CSD-7: Programme of Work
This
is an informal list prepared by the Division for Sustainable
Development. Side events are in Italics and are not part of the official
programme. The time and venue of the side events are subject to change.
A leaflet titled CSD Today will provide the latest schedule of meetings
and events for each day.
MONDAY, 19
April 1999
MORNING (10 am- 1 pm)
Conference Room 1
Introductory Statements
Agenda Item 1: Election of
officers
Agenda Item 2: Adoption of the
Agenda and other Organizational Matters.
Agenda items 3-6: Presentations
on the outcome of the work of the inter-sessional Ad Hoc Working Groups
Documentation
Provisional Agenda (E/CN.17/1999/1)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad Hoc
Working Group on Oceans and Seas and on the Sustainable Development of
Small Island Developing States (E/CN.17/1999/17)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad Hoc
Working Group on Consumption and Production Patterns and on Tourism
(E/CN.17/1999/16)
Side events
1:15-2:45 pm
Discussion on Revitalization of
Regional Seas Programme and Implementation of GIWA and GPA. Organized by
UNEP. Conference Room 1
Tourism and Sustainable Development
of Small Islands. Organized by the Government of Greece. Conference Room
2
Informal briefing by Ambassador
Asadi, Co-chair of IFF, on preparations for the third session of the
Forum (3-13 May 1999, Geneva). Organized by the IFF Secretariat/DSD.
Conference Room 8.
Gender and Tourism: Women’s
Employment and Participation. Organized by UNED-UK. Conference Room A
AFTERNOON (3 – 6 pm)
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 5: Multi-stakeholder
Dialogue Segment on Tourism
Topic: Industry Initiatives for
Sustainable Tourism
Documentationb : Background Papers 1
through 4.
Side events
6:15- 8 pm
UN Guidelines for Consumer
Protection; Past Achievements and Future Potential. Organized by
Consumers International. Conference Room 8
Tourism: a panacea or poison?
Organized by Third World Network. Conference Room 1.
PARALLEL EVENT
All Day. Marine Stewardship Council.
UN Plaza Hotel. Followed by reception in the evening.
TUESDAY, 20
April 1999
MORNING
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 5: Multi-stakeholder
Dialogue Segment on Tourism.
Topic: Changing Consumer Behavior
Documentation: Background Papers
1 through 4.
Side Events
1:15-2:45 pm
Fourth International Day to
Commemorate the Victim of Unsustainable Production. (Starts at 2
pm). Organized by ICFTU. Conference Room 1
Presentation on Sustainable
Tourism in Mexico. Organized by the Government of Mexico. Conference
Room 2
Caucus of Older Persons: Tourism
and its Impacts. Organized by the Society for the Psychological
Study of Social Issues. Conference Room A
Sustainable tourism. Organized
by the Government of Germany and Touristik Union International.
Delegates Dining Room
AFTERNOON
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 5: Multi-stakeholder
Dialogue Segment on Tourism.
Topic: Promoting broad-based
sustainable development through tourism while safeguarding the integrity
of local cultures and protecting the environment.
Documentation: Background Papers
1 through 4.
Side events
6:15- 8 pm
Tourism and Mountains. Organized
by the Government of Switzerland. Conference Room 1
WBCSD's work on sustainability
with 2 company examples. Organized by WBCSD. Conference Room 2
Agenda 21 for Travel and
Tourism. Organized by the WTTC and IHRA. Conference room 8
Australian Presentation on
Oceans. Organized by the Government of Australia. Dag Hammarskjold
Library Auditorium.
PARALLEL EVENT
All Day. Marine Stewardship
Council, UN Plaza Hotel
WEDNESDAY,
21 April 1999
MORNING
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 5: Multi-stakeholder
Dialogue Segment on Tourism.
Topic: Coastal Impact of Tourism
Documentation: Background Papers
1 through 4.
Side events
1:15-2:45 pm
Shrimp Sentinel. Organized by
the Natural Resources Defense Council. Conference Room 1
Presentation on the UK-UNEP
World Conservation Monitoring Centre Initiative. Organized by UNEP.
Conference Room 8
Factor 4 and Factor 10 in the
Nordic Countries. Organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Conference Room A
Presentation of DESA’s
Technical Cooperation Services. Organized by DESA. Dag Hammarskhjold
Library Auditorium.
AFTERNOON
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 8: High Level
Segment.
