Africa
Water Issues in Africa
The Theme for this year's World Environment
Day "Water-Two billion People are Dying for it"
is
particularly relevant to Africa, where the event will be celebrated
with activities taking place throughout the continent, involving
governments, youth groups, school children, environmental groups,
and the general public.
In Kenya, and more specifically in Nairobi, UNEP’s Regional
Office for Africa, is organising the following activities:
- A
one-day workshop on water management at the National Museum of
Kenya, with the participation of representatives from local communities,
youth and environmental groups, and government organizations.
- Essay,
Art and Photographic competitions among school children throughout
the country on Water themes.
-
A "Water for Life" exhibition at the Village Market,
Nairobi, from 2-7 June 2003, where exhibits will include the best
entries from school competitions.
-
A debate cum T.V show on water issues in Kenya targeting youth.
-
A Green Parade / Walk in the city of Nairobi.
-
A tree planting session in five schools based in rural areas in
Kenya, in collaboration with Bamburi Cement Ltd, under the “
Green Schools Project”.
- An
Environmental Family Day on Saturday 7 June 2003, which will include
a Music extravaganza by Kenyan artists, GO-Karting and Swimming
competitions.
- The
Environmental Action Support Youth (EASY) at Bindura University
of Science in Zimbabwe is organizing a clean-up effort in Bindura
Town and they are also organising a campaign aimed at raising
environmental awareness in the town.
Bindura
University of Science, Zimbabwe
The
Environmental Action Support Youth (EASY) at Bindura University
of Science in Zimbabwe is organizing a clean-up effort in Bindura
Town and they are also organising a campaign aimed at raising environmental
awareness in the town.
For more information,
please contact:
BRIAN MACHINGURA
Email: bmachingura@yahoo.com
Blantyre,
Malawe
The Society for Friends of Environment and Technology (SOFET)
The Society for
Friends of Environment and Technology (SOFET) in Malawe will be
celebrating WED 2003 by organising a host of events that include
presentations, public talks, discussions on WED themes, and also
environmental walks, quizes, variety shows and a raffle draw.
For more information,
please contact:
Luchin Mtika
Email: sofet@poly.ac.mw
URL: https://www.poly.ac.mw/sofet
Angola
Joventude Ecologica Angolana (JEA)
On
4 and 5 June 2003 the Joventude Ecologica Angolana (JEA) will organize
the Fourth NGO and Youth Conference on the Environment entitled
Water and Sustainable Development in Angola at the amphitheatre
in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This initiative
is part of the preparations for the first Global 500 African Network
Congress, which is scheduled to take place in Luanda in September
2003. The conference, an initiative of JEA, is convened every year
on the occasion of WED and its aim is to inspire, inform and enable
activities of civil society at national, regional and international
level. The Conference will bring together 65 delegates from national
and Angola-based international environment and development NGOs,
as well as youth groups and students.
Life
and Love, Nigeria
WED celebration in Nigeria this year takes a whole new
form with the coming together of artists to celebrate this important
event in an effort to reach out to the world through music. An album
is to be released later in the year.
For more information,
please contact:
robertiboro@yahoo.com
The
Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), Nigeria
The Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) will commemorate WED 2003
with the organization of a writing competition for students in tertiary
institutions. NES is also partnering with the Lagos State Government
on various activities including radio and television programmes,
a 'green float' to raise public awareness. In addtion, all of the
Society's 12 chapters across Nigeria will hold lectures and seminars
to mark the day.
For more information,
kindly contact:
e-mail: environ_nes@yahoo.com
Website:
http://www.nes-environ.org
Benghazi,
Libya
Libyan Society of Friends of the Environment
The Libyan Society of Friends of the Environment is celebrating
World Environment Day with more than 10 activies ranging from drawing
and photographic competitions on the environment to a one-day round
table discussion and workshop involving all sectors of society.
For more information, please contact:
ms_hamouda@yahoo.com
Kenya
In Kenya, the World Food Programme
(WFP) is organizing a number of activities in the Kakuma refugee
camp, including:
Water-related
campaigns to drain stagnant water that is a breeding site for mosquitoes
and other vectors. The targets will be public areas such as markets
and roadsides. This exercise will also involve re-filling holes
created from brick-making activities in the camp.
A
jerrican cleaning exercise is also proposed to sensitize the communities
on the need to avoid practices that promote contamination of water
during collection. This campaign will include rain water harvesting,
and the water will be used for tree nurseries and vegetable garden.
Green-up exercise (tree planting)
The following areas were proposed for the exercise: agencies’
compounds, schools and pre-schools, and community administration
centres
Each organization in the UNHCR set up would be issued with 50 assorted
tree seedlings. All representatives of the various agencies will
oversee the successful implementation of this exercise.
General Clean-up campaigns take place on 31 May 2003. The participants
will clean-up public areas such as markets, streets and hospitals.
