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Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) - Partnerships Fair
The CSD-14 Partnerships Fair provides a venue for “partnerships for sustainable development” to network, identify partners, create synergies between initiatives and learn from each other's experiences. The Partnerships Fair is part of the official programme of CSD-14. 
May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 8 May 9
MONDAY, May 1
Conference Room 6 (Presentations & Discussion)
3:00 - 4:25 Opening Session of the Partnerships Fair and "Partnerships in Practice" interactive discussion on Sharing Partnership Information: Strategies for effective communication

Chair: Azanaw T. Abreha, Vice-Chair CSD-14
Lead Discussants: 
- Patricia Chaves, Partnerships Team, Division for Sustainable Development 
- Jonathan Margolis, United States Department of State

4:30 - 5:10  Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program

Speakers:
- Christine Egan, Executive Director, Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Project (CLASP)
- Steve Wiel, President of the Board of the Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)

Related Materials: CLASP CSD Activities ; CLASP 101; S&L presentation ; China case study CLASP Regional case study ; CLASP Trust Fund flyer ; CLASP Trust Fund case study

5:15 - 6:00  The Electricity Governance Initiative

Speakers:
- Suresh Prabhu, Former Minster of Power of India
- Davida Wood, Energy Bureau, US Agency for International Development 
- Smita Nakhooda, World Resources Institute

Neck Area (Partnerships Information Desks)
All Day - Cities for Climate Protection Campaign
- Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program
- Methane to Markets
- Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI)
TUESDAY, May 2
Conference Room 6 (Presentations & Discussion)
10:00 -10:40  Partnership for Clean Indoor Air

Speakers: 
- Mr. John Mitchell, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Ms. Eva Rehfuess, World Health Organization
- Dr. Marlis Kees, GTZ Household Energy Programme 

10:45 - 11:25  Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development

Speaker: 
- Mr. André Bourassa, Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Forum

12:15 - 1:00 Methane to Markets

Speakers:
- Sharon Lee Smith, Director General Climate Change International, EC (moderator)
- Brian McLean, Director of the Office of Atmospheric Programs, US EPA  
- John (Jack) Gehring, Director, International Services Division, Caterpillar Inc.
- Arden Berg, Board Member, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
- Horacio Terraza – Coordinator, World Bank Landfill Gas to Energy Project

3:00 - 4:25  "Partnerships in Practice" interactive discussion on 
Access to more efficient technologies: from energy efficiency to cleaner industrial development

Chair: Adrian Fernández Bremauntz, Vice-Chair CSD-14
Lead Discussants: 
- Mirka della Cava, Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program
- Laura Van Wie McGrory, Promoting an Energy-efficient Public Sector (PEPS) 

4:30 - 5:10 Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI)

Speakers: 
- Alain Beaudoin, Industry Canada
- Michael Snow, Golder Associates

5:15 - 6:00  International Law on Sustainable Development Partnership 

Speakers: 
- Ms. Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger 
- Jacques Prescott, Sustainable Development Coordination Office
- Dr. Charlotte Streck 
- Mr. Sebastien Jodoin

Neck Area (Partnerships Information Desks)
All Day - International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (Mountain Partnership) 
Related Materials: CSD-14 report ;  leaflet ; Peak to Peak Newsletter

- Partnership for Clean Indoor Air
- The Electricity Governance Initiative

WEDNESDAY, May 3
Conference Room 6 (Presentations & Discussion)
10:00 - 10:40 US Clean Energy Initiative

Speakers: 
- Dr. Alan Sweedler, Center for Energy Studies 
- Denny W. Stone, Chula Vista City Council
William Becker, Global Energy Center for Community Sustainability
-  Dr. Diego Arjona Arguelles, Executive Secretary, CONAE
Larisa Dobriansky, U.S. Department of Energy
Stephen Wiel, Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program
Brian T. Castelli, Alliance to Save Energy
Laura Van Wie McGrory, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Dr. H. Avraham Arbib, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Israel

10:45 - 11:25  Asia-Pacific Environmental Innovation Strategy Project 

Speaker: 
- Dr. Mikiko Kainuma,  Chief, Climate Policy Assessment Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies

11:30 - 12.10  Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America 

Speakers 
- Dr. Markku Nurmi
- Mr. Eduardo Reyes

12:15 - 1:00  White Water to Blue Water

Speakers: 
-  Adela Backiel, USDA 
- Garfield Barnwell, CARICOM

3:00 - 4:25  "Partnerships in Practice" interactive discussion on 
Local implementation – global impact: implementing climate change goals and commitments through partnerships

Chair: Patricia Chaves, Partnerships Team, Division for Sustainable Development
Lead Discussants: 
- Kevin Conrad, Coalition for Rainforest Nations
- Markku Nurmi, Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America 
- Kim Lundgren, Cities for Climate Protection Campaign

4:30 - 5:10 Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development (ISED)

Speaker: 
-  Alan McDonald, International Atomic Energy Agency

Neck Area (Partnerships Information Desks)
All Day - International Law on Sustainable Development Partnership  
- Sustainable Rural development and Ecovillage Training Program
THURSDAY, May 4
Conference Room 6 (Presentations & Discussion)
10:00 - 10:40  LPG Challenge

Speakers:
-  James Rockall, WLPGA 
-  Andrew Yager, UNDP

10:45 - 11:25  Promoting an Energy-efficient Public Sector (PEPS) 

Speakers:
Laura Van Wie McGrory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 
-  Nitin Pandit
-  Philip Coleman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

11:30 - 12.10  Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century

Speakers:
-  Rajendra Pachauri
-  Steve Sawyer
-  Paul Suding, REN21 Secretariat

12:15 - 1:00  Cities for Climate Protection Campaign

Speaker:
-  Kim Lundgren, ICLEI

3:00 - 4:25  "Partnerships in Practice" interactive discussion on 
Partnering with the Private Sector: how and why?

