The Rosersberg Initiative Newsletter - Issue 1 - October 2008

The Rosersberg Initiative aims at strenghtening the global regime that governs environmental emergency response and preparedness. The international Group on Environmental Emergencies (AGEE) created the Rosersberg Initiative Working Group (RIWG) to carry out implementation. The first RIWG meeting was held in Tunis in December 2007. Activities of the RIWG are divided into three thematic areas:

Thematic Area 1

• Advocacy Strategy - Discussion Paper
• Communications Strategy - Discussion Paper
• Opportunities for Environmental Emergencies Training - Discussion Paper

Thematic Area 2

• Improving International Environmental Emergency Governance Systems 

Thematic Area 3

• Operational Aspects of Providing and Receiving Environmental Emergency Assistance - Discussion Paper
• National Focal Points for Environmental Emergencies - Concept Note

• Environmental Risk Identification - Strategy Paper

 Background documents

• Final List of Participants - RIWG Tunis
• Report of the 1st Meeting of the Rosersberg Initiative Working Group
• Workplan for the Rosersberg Initiative Working Group (RIWG)
• Strengthening the International System of Environmental Emergencies - by Dr.Piero Calvi-Parisetti
• Report of the 7th meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies- June 2007
• Rosersberg Initiative Background Paper