Awareness
campaigns proposed as part of awareness creation campaigns include:
essay and art competitions for schools, a sports tournament to commemorate
the day, and a public address/megaphone campaign during the week
preceding WED.
Lagos,
Nigeria
CLICK
A Photo exhibition of the city of Lagos by 'click'
titled 'Water, Life and Lagos' in partnership with the German cultural
centre and Associated Discount House in Lagos. The exhibition will
run from the 5th to the 12th of June at the Goethe Institut, Victoria
Island Lagos. It is being done by a group of final year students
of the department of urban and regional planning, university of
Lagos.
For
more information, kindly contact:
Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
University of Lagos.
Email: photoclick2003@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: 234-8023519072
Lagos,
Nigeria
Nigerian Environmental Society, Lagos
state chapter
A media forum on water aimed at stimulating action
on the supply of potable water and the reduction of water package
waste in Lagos state which will reflect on the year theme. The objective
of the media forum water is to: provide exchange of views on the
effective water supply in Lagos, discuss issues relative to and
concomitants with the proposal to privative water supply in Lagos.
A team of panelist, consisting of major stakeholder in water provision
in Lagos.
20 ,Opebi Road Ikeja
Lagos , Nigeria
Email: enville@linkserve.com
T elephone: 234-01-4937886
Fax: 234-01-4937886
Kampala, Uganda
National Environment Management Authority
Since 1986, the World Environment Day celebrations
have been organised in Uganda by the ministry responsible for environment
in collaboration with other ministries, district authorities, NGOs,
the private sector, individuals and professionals. This approach
of collective effort and community involvement in the celebrations
has been enhanced, with more focus being given to practical activities
being carried out during the environment week and on World Environment
Day itself to improve on the quality of the environment.
for details click
here
Plot 17 Jinja Road
P.O. Box 22255
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 256-41-251064/5/8
Fax: 256-41-257521
E-M: bgowa@nemaug.org
Bosaso, Somalia
PERSGA
Celebration of World Environment Day combined
with Peace and reconciliation in Puntland State of Somalia. The
Theme is: Peace, environment and clean Water for all.
Northeast Somalia
Email: persgabos@hotmail.com
Telephone: +252 5 727039 or +252 525 4313
Fax: +252 523 4801
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Asia
and Pacific
Mandaripur, Bangladesh
Awareness campaign
The youth from the Youth for Social Advancement (YSA) organization
will visit people in rural villages to share with them information
about clean and healthy life.
For more information, please contact:
Sayem Talukder
Youth for Social Advancement (YSA)
E-mail: unmad384@hotmail.com
Lahore, Pakistan
Clean up the city
The members of the Forehead Foundation will clean the streets and
the industrial area from chemical wastes which are thrown into the
open space and they will then bury them in a suitable place.
For more information, please contact:
Muhammad Bilal
Forehead Foundation
Lahore, Pakistan
E-mail: bilal96150@hotmail.com
Pakistan
National Contest Among School Children
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of Environment
in collaboration with the Sub Programme "Pollution Control"
of the National Environmental Action Plan-Support Programme is holding
a declamation contest among the school children of Islamabad, Pakistan.
This contest will take place in Islamabad on June 3, 2003. The theme
of the declamation contest is "Water-Two billion people are
dying for it". The school children will deliver speeches on
this theme in Urdu language and two children will be selected on
basis of their speeches for a national level contest, which will
take place in Islamabad on June 5, 2003. Various children from Pakistan
will participate in the national level contest, which will be organized
by the Ministry of Environment. The speeches will be made in the
Urdu language and the maximum duration of one speech is 5 minutes.
The contestant should be school children from class 8th to 10th.
A consolation prize shall be awarded on behalf of NEAP-SP &
Pak-EPA to the participating students.
For more information, please contact:
neappc@isb.paknet.com.pk
Lahore, Pakistan
Nationwide Recycling Campaign
A massive nationwide recycling campaign themed, “PROUD PAKISTANIS
RECYCLE,” will be launched in Lahore on World Environment
Day 2003. The campaign is launched by Tetra Pak in collaboration
with the Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural Development,
United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Green Earth
Recycling Plant, Packages and Waste Busters. The campaign includes
a collection of post-consumer Tetra Pak cartons from schools and
market places for recycling. Furniture made from this recycled post-consumer
cartons will be donated to a underprivileged schools in Lahore in
collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Tetra Pak will also
provide over 100 leading schools with waste collection bins made
from post-consumer Tetra Pak cartons. Students will collect empty
juice and milk cartons and put them in recycled waste bins from
where these will be taken to Packages for re-pulping.
For more information, please contact:
rauf.hameed@tetrapak.com
Penang, Malaysia
Friends of the Penang Botanic Gardens Society
For the 4th consecutive year, the Friends of the Penang Botanic
Gardens Society are hosting a mini-festival at the Penang Botanic
Gardens. The members/University interns and willing volunteers will
run childrens nature education courses, eco-arts and crafts, scouts
competitions etc. using native, organic products where possible.
