ORGANIZATION OF WORK DURING THE 1999 MEETINGS OF THE CSD
AND ITS AD HOC INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUPS1/
(Recommendations of the Bureau of the Commission and the
Co-Chairs of the AHWG)
1. As agreed earlier by the Bureau
of the seventh session of the CSD, the meetings of the Ad Hoc Working Groups
should be recognized as preparatory meetings for the Commission and should
facilitate the Commission in achieving tangible, action-oriented results on
each of the agenda items. The Chair and the Bureau of CSD7 are committed to
the 1999 regular session of the CSD being a genuine dialogue. To assist in
achieving that goal it was agreed that the work of the Ad Hoc Working Groups
on the issues of Consumption and Production Patterns; Oceans and Seas; and
Tourism and Sustainable Development would result in:
Co-Chairs summary, which will reflect
the overall thrust of the discussion, the main positions stated by
delegations and will record, when necessary, alternative views. These
summaries will be the subject of a round of discussions in the AHWG but not
negotiated and will be included as such in the report of the CSD as useful
reference material outlining the state of international debate on a given
issue.
Elements for a draft decision for future
negotiations during the CSD. These papers should be as concise as possible.
They will be studied by delegations/groups in the period between the AHWG
and the CSD with a view to formulating their positions in preparation for
negotiations in the Drafting Groups during the Commission’s session. The
Chairman of the Commission will invite Ministers attending the High-Level
Segment of the CSD to focus their statements on the proposals contained in
the concise papers.
2. The Bureau felt that such an approach
will allow the Commission to adopt shorter but action-oriented decisions with
a focus on further work which needs to be done in specific areas under
consideration.
3. It should be noted, however, that on
the issues of the comprehensive review of progress achieved in the
Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable
Development of SIDS the seventh session of the CSD and its Ad Hoc Working
Group act as preparatory bodies for the special session of the UN General
Assembly and should result with a draft document for consideration and
adoption by the Assembly. Accordingly, the format of the outcome of the Ad Hoc
Working Group on the issue of SIDS should be different from the outcomes of
other agenda items.
4. Furthermore, in accordance with the
Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, the Commission on
Sustainable Development at its seventh session is expected to initiate the
preparations for the ninth session of the CSD on issues related to energy.
More specifically, the CSD should recommend a preparatory process which should
"utilize an open-ended intergovernmental group of experts on energy and
sustainable development to be held in conjunction with intersessional meetings
of the eighth and ninth sessions of the CSD. While the 1999 meetings of the Ad
hoc Groups do not have to result in any conclusive decisions on that matter,
it would be useful to devote some time during one of the meetings to organize
a briefing for delegations on preparations for the 2001 and to solicit
preliminary views among the delegations, which would assist the Secretariat in
formulating specific proposals for consideration during the seventh session of
the CSD.
5. Suggested organization of work during
the 1999 meetings of the CSD and its Ad Hoc Working Groups is outlined below.
SEVENTH SESSION OF THE CSD (19-30 April 1999)
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Tourism and Sustainable Development
CSD7 will commence with a
multi-stakeholder dialogue on Tourism and Sustainable Development. There
will be active participation in this dialogue by representatives of all the
major groups - industry, workers, NGOs and local authorities. It is
important that there be geographic and gender balance in the delegations of
major groups participating in the dialogue. To this end the Chair has
invited countries to contribute funding to assist participants from major
groups who need help with travel costs.
High Level Segment (21-23 April)
The High Level Segment of CSD7 will be
divided into 5 sessions as follows:
Wednesday 21 April (3.00-6.00 pm) -
Consumption and Production Patterns
Thursday 22 April (10.00 am-1.00 pm and
3.00-6.00 pm) - Oceans and Seas
Friday 23 April (10 am - 1.00 pm) - Review
of the Barbados Programme of Action
Friday 23 April (3.00-6.00 pm) - Tourism
and Sustainable Development/CSD8/Energy
The sessions will be divided in two,
with one half for statements and the other for interactive dialogue. The
Chair would like Ministers to choose the theme which would be their main
focus and register their interest in speaking in the session during which
that theme will be considered. It is hoped this will provide a common theme
to link ministerial addresses with the dialogue to follow.
The Chair has indicated he will give
priority to Ministers over other delegation representatives in this
assignment of speaking slots. A speakers list will operate for the
statements, and 7 minutes will be allocated to each speaker. This will be
strictly adhered to. Of course Ministers will have an additional opportunity
to speak in the dialogue sessions. If the Chair is informed in advance of
Ministers’ views on this he will guarantee that they will be given the
opportunity to speak in the relevant dialogue session. Interventions during
the dialogues will be limited to 2 minutes but, time permitting, Ministers
will be able to speak more than once.
Participation of Ministers from UNDP Meeting
On 20 April there will be a
Ministerial level meeting on the "Poverty and Environment
Initiative" organized by UNDP. The Bureau has agreed that Ministers
attending that meeting should be encouraged to attend at least part of the
CSD High Level Segment and also the early morning informal ministerial
meetings which Mr. Upton will chair. This will allow for "cross
fertilisation" of ideas between Environment and Development Ministers
and should increase the value of the discussion in the HLS.
Presentations of national experiences (26
April)
Work of the Drafting Groups (26-29 April)
Adoption of the report (30 April)
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1/ This paper
incorporates both the organizational work of the Ad Hoc Intersessional Working
Groups and CSD7.
