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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)208 final
Brussels,19April1982
Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil
onEnvironment andDevelopment :
ThirdmeetingoftheCommittee ofInternational Development
Institutions fortheEnvironment (21-23April1982)
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ontnvironmentandDevelopment :
ThirdmeetingoftheCommitteeofInternational Development
Institutions fortheEnvironment .(21-23April1982)
1.Itwillberecalledthatpn1February1980,aDeclarationofEnvironmental
ManagementPoliciesandProceduresrelatingtoEconomicDevelopmentfor
incorporating environmental considerations intodevelopmentpolicies,
programmesandprojects,whichwaselaboratedattheinstigationofthe
UnitedNationsEnvironment Programme,wassignedbyeightmultilateral
development financinginstitutions,aswellastheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities andUNEP.",
ThesigningoftheDeclaration wasfollowedbytheestablishment ofa
permanentreviewbodycalledtheCommitteeofInternational Development
Institutions fortheEnvironment (CIDIE)composedofrepresentatives from
eachof.thesignatories,whichmeetsannually.
2.ThethirdmeetingoftheCommitteewilltakeplaceInBrusselsfrom21to
23April1982andwillbehostedbtheCommission.
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Itsmainpurposewillbetopromoteamoreeffectiveimplementation of
theDeclaration.Specificattentionwillbefocussedon:
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-waysofmeetingthegrowingenvironmental trainingandeducationneeds
ofdevelopingcountries;
-assistancetodevelopingcountriesinthedevelopmentofsuitable
environmental impactassessmentproceduresofdevelopmentprojects;
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-elaboration andapplicationofguidelinesforincorporating the
environmental dimensionintodevelopment programmesandprojects.
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3.Participation oftheCommunityinthisexerciseisinlinewiththe
principlesincorporated bothintheSecondActionProgrammeofthe
*CommunityinthefieldoftheEnvironment,intheproposedThirdAction
Programme andintheLom6IIConvention'whichforeseesinparticular :
OJC13913.6.1977
**0JC30525.11.1981

(a)theneedtotakeenvironmental considerations intoaccountInthe-
,definition,execution endevaluation ofdevelopment projects;
(b>theformulation /inconjunction withtheCommunity'spartnerACP
States,ofprogrammes andprojectsinthissector.
4.Inparticipating intheworkofimplementation oftheaboveDeclaration /the
Commission seekstopromotewithintheCommunity asystematic approach •
toincorporating theenvironmental dimension intoitspolicies,programmes
andprojects .Itrecognises thecrucial needofdealinginacomprehensive
mannerwiththegrowing emergence ofenvironment anddevelopment issues,and
problems,suchasdegradation ofthenaturalresource base,deforestation and
desertification withwhichthedeveloping countries arebeingconfronted ,and
whichrequireinparticular thesoundmanagement ofnaturalresources .
5.Theabovematters areforcefully underlined intheWorldConservation Strategy
whichwaslaunched inMarch1980andendorsed bothbytheCommission andby
theEuropean Parliament *aswellasbyCommunity mmembers statesindividually .
6.TheCommission ,meanwhile ,isalreadyundertrking ,notablewithintheframework
ofitspolicydocument :"Towards aPlanofActiontoCombatWorldHunger"
(C0M<81)56Ofinal)anextensive appraisal ofsomeofthemosturgentofthese
problems inthedeveloping countries andwillbedefining certain"thematic
actions"thatshouldbeimplemented tohelpresolve themoveraperiodpftime.
7.Inviewoftherelevance oftheseissuesaswellasthenatureofthediscussions
scheduled totakeplaceatthethirdmeetingoftheCommittee ofInternational
Development Institutions fortheEnvironment ,itistheintention ofthe
Commission toinviteasobservers tothismeetingappropriate representatives
fromeachoftheCommunity memberstatesaswellasACPstates(draftagenda
ofthemeetingisattached ').
*Resolution of20Hay1980,0JN°C147of16.6.1980

COMMITTEE OFINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS
ONTHEENVIRONMENT
TobeheldattheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
Brussels,21-23April19S2
conveningat10a.m.onthefirstday*
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
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WEDNESDAY ,21APRIL
OPENINGCEREMONY
■MeetingofCommittee •."
1.Adoptionofagenda
2.ReviewbymembersoftheCommitteeonprogressinimplementingthe
DeclarationofPrinciples
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3.Reportsofotherrelevantactivitiessincethesecondmeeting'ofthe
Committee ,
4.MattersarisingfromthesecondmeetingoftheCommittee
*Convening9.30-12.30;14.30-17.30,exceptonthefirstday.

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THURSDAY ,22APRIL
5.Environmental TrainingandEducation
(a)PreparationofEDIcourse ••
(b)Roleofinstitutions
(c)Exchangeoftrainingmaterials
6.•GuidelinesforEnvironmentandDevelopment
7.AssistancetoDevelopingCountrieswithaViewtoImprovingtheirCapacity
toUndertakeEnvironmental ImpactAssessmentofDevelopmentProjects.
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8.LiaisonwithBilateralAidAgencies
9.ReviewofDecisionsandConclusionsoftheMeeting
10.PlaceandDateoftheFourthMeeting
11.OtherBusiness6.
7.
CLOSINGCEREMONY