This year's campaign is to raise awareness on plastic bag reduction
and they plan to invite a local percussion band, Aseania to finish
off the day!
For more information, please contact:
Katharine Chua
Friends of the Penang Botanic Gardens Society
Botanika Outreach, 673-A Jalan Kebun Bunga
Malaysia
E-mail: botanika@tm.net.my
Albury, Australia
Environmental awareness
At Charles Sturt University, 40 teacher training students, in association
with local waste management and environmental protection agencies
are planning to run environmental awareness workshops for primary
school students.
For more information, please contact:
John Rafferty
Murray Education Unit
Charles Sturt University
E-mail: JRafferty@csu.edu.au
Alice Springs, Northern Territory,
Australia
All Washed Up!
The Government Parks Wildlife Service in Alice Springs
is planning to undertake activities with 9 - 14 year old children
in the local community to help safeguard water.
For more information, please contact:
Emily Findlay
Community Education Unit
Parks and Wildlife
P.O. Box 2130
Alice Springs NT
Australia 0871
E-mail: Emily.Findlay@PLMBAY.PWCNT.NT.GOV.AU
The North Coast Institute
of TAFE, Australia
The North Coast Institute of TAFE will officially launch its Environment
Plan - 2002 and Beyond, to coincide with World Environment Day.
With
over 38,000 students across 17 campuses, the plan represents the
Institute's public commitment to taking practical steps to meet
the goal
of learning for a sustainable future. The event will involve local
environmental stakeholders, staff and students from the Institute.
There
will be displays highlighting the sustainability practices the Institute
has adopted, parades of clothing made from recycled materials and
the
opportunity to win a worm farm.
For more information, please contact:
Email: Lyndal.Harper@det.nsw.edu.au
Jakarta, Indonesia
Sustainable Livelihoods Forum
A communicty-based forum on sustainable livelihoods will
be held in Jakarta in celebration of WED 2003. The forum, organized
by GEF's Small Grants Programme, brings together producers and consumers
of earth friendly products in an attempt to initiate a dialogue
on sustainable livelihoods among policy makers, consumers, and industrialists.
The forum will offer an opportunity to listen to children's ideas
about environmental practices and sutainable consumption.
For more information, please contact:
Avi Mahaningtyas
avi@ybul.or.id
www.undp.org/sgp
Pathumthani, Thailand
AIT, Student Union Environment Committee (SU_EC)
At the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the
Student Union Environment Committee (SU_EC) intends to organize
the following events for 5th June:
1. A working seminar with speakers from leading
regional organizations in Asia concerned with delivering water supply
to the poor. The focus shall be on small- scale providers and service
to the urban poor, taking action to achieve the MDGs in Asia. [Some
possible speakers are from ADB/ East Asia and Pacific office of
WSP, The World Bank/ GWP secretariat located on campus and others
that you may suggest.]
2. Revive the nature trail along the water paths
on our campus in participation with the AIT child center's environment
club (children in the age group of 5- 12).
For more information, please contact:
Shagun Mehrotra
AIT, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120
Thailand.
Website : http://www.ait.ac.th/
Email : st027062@ait.ac.th
Matafele. Samoa (Western)
O le Siosiomaga Society Inc.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY TENTATIVE 3-DAY PROGRAMME
June 6 - 7 2003:
- THURSDAY 5TH JUNE 2003: - LAUNCHING OF WORLD
ENVRIONMENT DAY (Tooa Salamasina Hall) - PUBLIC SEMINAR ON WORLD
ENVIRONMENT DAY THEME: "WATER - 2 BILLION ARE DYING FOR IT"
Resource by Coordinator O le Siosiomaga Society Inc, Department
of Environment & Conservation, Samoa Water Authority, Health
Department & Watershed Management experts. (Tooa Salamasina
Hall) - World Environment Day Social Nite (Venue to be confirmed)
(Tooa Salamasina Hall)
- FRIDAY 6TH JUNE WATER SERVICES (OPEN DAY)
(Tooa Salamasina Hall DISPLAY OF WATER ACTIVITIES IN SAMOA (GOVERNMENT,
NGOS, & PRIVATE SECTORS) (Tooa Salamasina Hall WATER - LIVE
TALK BACK SHOW (1HR) ON NATIONAL FM RADIO INTRODUCTION OF W.E.D
FUNWALK
- SATURDAY 7TH JUNE PARTICIPANTS LEAVE TOWN
on charter buses EARLY MORNING FOR LAKE LANOTOO HIKE, LE PUPU
PU E COASTAL CLIFF HIKE. Mountain Tops & Togitogiga/Le Pupu
e National Park PRESENTING OF AWARDS END OF WED 2003 BBQ &
PICNIC (TOGITOGIGA WATERFALL OR TAFATAFA BEACH) Itinerary prepared
by O LE SIOSIOMAGA SOCIETY INC (OLSSI) 04/21/03 BY WED COORDINATOR
SAMOA 2003.
