Open Government for Environmental Information: Building Trust through Transparency.

9:45 – 10:45 | Panel 5: Open Government for Environmental Information: Building Trust through Transparency 

Description: The panel highlights how the Open Government Partnership is leveraging open data, transparency, and public participation on climate and environmental issues by showcasing concrete examples from OGP action plans and reform efforts. Organised with the Open Government Partnership Moderator: Ms Swati Mehta, Regional Lead for Asia and the Pacific, Open Government Partnership (India) 

Speakers: 

• Ms Cielo Magno, President, Bantay Kita/Publish What You Pay Philippines and OGP Steering Committee Co-Chair, (Philippines) 

• Mr Secretary Robert Borje, Executive Director, Philippines Climate Change Commission (Philippines) • Mr Raynaldo Sembiring, Executive Director, Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law (Indonesia) Rapporteur: Ms Nikka Mae Loreto, Project Coordinator (UNESCO) 

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break