15 April, 1996
Programme of work during the fourth session of the
Commission on Sustainable Development 1/
(New York, 18 April - 3 May, 1996)
WEEK 1 (18, 19 April)
THURSDAY, 18 APRIL
10.00 - 1.00
Opening of the session.
Agenda items 1 and 2 Election of officers. Adoption of the agenda and
organization of work.
Agenda item 6 (b) Progress report of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Forests.
Documentation: E/CN.17/1996/24 and reports of the first and second
sessions of the IPF.
Agenda items 3 and 5 General discussion on those cross-sectoral
issues, that were not dealt with by the Ad hoc Group (namely,
technology, education, capacity building, trade, poverty, population,
decision-making, institutions, major groups and national reporting)
Discussion on items 3 and 5
Documentation:
Secretary-General's reports on:
Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development (E/CN.17/1996/8 and Add.1)
Poverty (E/CN.17/1996/9)
Demographic dynamics (E/CN.17/1996/10 and Add.1)
Integrating Environment and development in decision making
(E/CN.17/1996/11 and Add.1)
Roles of major groups (E/CN.17/1996/12) and Background Paper #2
Transfer of Technology (E/CN.17/1996/13 and Add.1)
Education (E/CN.17/1996/14 and Add.1)
Capacity Building (E/CN.17/1996/15 and Add.1)
Institutional Arrangements (E/CN.17/1996/16) and Background Paper #1
International legal mechanisms (E/CN.17/1996/17 and Add.1)
Information for decision-making (E/CN.17/1996/18 and Add.1)
National reporting (E/CN.17/1996/19) and a background paper.
Background papers:
Technology and Sustainable Development in Africa.
Report of the African Regional Workshop on Technology Needs
Assessment in Support of the Transfer of Environmentally Sound
Technologies and International Technology Cooperation, Dakar,
Senegal, 17-19 January, 1996. (#4)
Report of the Asia-Pacific Expert Group Meeting on Transfer of
Environmentally Sound Technologies among Small and Medium
Enterprises, APCTT, New Delhi, India, 22-24 January 1996. (#12)
Final Report of the Meeting of Experts in the Area of Environmentally
Sound Technologies, November 14-16, 1995, Ottawa, Canada. (#14)
The Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies to Small and
Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Financing Perspective (#5).
Report of the Meeting of Regional Institutions, New York, 6-7
December 1995 (#11).
Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Identification of Principles of
International Law for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland,
26-28 September 1995. (#3)
Indicators of Sustainable Development: Methodology Sheets (#15)
Implementation of Agenda 21 by Industry Associations (#16).
3.00 - 5.00 p.m. Agenda items 3 and 5 continued
5.00 - 7.00 p.m. Panel on Education for Sustainable Development
organized by UNESCO.
Expected Panelists:
Margarita Botero, President of Green College (Colombia)
Aleksandra Kornhauser, Member of International Commission on
Education for the XXI Century (Slovenia)
Madeleine Kunin, Deputy Secretary of Education (USA)
Lubomir Nondek, Director of Environmental Strategies (Czech Rep.)
Juliana Chileshe, Deputy Chair of IUCN Commission of Education
and Communication (Zambia)
Edson Machado, Chief of Cabinet, Minister of Education (Brazil)
FRIDAY, 19 APRIL
10.00 - 1.00 and 3.00 - 6.00 Agenda items 3 and 5 continued
Discussion on items 3 and 5 continued
Side events:
Presentation by the United States' EPA on a World-Wide Air Monitoring
System (over lunch break, room D or E).
Workshop organized by the United States on Education for Sustainable
Development (8.30 - 9.15 and 1.15 - 2.45. Room A)
Presentation by the Netherlands on Technology Needs Assessment (over
lunch break)
WEEK 2 (22-26 April)
MONDAY, 22 APRIL
10.00 - 1.00 Agenda item 4 (finance) and changing
consumption/production patterns
Presentation of the report of the Ad hoc Working Group on
Finance/Production and Consumption Patterns by Dr. Lin See Yan of
Malaysia
Discussion.
Documentation:
Reports of the Secretary-General on:
Financial resources and mechanisms (E/CN.17/1996/4 and Add.1)
Consumption and Production Patterns (E/CN.17/1996/5 and Add.1)
Report of an Expert Meeting on Finance held in Manila (E/CN.17/1996/28)
Report of the Ad hoc Intersessional Working Group (E/CN.17/1996/7)
Background papers:
Financial Flow Statistics: Adjustments for Monitoring the Financing
of Agenda 21 (#7)
An Analysis of Some Potential Implications of Eco-labelling
Programmes (#8).
Assessing Long-term Trends in Resource Consumption: The role of
models and scenario analysis. (#9)
Sustained Risks: A Lasting Phenomenon (#10).
