Contact:SébastienDuyck(CIEL) YvesLador(EarthJustice)sduyck@ciel.org y.lador@bluewin.ch

19:30-21:00

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AarhusMOP-6SideEvents:Tuesday12thSeptemberHotelMontenegro-HallBojana

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Publicparticipationininternationalforums:EnsuringthattheAarhusConventioncontributestoprogressonmajorinternationalenvironmentalchallenges

ThepromotionoftheAarhusPrinciplesininternationalforumsisakeyobligationundertheConvention.Thispanelwilladdressthefollowingquestions:-Whatcanbelearnedfromthepastinitiativesrelatedtothisobligation?-Whatarekeyopportunitiesandchallengesinsomeofthemostrelevantforums?-HowcanAarhusPartiescooperatemoreeffectivelytofulfillthisobligation?Allhandsondeck!EmpoweringcitizenstobettertackleclimatechangeandimplementtheParisAgreement

Publicparticipationiscriticalforeffectiveclimatepoliciesandforthemobilizationofallactorsformitigationandadaptationactions.Panelistswill:-Reflectonkeyaspectsofpublicparticipationinthecontextofclimatepolicies-Discussgoodpracticesregardingpublicparticipationindomesticpolicies-HighlightspecificopportunitiestostrengthenproceduralrightsintheimplementationoftheParisAgreement