The Working Group on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) will hold its third meeting on 17-19 May 2006, in Geneva. The Working Group is expected to review draft decisions on rules of procedure and a compliance review mechanism, as well as review options for establishment of subsidiary bodies and financial arrangements for the agreement.
On the eve of the meeting, the secretariat has released an updated matrix of PRTR capacity building activities undertaken by international and regional organizations. The capacity building partner organizations, which include UNECE, UNEP, UNITAR and the Regional Environmental Center, are invitinging donors to assist countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) with PRTR development. Several EECCA Governments have submitted proposals for capacity building projects to ensure their countries can successful implement the Protocol once it is ratified and comes into force.
Official documents prepared for the third meeting of the Working Group are available in English, French and Russian.