3.00 - 6.00 Agenda item 4 (finance) and changing
consumption/production patterns (continued)
Panel on Finance, Chaired by Dr. Lin See Yan, with a focus on
relevant national mechanisms and policies (i.e. tax reform, pricing,
etc.), as well as on ODA, with linkages, where appropriate, to the
issue of changing consumption and production patters.
Expected Panelists:
Chairman of DAC OECD Mr. James Michel
Deputy Finance Minister of Mozambique Ms. Luise Diogo
Finance Minister of Iceland Mr. Sophusson
Dr. Raymond Florin from Argentina
Representative of a private company/bank
High-Level Official from the World Bank
High-Level Official from the IMF
Discussion
Side events:
Presentation by France and Morocco on the outcome of the Marrakech
Seminar (13 - 17 November, 1995) on Decentralized Rural
Electrification in Developing Countries (6.00 - 7.00 p.m. Room D or
E)
Presentation by the Friends of the Earth International on Eco-Space
(1.15-3.00 p.m)
Presentation on Aquaculture organized by the TWN (1.00 - 3.00 p.m.
Room D or E)
UNEP presentation on information systems and environmentally sound
technologies: International Clearing House on Cleaner Production
(1.30 p.m.)
Presentation on establishing NGO networks in East Asia, organized by
CASA (over lunch break, Room E or D)
Presentation on a Manual on Air Quality and Health organized by CSD
NGO Steering Committee (6.00 p.m.)
TUESDAY 23 April
10.00 - 1.00 and 3.00 - 6.00 Parallel meetings
(a) Item 6 (a) Atmosphere and Oceans
Presentation of the report of the Ad hoc group on Sectoral Issues by Mr.
Svante Bodin of Sweden. Panel, Chaired by Mr. S. Bodin, focusing on
transport with linkages to energy efficiency, pollution and sustainable
development.
Expected Panelists:
Minister of Transport and Communications of Ghana Mr. Edward
Saliah
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Kenya Mr. John
Sambu
Dr. Antonio Dias Leite, former Minister of Energy and
Mines of Brazil
Mr. David McDonald, former Minister of Transport of Canada
Mr. Paolo Scolari, Vice-President of FIAT
Mr. Christian Stoffaes, Electricite de France
Mr. Douglas Durante, Executive Director of the Clean Fuels
Development Coalition
Dr. B.W. Ang, National University of Singapore
Discussion
Documentation:
Reports of the Secretary-General on:
Atmosphere (E/CN.17/1996/22 and Add 1)
Oceans and seas (E/CN.17/1996/3 and Add 1)
Report on the meeting on oceans held in UK.
Report of the Ad hoc Working Group on Sectoral Issues (E/CN.17/1996/6)
Background papers on:
Report of the Washington Conference on the protection of marine
environment from land based activities
UNEP proposals on the implementation of the Global Programme of
Action on the protection of marine environment from land based
activities
Climate Agenda
Energy and Transport Issues. (#6)
Reports of the Committee on New and Renewable Sources of Energy and
Energy for Development.
(b) work of a drafting group on draft conclusions and recommendations
(under items 3 and/or 5 of the agenda 2/.
Side events:
ICFTU presentation on Employment and Sustainable Development (over
lunch break).
WEDNESDAY, 24 April
10.00 - 1.00 and 3.00 - 6.00 Parallel meetings
(a) Agenda item 7 SIDS
Presentation of the outcome of the work of the panel on small island
developing states and external trade (GA resolution 49/100) 3/.
Discussion of the progress achieved in the implementation of the SIDS
Programme of Action.
Documentation:
Reports of the Secretary-General on:
Sustainable Development of SIDS (E/CN.17/1996/20 and Add 1-6)
Donor activities to implement the SIDS Programme of Action
(E/CN.17/1996/21)
Background Papers on:
Current Donor Activities in Support of Sustainable Development in
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Supplementary Data. (#13)
(b) work of a drafting group on draft conclusions and recommendations
(under items 3, 4, and/or 5 of the agenda)
Side events:
ILO presentation on Interdepartmental project on Environment and the
Workplace (lunch break, Room D or E).
Workshop organized by Austria on environmental regimes (lunch break,
Room 9)
Presentation by the United States on the GLOBE Programme (1.00 - 3.00
p.m. Room 5).
Expert Group on Principles for International Law for Sustainable
Development (6-8 p.m.; Room D or E)
NGO Panel on Financial Mechanisms organized by UNED-UK and NWF. (6
p.m. Room 1 or 2)
Earth Kind International/Earth Pledge: World Bank presentation on
sustainable tourism and coral reefs (7.15 p.m.)
THURSDAY, 25 April
10.00 - 1.00 and 3.00 - 6.00 parallel meetings
(a) exchanges of national experiences in coastal area management
(Benin, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Sweden (jointly with Poland), and
Canada)
(b) work of a drafting group on draft conclusions and recommendations
(under items 3, 4, 5, and/or 6 (a) of the agenda).
