Cooperation and Partnerships Cooperation and Partnerships About Cooperation and Partnerships Documents Decisions on CooperationRelated Events MEA Cooperation The Rio Conventions Biodiversity-related ConventionsMEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative First Steering Committee Meeting First Working Group MeetingInitial Meeting Other Relevant Conventions International Cooperation South-South Cooperation Consortium of Scientific PartnersJapan Biodiversity FundCaribbean Challenge Initiative Partnerships Key Partners Organizations and StakeholdersBusiness PartnersPartnership Agreements Other Initiatives Midori Prize for Biodiversity External Training Courses Cooperation and Partnerships // MEA IKM Initiative Wednesday // 9.29.2010 MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative Purpose The Multilateral Environment Agreement Information and Knowledge Management (MEA IKM) initiative seeks to develop harmonized and interoperable information systems in support of knowledge management activities among MEAs for the benefit of Parties and the environment community at large. Background In 2006, UNEP's Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (UNEP/DELC) initiated a knowledge management programme for Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs). This programme mostly consisted of various projects focusing on sharing strategic information, harmonization of national reporting, and developing issue-based modules for coherent implementation of MEAs. In 2009, UNEP/DELC increased its commitment to knowledge and information management. This was inspired by the renewed emphasis placed on information and communication tools throughout the United Nations system, as evidenced by the recent JIU and OIOS reports on Knowledge Management (JIU/REP/2007/6 and E/AC.51/2006/2) as well as on the reiterated calls for better integration of MEAs to contribute to more effective international environmental governance (JIU/REP/2008/3). The implementation of the MEA IKM initiative is guided by a Steering Committee and a Working Group. Meetings The following meetings were held: First MEA IKM Steering Committee Meeting (MEA IKM SC 1), 22-24 June 2010, Glion, SwitzerlandFirst MEA IKM Management Working Group Meeting (MEA IKM WG 1), 3-4 February 2010, Geneva, SwitzerlandInitial MEA IKM Meeting, 22-24 September 2009, Chexbres, Switzerland
Cooperation and Partnerships // MEA IKM Initiative Wednesday // 9.29.2010 MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative Purpose The Multilateral Environment Agreement Information and Knowledge Management (MEA IKM) initiative seeks to develop harmonized and interoperable information systems in support of knowledge management activities among MEAs for the benefit of Parties and the environment community at large. Background In 2006, UNEP's Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (UNEP/DELC) initiated a knowledge management programme for Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs). This programme mostly consisted of various projects focusing on sharing strategic information, harmonization of national reporting, and developing issue-based modules for coherent implementation of MEAs. In 2009, UNEP/DELC increased its commitment to knowledge and information management. This was inspired by the renewed emphasis placed on information and communication tools throughout the United Nations system, as evidenced by the recent JIU and OIOS reports on Knowledge Management (JIU/REP/2007/6 and E/AC.51/2006/2) as well as on the reiterated calls for better integration of MEAs to contribute to more effective international environmental governance (JIU/REP/2008/3). The implementation of the MEA IKM initiative is guided by a Steering Committee and a Working Group. Meetings The following meetings were held: First MEA IKM Steering Committee Meeting (MEA IKM SC 1), 22-24 June 2010, Glion, SwitzerlandFirst MEA IKM Management Working Group Meeting (MEA IKM WG 1), 3-4 February 2010, Geneva, SwitzerlandInitial MEA IKM Meeting, 22-24 September 2009, Chexbres, Switzerland
