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World Environment Day . 5 June 2003
     
 
     
 
 

Programme of Events
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATIONS

Beirut, Lebanon
31 May - 10 June 2003

SATURDAY, 31 MAY 2003

16:00-18:00
Festival on Eco-Tourism
Ramlieh, AFDC premises


MONDAY, 2 JUNE 2003

9:00-10:00

Signature Ceremony :POPs & Biosafety projects

Phoenicia Hotel
All day

Meeting of the Joint Committee for Environment & Development of the Arab Ministers
Phoenicia Hotel


TUESDAY, 3 JUNE 2003

All day

Meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers responsible for the Environment (CAMRE)

Phoenicia Hotel
All day

Reception of Global 500 laureates upon their arrival to Beirut
Beirut Int’l Airport
20:30 - 22:30

Informal dinner for Global 500 Laureates, UNEP delegatio
& Arab Ministers
Byblos

WEDNESDAY, 4 JUNE 2003



Arrival of UNEP Executive Director

Beirut Int’l Airpor

All day

CAMRE Meeting
Phoenicia Hotel

All day
Arrival of Global 500 Laureates to Beirut
Beirut Int’l Airpor
10:00
“Discover Nature” Competition
Organized by Najeeb Saab
UNESCO Palace
12:30 – 14:30
Meeting of the Global 500 Forum
Ministry of Environment
18:00-19:30
International Cleaner ProductionDeclaration Signature Ceremony& launching of Lebanese Cleaner Production Center
Beirut Chamber of Commerce
19:30-20:30

Launching of the Recycling PaperCampaign for schools organized by Friends of Antonin’s College AssociationIn collaboration with the Municipalities of
The Caza of Baabda

Antonin’s Campus
Baabda-Hadath

20:00 – 22:00
World Environment Day Green Concert
Roman Temple - Zouk
21:00
Airing of special TV programme“H20 – Hilltops to Oceans”
Broadcast on National TV
22:00 - 24:00
Informal dinner for Global 500laureates, UNEP delegationArab Ministers & MoE Officials
H.E. Residence or Al Bandar Restaurantr

THURSDAY, 5 JUNE 2003

09:00 – 11:00

Water Management and the Fight
Against Povert Seminar

Phoenicia Hotel
11:00 – 11:15

Walk-through exhibit on water
Phoenicia Hotel
11:30 – 12:15
Press Conference
UN House
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch for Global 500 laureates,
UNEP delegation, Arab Ministers
& MOE officials

Mandaloun sur Mer
15:00 – 16:30
Rehearsal for award ceremony with
Global 500 laureates
Phoenicia Hotel
19:30
Arrival of guests at WED ceremony
Phoenicia Hotel
20:00 – 22:00
Official WED Ceremony

Phoenicia Hotel

FRIDAY, 6 JUNE 2003

09:30 – 13:00

Field visits for Global 500 laureates UNEP delegation & Arab Ministers jointly with the Parliamentarian Committees
for Environment & Tourism organized by UNDP,
MoE Officials,National committee for Eco-Tourism, etc

Venues to be confirmedl
13:00 – 15:00

Lunch for Global 500 laureates,
UNEP delegation and those participating in field visits
On location
19:00
Celebration of the World Environment
Day organized by the Cénacle Libanais
U.S.E.K, Kaslik

SATURDAY, 7 JUNE 2003

Half Day
Environmental Marathon
Furn El-Chebak


MONDAY , 9 JUNE 2003

09:30

UNICEF / School Exhibition

Venues to be confirmedl
10:00-11:00

Recycling Campaign for plastic
used in greenhouses /UNDP Me Br project

Municipality of Jbeil
11:30-all day
Go Green Press Encounter
Ministry of Environment


TUESDAY, 10 JUNE 2003

10:00-16:30

Trade & Environment Workshop

Order of Engineers
10:00-16:30

Recycling Campaign for plastic
used in greenhouses /UNDP Me Br project

Bristol Hotel