Side events:
IUCN-ICRI presentation on the Coral Reef Initiative - (1.30 p.m.,
Room D or E)
IUCN-Netherlands presentation on Trade and Consumption Patterns (2-3
p.m. Room D or E)
TWN presentation on indigenous peoples and Sustainable development -
(6.00 p.m. Room D or E)
FRIDAY, 26 APRIL
10.00 - 1.00 and 3.00 - 6.00 parallel meetings
(a) exchanges of national experiences in sustainable development
strategies (Columbia and Mexico, Tanzania, Japan, USA and Finland,
and Bulgaria)
(b) work of a drafting group on draft conclusions and recommendations
(under items 3, 4, 5, and/or 6 (a) of the agenda).
Side events:
GTA-NWF presentation on alternative technologies - (lunch break, Room
D or E)
UK presentation on environmental indicators - (lunch break)
ICFTU presentation on sustainable development in the office
environment - (6.00 p.m. Room D or E)
NGO Forum on Trade, Development and sustainability organized by the
TWN - (6.00 p.m. Room 1 or 2)
WEEK 3 (29 April - 3 May)
MONDAY, 29 April
10.00 - 1.00 and 3.00 - 6.00
Work of drafting groups (parallel meetings) on all outstanding issues.
Side events:
ICFTU presentation on workplace accidents - (over lunch break, Room D
or E)
IUCN-Netherlands: Future of the CSD (1-3 p.m.)
INEM presentation: Case-book on Successful Environmental Management
Practices in SMEs. (6-8 p.m.)
International Shrimp Tribunal, organized by Earth Summit Watch/NRDC
(over lunch break)
NGO Consultations for 1997 organized by INTGLIM (3-5 p.m. Room D or E)
Presentation on Solar Energy Technologies, organized by Metropolitan
Solar Energy Society (6.00 p.m. Room D or E)
TUESDAY, 30 April
10.00 - 1.00 and 3.00 - 6.00
Finalization of work of the drafting groups (parallel meetings) on
all outstanding issues.
5.00 - 8.00 p.m. - Special Event "Day of the Workplace"
Side events:
Computer Simulated Demonstration: Sustainable City, organized by
Global Vision (3-4 p.m. Room D or E)
Presentation by the United States' EPA on Persistent Organic
Chemicals (6 p.m. Room 1 or 2)
WEDNESDAY, 1 May HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT.
10.00 - 13.00 and 3.00 - 5.00
Discussion
Documentation:
Report of the Secretary-General (E/CN.17/1996/25)
Reports of the High-Level Advisory Board (E/CN.17/1996/2 and 26)
5.00 - 7.00 Panel on Youth and Agenda 21.
Side events:
ICFTU presentation on Technology Training and the Workplace (over
lunch break)
FAO briefing on the World Food Summit: the Critical Issue of Water
(over lunch break)
Presentation by Bolivia, in cooperation with UNDP, on national
Bolivian Agenda 21 programme and Capacity 21 (6.00 - 7.00 p.m.)
THURSDAY, 2 May HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT (continued)
10.00 - 1.00 and 3.00 - 5.00
Discussion
5.00 - 7.00 Panel, chaired by the Chairman of the CSD, on 1997
Special session of the General Assembly.
Panelists:
Ambassador Razali
Minister To"pfer
Ambassador Cavalcanti
Maurice Strong
Ambassador Tommy Koh
Barbara Bramble
Side events:
NGO meeting with the Executive Director of UNEP (8.30 a.m. -9.15 a.m.
Church Centre)
Forum on Implementing Environment Management Standards: ISO 14000 and
the UNEP/ICC/FIDIC Environmental Management Systems Training Kit.
Presentation by UNEP, ICC, FIDIC, INEM and UNDP/PSDP - (1.30 p.m.
Room D or E)
International Car Summit, organized by Earth Summit Watch/NRDC (over
lunch break)
FRIDAY, 3 May
10.00 - 1.00 HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT (continued)
Discussion with a focus on 1997 Special session of the GA
4.00 - 4.30 Chairman's summary of the High-level Segment.
4.30 - 6.00 Adoption of the agenda of the 1997 session.
Adoption of the report. Conclusion of work.
* * *
Notes
1/ Informal side events organized by countries, organizations and NGOs are
listed in italics. Timing of such events is tentative.
2/ In accordance with the previous practice of the CSD three such groups,
to be chaired by vice-chairmen of the CSD, will be established but no more
than two meeting (including the Plenary) will be held in parallel. The Bureau
of the CSD suggested the following division of labor among drafting groups
during the fourth session of the CSD: the first to deal with matters related
to Atmosphere, Oceans and Seas, and SIDS; the second with Finance,
Consumption/Production Patterns, Transfer of Technology, Trade, Poverty
and Demographics; and the third with Education, Capacity Building,
Decision-Making (Chapter 8, 38, 39 and 40), and National Reporting. Final
recommendation on this matter will be made by the new Bureau of
the Commission.
3/ This panel will take place as a self-standing event that will take place
on 22-23 April, 1996
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