back to MeetingsNEASPEC 17th Senior Officials Meeting
The 17th Senior Officials Meeting supported the existing programmes on transboundary air pollution, nature conservation in transboundary areas (with focus on Amur tiger and leopard), and dust and sandstorms while specific activities will be further formulated/elaborated during 2013. In addition, the Meeting also endorsed proposals from the Secretariat of new initiatives including launching a marine protected areas network, protecting the key habitats of migratory birds, and launching the information platform for low-carbon cities.
- Opening Remarks - Mr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Director, UNESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia
- Welcoming Remarks - TBC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China
- Election of officers and adoption of agenda
Statements by the delegations of the member States and UN and international organizations on matters related to sustainable development of North-East Asia.
a) Nature Conservation in Transboundary Areas
b) Transboundary Air Pollution in North-East Asia
c) Mitigation of Dust and Sandstorms
d) Eco-efficiency Partnership
e) Marine Environment
Secretariat makes short presentations for each thematic area followed by interventions from delegations of member States.
The session will review implications of Rio+20 outcomes for subregional cooperation on sustainable development in North-East Asia, and discuss potential contributions of NEASPEC activities to implementing the outcomes.
Member States, secretariat and partner organizations present proposals for new activities to be conducted under the framework of NEASPEC. Each proposal will be introduced with a power point presentation followed by discussions.
The session will review the results of a study on institutional arrangements of NEASPEC and the state of the core fund, and discuss options for further strengthening the role and function of NEASPEC.
