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Conf. Room 4 |
Thematic Discussions: Land (cont.)
- Access to productive resources and poverty
alleviation
- Land tenure
- Financing for integrated land management
Panelists:
- Dr. Joan Kagwanja, Economic Affairs Officer,
UN ECA
- Ms. Rowshan Jahan Moni, Program Coordinator,
Association for Land Reform and Development
- Mr. Laureano Del Castillo Pinto, Presidente
del IPROGA
- Dr. Klaus Deininger, Lead Economist, Rural
Development Group, Development Economics Group
- Dr. Christian Mersmann, Managing Director,
Global Mechanism
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Thematic Discussions: Drought and desertification
- Drought and desertification: social, economic and
environmental impacts
- Linkages among climate change, drought,
desertification, biodiversity loss
- Strengthening synergies among the Rio Conventions
Panelists:
- Dr. Zhang Kebin, College of Soil & Water
Conservation, Beijing Forestry University
- Dr. Joost Brouwer, Agricultural Scientist and
Ecologist, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
- Dr. Sara Scherr, President, Ecoagriculture
Partners
- Dr. Bakary Kante, Director, Division of
Environmental Law and Conventions, UNEP
- Dr. Scott Christiansen, Executive Assistant
to DG, ICARDA
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Conf. Room 4 |
Thematic Discussions: Africa
- Sustainable development in Africa: GDP growth, poverty
reduction; health and education, including gender dimensions
- Globalization in Africa: international commodity trade and
revenues management; export diversification, including
high-value agriculture
- Industrial productivity, business climate and
competitiveness
Panelists:
- Dr. Gerry Noble, CEO Microcare (Uganda)
- Mr. David Tommy, UNIDO Representative to the United
Nations and Director, UNIDO New York
- Dr. Nebiyeleul Gessese, Senior Industrial and
Chemical Engineer, Environment Specialist, Global Development
Solutions, LLC
- Ms. Marjatta Eilitta, Programme Leader, Agribusiness
Programme, IFDC
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Thematic Discussions: Drought and desertification
- Conservation and rehabilitation of dry-land ecosystems
- Afforestation and reforestation
- Technology and traditional knowledge
- Investment and resource mobilization
- Long-term monitoring and early warning
- Legal and institutional framework
- National strategies and action plans to combat drought and
desertification
Panelists:
- Dr. Nir Atzmon, National Forest Commissioner, Israel
- Prof. Pierpaolo Faggi, Professore ordinario de
Geografia umana - Facolta di Scienze della Formazione,
Universita' di Padova
- Dr. Christian Mersmann, Managing Director, Global
Mechanism
- Dr. Carlos E. Gonzalez Vicente, National Forest
Commission, Mexico
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Conf. Room 6 |
Partnership Presentations International Model
Forest Network |
| 11:00 - 11:55 |
Conf. Room 6 |
EcoAgriculture Partners |
| 12:00 - 12:55 |
Conf. Room 6 |
Congo Basin Forest Partnership |
| 15:00 - 17:30 |
Conf. Room 6 |
Partnerships thematic discussion session: Developing
partnerships for agricultural innovation: the challenges
Chair: Mr. Ralph Wahnschafft, Senior Economic
Officer, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA
Lead Discussants:
- Howarth Bouis, Program Director of
HarvestPlus - CGIAR Challenge Program: Biofortified
Crops for Improved Human Nutrition
- Sally Bunning, Land Conservation and
Management Officer, FAO, Globally Important Ingenious
Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) partnership
- Sara Scherr PhD, President CEO,
ECOAGRICULTURE partnership
- Jennifer Vogel Bass, Communications Manager,
Rainforest Alliance, Raising Smallholder Farmer Income
in the Developing World
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| 10:00 - 18:00 |
Neck Area |
Partnerships Information Desks
- EcoAgriculture Partners
- Invasive Species Compendium Consortium
- My Community, Our Earth
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Conf. Room B |
SAT: A Model for Building Capabilities for Sustainable
Rural Development Sponsor: Bahá'í International
Community |
| 15:00 - 18:00 |
Conf. Room B |
Addressing Rural Poverty through Rural Finance
Sponsor: Southern New Hampshire University |
