The EE21 Programme will be implemented by:
(a) The Committee on Sustainable Energy, which considers reports on the Programme at its annual sessions.
(b) ECE Governments, which:
(i) appoint national participating institutions and national coordinators;
(ii) advise on policies, legislation, incentives, standards;
(iii) possibly host ECE conferences, seminars or workshops;
(iv) contribute to project financing, including in-kind contributions;
(v) nominate participants to meetings organized in the framework of EE21 Programme and other ECE meetings.
(c) The Steering Committee of EE21 Programme, which reviews progress and provides guidance on the execution of the project, meeting at least once each year for the duration of the Project. The Steering Committee determines the activities, results, work methods, participation and procedures, budget, calendar of events and timetable of the Project, and secures cooperation with other ECE Sectoral Committees, in particular, the Committee on Environmental Policy. The Chairman of the Steering Committee reports on the progress and activities of the Project to the Committee on Sustainable Energy. The Steering Committee is composed of:
(i) Government representatives and/or representatives of national participating institutions;
(ii) interested intergovernmental organisations which will be invited to participate according to ECE practice;
(iii) representatives of the European Union (EU), European Commission, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Energy Agency (IEA/OECD), World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Energy Charter Secretariat, European Business Congress (EBC) and other international organizations concerned with cooperation in energy efficiency and environmental matters.
(d) National Participating Institutions, which:
(i) suggest venues for training courses, negotiations and project meetings;
(ii) with the endorsement of National Coordinators, serve as Lead Institutions for specific activities of the EE21 Programme;
(iii) nominate experts for preparation of technical papers, participants and rapporteurs for ECE conferences, seminars and workshops and Project events;
(iv) nominate experts to take part in Project analyses;
(v) provide information to the Project secretariat on the activities carried out to produce reports and publications;
(vi) disseminate Project information nationally;
(vii) provide liaison between local organizers and experts and the Project secretariat.
(e) The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, which reviews progress of the Project at its bi-annual sessions.
(f) The Project secretariat, which:
(i) plans the detailed operations of the Project;
(ii) coordinates activities with national participating institutions, local organizers, contractors, consultants, national experts, and other international organizations, and in particular, UNEP/GEF, United Nations Foundation, United Nations Fund for International Partnerships, Regional Cooperation Council, European Commission and the Commonwealth of Independent States;
(iii) organizes ECE conferences, seminars and workshops and produces reports and publications;
(iv) services the meetings of the Steering Committee of the EE21 project.
(g) Contractors, consultants, and representatives of supporting institutions and interested donor countries in cooperation with experts from the countries with economies in transition. These organizations and individuals in cooperation with the secretariat report progress to the annual sessions of the Steering Committee of the project.
