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UNEP/LAC-IG.XVII/6Page 60ILACPriorityAreasRegionalPrioritiesStrategiesStrategic Lines of ActionITC agencies with relevant initiativesand programmes (non exhaustive list)FocalPointsCalendar2010‐2011INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS1 .Assessmentand indicators2. Environmentaleducation1. Strengthening capacitiesfor generating, processingand disseminating of theILAC indicators2. Strengtheningcapacities to integrateenvironmental educationinto all levels of formaland non formal education1. Assessment and indicators1.1. Support the implementation of therecommendations of the Working Group onIndicators1.2. Develop a virtual capacity building module forthe generation, processing and dissemination ofthe ILAC indicators1.3. Continue the integration of the GEO DataPortal with national information systems1.4. Integrate the compilation of environmentaldata within national statistical processes2. Environmental education2.1. Review and analyse environmental educationprogrammes and plans (for example, networksincluding the Environmental Training Network ofLAC, PLACEA, PANACEA, among others) and makerecommendations2.2. Support the dissemination of all activitiescontained in the RAP 2010‐20112.3. Implement PLACEA in the region2.4. Support the processes of subregionalintegration and establish a mechanism ofinstitutional support for diverse sub regionalemerging initiatives2.5. Carry out workshops to strengthen capacitiesof negotiators of the regionECLAC‐UNEP. Development of environmentalindicatorsECLAC‐UNDP‐UNEP. Quantification studies ofenvironmental expenses and financing in LatinAmerica and the CaribbeanUNEP‐UNDP‐WB. Creation of Centro Tierramericaaiming at organizing training courses for mediajournalists, companies, and NGO, and for grantingawards and scholarships to researchers in the area ofsustainable development and the environmentUNEP‐Universities of the Caribbean. Mainstreamingenvironmental issues in the curricula and operationsof Caribbean universities