Topical focus: Tourism and
Sustainable Development
Main Documents for the High
Level Segment
Report of the Secretary-General
on emerging issues for the high-level meeting of the Commission
(E/CN.176/1999/9)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Consumption and Production Patterns and on
Tourism (E/CN.17/1999/16)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Oceans and Seas and on the Sustainable
Development of Small Island Developing States (E/CN.17/1999/17)
Other relevant documents for
this session
Report of the Secretary-General
on tourism and sustainable development (E/CN.17/1999/5 and Addenda 1
thorough 3)
Side events
6:15- 8 pm
A European Community Strategy to
Support the Development of Sustainable Tourism in the Developing
Countries. Organized by the European Union. Conference Room 1
Military Sector Production and
Consumption of goods. Organized by Norwegian ForUM. Conference Room
8
Role of Indigenous Peoples and
local communities in tourism. Organized by the Indigenous Peoples'
Development. Network. Conference Room A
THURSDAY,
22 APRIL 1999
MORNING
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 8: High Level Segment
Topical focus: Oceans and Seas
Main Documents for the High
Level Segment
Report of the Secretary-General
on emerging issues for the high-level meeting of the Commission
(E/CN.176/1999/9)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Consumption and Production Patterns and on
Tourism (E/CN.17/1999/16)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Oceans and Seas and on the Sustainable
Development of Small Island Developing States (E/CN.17/1999/17)
Other relevant documents for
this session
Secretary-General’s Report on
oceans and seas (E/CN.17/1999/4 and Addendum 1)
Side events
12-1 pm
Earth Day Awards Ceremony.
Organized by UNEP and Earth Day. Public Lobby
1:15-2:45 pm
Hydro-meteorological support for
SIDS. Organized by WMO. Conference Room 2
Worldwatch Briefing on Oceans
and Materials. Organized by WorldWatch Institute. Conference Room A
Getting to Global Sustainable
Tourism Principles: Reflections on Tourism and the CSD Process.
Organized by LEAD International. Dag Hammarskjold Library
Auditorium.
AFTERNOON
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 8: High Level Segment
Topical focus: Oceans
Documents: same as above
Side events
6:15- 8 pm
Down to Earth-Sustainable
Consumption in the 21st Century. Organized by UNA-UK.
Conference Room 2
Corporate Social Responsibility:
a business perspective: Organized by WBCSD. Conference Room 8
Tourism, GATS and Fair Trade.
Organized by the German NGO Forum. Conference Room A
Action Strategies for the Year
of Ecoturism: creating policies for a new generation of ecotourism
programmes. Organized by the Nature Conservancy. Dag Hammarskjold
Library Auditorium
PARALLEL EVENT
All day. Health and Environment:
Global Partnership for Global Solutions. Organized by DPI and World
Information Transfer. Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium.
FRIDAY, 23
APRIL 1999
MORNING
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 8: High Level Segment
Work of the Commission as the
preparatory body for the special session of the General Assembly to
review SIDS Programme of Action.
Main Documents for the High
Level Segment
Report of the Secretary-General
on emerging issues for the high-level meeting of the Commission
(E/CN.176/1999/9)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Consumption and Production Patterns and on
Tourism (E/CN.17/1999/16)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Oceans and Seas and on the Sustainable
Development of Small Island Developing States (E/CN.17/1999/17)
Other relevant documents for
this session
Report of the Secretary-General
on progress in the implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
(E/CN.17/1999/6 and Addenda 1 through 6)
Report of the Secretary-General
on current donor activities in support of the sustainable
development of small island developing states (E/CN.17/1999/17)
Report of the Secretary-General
on the meeting of representatives of donors and small island
developing states, New York 24-26 February 1999 (E/CN.17/1999/18)
Side events
1:15-2:45 pm
Role of Multi-stakeholder
National Councils for Sustainable Development in thr development of
national Agenda 21s. Organized by the Earth Council. Conference Room
1
Community tourism assessment
& voluntary initiatives. Organized by the NGO Task force on
Business and Industry. Conference Room 2
Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea
Region. Organized by the Government of Sweden. Conference Room 8
The right of consumers in the
garment sector. Organized by the Netherlands Committee for
International Cooperation and Sustainable Development. Conference
Room A.
PARALLEL EVENT
All day. Health and Environment:
Global Partnership for Global Solutions. Organized by DPI and World
Information Transfer. Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium.
AFTERNOON
Conference Room 1
Agenda Item 8: High Level
Segment.
Topical focus: Changing
Consumption and Production Patterns.
