CEC Performance Report

This project supported the countries in updating and improving the Notice and Consent Electronic Data Exchange (NCEDE) system to facilitate the seamless exchange of notifications relative to cross-border movements of hazardous waste and responding to updates in regulations, with the goal of better protecting the North American environment. [...] The assessment identified the opportunities, challenges and winning conditions for the expansion of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) and SmokeSense networks in Canada and Mexico. [...] For the measurement component, the pandemic considerably undermined the capacity of organizations to participate fully in the pilot testing of the CEC guide, as their focus shifted to the survival and adaptation of their operations. [...] Leveraging this past work, this project built the capacity of MPAs practitioners to manage the impacts from global and regional changes by developing a training guide and through the training of trainers and regional teams in the use of the CEC’s web-based Climate Adaptation Toolkit for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas. [...] At the regular public meeting of the NAPRTR Initiative, held in February 2020, participants discussed issues of common concern and provided recommendations for the special feature analysis topic to be included in the next Taking Stock report, resulting in the selection of the topic of off-site transfers for disposal.