For more information, please contact:
Fiu Mataese Elisara-Laulu or Dion Ale
Phone: +685 25897
email: ngo_siosiomaga@samoa.ws
URL: http://www.fspi.org.fj/
PNG Eco-Forestry Forum, Papua New Guinea
PNG Eco-Forestry Forum is putting together a Media
campaign on the importance of water, in celebration of WED 2003.
School visitations and lectures on on topics related to water will
also be among the highlights of the celebrations.
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Environment Service
The Environment Service and the 5-year International
Waters Programme, will combine its efforts to introduce community
run freshwater stream monitoring to help reduce pollution running
into the Rarotonga lagoon, effectively ruining the lagoon, coral
reef and marine life. The work will involve training trainers to
be able to train community groups how to conduct water quality tests,
and thereby collect valuable data that identifies pollution sources.
This action leads to awareness campaigns and enforcement action
by the Environment Service. The basis for this activity is the sustainable
management of streams and the lagoon by involving community participation.
P.O. Box 371
Email: resources@environment.org.ck
Telephone: (682) 21256
Fax: (682) 22256
Mumbai, India
Sanctuary Magazine
Kids for Tigers, the Sanctuary Britannia Tiger
Programme. JUNE 5, 2003 THEME: BENEFITS BEYOND BOUNDARIES. We are
celebrating World Environment Day around India by asking our network
of over one million children, from 750 schools, in 13 Indian cities,
to take the WCPA-IUCN message to the adults in their lives. The
story our kids tell is simple: "We cannot save the tiger, without
saving its forests. If we save its forests, we end up saving our
own best WATER SOURCES and thus ourselves." Kids will be setting
a good example by conserving water in their schools and homes and
will take an oath not to protect water sources. Our programme is
not restricted to just June 5th. We intend to hold children's and
teachers workshops, skits, songs, rallies, signature petitions,
tiger fests, nature walks and "meet your politicians"
initiatives. The details of our plans are posted on our website:
www.kidsfortigers.org. The bottom line? "Together we can and
will save the tiger."
602 Maker Chambers V,
Nariman Point,
Email: bittu@sanctuaryasia.com
URL: http://www.sanctuaryasia.com
Telephone: +91 22 22830061 / 81
Fax: +91 22 22874380
Tehran, Iran
Department of the Environment
Conference on Environment
and the Law
The Iranian Department of Environment
will convene the first National Conference on Environment and the
Law during the Environment Week in June 2003. This 3-day conference
will deal with the legal aspects of environmental management in
Iran. Issues related to contemporary and Islamic law and modern
legal challenges will be debated and presented in this gathering.
Scholars, experts and judges from across the nation will attend
this important event. NATIONAL AWARDS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT The fourth
National Awards For the Environment will be granted on Environment
Week in Tehran. This prestigeous national competition involves individuals
and organizations who have significant achievements for the improvement
of the state of the environment. Three categories of experts and
managers, NGOs and civil society and organizations will be awarded
for their efforts to safegaurd the environment. In each category
the first prize will be awarded by the President of the Republic.
LOCAL CELEBRATIONS Nationwide celebrations, exhibitions and sessions
will be convened during the week following June 5 World Environment
Day. Members of the civil society, NGOs and local groups will all
take part in these festivities.
187 Ostad Nejatollahi Ave.
Email: maroofi@irandoe.org
Telephone: +98218903720
Fax: +98218908230
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Department of Environment
National Programme of Bangladesh
Government to observe World Environment Day 2003
for details click here
E- 16, Agargaon,
Sher - E - Bangla Nagar,
Dhaka- 1207
Email: khan@doe-bd.org
URL: http://www.doe-bd.org
Telephone: 88 - 02 - 8112461
Fax: 88 - 02 - 9118682
Dinajpur-5240, Bangladesh
Bangladesh Rural Improvement Foundation(BRIF)
The Bangladesh Rural Improvement
Foundation (BRIF) is producing 3000 posters and organizing a mass
rally in Northern Bangladesh.
BRIF Campus,
Goladihi, Khnasama,
Email: brif@bttb.net.bd
URL: http://www.brif.org
Telephone: +88 0531 89053
Fax: +88 0531 89053
Bhubaneswar, India
City Managers' Association Orissa
On the occasion of World Environment
Day, the City Managers’ Association Orissa (CMAO) and National
Institute of Habitat Management (NIHM) in India is organizing a
workshop on Urban Environment Management. CMAO is non-profit making
organization of the City Managers of Orissa formed to develop the
skills of the urban local bodies towards achieving professional
approach in urban governance and management. The aim of the workshop
is to increase the awareness of the City Managers of the state towards
environment management.
For more information, please contact:
Piyush Ranjan Rout, Coordinator,
City Managers’ Association Orissa, Office of the Sate Urban
Development Agency, Bhubaneswar Marg, Orissa, Pin 751014 India.