(A video presentation by Norway, at 2.45 pm, on the topic will
precede the meeting)
Main Documents for the High
Level Segment
Report of the Secretary-General
on emerging issues for the high-level meeting of the Commission
(E/CN.176/1999/9)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Consumption and Production Patterns and on
Tourism (E/CN.17/1999/16)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Oceans and Seas and on the Sustainable
Development of Small Island Developing States (E/CN.17/1999/17)
Other relevant documents for
this session
Report of the Secretary-General
containing a comprehensive review of changing consumption and
production patterns (E/CN.17/1999/2)
Expansion of the United Nations
guidelines for consumer protection to include sustainable
consumption: draft resolution (E/CN.17/1999/L.1)
Side Events
6:15-8 pm
The enemy within: the WTO
undermines sustainable development? Organized by the Third World
Network. Conference Room A.
MONDAY, 26
APRIL 1999
MORNING
Conference Room 2
National presentations by Kenya,
Iceland and Poland.
Side Events
1:15-2:45 pm
Italian Science and Technology
Cooperation for Oceans, Seas and Sustainable Development in Europe
and the Mediterranean. Organized by ICRAM International Central
Institute for Applied Marine Research. Conference Room 6
Sustainable Production and
Consumption: the agenda of the South, cases from Chile and Brazil.
Organized by Friends of the Earth. Conference Room A
AFTERNOON
Conference Room 2
(3-4 pm)National Presentations by
Panama and Mexico
(4-9 pm)Work of the drafting groups*
Side Events
6:15- 8 pm
Exploring the potential for a
Millenium Assessment of the State of the World’s Ecosystems.
Organized by World Resources Institute. Conference Room A
Presentation of GEF
International Waters Project. Organized by GEF. Conference Room 2
How can sustainable consumption
lead to new business opportunities? Organized by Carl Duisberg
Gesellschaft and UNEP. German House (1st avenue and 48th
street), 22nd Floor.
Operationalizing the UN
Guidelines for Consumer Protection with Emphasis on Sustainable
Production and Consumption—Tools, issues and a Case Study.
Organized by Consumer Unity and Trust Society. Church Center (1st
avenue and 44th street).
Workshop on Large Scale Marine Ecosystem
Management. Ecosystem. Organized by UNDP on behalf of the Ecosystem
Conservation Group. Hank Shannon Room (1 UN Plaza, 21st Floor
Conference Room).
* In accordance with the
practice of the Commission, three drafting groups will be
established with the understanding that no more than two will meet
simultaneously.
TUESDAY, 27
APRIL 1999
MORNING
Conference Rooms 1 and 2
Work of the Drafting Groups
Side Events
1:15-2:45 pm
Improving Ocean Governance.
Netherlands Committee for IUCN. Conference Room 1
Briefing by the Secretary of the
ACC Subcommittee on Water Resources, on current joint activities of
organizations of the UN System involved in the field of freshwater.
(As requested by the 6th session of the CSD). Organized
by DSD. Conference Room 2
Briefing on the World Science
Conference. Organized by UNESCO. Conference Room 6
Demonstration of Malawi’s
Threshold 21 National Development Model: A Framework taking Agenda
21 and Malawi’s Vision 2020 to Action. Organized jointly by the
Government of Malawi and the Millenium Institute. Conference Room A.
AFTERNOON
Conference Rooms 1 and 2
Work of the Drafting Groups
Side Events
6:15-8 pm
Extended Producer Responsibility
as a tool for sustainable production and consumption. Organized by
ANPED. Conference Room 6
Symposium on Oceans and Small
Islands. Organized by the NGO Caucus on Energy and Climate change.
Conference Room A.
WEDNESDAY,
28 APRIL 1999
MORNING
Conference Rooms 1 and 2
Work of the Drafting Groups
Side Events
1:15-2:45 pm
Making Indicators work:
Integration of CSD, National and Local Initiatives. Organized by the
Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning. Conference Room 1
Engineers for sustainability.
Organized by the American Federation of Engineering Societies.
Conference Room 6
Presentation on Canada Oceans
Act. Organized by the Government of Canada. Conference Room A
AFTERNOON
Conference Rooms 1 and 2
Work of the Drafting Groups
Side Events
6:15- 8 pm
Gender and Sustainable
Consumption: Bridging Policy Gaps. Organized by UNA-UK. Conf. Room 2
Film Screening and Speaker on
Goa’s Struggle against Tourism. Organized by the World Council of
Churches. Conference Room 6
Training and Capacity building
in coastal and ocean management. Organized by OLA. Conf. Room A
THURSDAY,
29 APRIL 1999
MORNING
Conference Rooms 1 and 2
Work of the Drafting Groups
Side Events
1:15-2:45 pm
Roundtable on Travel and
tourism. Organized by Airline Ambassadors. Conference Room 1
Innovative tools for Sustainable
Development: UNEP’s Financial Services Initiative. Norwegian ForUM.