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Conf. Room 4 |
Policy Options for Promoting Alternative Livelihoods in
Drylands
Organized by: UN University |
| Conf. Room 6 |
Building partnerships to reduce risk to drought and
desertification
Organized by: UN/ISDR & UNCCD |
| Conf. Room 2 |
Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture: The Challenges of
Climate Change in Sub Saharan Africa
Organized by: International Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis |
| Conf. Room B |
The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD)
in Africa: A Panel Discussion
Organized by: UNICEF |
| 18:15 - 19:45 |
Conf. Room B |
The Global Public Policy Network on Water Management -
presenting global stakeholder inputs to the CSD-16 water and
sanitation review
Organized by: United Nations Non-Government Liaison
Service |
| Conf. Room 2 |
Regional Centres of Expertise for Sustainable Development in
Africa
Organized by: United Nations University Institute of
Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) |
| Conf. Room 4 |
Panel Discussion on Evolving Carbon Markets
for Climate Change Mitigation, Conservation and Poverty
Reduction
Organized by: Equator Initiative, Fordham University,
World Conservation Society TransLinks program |
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North East Gallery, Visitors' Lobby,
UNHQ |
Hard Rain - Our Headlong Collision with Nature: Photographs
illustrating climate change, poverty and the sixth great
extinction Organized
by: Still Pictures, UNEP and UNDP |
| 9:00 - 17:30 |
Trusteeship Council Chamber |
UN Unlearning Intolerance Seminar:
Art Changing Attitudes Toward the Environment
International seminar and exhibit launch as part of the
Unlearning Intolerance seminar series and global Art for
Environment InitiativeOrganized by: UN DPI, UNEP,
Natural World Museum |
| 10:00 - 17:00 |
UN Visitors Lobby |
Natural World Museum International Art
Exhibition: Art, Attitudes & Environment Organized
by: UN DPI, UNEP, Natural World Museum |
| 13:00 - 15:00 |
Church Center for the UN, 10th floor |
Impact of Climate Change on Health Organized by:
NGO Health Committee, Inc. |
| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Library Training Room (L-270C) |
Library workshop for CSD Delegates
Sustainable Development: How to Find UN information
Organized by: DHLink, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and
Knowledge Sharing Centre |
| 18:15 - 19:45 |
German Permanent Mission, 22nd floor
871 UN Plaza (1st Ave/49th St) |
Cooperation with Africa on Sustainable
Consumption and Production
Organized by: German Federal Ministry of Environment,
Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety, UN DESA, UNEP |
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Church Center for the UN, 2nd floor |
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Problems and Possibilities for NGO-Corporate Collaboration
in Sustainable Food Production:
Introducing a new documentary, “Green Bananas,” about
Chiquita’s pioneering partnerships and agreements with NGOs
and trade unionsOrganized by: Franciscans
International/Rainforest Alliance/United Nations Association
of the USA/ UNEP |
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Conf. Room A |
Youth and children |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Conf. Room A |
NGOs informational meeting |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Conf. Room A |
Women |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Conf. Room A |
Scientific and Technological Community |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
UNEP Conf. Room, 2 UN
Plaza Rm 803 |
Education |
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Conf. Room A |
Local Authorities |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Conf. Room A |
Indigenous People |
| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Conf. Room A |
Farmers |
| 15:00 - 16:00 |
Conf. Room A |
Business and Industry |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Conf. Room A |
African Region |
| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Conf. Room A |
Workers and Trade Unions |
| 18:00 - 19:00 |
Conf. Room A |
NGOs review strategy meeting |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Conf. Room A |
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