Greenroom

As in previous years, we are happy to announce the availability of the Greenroom for major groups and stakeholders organisations during the 26th Session of the UNEP GC/GMEF to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21-24 February 2011.

The Greenroom facility will be available from Monday 21st February to Thursday 24th February 2011 from 9am to 8pm for major groups and stakeholders’ daily briefings, ad-hoc meetings, press events, special events and bilateral meetings with government delegations.

The daily time slots from 8-9am are reserved for the daily briefing of all participating major groups and stakeholders, led by the Major Groups Facilitating Committee (MGFC).

The deadline for bookings of greenroom time slots has expired on 1st of February. Please see the time table for all the made Greenoom reservations for your information here: Greenroom Schedule

Detailed overview of the Greenroom Timetable

1230 - 1400: Principle 10 and the Guidelines for the Development of national Legislation on Access to information, Public Participation and Access to Justive in Envrionmental Matter

• UNEP Access Guidelines

1400 - 1500: Emerging Issues in our Global Environment: Plastics in the Ocean, Phosphorous and Food

• UNEP Yearbook

1500 - 1600: A Revitalized GEMS/Water: Global provider for water quality data and information

1600 - 1700: Climate change and POP's: predicting the impacts

0900-1000; Mapping the Movement: From 10 year Framework on Sustainable Consumption and Production to Green Economy

• Mapping the Movement to Sustainable Production, Consumption and the Green Economy
• Mapping the Movement: Gaiasoft Company Presentation
• Sustainable Consumption and Production Actors and Activities in North America

1000-1200: Introduction and Training: “Lobbying and having fun”

• Lobbying and having fun
  
• Rio plus 20. CSD and civil society

1200-1300: Environmental Conservation (Batool Welfare Trust, Pakistan)

1300-1400: The Governance and Economic arguments for generic resources: future options (Panel discussion)

1400-1500: Redefining sustainable development governance for One-Planet living

1600-1700: Global University Partnership On Environment and Sustainability (GUPES): Environmental Education and Training Unit (EETU/ UNEP)

• The MESA Partnership programme: Presented to the Global University Partnership on Environment and Sustainaability (GUPES)
• Kenya Commercial Bank and Sustainability Reporting

• ABS Capacity Development in Africa Challenges for Implementing the Nagoya Protocol
• An African Perspective on the Nagoya Protocol

1130 - 1200: Eye on Earth Summit 

1200 - 1300: Transitioning to the Green Economy in the Arab Region

1300-1400: Knowledge Networking for Sustainable Production, Consumption and the Green Economy

• Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative in the USA and Canada
• Value of Global Research Forum on Sustainable Production and Consumption: Perspective of a Civil Society Organization
• Knowledge Networking for Sustainable Production. consumption and the Green Economy

1400 - 1500: Green and Decent Jobs: Green Economy in Action

• Strengthening Trade Union Participation in International Environmental Processes UNEP-Sustainlabour Joint Programme 2007 – 2010
• Intervention by H.E. Rosa Aguilar ( Minister of Environment of Spain)

1500-1700: Preparation Process for Rio+20 and why the IEG reform is important for Africa

• African preparation process for Rio+20 and why IEG reform is important for Africa

1230 - 1300: Tools and partnerships for environmental assessment

• Capacity Development on Environmental Assessment: Tools and Partnerships

1300 - 1330: Africa Water Atlas

• Africa Water Atlas
• Ecosystem Management for improved Human Well-Being in the Lake Faguibine System (LFS): Adaptation to Climate Change and Conflict Prevention

1330 - 1500: Green Economy, Forests and Major Groups and Stakeholders

• Branching Out for a Green Economy Trailer
• Rukinga REDD Project Stakeholder Elements
• Transitioning to Green in the Forestry Sector
• Shaping the role of forests in a Green Economy

Should you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us at : civil.society@unep.org