Ad hoc Working Group on Consumption and
Production Patters and Tourism and Sustainable Development (New York 22-26
February, 1999)
| Monday, 22 February |
Tuesday, 23 February |
Wednesday, 24 February |
Thursday, 25 February |
Friday, 26 February |
| 10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4 Opening
of the meeting. Election of Officers. Opening statements by the
Co-Chairs. Introduction of the report of the Secretary-General and
other documentation on consumption and production patterns
Introduction of the results of relevant intersessional meetings
General discussion on the issue of consumption and production patterns |
10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4
Introduction of the report of the Secretary-General and other
documentation on tourism and sustainable development Introduction of
the results of relevant intersessional meetings General discussion on
the issue of tourism and sustainable development |
10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4
Introduction by the Co-Chairs of their summary of the discussion and
concise paper with action points on the issue of consumption and
production patterns. Delegations and groups study the above documents |
10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4
Introduction by the Co-Chairs of their summary of the discussion and
concise paper with action points on the issue of tourism and
sustainable development . Delegations and groups study the above
documents |
10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4
Introduction by the Co-Chairs of their second drafts of summary of the
discussion and of the concise paper on the issue of consumption and
production patterns (redrafted to accommodate the results of the
discussion which took place in the afternoon of Wednesday, 24
February). Final comments by delegations on the above documents |
| Side Events: 1.15 -2.45 - Conf.
Room D Sustainable consumption indicators. Wuppertal Institute |
Side Events: 1.15 -2.45 - Conf.
Room 4 Round table on Indigenous Peoples and tourism. Indigenous
Peoples' Dev. Network 1.15 -2.45 - Conf. Room D The Role
of Industry Initiatives In Promoting Sustainable Tourism - A
Multi-stakeholder Dialogue. IHEI. |
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Side Events: 1.15 -2.45 - Conf.
Room 4 Caucus of Older Persons: Tourism and its Impacts. Society
for the Psychological Study of Social Issue 1.15 -2.45 - Conf. Room
D Down-to-Earth-Sustainable Consumption in the 21st
Century. UNED-UK. |
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| 3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 General
discussion on the issue of consumption and production patterns
(continued and concluded) |
3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 General
Discussion on the issue of tourism and sustainable development
(continued and concluded) |
3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 Discussion
of the Co-Chair summary and concise paper on consumption and
production patterns |
3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 Discussion
of the Co-Chair summary and concise paper on tourism and sustainable
development |
3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4
Introduction by the Co-Chairs of their second drafts of summary of the
discussion and of the concise paper on the issue of tourism and
sustainable development (redrafted to accommodate the results of the
discussion which took place in the afternoon of Thursday, 25
February). Final comments by delegations on the above documents
Closure of the meeting |
Note: The above will be adjusted if delegation(s)
selected to make national presentations will decide to make them during the
meeting of the AHWG. If that is the case such presentation(s) would be made
during the morning meeting on Tuesday, 23 February. Ad hoc working group on
Oceans and Seas and the review of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable
Development of SIDS (New York 1-5 March, 1999)
| Monday, 1 March |
Tuesday, 2 March |
Wednesday, 3 March |
Thursday, 4 March |
Friday,
5 March |
| 10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4 Opening
of the meeting. Election of Officers. Opening statements by the
Co-Chairs. Introduction of the report of the Secretary-General and
other documentation on oceans and seas. Introduction of the results of
relevant intersessional meetings. General discussion on the issue of
oceans and seas. |
10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4
Introduction of the report of the Secretary-General and other
documentation on SIDS issues. Introduction of the results of relevant
intersessional meetings. Note: the outcome of the Ad Hoc Working Group
(and of the CSD7) on the Issue of SIDS would be different than on
other issues, since these meetings act as preparatory bodies for the
special session of the GA. Accordingly, the CSD is expected to result
with a draft document for adoption by the General Assembly. General
discussion on the issue of SIDS. |
10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4
Introduction by the Co-Chairs of their summary of the discussion and
concise paper with action points on the issue of oceans and seas.
Delegations and groups study the above documents. |
10.00-1.00 - Conf. Room 4
Introduction of the draft document on the SIDS review (if not
presented earlier) followed by discussion. |
10.00-11.30 - Conf. Room 4 Briefing
by the Secretariat on preparations for the CSD discussions on energy
and sustainable development in 2001 followed by a comments by
delegations. 11.30 Introduction by the Co-Chairs of their second
drafts of summary of the discussion and of the concise paper on the
issue of oceans and seas (redrafted to accommodate the results of the
discussion which took place in the afternoon of Wednesday, 3 March),
as well as of the redrafted text of the draft document on the SIDS
review. |
| Side Events: 1.15 -2.45 - Conf.
Room D Weather, oceans and the coastal zone: metoceans services
for management. WMO. |
Side Events: 1.15 -2.45 - Conf.
Room D El Nino- la Nina, an update. WMO. |
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| 3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 General
discussion on the issue of oceans and seas (continued and concluded). |
3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 General
discussion on the issue of SIDS (continued and concluded). |
3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 Discussion
of the Co-Chair summary and concise paper on oceans and seas. |
3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 Further
discussion of the draft document on the SIDS review. |
3.00-6.00 - Conf. Room 4 Final
comments by delegations on the above documents. Closure of the
meeting. |
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Side Events: 6.15 -8.00 - Conf.
Room D SIDS, Oceans and Climate Change. IUCN. |
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Note: The above will be adjusted if
delegation(s) selected to make national presentations will decide to make them
during the meeting of the AHWG. If that is the case such presentation(s) would
be made during the first two days under relevant agenda items.
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