EXPERT GROUP MEETING THE 13TH SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING OF NEASPEC

The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) and the 13th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) were held on 20-21 March 2008 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. As NEASPEC was launched in February 1993, the 13th SOM was the special occasion for celebrating the 15th anniversary as well as exploring new roles of NEASPEC.

Documents

Report of the Meeting

Country Statements Japan|Russian Federation

Provisional list of participants

Presentation at the Expert Group meeting

Proposal for Enhancing Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Future Activities and Institutional Arrangements of NEASPEC

New Arrangement of NEASPEC Secretariat

Proposal for Inviting the Permanent Secretariat of NEASPEC

Provisional Agenda of EGM
(20 March 2008)

(1) Opening of the Meeting

(2) Discussions on the future activity and institutional arrangement of NEASPEC

(3) Adoption of the conclusion and recommendation

Provisional Agenda of SOM
(21 March 2008)

(1) Opening of the meeting

(2) Election of officers

(3) Adoption of agenda

(4) Environment and development policies and issues of NEASPEC

(5) Review of programme planning and implementation

a)	The Project on the Framework for a Nature Conservation Programme in North-East Asia - Saving the Flagship Species of North-East Asia (Publication)
b)	Regional Technical Assistance: Mitigation of Transboundary Air Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants in North-East Asia
c)	Eco-efficiency Partnership in North-East Asia

(6) Consideration of new NEASPEC project proposals

(7) Consideration of future NEASPEC institutional mechanism

(8) Review and Planning of the Core Fund

(9) Venue, date and provisional agenda of the Fourteenth SOM

(10) Other matters

(11) Adoption of the meeting report