Phone: 9437176717
Fax: +91-674- 2431021
e-mail: cmao@indiatimes.com,
piyushrout@hotmail.com
Hanoi, Vietnam
St Andrews Prize Project
To see the program of the launching
ceremony of World Environment Day 2003 in Hanoi click
here
Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Central Environmental Authority
In Sri Lanka, The Ministry of Environment
and the Central Environmental Authority have been organised number
of activities on 5th June 2003, WED.
- Awarding ceremony on Environmental Slogen
Competition of Envt.Pioneers
- Handover the boards indicating of water quality
standards to Local Government authorities
- Awarding of certificates for the participants
who completed the Environmental Communication Course.
- Hand over Eco friendly bags
- Presentation programme of Art hand book and
guidence on Solid waste management.
- Workshops, Seminars,including radio
and TV program to raise public awareness.
Central Environmental Authority
Sri Lanka
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Europe
Turda, Romania
Recycling activities
The Potaissa Foundation will organize some special events (exhibitions,
games etc.) to promote recycling activities with young people.
For more information, please contact:
Rosca Alin
Potaissa Foundation
Turda Romania
E-mail: ecocerc@greenagenda.org
http://www.greenagenda.org/ecocerc
London, UK
Corporate event
Land Securities, one of the UKs leading integrated providers of
commercial property and property related services, will organize
a corporate event with a range of activities to raise awareness
of environmental issues amongst staff and also visitors to their
shopping centres.
For more information, please contact:
Dave Farebrother
Land Securities plc
Email: dave.farebrother@lstrillium.com
http://www.landsecurities.com
Brussels, Belgium
Green Week
The European Commission organizes its Green
Week 2003 (series of conferences, debates and exhibitions to
raise awareness of sustainable development) from 2 to 5 June 2003.
This is the first time the European Commission
has decided to organize its Green Week around World Environment
Day, with the purpose of contributing to raise awareness of this
key date. The general theme for Green Week 2003 is "Change
Behaviour", as a follow-up of WSSD. The key environmental issues
under debate will be sustainable consumption and production, renewable
energy and climate change, and water. A number of high-level political
meetings will take place, as well as the usual Green Week conference
sessions involving stakeholders, special workshops for young people
and children and an exhibition featuring interesting projects that
illustrate best practice in the field of environment.
The UNEP Executive Director, Mr. Klaus Töpfer,
will open the Green Week, together with the EU Environment Commissioner,
Mrs. Margaret Wallström, on the issue of sustainable consumption
and production.
For more information about the European Commission's
Green Week :
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/greenweek
For more information about UNEP participation
in the Green Week, please contact:
UNEP Regional Office for Europe
Brussels Liaison Office with the EU
14 rue Montoyer
B-1000 Brussels
Tel: 00 32 2 213 30 50
Fax: 00 32 2 213 30 51
E-mail: info@unep.be
Sweden
GRID-Arendal
Grid-Arendal in Stockholm, Sweden is organizing
a Conference on Food and Environment on World Environment Day, in
collaboration with the Swedish UN Association, COOP and Municipality
Association (Kommunförbundet) and others
Stockholm Environment Institute,
Box 2142, SE-103 14
Stockholm, Sweden
Email: hugo.ahlenius@grida.no
URL: www.grida.no
T elephone +46 8230460
Fax +46 87230348
Athens, Greece
Center for the Interdisciplinary
Approach of Human and Natural Systems (GENATHLON)
The Center for the Interdisciplinary Approach
of Human and Natural Systems (GENATHLON), a non-profit NGO in Athens,
Greece is organizing a number of activities to celebrate World Environment
Day (WED) 2003, in collaboration with the Municipality of the Port
of Lavrion, the National Center for Marine Research (NCMR)/Institute
of Oceanography, the NCMR's Oceanographic research vessel "AEGEON"
(62meters) and the bathyscaphe "THETIS", the Aegean Dive
Center's team of divers, and the 'CARREFOUR MARINOPOULOS' group,
as exclusive sponsor.
The celebrations which will take place from 5 to 10 June in the
port of Lavrion will include:
- An WED exhibition at the harbour on freshwater,
seawater, the Aegean and the Mediterranean Sea and the marine
research activities in the Aegean Area). The public will participate
in guided visits to the vessel (made by NCMR's scientists) and
to the exhibition (made by pupils, educated on purpose);
- An Educational Programme aimed at sensitising
school children on the importance of protecting the marine ecosystem;
- A performance on Monday 9 June, by a
team of local pupils who are actually wrighting the play (subject:
"the sea through the eyes of soul");
- A series of WED events involving the
public; and
- A clean-up campaign of several beaches
(involving students from local schools) and the sea bed (involving
divers of the Aegean Dive Center) in the area of Lavrion.
Paul Chrambanis
GENATHLON
24, Fthiotidos, str.
