Decimoséptima sesión ordinaria del Consejo de la CCA y reunión del Comité Consultivo Público Conjunto (10-02)
Guanajuato, GTO, México
México
16 y 17 de agosto de 2010
Público
Las actividades públicas comenzarán el 16 de agosto con un foro sobre comunidades y ecosistemas saludables en América del Norte, organizado por el Comité Consultivo Público Conjunto (CCPC) de la CCA. Los resultados de este foro servirán de apoyo al CCPC para la formulación de recomendaciones al Consejo de la CCA.
Por otra parte, en su sesión anual ordinaria, el Consejo de la CCA —integrado por los secretarios de Estado de medio ambiente (o sus equivalentes) de los tres socios comerciales del TLCAN: Jim Prentice por Canadá, Lisa P. Jackson por Estados Unidos y Juan Elvira Quesada por México— examinará temas ambientales de interés común y confirmará la orientación del programa de trabajo de la Comisión para los próximos cinco años.
Orden del día
Monday, 16 August 2010
Salón La Terraza
Registration of Participants
Welcoming remarks
Glen Wright
JPAC Chair
Keynote address
Aaron Bernstein
Harvard Medical School
Question and Answer Period
Break
Overview of the North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)
Orlando Cabrera Rivera
Program Manager Air Quality and PRTR
Specific examples of using the PRTR to help assess and identify potential health issues
Manuel Pastor
University of Southern California
Irena Buka
University of Alberta
Maite Cortés
Colectivo Ecologista Jalisco
Moderated Question and Answer Period
Jardín del Salón La Terraza
Networking lunch
Facilitated discussion on the CEC’s next five years
Evan Lloyd
CEC Executive Director
Carlos Sandoval
JPAC Member for Mexico
JPAC discussion on a potential advice to Council
Wrap-up
Glen Wright
JPAC Chair
Salón Camino Real
Networking Session for the Public
The public is invited to meet and exchange views on North American environmental issues. JPAC members will attend as observers. Participants should appoint the chair for this session, who will present the results at the public portion of the Council Session on 17th August.
Expo Guanajuato Bicentenario
Welcoming Reception and Official Opening of the XVIIth Regular Session of Council
Nicéforo Guerrero Reynoso
Mayor of Guanajuato
Evan Lloyd
CEC Executive Director
Glen Wright
Chair of the CEC Joint Public Advisory Committee
Jim Prentice
Canadian Environment Minister
Lisa P. Jackson
Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency
Juan Elvira Quesada
Mexican Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources
Juan Manuel Oliva Ramírez
Governor of the State of Guanajuato
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Salón La Terraza
Registration of Participants
Overview
Glen Wright
JPAC Chair, and approval of the provisional agenda
Report from the National and Governmental Advisory Committee representatives
Update on Submissions on Enforcement Matters
Dane Ratliff
Director, Submissions on Enforcement Matters Unit
Discussion on JPAC priorities
Observer’ comments
Break
Salón Camino Real
Presentation: CEC’s enforcement and compliance cooperation activities
Marco Antonio Heredia Fragoso
Program Manager, Environmental Law
Jardín del Salón La Terraza
Lunch
Salón Camino Real
Progress report
Evan Lloyd
Executive Director
The 2010–2015 Strategic Plan and report on the kick-off projects
- Healthy communities and ecosystems
- Climate change – Low-carbon economy
- Greening the economy in North America
Report on the North American Partnership for Environmental and Community Action (NAPECA)
Signing of Council Resolutions and Ministerial Statement
Break
Salón Camino Real
Council public meeting
- Introduction on the conduct of the session by Glen Wright, JPAC Chair
- Reports on the JPAC Public Forum and on the results of the Networking Session
- Statements by pre-selected presenters
- Comments by Council members
End of Session