Decision XI of the 14th IGM on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and 11th COP to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, stated: (a) recognizing the efforts by the Secretariat and by RAC CIMAB to produce the final draft report of the update of Caribbean Environment Programme Technical Report No.33; (b) acknowledging the significant contributions from member Governments to enable the completion of the update; and (c) noting the continued efforts by the Secretariat to strengthen its information and data management capacity and its proposed hosting of clearing house and information dissemination mechanisms. Decided to: Establish an Interim Working Group to continue work related to monitoring and assessment that could use Technical Report No. 33 as a baseline document; with the goal to improve effluent reporting and assessment of water quality conditions throughout the Convention Area, under the LBS Protocol (Decision 3), and; Request the Secretariat to identify resources for convening regional technical meetings as part of the 2010-2011 Work plan in support of the work (Decision 4).

The third session of the Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities was held pursuant to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council decision 26/6 of 24 February 2011, by which the Governing Council requested the Executive Director to proceed with organizing the third session, working to ensure that participation was as broad as possible and, to that end, urged all Governments to be actively involved in the intergovernmental review process and, where possible, to make financial contributions to defray costs associated with that meeting.

The present report provides information on the following subjects, as mandated by the Governing Council in decisions adopted at previous sessions: (a) Implementation of decision 26/14 on the Global Environment Monitoring SystemWater Programme, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the decision; (b) Outcomes of the ninth meeting of the international Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies, pursuant to decision 26/15, paragraph 9; (c) Contribution of the United Nations Environment Programme to promoting South-South cooperation, pursuant to decision 26/16, paragraph 7; (d) Work of the Environment Management Group, pursuant to decision SS.XII/2, paragraph 4; (e) Mid-term progress in the implementation of the long-term strategy on the engagement and involvement of young people in environmental issues, pursuant to decision 25/6, paragraph 7.