ATHENS 11523
GREECE
tel: +30 210 6921467
fax: +30 210 6919724
e-mail: genathlo@otenet.gr
France
EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre
The aim of the WED activities of the Eurocontrol
Experimental Centre in France is to raise staff awareness about
environmental issues. Events on WED on the water theme include:
a stand: l'eau de la planete a la maison; stand: Degustation d'eaux
de boisson; presentation: l'avenir de l'environnement mondial; stand:
UNEP general events include: - art/photo competition "environment"
- jeux et ateliers "environnement" pour enfants - promotion
of public transport - exhibition of electric car - canteen "bio"
theme at midday - stand: "on site" recycling actions -
visits to local waste disposal + recycling site
For more information, please contact:
Eric Watkins
e-mail: eric.watkins@eurocontrol.int
URL: http://www.eurocontrol.fr/
Telephone: +33 1 69887581
Fax: +33 1 60844373
Oslo, Norway
Inky's Ecodetectives
In the City of Trondheim all schools and kindergartens
will celebrate, by drinking from specially produced waterbottles,
with text on importance of clean drinking water. 4000 schoolchildren
will assist in show, commemorating the day, and showing what they
have been doing throughout the year on environmental issues. Money
will be collected for the WHO project "Clean Environment for
Children". Trondheim City will pledge to become a Green Children's
City, under the auspices of the Norwegian Minister of Environment.
In the capital, oslo, Inky's Ecodetectives will head a Water parade
with children through the main streets of the city.
Also here there will be a show, and the UN Freshwater
Year is celebrated through specially designed water bottles, and
a toast to clean water.
For more information, please contact:
Nedre gate 8, 0551
Email: blekkulf@blekkulf.no
URL http://www.blekkulf.no
Telephone: +47 22 044640
Fax: +47 22 044636
Dublin, Ireland
ENFO
Special Lunch-time Event at 12.45pm
Speakers:
- Father Sean Mc Donagh, Environmental Campaigner,
author and lecturer
- Mr. Gerard Cunningham, Ireland Aid Programme,
Department of Foreign Affairs
- World Environment Day, commemorated each year
on 5th June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the
UNEP stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances
political attention and action.
- The World Environment Day theme selected for
2003 is Water - Two Billion People are Dying for It! The theme
calls on each of us to help safeguard the most precious source
of life on our planet - Water.
- To mark this occasion, Comhar and ENFO are
together hosting a special lunch-time lecture event in the ENFO
offices, 17 St. Andrew Street, Dublin 2.
- The speakers will address the global context
and social justice issues as well as the contribution which Ireland
makes in the context of Official Development Aid to the development
of water services in the developing world. There will be an opportunity
for discussion following the presentations.
St. Andrew Street,
Dublin 2, Ireland
3000 CC Rotterdam, Netherlands
Junior Chamber / World Wide Water Awareness
Junior Chamber International organizes a European
Conference in Birmingham from June 3-7. This year’s theme
is Corporate Social Responsibility. On June 5th, the project director
of World Wide Water Awareness (the international Water Action project
of Junior Chamber) will have a speech addressing World Environment
Day and its powerful theme: Water - Two Billion People are Dying
for it! During the conference over 1.000 young leaders from all
over Europe exchange ideas, develop leadership skills and get inspired
to create positive change. Our goal with this speech is to address
environmental challenges such as the global water crisis and to
inspire all young leaders present to get into action!!!
P.O. Box 2104
Email: info@water-awareness.nl
URL: http://www.water-awareness.nl/eng/WWF%202003.html
Bucharest, Romania
MASCA Theater sponsored by JTI
A flying start this year for WED 2003 celebrations
in Bucharest, where hot-air balloon trips are featured as one of
the main attractions of the event organized by Masca Theater and
JTI, at the well known HERASTRAU PARK. The balloons are set to carry
the WED logo for this year. Participants will also be treated to
a green concert and copies of the annual WED newsletter. This is
the fourth time round that the event is organized by Masca Theater.
Bucurestii Noi, 66
Email: masca@rdsnet.ro
URL: http://www.masca.ro
Telephone: +40744494186
Fax: +40212229622
Roma, Italia
WWF Italia
WWF Italy for WED: A whole week of awareness campaign
dedicated to water, including a conference on water crisis in Italy
and in the world. Hundreds of Carrefour shops will distribute "WWF
information packs" about sustainable use of water and will
collect funds to finance the WWF project in Lago Bogoria, Kenia.
From 29 of May to 16 of June theatre events on water themes, conferences,
photographic exhibitions and marches along Po River -the main Italian
water basin facing a water crisis now-. On 5 of June WWF will give
a prize to the best water information campaign at the end of a school
competition lasted 1 year. The same day WWF will host Dr. Norman
Myers for a Lecture on Biodiversity: the events will take place
in Rome, in the prestigious Campidoglio palace. For further information:
on official site: www.wwf.it
Email: c.maceroni@wwf.it
URL: www.wwf.it
Telephone: +390684497377
Fax: +39068554410
Patras,Greece
The Angelakis-Malakis Group
The 'Angelakis-Malakis Group', a non-profit NGO
made up of environmental activists, has launched a two-year Journalistic
Research programme and campaign focusing on the problems related
to fresh water resources and drinking water at a national, regional
and international level.
