The third Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, which opens on 11 June 2008 in Riga, Latvia, provides the venue for partner and nongovernmental organizations to present side events on topics relevant to the Meeting's agenda.
Seven side events will be held on the eve or opening day of the Meeting:
Who is paying for the European public good of environmental democracy? Analysis of contributions to the funding of the Aarhus Convention work programme (2002-2007) - Institute for European Environmental Policy, Belgium
Greening Information Technology - Association for Progressive Communications, BlueLink Information Network, Bulgaria
Protecting the agricultural and archeological landscape of Southern Spain: Exhibition and public participation process simulation - Asociacion de Vecinos Senda de Granada Oeste, Spain
Aarhus Centres: Platforms for Cooperation, Participation and Partnership - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Let's use the Aarhus Compliance Mechanism efficiently - European ECO Forum
Introducing the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and is relevance to the Aarhus Convention and PRTR Protocol - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) / SAICM Secretariat and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Promoting research towards the goal of Aarhus: workshop and reception - French Ministry for Ecology adn Sustainable Development
The Communication Strategy Roundtable, originally scheduled to be held of 10 June at 17.30, has been rescheduled and will be held on Thursday, 12 June, from 13.15 to 14.45 pm, in Omega I.
