|
UNEP is planning a series of special events and activities
to take place during the World Summit in Johannesburg.
Provisional calendar.
Some of the key events at WSSD that UNEP will be contributing
to include:
| Official UNEP Side Event |
|
Cultural
Diversity, Biodiversity for Sustainable Development.
Date : 3 September 13:15 -14:45
Venue : Sandton Sun and Towers Intercontinental,
Mareola South Room
This round table is being organized
jointly with UNESCO. Participants will include
Heads of State, Nobel Prize laureates, and other
distinguished personalities.Following introductory
speeches, the round table will include short interventions
from five Heads of State from different regions
of the world, comments by invited panelists, questions
and comments from the floor, synthesis by the
moderator of the round table and closure.
|
| UNEP Parallel Events |
|
Energy for Sustainable
Development
Date : 30 August
Venue : John Maree Auditorium, ESKO Convention
Centre, Midrand
UNEP, the International Energy Agency (IEA), and
the South African electric utility ESKOM are conducting
a full day side event on energy for sustainable
development at the Eskom Convention Centre in
Midrand on August 30th. The purpose is to present
and discuss some of the major energy issues as
they relate to the sustainable development agenda,
and to showcase successes that, if replicated,
can help bring about a sustainable energy future.
More.
|
| UNEP Exhibitions |
|
H2O - From
Hilltops to Oceans Pavillion
Date : 28 August - 3 September
Venue : Water Dome
At the height of the WSSD, 28 August
to 3 September, the 11,000 sqm MTN SunDome in
Johannesburg will be transformed into the venue
of a "WaterDome", in which stakeholders
from public and private organisations in the water
sector will get the opportunity to launch and
exhibit their water-related activities, policies,
initiatives, (new) technologies, products etc
More
|
|
