| Montreal, 27/04/2005 – Arturo Duran, chair of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America for the year 2005, presided over JPAC Regular Session 05-01, in San Diego, California, on 14 April 2005.
New Strategic Plan for the CEC
The main focus of the JPAC Regular Session was to consult the public on the new strategic plan for the CEC. The JPAC and the public were provided with an overview of the recently approved framework of the new strategic plan by CEC Secretariat staff. This presentation generated many useful comments from the public and JPAC members. JPAC will take these comments into consideration as it further develops its advice to Council on the new strategic plan, as it evolves into the development of specific projects.
The next JPAC meeting will be held in conjunction with the Council session on 22 June and 23 June in Quebec City, Canada. In addition, JPAC is organizing a public workshop on “Needs and Opportunities for Capacity Building among Private and Non Profit Sectors” on 21 June, 2005. Further details on the workshop will be provided shortly.
The CEC was established by Canada, Mexico and the United States to build cooperation among the North American Free Trade Agreement partners in implementing the NAAEC, the environmental side accord to NAFTA. The CEC addresses environmental issues of continental concern, with particular attention to the environmental challenges and opportunities presented by continent-wide free trade.
JPAC is composed of fifteen members, five from each of the three NAFTA countries, and is responsible for providing advice to the CEC Council on any matter within the scope of NAAEC.
For more information on the meeting, please contact: Marcela Orozco, JPAC Liaison Officer
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