African Regional Preparatory Workshop for the 5th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA
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In the framework of the African Initiative, the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat is organizing an African regional preparatory workshop for the 5th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA (MOP5). This two-day African pre-MOP5 workshop is scheduled to take place from 12-13 May 2012 in La Rochelle, France, just before the AEWA MOP5 (14-18 May 2012). The workshop will focus on consolidating the region’s input towards revising and validating the draft Plan of Action (PoA) for the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats in Africa, for presentation at the 5th Session of the MOP. The African Initiative for the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and their Habitats in Africa, adopted at the 4th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA (MOP4) in September 2008, aims to improve the implementation of the Agreement in the region. The development of the draft PoA for Africa is one of the key activities targeted under this initiative. The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat, in consultation with the AEWA Technical Committee, prepared the preliminary draft PoA for Africa, which is currently under consultation by the African Parties and other stakeholders. The African pre-MOP5 workshop offers a unique opportunity for the African Parties to ensure that the region’s current needs for migratory waterbird conservation and gaps in the implementation of the Agreement are reflected, as far as possible, in the final draft document which is presented to MOP5. The workshop is being made possible through a voluntary contribution from the ENRTP Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA) between the European Commission - Directorate General for the Environement and UNEP. The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat hereby strongly encourages all African Parties to participate in this workshop. Other AEWA Parties and partner organizations are also welcome to participate. All potential participants who have not yet done so are called upon to confirm their wish to participate in this workshop by clicking on the relevant box in the MOP5 pre-registration form or contacting the Secretariat at [email protected]. The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat will provide more information on the workshop to all African Parties and other potential attendees shortly. The Pre-MOP5 Meeting Documents can be found here. To pre-register for MOP5 and the African Pre-MOP5 workshop please fill out the pre-registration form and send it to: UNEP/AEWA Secretariat
The Pre MOP5 Meeting Documents can be found here.
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