Māris kļaviņŠ, azamat azizov, JĀnis zaļoksnis environment, pollution, development: the case of uzbekistan

Figure 10.17. First 
Conference of the 
Parties of Aarhus 
Convention
Conference took place in 
October 2002 after about 
four years of preparation 
since its adoption and 
signing in Aarhus, 
Denmark, in June 1998. To 
commemorate the deca‑
de of Aarhus Convention, 
the Third Conference of 
the Parties was held in 
Rīga in June 2008

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for the convention to function efficiently is decided by the member 
states  themselves)  have  ratified  the  convention,  they  convene  the 
first  conference  of  the  parties  of  the  convention  to  agree  upon 
the actions needed to implement the convention, including the 
establishment of the secretariat of the convention, financing, usage 
of  financial  means,  the  procedure  of  reporting  the  progress  and, 
if necessary, the criteria for evaluating the conformity of member 
states. In some cases, expert committees and work groups are 
formed in order to solve current issues.
 Regarding the making of global environ mental policy and 
development of conventions and their protocols, the role of scientists 
and experts is invaluable. A good example is the Intergovernmental 
Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), which consists of approximately 
three thousand scientists. The results of their research and a 
mutual exchange and collective interpretation of the results have 
raised global awareness of the current environ mental problems 
and helped in developing a unified policy for subduing the negative 
consequences of climate change. The contribution of IPPC has been 
awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.