Conference Room 2.
Presentation on Costa
Rica-Canada Initiative on Forests. Organized by the Governments of
Costa Rica and Canada. Conference Room 6.
Update on the UN funding issue
and sustainable development. Organized by Worldwide. Conference Room
A
AFTERNOON
Conference Rooms 1 and 2
Work of the Drafting Groups
Side Events
6:15- 8 pm
SPAC Watch: Monitoring Progress
towards Sustainable Consumption and Production. Organized by the NGO
Caucus on Sustainable Production and Consumption (SPAC). Conference
Room 6
FRIDAY, 30
APRIL 1999
MORNING
Conference Room 2
Work of the Commission as the
preparatory body for the special session of the General Assembly to
review SIDS Programme of Action.
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General
on progress in the implementation of the Programme of Action for the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
(E/CN.17/1999/6 and Addenda 1 through 6)
Report of the Secretary-General
on current donor activities in support of the sustainable
development of small island developing states (E/CN.17/1999/17)
Report of the Secretary-General
on the meeting of representatives of donors and small island
developing states, New York 24-26 February 1999 (E/CN.17/1999/18)
Report of the Inter-sessional Ad
Hoc Working Group on Oceans and Seas and on the Sustainable
Development of Small Island Developing States (E/CN.17/1999/17)
Side Events
1:15- 2:45 pm
Towards Earth Summit III:
Preparing for 2002. Organized by the NGO Steering Committee for the
CSD. Conference Room 1
AFTERNOON
Conference Room 2
Agenda Item 9: Other Matters
Documentation
Report of the Secretary-General
on national progress in the implementation of Agenda 21
(E/CN.17/1999/10)
Report of the Secretary-General
on education and sustainable development (E/CN.17/1999/11)
Report of the Secretary-General
on voluntary initiatives and agreements (E/CN.17/1999/12)
Note by the Secretariat on the
proposed programme of work in the field of sustainable development
for the biennium 2000-2001 (E/CN.17/1999/CRP.1)
Agenda Item 10: Adoption of
Provisional agenda for the eighth session of the Commission
Agenda Item 11: Adoption of the
report of the Commission on its seventh session
Closure of the seventh session
First meeting of the eighth
session (to elect the Bureau of CSD-8)
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LEARNING
CENTER
Conference Room B
The 1999 Learning Center will
provide printed and electronic educational materials related to the
issues on the agenda of the Seventh Session of the Commission on
Sustainable Development. The Center will be open throughout the CSD
session for use of all participants. Users will find book-marked Web
sites related to education activities in the areas of Tourism, Oceans,
Consumption and Production Patterns and Small Island Developing States,
books and newsletters, posters and brochures. There will be short video
presentations and demonstrations of Web sites or education tools for
sustainable development.
The Learning Center is a joint
project of DSD and the Foundation for the Future of Youth.
Presentations of Web sites and
tools at the Learning Center
| 19 April |
12-1 |
Foundation for
the Future of Youth. |
| |
5-6 pm |
UNESCO briefing
on Oceans |
| 20 April |
12-1 |
US National Parks
Service. Video on "Sustainable Design—Lessons from
Nature" with Speaker |
| |
5-6 pm |
Inter-American
Development Bank, Special Programs Section. |
| 21 April |
12-1 |
Copernicus |
| |
5-6 pm |
UNED-UK
Stakeholder Toolkit and Toolkit for Women Web site. |
| 22 April |
10 am-12 |
US Earth
Day--GLOBE Program |
| |
12-1 |
GLOBE
International |
| |
5-6 pm |
World Bank
Development Education Program |
| 23 April |
12-1 |
World Bank
Development Education Program |
| |
5-6 pm |
UNESCO |
| 26 April |
12-1 |
Common Ground
World Project |
| |
5-6 pm |
UNED-UK Roadmap
Project |
| 27 April |
11am-12 |
Visiting 4th
Grade Students |
| |
12-1 |
Sustainable
Development Education Kit by Norway |
| |
5-6 pm |
World Travel and
Tourism Council |
| 28 April |
11am-12 |
Visiting 8th
Grade Students |
| |
12-1 |
Sustainable
Development Education Kit by Norway |
| |
5-6 pm |
Earth Day New
York |
| 29 April |
12-1 |
Rescue Mission |
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