Green Infrastructure: Working method 1st meeting of the Working Group on Green Infrastructure 31 March 2011 1

3 meetings scheduled as follows : 1st meeting – 31 March 2011 Rationale COM2010 (4) foresees the development of an EU strategy on Green Infrastructure after 2010. Council Conclusions of March 2010 call for the further elaboration of a concept on Green Infrastructure Objective To elaborate recommendations to the Commission on Green Infrastructure in relation to the preparation of a Green Infrastructure initiative Organisation 3 meetings scheduled as follows : 1st meeting – 31 March 2011 2nd meeting – 24 May 2011 3rd, final, meeting – 06 September 2011 2

First meeting Creation of tasks: Commission proposes tasks to be refined and adjusted during the first meeting Agreement on working method Identification of task leaders for each task and potential back-up task leaders Discussion on substance: Open questions and issues to be addressed

Steps after initial meeting Work to be split in tasks dedicated to each topic WG members make contributions and upload the documents on CIRCA in “contributions” in the relevant task subfolder Task leader prepares first draft document on the basis of contributions and upload it on CIRCA WG members provide feedback and upload the documents in “comments” subfolder Task leaders prepare a consolidated version WG members provide further comments if necessary This version now ready to be discussed at second meeting 4

Draft documents Comments Task leader 1 Task leader 2 Task leader 3 Task leader 4 Contributions Working group members

The task leader role Working group members Contribute to the draft document Task leaders lead the work on each task prepare first draft document on each task manage two rounds of consultations Back-up task leaders’ role : to support task leader and complement his/her expertise to substitute the task leader if needed if substitution needed, please notify Commission, which will then reassign responsibility to back up task leader 6

Timetable and delivery deadlines proposed Step Date First meeting 31 March 2011 Contributions 14 April 2011 First draft 20 April 2011 WG comments 3 May 2011 Consolidated version 10 May 2011 Last WG comments 13 May 2011 Text for discussion at second meeting 16 May 2011 Second meeting 24 May 2011 7

Timetable and delivery deadlines proposed Tasks 2-4 Step Date First meeting 31 March 2011 Contributions 20 April 2011 First draft 4 May 2011 WG comments 11 May 2011 Consolidated version 22 May 2011 Second meeting 24 May 2011 8

IT arrangements CIRCA link: CIRCA - Communication & Information Resource Centre Administrator Please sign in and create your user profile. Instructions can be found: http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/ida/ircforum/library?l=/training_package/overviewsbrochuresfaq/circa_basic_guidepdf_1/_EN_1.0_&a=d Commission will give you access to the Work in progress folder Please send all documents prepared to: ENV-BIODIVERSITY@ec.europa.eu Please indicate in the subject line: WG number and Task number

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