PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE AFRICAN-EURASIAN WATERBIRD AGREEMENT

Cape Town, 7-9 November 1999

1. Opening.
2. Welcome addresses.
3. Adoption of the rules of procedure.
4. Election of officers.
5. Adoption of agenda and work programme.
6. Establishment of Credentials Committee and sessional committees.
7. Admission of observers.
8. Opening Statements
9. Reports by
1. Secretariat
2. Depositary
10. Report of the Credentials Committee.
11. Adoption of amendment to Agreement and Annexes.
12. Adoption of the Conservation Guidelines
13. International implementation of the Agreement:
1. Adoption of the International Implementation Priorities 2000-2004
2. Establishment of a register for international projects.
14. Institutional arrangements
1. Establishment of the Agreement Secretariat
2. Establishment of the Technical Committee
15. Financial arrangements:
1. Adoption of the Budget 2000-2002
2. Consideration of accepting contributions in kind
3. Establisment of a conservation fund
16. Adoption of a format for reports of the Parties
17. Presentation of the logo for the Agreement
18. Adoption of the Brent Goose Management Plan
19. Reports of sessional committees.
20. Date and venue of the second session Meeting of the Parties.
21. Other business.
22. Adoption of the report of the meeting.
23. Closure of the meeting.

Scientific Council of CMS: 4-5 November, and 6 November (morning as necessary)

Joint CMS-AEWA Opening Ceremony: 6 November (evening)

CMS Standing Committee: 9 November (afternoon)

Sixth meeting of the Conference of Parties CMS: 10-16 November

Symposium on Animal Migration: 14 November