Final eport of the UNEP Regional Forum for the Civil Society.doc

Final Report of the UNEP Regional Forum for the Civil Society of Latin America and the Caribbean
Monterrey, Mexico
12th to 14th October, 2007
Table of Contents
A. Background 1
B. Objectives of the Meeting of the Forum 1
C. Participation 2
D. Development of the Meeting 2
Agenda Item 1: Opening of the Forum 2
Agenda Item 2: Organization of the Meeting. 3
a) Election of officers 3
b) Approval of the Agenda and Work Schedule of the Forum 4
Agenda Item 3: Progress made in the implementation of the Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC) 4
Agenda Item 4: International Environmental Governance 7
Agenda Items 5 and 6: Review of the discussion of the document:
“Enhancing Major Groups participation in UNEP’s governance” and
UNEP’s Medium Term Strategy 11
Agenda Item 7: Globalization and the Environment – Mobilizing financing
for facing Climate Change 12
Agenda Item 8: Declaration of UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean
Civil Society Regional Forum 15
Agenda Item 9: Selection of the representatives of the Major Groups to
the Tenth Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial
Environment Forum (Principality of Monaco, February 20 to 22, 2008)
and the Sixteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of
Latin America and the Caribbean (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
27th January to 1st February 2008) 15
Agenda Item 10: Evaluation of the Meeting 16
Agenda Item 11: Closing of UNEP Latin America and the
Caribbean Civil Society Forum 16
Annex I. List of <Participants 17
Annex II. Calendar of Sessions 23
Annex III. Declaration of the UNEP Regional Forum for Civil Society of
Latin America and the Caribbean Monterrey, Mexico; 12th to 14th October, 2007 27
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A. Background
1. UNEP has adopted the practice of convening meetings of representatives from Civil anizations, with the objective of acquiring and incorporating their points of view and considerations, for decision-making in