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DTIE Events
Some of the key events at WSSD that UNEP DTIE contributed to were:
| UNEP - wide/crosscutting | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
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Duration of WSSD |
UNEP exhibition "Environment
for Development" - DTIE will have publications on display, including the 22 Sector Reports |
Ubuntu Village |
| Duration of WSSD | UNEP panel exhibition | Sandton Convention Centre |
| Industry Outreach | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
| 20 August | Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. (CDG) 7th International Business Forum - a Business Perspective. This side event is organized together with UNEP and assembles representatives of business and industry and its associations to discuss approaches and agree on new cooperation ventures. Keynote speech by Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, Director UNEP DTIE, Assistant Director, UNEP. | Birchwood Hotel |
| 25 August | Trade Union Summit Opening Session. Keynote speech by Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, Director UNEP DTIE, Assistant Director, UNEP. | Pereton Hotel |
| 31 August (10:30-14:45) | Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) event "Measurement, Transparency, Accountability:Stepping Stones to Sustainability", including focus on outreach and launch of the new 2002 GRI Guidelines | Summer Palace, Hyde Park |
| 31 August (19:00-20:00) | Prize Ceremony of the World Summit Business Awards for Sustainable Development Partnerships, presented by the International Chamber of Commerce in association with UNEP. Press release announcing award winners. | Hilton Hotel |
| 1 September | "Lekgotla" Business Day hosted by Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD).The day is organized into four plenary sessions, which will include keynote addresses and panel sessions with open audience participation. Closing keynote by Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, UNEP. | Hilton Hotel |
| 2 September | Global Compact Roundtable on Investment in LDCs. Including core Global Compact participants, UN agencies involved (UNEP, ICO, OHCHR, UNDP). | Sandton Convention Centre |
| Energy | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
| 30 August | Parallel full day event on "Energy for Sustainable Development", hosted by UNEP, IEA and Eskom. Agenda includes focus on energy security (IEA), energy access (Eskom) and performance of energy systems (UNEP). A fourth session will focus on Type II partnerships and include the launch of the UNEP Network of Energy Centres of Excellence. | Eskom Convention Centre |
| Finance and trade | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
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28 August (15:00-17:00) |
Launch of UNEP, WB, IMF publication "Innovative Financing for Sustainable Development". | IUCN Environment Centre |
| 29 August (14:00-16:00) | UNEP FI "SIGN3 Asia: A new Asia & Europe strategy for enhanced partnership" | Hotel Caesars |
| 29 August (14:00-18:00) | UNEP FI African Task Force Panel “Finance, Sustainability and Africa” | Hilton Hotel |
| 31 August | IUCN
Business Day, UNEP speakers including Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel « UNEP's Industry Partners for Sustainable Development » and Investors Dialogue |
IUCN Environment Centre |
| 2 September (9:00-10:30) | Joint UNEP Finance Initiative – World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Panel Event. A presentation of the activities of the finance community related to sustainability. Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, UNEP, and Michael Hoelz, Deutsche Bank, will present on behalf of UNEP FI. | Hilton Hotel |
| 3 September (18:15-20:00) | Parallel event on " Partnerships in capacity building for trade, environment and sustainable development" hosted by UNEP, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and World Trade Organisation (WTO). Agenda includes the launch of the concept of an interagency working party on Globalisation and Sustainable Development. | Sandton Convention Centre |
| Urban and Environmental Management | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
| 27 August |
Side Event of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) during "Local Action Moves the World" exhibition with focus on urban environmental management: environment management systems (EMS) and training. |
Sandton Crown Centre |
| Water | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
| Duration of WSSD | International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) exhibition. UNEP Tourism publications will be represented. | WaterDome |
| 28
August - 3 September |
H2O - from Hilltops-2-Oceans Pavilion, Global Programme for Action (GPA) with contributions from UNEP DTIE and ICLEI | WaterDome |
| 28
August - 3 September |
Dams and Development Project | WaterDome |
| 2 September | "People, Oceans, Stewardship", UNEP GPA event | WaterDome |
| Air | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
| 29 August (18:30-20:00) |
Side event "Partnership for Cleaner Fuels for Cleaner Air" organised by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UNEP and the International Fuel Quality Center. Press release. |
Sandton Convention Centre |
| Technology Transfer | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
| 2 September (14:00-17:00) |
Side event on Knowledge Management for Technology Transfer & Sustainable Development. An event organised by the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), with UNEP-GEF SANet as partner. |
Hilton Hotel |
| Cleaner Production | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
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30 August (19:00) |
The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) symposium on "Competitiveness and sustainability for Asian SMEs: Surviving financial crisis with Cleaner Production and Green Productivity". Includes UNEP DTIE presentation. |
WaterDome |
| Youth | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
| 27 August (9:00-13:00) | WBCSD dialogue event "Our future: evolution of the sustainable enterprise - young persons’ perspective" together with AIESEC and with other young Summit delegates, including a presentation from UNEP DTIE. | IUCN Environment Centre |
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30 August (18:15-19:45) |
YouthXchange/Yomag Partnership Launch. Organised by the German Ministry of Environment, Federation of Consumer Organisations - Germany, UNEP, UNESCO, Consumers International. |
Ubuntu German Booth |
| Science Forum | ||
| Date | Event/Activity | Venue |
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31 August (13:00-17:00) |
Forum
on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development.
Organized by the Swedish Environmental Advisory Council and ICSU.
Decoupling economic growth and environmental impact - "What
policies and instruments are needed to achieve decoupling"
to be presented by Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel. |
Wanderers Club - Wild Olive Room, Ubuntu |
Partnerships |
Virtual
Exhibit |
Post Johannesburg |
Sector
Reports |
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