Conf. Room 4
(Plenary)

• Opening
• Election of officials
• Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
• Reports on inter-sessional meetings
• Panel discussions on water during WATEC conference (Tel Aviv, Israel, 31 October 2007)
• 7th Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (Vienna, Austria, 21-23 November 2007)
• International Conference on Combating Desertification (Beijing, China, 22-24 January 2008)
• The Oslo Policy Forum on Changing the Way We Develop: Dealing with Disasters and Climate Change (Oslo, Norway, 28-29 February 2008)
• High-level Roundtable on International Cooperation for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (Bridgetown, Barbados, 25-27 March 2008)
   
• General Statements

Conf. Room 4

• Hunger, poverty and food security
• Trends and prospects in agricultural production and consumption
• Supply challenges and impacts on prices
• Climate change and agriculture

Panelists:

• Prof. Per Pinstrup-Anderson, former Director-General, IFPRI, Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, Cornell University
• Dr. Gregory A. Ruark, Director, USDA National Agroforestry Center
• Dr. Tianzhi Ren, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Mr. Erick Fernandes (ARD), World Bank

Conf. Room 2
 

UN ECA region

Panelists:

• Mr. Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary, UNCCD
• Mr. Josué Dioné, Director, Food Security and Sustainable Development Division, UN ECA
• Dr. Babagana Ahmadu, Director, Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission
• Dr. Alioune Badiane, Director, Regional Office for Africa and Arab States, UN HABITAT
• Ms. Sally Bunning, Technical Officer, Land and Water Division, FAO

UN ESCWA region

Panelists:

• Mr. Djamel Echirk, General Inspector for the Environment, Ministry of Land Habilitation, Environment and Tourism, Algeria
• Mr. Khaled Abdul Aziz Al Charea, Director, Land Safety, General Authority for Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Local Administration & Environment, Syria
• Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Acting Team Leader, Technology and Enterprise Development Team (TED)/SDPD/ UN ESCWA

Discussions will include:

• Presentations of the outcomes of regional implementation meetings;
• Interactive discussions focusing, in particular, on region-specific barriers and constraints, as well as lessons learned and best practices, based on regional experiences; and
• Next steps

Conf. Room 6

Promoting and supporting the role of women in partnerships for Rural Development

Chair: Ms. Patricia Chaves, Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA

Lead Discussants:

• Sabina Mensah, GRATIS Foundation and Ghana Gender and Energy Network
• Rebecca Pearl, Board Member, WOCAN
• Lesha (B.M.) Witmer, Women for Water Partnership

Conf. Room B

Grassroots Women’s Innovations to Securing Land and Housing Rights: A Tool for Sustainable Development

Sponsor: Huairou Commission

• The Story of Bakhita Women

Organized by: Maryknoll Sisters

• Panorama de la Agricultura en Am América Latina rica y el Caribe: Rafael A. Trejos
• Situation and Perspectives of Agriculture in the Americas Principal Trends by Rafael A. Trejos

Organized by: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

• Our Future Flies on the Wings of Pollinators by Laurie Adams, Pollinator Partnership & Michael Ruggiero, North American Pollinator Protection Campaign

Organized by: United States Forest Service

• Enhancing the Economic Value of Dry Land Areas through Sustainable Agricultural Practices by Leonard Msemakweli, Uganda Co-operative Alliance (UCA)
• An Introduction to Drylands by Lauren Naville from the Drylands Coordination Group
• Finnish Urban Environmental Organization Dodo presents: Product Wiki
• Combating desertification stakes and actions for CSOs by Patrice Burger, Executive director CARI

Organized by: Both ENDS & CARI Association

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