For World Envionment Day on June 5, the organisation
is planning to ensure proper coverage of the event in national and
local newspapers.
For more information please contact:
Ms Roula Angelakis-Malakis
Head ,Angelakis-Malakis Group
Address: 50 Heroon Polytechniou Ave.
264 41 Patras
Telephone: +30 2610 426988 and 431057
Fax number: +30 2610 426988
e-mail: nikism@tee.gr
Israel
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of the Environment in Israel held two
events to mark the World Environment Day 2003.
1. On May 27 the Marine and Coastal Division in the Israeli Ministry
of the Environment organized a clean up day of the beaches in Israel.
30 ton of garbage was collected in four main beaches. 1,300 volunteers
participated in this event (most of them were teenagers and soldiers).
2.On May 29 "Life and Environment" an Israeli umbrella
organization for non-governmental environmental organizations together
with the Ministry of the Environment and other environmental organizations
in Israel, organized a staged public trial : "the next generation
sue the present generation on the destruction of the environment".
Prominent public figures (including a parliament member) and academy
figures served as judges. Witnesses from both sides presented their
issues.
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Latin America
and the Caribbean
 North
Side, Grand Cayman
Community Park
John Gray Recyclers are creating the Jared Ebanks Community
Park in memory of Jared, a former student at the school, who died
last Christmas. This park is to be established in an old quarry,
an area of beautiful marshland and woodland. The students plan to
work on cleaning this area and beautifying it for World Environment
Day.
For more information, please contact:
Christine Whitehead
John Gray Recyclers
P.O. Box 174 NS
E-mail: johngrayrecyclers@hotmail.com
www.johngrayrecyclers.org
Castries, St. Lucia
Environmental Health
Over the years, the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)
has undertaken a number of activities to commemorate World Environment
Day (WED), including open house at the Institute, participation
in exhibitions and visits to educational establishments.
CEHI in collaboration with the St. Lucia
Chapter of Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) will be hosting
two days of activities on 5 and 6 June. The celebrations will be
open to the general public and will have a youth focus, and it is
intended that students and teachers from various schools on the
island will be in attendance on those days.
5 June will be devoted to a series of lectures
focusing on the WED and International Year of Freshwater Theme.
On 6 June, a water related exhibition will be mounted. Exhibitors
will include non-governmental agencies, government departments and
the private sector.
For more information, please contact:
Vincent Sweeney
Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)
The Morne, PO Box 1111
Castries, St. Lucia
E-mail: cehi@candw.lc
http://www.cehi.org.lc
Port of Spain, Trinidad
and Tobago
The Environmental Management Authority(EMA)
The Environmental Management Authority will, on WED 2003, distribute
Green Leaf Awards, to individuals, organizations, media who have
contributed significantly in furthering the environmental agenda.
The EMA will also host an Environmental Family Day on Saturday June
7, bringing together all environmental NGOs, schools, environmental
clubs and state agencies involved in environmental management. WED
2003 celebrations will be launched on June 01, 2003 with an interfaith
service, with representation from the Hindu, Moslem, Christian and
indigenous peoples of Trinidad and Tobago.
For more information, please contact:
Neil Parsanlal
Environmental Management Authority
nparsanlal@ema.co.tt
www.ema.co.tt
Ecuador
Black Sheep Inn
At the Black Sheep Inn 4 composting dry toilets which use
NO water have been installed. This year a new washing area that
will use roof-collected rain water is being built and recycled waste-water
is to be reused to water organic gardens. June 5th is the scheduled
opening date for a new shared dormitory made of adobe blocks and
a thatch roof. The guests that stay at the Black Sheep Inn are constantly
being educated about ecological water saving methods.
For more information, please contact:
info@blacksheepinn.com
Oranjestad, Aruba
Rainbow Warriors International
Press conference with announcement
of kick-off of detailed programs within International Year of Freshwater
2003 context.
P.O. Box 1154
Email: core@rainbowwarriors.net
URL: http://www.rainbowwarriors.net
country Aruba
Telephone: +297 567 1272
Fax: +297 587 5422
Jamaica NFP
National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)
National Environment and Planning
Agency (NEPA) not only observe World Environment Day on a National
level but observe the whole week as "National Environmental
Awareness Week". We also involve other Agencies in our activities.
For details click
here
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North
America
Los Angeles, California
Fundraising for water projects
During World Environment Day 2003, Africa Well Fund will
hold a fund raiser whose proceeds will benefit projects run by the
non-profit organization Africare. The water for child projects are
in Uganda and Ethiopia.
For more information, please contact:
Julie Cook
African Well Fund
oktobergirl@yahoo.com
http://www.africanwellfund.org
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Canadian Roots & Shoots groups, which is part of
the Jane Goodall Institute, will deliver presentations to schools
to spread the word on how young people can be involved in bringing
positive change.
