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Welcome to the GC11 Website

The 11th Meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP will be hosted by the Government of India and will be held on 20 - 22 May 2008 in Jaipur, India

Venue: Rajputana Shereton Hotel, Jaipur

For more information about venue, please click here

 

 


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In accordance with Clause (c) of Article 4 of the Articles of Association of the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme, its Governing Council shall meet in its capacity as the Principal Review and Deliberative Body responsible for determining policy and programme. According to Clause (d) of Article 4 of the Articles of Association, the Representatives of the Member Countries at the Governing Council shall normally be of Ministerial Rank.

The Governing Council being the principal organ of SACEP, will at this meeting, among other matters, guide, oversee its functioning and approve the Programme and Secretariat Budget. Representation at Governing Council Meetings is generally at Ministerial Level supported by high-level country delegations.

23rd January 2007: Preparatory Meeting of the National Focal Points (SACEP)
25th January 2007: 10th Meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP

It shall be the function of the meetings to review the progress of the implementation of the decisions of the Governing Council at its 9th meeting held in Thimphu, Bhutan during August 2005 and finalise details to the proposal from the Secretariat for the next biennium.

SACEP Secretariat will constantly update information relating to the meeting, hotel accommodation, contact details, arrival and departure formalities in due course.

Meeting Schedule

20 May 2008, 0900 - 1700 hrs, Meeting of the Senior Officials of NFPs of SACEP

21 May 2008, 0900 - 1700 hrs, Meeting of the Senior Officials of NFPs of SASP

22 May 2008, 0900 - 1300 hrs, 11th Meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP

22 May 2008, 1400 - 1700 hrs, 4th Inter Ministerial Meeting of SASP

Meeting Documents of the 11th Meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP

 

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 3-GC Annotated Draft Annotated Provisional Agenda

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 3-GC Provisional Draft Provisional Agenda

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 3-NFP Annotated Draft Annotated Provisional Agenda for NFPs Meeting

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 3-NFP Provisional Draft Provisional Agenda for NFPs Meeting

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 4 South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme, Progress Report - April 2005 – 15 April 2008

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.1 SAICM Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.2 CHM Capacity building for the Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity in South Asia

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.3 Basel Establishment of Basel Convention Regional Centre for South Asia

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.4 Data Info Proposal on Environmental Data and Information Management System

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.5 EC supported ICRAN Project on MCPAs EC Supported Project on “Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Development for the Long-term Management and Conservation of MCPAs encompassing Coral Reef Resources in South Asia”

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.6 SAWTI Establishment of the South Asia Wildlife Trade Initiative (SAWTI) for Combating Illegal Trade in Wildlife and Strengthening Enforcement of CITES in the Region

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.7 e-waste Scoping Exercise on E-waste Management in South Asia

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.8 Env Awareness Prog School Environment Awareness Programme

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.9 Male Dec Malé Declaration on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution and Its Likely Transboundary Effects for South Asia

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.10 Solid Waste Waste Management

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.11 EST Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST)

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.12 SoE State of the Environment Report of South Asia

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.13 RECOFTC Collaboration with the Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC) for Capacity Building in the Community Forestry Sector

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.14 Agenda TRADA-SACEP MoU with TRADA (Timber Research and Development Association) to develop Integrated Sustainable Bamboo-based Livelihoods

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 5.15 Lucknow Collaboration with National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow to Develop Programme on Climate change and it’s Impact on the Flora of the South Asia

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 6.1 Articles of Ass Declaration and Articles of Association of SACEP, adopted at the Ministerial Meeting of South Asian Countries held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 25th February 1981 and Decisions upto the Tenth Meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP.

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 6.2 Ext of DG Extension of Tenure of the Director General

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 7 SACEP WP 2009 - 2010 SACEP Work Programme for Year 2009 – 2010

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 8.1 Financial Matters

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 8.2 Projects Sanctioned from 2004 - 2008

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GC 11 - Agenda Item 8.3 Proposed Secretariat Budget for 2008

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Meeting Documents of the 4th Inter Ministerial Meeting of SASP

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4IMM Agenda Item 3-4IMM Annotated Draft Annotated Provisional Agenda

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4IMM Agenda Item 3-4IMM Pro Draft Provisional Agenda

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4IMM Agenda Item 3-NFP Annotated Draft Annotated Provisional Agenda for NFPs Meeting

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4IMM Agenda Item 3-NFP Pro Draft Provisional Agenda for NFPs Meeting

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4IMM Agenda Item 4 Appointment of South Asian Seas Co-ordinator

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (a) Progress Report South Asian Seas Programme, Progress Report April 2005 – 15 April 2008

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (b) - Marine Litter Marine Litter Management in the South Asian Seas Region

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (c) - Oil Spill Contingency Plan Oil Spill Contingency Planning

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (d) - EC Project Coral Reef Conservation

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (e) - GISP Management of Marine and Coastal Invasive Species

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (f) - UNDOALOS Collaborative Activities between UN-DOALOS and SACEP/SAS

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (g) - IMO Areas of Co-operation with International Maritime Organization (IMO)

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (h) - GPA Strategic Planning and Developing Market Based Instruments for the Medium to Long Term Strategic Planning of the Implementation of the Sri Lanka National Programme of Action (MBI/NPA)

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (i) - Coasatl Clean Up Coastal Clean Up

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (j) - School Awareness School Environment Awareness Programme

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (k) - SAARC Collaboration with SAARC Disaster Management Centre for Developing Coastal and Marine Risk Mitigation Plan for South Asia

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (l) - Basel Basel Convention Regional Centre

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (m) - GEF Development and implementation of preventive strategies in response to perturbations in coastal areas caused by land-based activities

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (n) - WMO MOU with World Meteorological Organization

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (o) - Mangroves Mangroves for the Future Programme

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (p) - Naslar Environmental Legislation

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (q) - Action Planl Management Issues of SAS Action Plan

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4IMM Agenda Item 5 (r) - Work Programme Draft Work Programme 2009 – 2010

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4IMM Agenda Item 6.a - Financial Financial Matters

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4IMM Agenda Item 6.b - Budget Proposed SASP Secretariat Budget for 2008

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