The Second Intergovernmental Review (IGR-2) meeting of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) took place in Beijing, China, from 16-20 October 2006. The meeting was hosted by the State Environmental Protection Administration of China and attended by over 400 participants, representing governments, international and regional organizations, international financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Objectives
- Strengthen the implementation of the GPA at national, regional and global levels;
- Contribute to the achievement of specific targets of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation as they relate to the GPA, the ecosystem approach, and sanitation;
- Contribute to the achievement of specific targets of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation as they relate to the GPA, the ecosystem approach, and sanitation;
- provide guidance on the programme of work for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/GPA Coordination Office for the period 2007-2011.
Outcomes
Over the course of the five-day meeting, delegates addressed several key issues, including:
- The way forward with National Plans of Action, a review of accomplishments in GPA implementation from 2001 to 2006;
- Guidance for the Implementation of the GPA 2007-2011;
- 19 partnership workshops on mainstreaming the implementation of the GPA;
- The Beijing Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the GPA.
Documents
Reports
Full Report of the Second Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the GPA (IGR1):
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Key Outcomes of the Second Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the GPA (IGR2):
English
The Beijing Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the GPA: English
