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Expert Group Meeting on
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Models and Mechanisms of Civil Society Participation in UNEP: Buildingon the Experiences of Multilateral Organisations
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 January 22 - 23, 2013, Geneva, SwitzerlandREPORT
 
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Disclaimer
The views expressed in this draft working document are those of theauthor and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United NationsEnvironment Programme (UNEP), or of the organizations the expertswork for.
Rapporteurs note
The report has been written based on notes taken throughout the two day workshop. These noteswere captured on a flip chart. The final structure and main points found in the report were allelaborated on and discussed during plenary meetings with notes taken on screen for all to see anddiscuss. The report was written based on these notes, and those of the rapporteur.Participants were invited to the meeting in their individual expert capacity, and the views reflectedin the report do not represent views form their constituencies nor of their organisations.Any mistake or error that may have surfaced in the report is the responsibility of the rapporteur andhis responsibility only.Oslo, Norway, February 5, 2013; Jan-Gustav Strandenaes, rapporteur
 
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 4Workshop proceedings ........................................................................................................................... 61. Entry points for participation in a transformed UNEP: agenda setting, decision-making andimplementation ............................................................................................................................... 61.1. The formal intergovernmental context ............................................................................... 71.2. Value added to the multilateral system through enhanced participation .......................... 82. New options for engagement .......................................................................................................... 8a) Participation in a new UNEP .................................................................................................... 8b)
A global meeting on the “State of the World Environment”
.................................................. 9c) Strengthening Participation Mechanisms ............................................................................. 103. Transparency ................................................................................................................................. 123.1. Public disclosure or Access to information policy .................................................................. 123.2. Better Use of Modern Information Technology ..................................................................... 163.3. Establishing a mechanism/function to ensure full implementation of participation rights .. 165. Resources ...................................................................................................................................... 176. Additional Issues Raised ................................................................................................................ 18Annex 1: Best practices ......................................................................................................................... 20Annex 2: List of participants to the Expert Group Meeting .................................................................. 38Annex 3 - Excerpts from the Rio Outcome Document, paragraphs 87 through 90 .............................. 40Annex 4: Possible Structure of Major Groups Facilitating Body ........................................................... 42
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