Civil Society Global Forum: An innovative approach to support good governance: The example of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe

Date: Monday, September 2, 2002 Time: 10:00-12:30 Venue: Johannesburg Expo Centre (Nasrec), Room 5   Discussion theme The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is an independent, non-advocacy, not-for-profit international organisation that has been providing timely response to special conditions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in a flexible and innovative way.  With the environment as its focus, it encourages cooperation among non-governmental organisations, governments, businesses and other environmental stakeholders, by supporting the free exchange of information and promoting public participation in environmental decision-making. Within the Rio+10 process, the role of the REC is to provide important insight and lessons learned in the CEE region for other countries, regions and organisations wishing to focus on improving the environment and establishing conditions appropriate to sustainable development. Topics The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe: The environment as axis for a multidimensional organisation A strategy for sustainable development: Civil society action in Slovakia Building environmental citizenship to support public participation in environmental decision-making and good governance: CEE experiences SEA as emerging tool for good governance in planning   Information For further information, please contact: REC Country Office Hungary E-mail: coh@rec.org Tel: (36-26) 504-076

See also: article on the "REC approach"   Other parallel events: Waterdome Parliamentary Workshop