Annex Implementation Overview Great Lakes Executive Committee - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Annex Implementation Overview Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting December 3-4, 2013 – Toronto, Canada GLEC Secretariat: Jennifer McKay – Environment Canada Chris Korleski – Environmental Protection Agency

Outline of Presentation The GLEC Secretariat will provide an overview of implementation efforts, including: 1. Establishment of Annex Subcommittees, Extended Subcommittees and Task Teams 2. Opportunities for public engagement 3. Cross-annex coordination 4. Next steps 2

Levels of Participation in Annex Implementation Binational Annex Co-Leads Assist in coordinating Annex and undertaking Subcommittee activities to meet annex commitments Extended Advise and Subcommittee provide input Task Team 1 Task Team 2 Task Team 3 Perform specific tasks over a specified period of time (some may be standing teams) 3

Progress on GLWQA Implementation Subcommittees Subcommittees Develop 3-year Appoint Annex Subcommittee Time-bounded Commitments Task Teams workplans Meetings Extended Establish Co-Leads Establish Establish On-track Kick-off    1. Areas of Concern n/a n/a n/a n/a       2. Lakewide Management      3. Chemicals of Mutual Concern n/a      4. Nutrients      5. Discharges from Vessels n/a       6. Aquatic Invasive Species      7. Habitat and Species      8. Groundwater      9. Climate Change Impacts n/a       10. Science 4

Public Engagement Opportunities • As called for in the GLWQA, Annex co-leads will be seeking public input related to specific commitments in their Annex: – The GLWQA clearly outlines where this is expected (i.e., statements that begin with “The Parties, in cooperation and consultation with…” followed by a list of entities); – The Annex workplans presented at the June GLEC meeting listed which of these commitments are intended to be the focus of activity over the next 3 years. • As Annex implementation continues to “ramp up” and details are clarified, opportunities for public engagement and input will be publicized. • We intend to use www.binational.net, as well as other communication tools. 5

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Cross-annex Coordination AOCs Lakewide • Preliminary assessment of Science Mgt cross-annex Linkages • Annex co-leads are Climate Chemicals responsible for Change of Mutual collaborating as Impacts Concern appropriate in support of Cross Annex their Annex commitments Coordination • Cross-annex coordination Ground- is monitored and Nutrients water facilitated, where appropriate, by the GLEC Secretariat Discharges • e.g., upcoming binational Habitat & from Species co-lead calls on climate Vessels Aquatic change Impacts Invasive Species 7

Next Steps • Accelerate Annex implementation • Continue to establish extended subcommittees and task teams • Revitalize www.binational.net • Publicize public engagement opportunities once available • Develop tools to facilitate internal Annex-specific communications (e.g., SharePoint site) 8

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