For more information, please contact:
Valerie
Girard
Educational Outreach - Roots & Shoots program
The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada
5165 Sherbrooke West, suite 301
Montreal, Quebec H4A 1T6
E-mail: valerie@janegoodall.ca
Canada
Environment Canada
Canadian Environment Week, June 1-7,
2003 For more than thirty years, Canadian Environment Week has been
held the first week of June to coincide with World Environment Day.
Canadian Environment Week is a celebration of the efforts and achievements
of all Canadian individuals, organizations and governments to protect
and enhance Canada's environment. The past 12 months have been a
banner year for the Canadian environment.
The Government of Canada ratified
the Kyoto protocol to cut the greenhouse gases leading to climate
change, passed the Species at Risk Act to protect wildlife and their
habitat, and passed the greenest budget in Canadian history, committing
three billion dollars towards environmental initiatives. As Canada
celebrates Environment Week from June first through seventh, Canadians
across the country will be encouraged to continue taking action
for their environment.
For more information visit the Canadian
Environment Week Web site at: http://www.ec.gc.ca/e-week
Tuckahoe, New York, USA
New York Whale and Dolphin Action League,
a project of Cetacean Society International
The New York Whale and Dolphin Action
League will present The State of the Oceans - an overview of the
current conditions of 70% of our Earth, followed by a screening
of the Tim Gorski film, Lolita, Slave to Entertainment. This controversial
independent documentary presents the tragic and compelling life
story of Lolita, a Killer Whale on display in Miami Florida, documenting
her 37 year-existence. These events will take place on Thursday,
June 5th at 7 PM at WESPAC, Westchester People's Action Coalition,
255 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, NY 10601. Donation
requested. For more information call 914-793-9186 or visit www.wespac.org.
P.O. Box 273
Email: ny4whales@earthlink.net
URL: www.ny4whales.org
Telephone: 914-793-9186
West Asia
Deir
Al Balah, Palestine
Generneral Union of the Non-Governmental Environmental Organizations
(GUN-GEO)
Palestinian NGOs are planning a number of events to celebrate
WED 2003, including a workshop on Biodiversity in Wadi Gaza protected
area, a clean-up campaign in Gaza coastal zone, and a tree-planting
campaign in the main streets of Deir Al Balah.
For
more information, please contact:
Ahmed Bargouth
Email: gungeogaza@yahoo.com
Dubai,
UAE
Emirates Diving Association (EDA)
A campaign for water management, recycling and environmental
Awareness is planned to mark WED 2003 in Dubai. Activities will
include the printing of educational materials, an Environmentalcompetition
in cooperation with Al-Arabia FM Radio Channel, and a press conference
following the launch of the campaign.
for
more information, please contact:
Ibrahim Al-Zu'bi, EDA & UNEP Global Youth Advisor for W. Asia
Email: edadiver@emirates.net.ae
URL: www.emiratesdiving.com
Lebanon
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Middle East
Centre for the Transfer of Appropriate Technology has organized
a series of lectures on desertification between 15 May and 15 June
2003. The aim of the lecture is to increase students' awareness
on the problem of desertification and ways of combating it. The
location for the lectures are Aramoun, Britel, Aarsal, Hermel, Ras
Baalbeck and Aanjar.
For
more information, kindlly contact:
lama@mectat.com.lb
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Central Lab.for Drug,Food & Water
Arabic Themes, General information
, Information materials, host countries, previous themes in arabic
are attached on all the floors of our building to inform every one
about 2003 world day of environment.
M.O.H.
Email: el_abd_2000@hotmail.com
Telephone: 966-1-4056235 , Mobile 96652962524
Fax: 96614056235 , 96614353564
Gaza Strip, Palestine
Deir El-Balah
World Environment Day (WED) 2003
was celebrated in the Holl-Holl refugee camp in Djibouti. Mr William
Collins ASARE, UNHCR BO Djibouti Representative chaired the ceremony,
which included the participation of many Government Officials, implementing
partner staff, WFP colleagues, the media and a large number of refugees.
Prizes were given to students of both Holl-Holl
and Ali-Adde camps who submitted the best drawings on how they saw/wanted
to see their environment, and also to the Ali-Adde camp football
team which won the football competition organized on the occasion
of WED.
During the ceremony short plays and songs relating
to various aspects of the environment were performed by a refugee
cultural group. UNHCR's Implementing Partner in the health sector,
AMDA, also used refugee actors to pass on health messages though
a short play. At the end of the main celebration, the officials
proceeded to the camp food distribution centre and to the primary
school to plant trees.
UNESCO-PEER organised the football and art competitions
and CERD the entire ceremony of 5 june in Holl-Holl camp including
the tree planting event.
EESS/UNHCR provided T-shirts and caps, WFP
Djibouti provided T-shirts and mud items and UNEP the WED information
kit. To see the photographs click
here.
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