Side event: Better addressing the triple planetary crisis through the cooperation between the MEAs implementation and compliance committees

29 February 2024
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (UTC+3)
Helipad, MEAs events Tent, Tent B, Stage 1
Nairobi, Kenya

Watch the event recording here

This event explores areas of cooperation of MEAs Implementation and Compliance Committees to better address the triple planetary crises.

It brings 10 MEAs together through the Chairs of Implementation and Compliance Committees and Secretariats:

• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Convention on Migratory Species
• Minamata Convention on Mercury
• Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
• Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Paris Agreement
• Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

Drawing on several recommendations of the General Assembly resolution 73/333 in particular the invitation for Secretariats of MEAs to enhance cooperation and collaboration among themselves, as well as various mandates entrusted to individual MEAs Implementation and Compliance Committees to cooperate with other entities, this event will provide an opportunity to learn from the work and achievements of the various Committees, including collaborative efforts to achieve their objectives.

Examples of existing cross fertilization processes and cooperative activities will be presented, including the convening of dialogues between MEA Committees and other organizations on improving implementation and compliance with obligations of a similar nature, such as national reporting, the development of legislation and combating illegal traffic/trade.

The event will also provide an opportunity to take stock of the contributions of Implementation and Compliance Committees in supporting Parties to achieve the SDGs, including through the Cooperation Framework processes.

Event moderated by:

• Osvaldo Álvarez-Pérez, President of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, President of the Implementation Committee of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Chair of the Compliance Committee of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

• Ivonne Higuero, Secretary General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): “CITES compliance mechanism and the role of partnerships”
• Kunihiko Shimada, Chair of the facilitative branch of the Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol: “Experience of the facilitative branch in providing advice and facilitation to Parties in implementing the Kyoto Protocol”
• Christina Voigt, Co-Chair of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee: “The role and function of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee”
• Jimena Nieto, Professor of International Law, Member and Vice-Chair of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: “Cross-fertilization among compliance mechanisms: the value of informal dialogues and exchanges”
• Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary, Convention on Migratory Species: “Cooperation under the Review Mechanism of the Convention on Migratory Species"
• Paulina Riquelme, former Chair of the Implementation and Compliance Committee of the Minamata Convention on Mercury: “National reports and the Implementation and Compliance Committee: experiences from a young Convention”
• Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention on Mercury: “Collaboration with other MEAs and relevant outcomes of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention”
• Jason Dunn, Chair of the Implementation and Compliance Committee of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal: “Integrating implementation needs in the broader sustainable development agenda: the experience of the Basel Convention Implementation and Compliance Committee”.

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