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Committee for Development Policy/Stockholm Environment Institute/ Society for International Development Expert Group Meeting Strengthening international cooperation for development to address the climate change challenge New York, 19-20 November 2007 [CLOSED MEETING] UN Headquarters CONFERENCE ROOM “A” AGENDA Background
Monday, 19 November 2007
9:30-11:00	INAUGURAL SESSION
	Welcome and Introduction Rob Vos, UN-DESA Wendy Harcourt, Society for International Development (SID)
	Opening of Conference Sha Zukang, Under Secretary-General, UN-DESA
	Climate Change and Sustainable Development PowerPoint presentation Paper Tariq Banuri, Stocklom Environment Institute (SEI) Hans Opschoor, Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
	Keynote Address PowerPoint presentation Paul Raskin, Tellus Institute
11:15-1:00	APPLYING A DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE TO CLIMATE
	Chair: Jomo K. Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General, UN-DESA
	The Greenhouse Development Rights Approach PowerPoint presentation The right to development in a climate constrained world:The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework Paper Sivan Kartha, Tom Athanasiou and Paul Baer, SEI and EcoEquity
	Sustainable Development and the International Economic Development Agenda José Antonio Ocampo, Columbia University
	Climate-Smart Development: Reconciling Time Scales as well as Vulnerabilities Shiv Someshwar, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)
2:15–4:00	TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION
	Chair: Ambassador Hjálmar W. Hannesson, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations
	The Menu of Technological Options Bill Moomaw, Fletcher School
	Policy and Institutional Barriers to Technology Diffusion Presentation notes Barbara Hariss-White, Oxford University
	The Experience with Renewable Technology and Energy Efficiency Presentation Hunter Lovins, Natural Capital Solutions
4:15–5:45	VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION
	Chair: June Zeitlin, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
	SIDS and LDCs Powerpoint presentation Al Binger, University of West Indies
	Vulnerability, Adaptation, and Climate Change PowerPoint presentation Hans Opschoor, ISS
	The MDGs, Poverty, and Climate Adjustment with a Human Face Presentation Mozaharul Alam, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
9:30-11:00	TECHNOLOGY AND THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
	Chair: Ambassador Youcef Yousfi, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations
	Limits to Technology Presentation Niclas Hällström, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
	Rethinking the Trading System and TRIPS Paper Martin Khor, Third World Network
	Corporate Responsibility and the Politics of Fossil Resources PowerPoint presentation Michael Dorsey, Dartmouth
11:15-12:45	ECONOMIC APPROACHES FOR OPERATIONALIZING COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITIES
	Chair: David O’Connor, Division for Sustainable Development/DESA
	The Carbon Market Framework Larry Lohmann, Corner House
	Can we afford the future? The economics of a warming world PowerPoint presentation Frank Ackerman, Tufts University/SEI
	The Benefit Costs Framework Sanjay Reddy, Columbia University
2:00–2:30	Presentation on “Tools for Climate Policy Planning” PowerPoint presentation Charles Heaps, SEI
2:30–4:00	GLOBAL GOVERNANCE FOR CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT
	Chair: Ambassador Hilario G. Davide, Jr., Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
	The New Climate Regime Presentation Adil Najam, Fletcher School
	Enhancing the UN’s Role in Climate Policy Paper Robert Berg, World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
	A Game Theoretic Approach to North South Collaboration PowerPoint presentation Dynamic Transfer Schemes and Stability of International Climate Coalitions Paper Ekko van Ierland, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
4:15–6:00	CLOSING SESSION: HIGH LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION
	Chair: Ambassador Dalius Čekuolis, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the UN, President of ECOSOC
	Partnership for Sustainable Development: Twelve Theses Paper Tariq Banuri, SEI
	High Level Panel: Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations Statement Ambassador Takahiro Shinyo, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Statement Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Chairman of the Group of 77 Ambasssador Anders Lidén, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations Jomo K. Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General, UN-DESA Statement
	Closing Remarks Robert Vos, UN-DESA Wendy Harcourt, Society for International Development