19-21 September 2006, Paris

Challenge 3 - Instruments and Policy Coherence Success in supporting sustainable development in developing countries will have direct positive impacts on key European domestic issues such as migration and security. Therefore, the EU needs to work for greater policy coherence in these areas.
Participants encourage the European Commission and Member States to:

Make full use of the opportunities presented by instruments such as budget support, SWAPs, etc, to advance the mainstreaming of environmental concerns in development, including through high level policy dialogue.

• Support the systematic use of strategic environmental assessments in support of mainstreaming
• Improve coherence between EU policies and economic partnership agreements in relation to
  environment and development, trade, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, transport, and infrastructure;
• Provide leadership and means to support partner countries in creating a level playing field where
  sustainable business can be an effective partner in delivering conservation and development;
• Support knowledge development and participatory research;
• Act on the demand-side, especially by means of legislation, to reduce the ecological footprint of trade and European consumption on the world’s forests and ocean resources;
• At international level, work with partner countries to reform global governance as well as
  strengthening UNEP, MEAs, and their enforcement mechanisms.

summary of the meeting