Chair: Adrian Fernández Bremauntz, Vice-Chair CSD-14
Lead Discussants: 
- Chris Morris, International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)
- Norine Kennedy, United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
- Antonio Pfluger, International Energy Agency (IEA)

4:30 - 5:10  Designing Country Profiles on Sustainable Energy Development

Speaker:
-  H. Holger Rogner, International Atomic Energy Agency

5:15 - 6:00  Vinyl 2010

Speaker:
- Martyn Griffiths, VINYL 2010

Neck Area (Partnerships Information Desks)
All Day - Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America 
- LPG Challenge
- Promoting an Energy-efficient Public Sector (PEPS)  
- Vinyl 2010
FRIDAY, May 5
Conference Room 6 (Presentations & Discussion)
10:00 - 10:40  Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

Speakers: 
- Marianne Osterkorn, REEEP International Secretariat
- Martin Devine, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Mark Lambrides, Organization of American States
- Larisa Dobriansky, US Department of Energy 

10:45 - 11:25  Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4sd)

- Esther Larranga, Basque Minister for the Environment and Land Use Planning
- Ernst-Christoph Stolper, Ministry of Environment and Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhinr-Westphalia
- Delfin Ganapin, GEF Small Grants Programme
- Jim Boyd, California Energy Commission

11:30 - 12.10  Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA)

Speaker: 
- Steve Price

12:15 - 1:00  Scientific Capacity Building/ Enhancement for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries (CAPaBLE)
Speakers: 
- Professor Roland Fuchs, Director, START International Secretariat
- Dr. Michael Glantz, UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)
- Dr. Linda Anne Stevenson, PhD,Programme Manager for Scientific Affairs, APN Secretariat
3:00 - 4:25  "Partnerships in Practice" interactive discussion on 
Improving access to energy for the poor: benefits of partnering

Chair: Azanaw T. Abreha, Vice-Chair CSD-14
Lead Discussants: 
- Sarah Adams, Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP)
- Marianne Osterkorn, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
- James Rockall, WLPGA 
- John Christensen, Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD)
- Rene Karottki, European Union Energy Initiative (EUEI) 

5:15 - 6:00  Adriatic Action Plan 2020

Speakers: 
- Emilio D’Alessio, Italian Association Agenda 21
- Pier Roberto Remitti, Adriatic Action Plan 2020 

Related Materials: Environmental Actions; Social Actions; Economic Actions

Neck Area (Partnerships Information Desks)
All Day - Adriatic Action Plan 2020 
- Asia-Pacific Environmental Innovation Strategy Project 
- Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA)
- Scientific Capacity Building/ Enhancement for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries (CAPaBLE)
MONDAY, May 8
Conference Room 6 (Presentations & Discussion)
10:00 - 11:00  Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States

Speaker: 
- Franklin McDonald, University of the West Indies, Institute for Sustainable Development

3:00 - 4:25  "Partnerships in Practice" interactive discussion on 
Building capacity through Partnerships in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Chair: Azanaw T. Abreha, Vice-Chair CSD-14
Lead Discussants: 
- Coral Pasisi, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)
- Franklin McDonald, University of the West Indies, Institute for Sustainable Development
- Donna McRae-Smith, CARICOM Secretariat 

4:30 - 5:10  Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD)

Speakers: 
- John Christensen, GNESD Secretariat
- Ogunlade Davidson, University of Sierra Leone
- Touria Dafrallah, ENDA

5:15 - 6:00  USEA/USAID Energy Partnership Program

Speakers: 
- Gordon Weynand, USAID
- Barry Worthington, U.S. Energy Association
- James Connelly, Massachusetts  Department of Telecommunications and Energy

Neck Area (Partnerships Information Desks)
All Day - Dams and Development Project (DDP)
- Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP)
- Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4sd)
- Strategic Partnership Among Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica for Co-operation on Sustainable Development 
TUESDAY, May 9
Conference Room 6 (Presentations & Discussion)
10:45 - 11:25  Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP)

Speakers: 
- Sarah Adams, GVEP Technical Secretariat
- Marta Rivera, Fondacion Solar, Guatemala
- Gregory Woodsworth, UNDP Regional Energy

11:30 - 12.10  Coalition for Rainforest Nations

Speaker: 
- Kevin Conrad, Coalition for Rainforest Nations

12:15 - 1:00  Strategic Partnership Among Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica for Co-operation on Sustainable Development  

Speakers: 
- Nim Dorji, SDS, Bhutan 
- Eugenia Wo Ching Sancho, Costa Rica
- Severin Asse, Benin 

3:00 - 4:25  Closing Session and “Partnerships in Practice” interactive discussion on Working in Collaboration: Partnership Networking and Relationship-building 

Chair: Azanaw T. Abreha, Vice-Chair CSD-14
Lead Discussants: 
- Ross Andrews, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Jane Ross, International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions (Mountain Partnership) 
- Philippe Lempp, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) 
- Francois Rogers, The Seed Initiative

Neck Area (Partnerships Information Desks)
All Day - Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles 
- Recovery of the Circuit of Four Lakes
- Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
- USEA/USAID Energy Partnership Program
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