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Meeting of Senior Government Officials Expert in Environmental Law on the Midterm
Review of the 4th Programme for the Development and Periodic Review
of Environmental Law (Montevideo Programme IV)

7-11 September 2015 | Montevideo, Uruguay


Highlights for Wednesday, 9 September 2015

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A view of the Sheraton Hotel, venue of the Meeting of Senior Government Officials Expert in Environmental Law on the Midterm Review of the 4th Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law (Montevideo Programme IV)

The meeting of the senior government officials expert in environmental law on the midterm review of Montevideo Programme IV continued on Wednesday, 9 September in Montevideo, Uruguay. Discussions on the midterm review of the implementation and effectiveness of Montevideo Programme IV concluded in the morning, and emerging and important issues in the field of environmental law, in particular the programme areas of Montevideo Programme IV, were discussed throughout the day.

In the morning, a general discussion on the midterm review of the implementation and effectiveness of Montevideo Programme IV was held. Topics highlighted during the discussion included responsibilities, human rights, excessive litigation, and types of sanctions.

After hearing briefings by independent experts on recent developments in environmental law, focusing on emerging issues, participants discussed emerging and important issues in the field of environmental law, in particular in the programme areas of Montevideo Programme IV, throughout the remainder of the morning and the afternoon. Issues highlighted during the debate included noise pollution, environmental impact assessments, extractive industries, and water.

During lunchtime, UNEP, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Government of Uruguay presented a side event on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters. The side-event focused on cooperation for implementing the Bali Guidelines and negotiating a regional instrument for Latin America and the Caribbean.

In the evening, a dialogue was held with independent experts on priorities for action. Discussions addressed: law versus political vision; more effective implementation; environmental issues dealt with in an integrated manner as part of an overarching approach; and, opportunities for capacity building.

IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary report from the Meeting of Senior Government Officials Expert in Environmental Law on the Midterm Review of the 4th Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law (Montevideo Programme IV). Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/unep-law-montevideo4/


Midterm Review of the Implementation and Effectiveness of the Montevideo Programme IV

Chair Marcelo José Cousillas, Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment, Uruguay,
at the start of Wednesday’s proceedings

Sarah Naigaga, Uganda

Thomas Barankitse, Burundi


Du Qun, Wuhan University

Nasir Mohamed Al Ali, United Arab Emirates


Nazek Al Khatib, Lebanon

Hawa Diallo, Guinea


Jorge Alberto Lemus de León, Guatemala

Fülöp Sándor, Environmental Management
and Law Association (EMLA)


Participants during the meeting

Carla Cristina Murillo-Solano, Costa Rica

Teresa Dolores Cruz Sardiñas, Cuba


Loretta Feris, University of Cape Town

Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, Ahmadu Bello University


Marcus Schroeder, Germany, on behalf of the European Union (EU)

Dan Bondi Ogolla, UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat


Andy Raine, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Michael Shewchuk, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea


Emanuel Giorgio, Eritrea

Worku Damena Yifru, Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat


Sokhamphou Sum, Cambodia

Claudia S. de Windt, Organization of American States (OAS)


Astrid Puentes Riaño, Interamerican Association for
Environmental Defense (AIDA)

Daniel Barstow Magraw, Johns Hopkins University


L-R: Spanish interpreters Pedro Espinosa
and María Julia Sainz Bello

L-R: Matjaž Roter and Maximiliano Koch, Holy See


Informal Dialogue with Independent Experts on Priorities for Action

L-R: Du Qun, Wuhan University; Daniel Barstow Magraw, Johns Hopkins University; Chair Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute; Dinah L. Shelton, George Washington University; Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, Ahmadu Bello University; and Loretta Feris, University of Cape Town


Alejandro Iza, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Ernest Rukangira, Conserve Africa Foundation


Side Event on Rio Principle 10 Implementation

L-R: Moderator Carlos Rodríguez Brianza, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay; Constance Agnes Nalegach, Ministry of Environment, Chile; Marcos A. Orellana, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL); Maureen Payne, Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda; Joana Abrego, Ministry of Environment, Panama; and Elizabeth Mrema, Director, DELC, UNEP

Joanna Abrego, Ministry of Environment, Panama

Participants listening via Skype to Carlos de Miguel, ECLAC


Around the Venue

L-R: Rapporteur Larsey Mensah, Ghana,
and Arnold Kreilhuber, UNEP

L-R: Loretta Feris, University of Cape Town; Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute; and Fülöp Sándor, EMLA


Participants listening to Du Qun, Wuhan University (right)

L-R: José Luis Maccarone, Argentina, and
Teresa Dolores Cruz Sardiñas, Cuba


L-R: Imad Obaid Jasim Albo Radhi, Iraq, and
Nasir Mohamed Al Ali, United Arab Emirates

L-R: Narciso Enrique Manzanares Rojas, Honduras,
and Daniel Jeudy, Haiti


Participants checking the IISD Reporting Services website

L-R: Dinah L. Shelton, George Washington University,
and Timothy R. Epp, US

L-R: Astrid Puentes Riaño, AIDA, and Paula Barrios, UNON


L-R: Susana Sánchez and Andrea Brusco, UNEP

Kenrick D. Gordon, Belize, during the lunch break


L-R: Conference Officers Sofía San Pedro, Guillaume Tamba-Dika, and Irene Barreira

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