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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

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Levels of Participation in Annex Implementation

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Annex Subcommittee Task Team 1 Task Team 2 Task Team 3 Extended Subcommittee

Binational Annex Co-Leads

Assist in coordinating and undertaking activities to meet annex commitments Advise and provide input Perform specific tasks over a specified period of time (some may be standing teams)

Progress on GLWQA Implementation

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Appoint Annex Co-Leads Develop 3-year workplans Establish Subcommittees Kick-off Subcommittee Meetings Establish Extended Subcommittees Establish Task Teams Time-bounded Commitments On-track

• 1. Areas of Concern

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• 2. Lakewide Management

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• 3. Chemicals of Mutual Concern

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• 4. Nutrients

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• 5. Discharges from Vessels

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• 6. Aquatic Invasive Species

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• 7. Habitat and Species

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• 8. Groundwater

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• 9. Climate Change Impacts

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• 10. Science

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Public Engagement Opportunities

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• 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

• f 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.

www.binational.net

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Cross-annex Coordination

Cross Annex Coordination AOCs Lakewide Mgt Chemicals

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Concern Nutrients Discharges from Vessels Aquatic Invasive Species Habitat & Species Ground- water Climate Change Impacts Science

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• Preliminary assessment of

cross-annex Linkages

• Annex co-leads are

responsible for collaborating as appropriate in support of their Annex commitments

• Cross-annex coordination

is monitored and facilitated, where appropriate, by the GLEC Secretariat

• e.g., upcoming binational

co-lead calls on climate change Impacts

Next Steps

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• 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)

QUESTIONS?

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