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Conference Programme
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Wednesday June 23, 2010
Thursday June 24, 2010
Provisional Agenda
Fifth Biennial Caribbean Environmental Forum & Exhibition (CEF-5)
In collaboration with
Second Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF-2)
and
Fifteenth Annual Wider Caribbean Waste Management Conference (RECARIBE 2010)
Presents
“Coping With Copenhagen: Water, Waste, Energy, Health…”
Rose Hall Resort & Spa,
Montego Bay,
Jamaica
June 21st – 25th, 2010
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Monday, June 21st |
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10:00 – 16:00 |
Arrival of Exhibitors and Set-up, Exhibition Centre |
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12:00 – 16:00 |
Early Registration, Conference Secretariat |
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18:00 – 19:30 |
Opening Ceremony – (Rose Hall Ballroom 1st floor)
Chair: Patricia Aquing, Executive Director, CEHI and Chair of the CEF-5 Planning Committee
National Anthem
Welcome Remarks: Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, Minister of Water & Housing, Local Committee Chair and Honorary President of CEF-5
Remarks:
- Senator the Hon. Ann Peters, Minister of Health Grenada and Chair of the Board of CEHI
- Alan Hunt, President of the Board, Clean Islands International
- H. E. Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary-General, Organization of American States(OAS)
- Dr. Sharunda Buchanan, Director, Division of Emergency and Environmental Services National Center for Environmental Health, US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Angela Cropper, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Representative of the German Government
- Michelle De Pass, Assistant Administrator, Office of International Affairs, US Environmental Protection Agency
Feature Address: The Hon. Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Vote of Thanks
Exhibition Opening and Official Tour - Exhibition Hall: The Hon. Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica |
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19:30 – 21:30 |
Welcome Reception and Cultural Event |
Tuesday, June 22nd |
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07:30 – 09:00 |
Registration of Participants - Conference Secretariat |
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09:00 – 10:30 |
Formal Opening of Technical Sessions Co-Chairs: Patricia Aquing, Executive Director, CEHI and Chair of the CEF-5 Planning Committee/ Peter Knight, CEO, NEPA
Formal opening of Technical Sessions
Summary and implications of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Copenhagen, December 2009)
- Introduction: Cletus Springer, Director, Department of Sustainable Development, Organization of American States (OAS)
- Keynote Address 1: The Hon. James Robertson, Minister of Energy and Mining, Jamaica
- Keynote Address 2: The Hon. Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, Guyana
- Keynote Address 3: His Excellency Bharat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana (Invited)
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
Plenary Session (cont'd)
- Keynote Address 4: Ms. Angela Cropper, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Keynote Address 5: H.E. Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary-General, Organization of American States (OAS)
- Climate change presentations
- Prof John Agard, IPCC Nobel Laureate
- Prof. Anthony Chen, IPCC Nobel Laureate
- Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 |
(Plenary Session cont'd) Co-Chairs: Vincent Sweeney, GEF-IWCAM and Thomas Scheutzlich, CREDP-GTZ
- Water Management – Mr. Edision Garraway, Waste Management Expert (invited)
- Industry and Climate Change Presentation (petrochemical or tourism sector representative)
- Sustainable energy - Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP-GTZ) (speaker to be determined)
- Water Resources / Watershed Management - Dr. Christopher Cox, Programme Director, Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)
- Discussion
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 – 17:30 |
OAS Plenary. The OAS and the Caribbean: Partners iin Sustianable Development
- Book Launch: Sustainable Development in the Caribbean
- Introduction by Ambassador Alfonso Quinonez, Executive Secretary for Integral Development, OAS
- Overview of the Sustainable Development Challenges in the Caribbean
- Areas of Support
- Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation
- Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation
- INtegrated Water Resources Management
- Environmental Policy, Law and Governance
- Land Resources and Biodiversity
- Closing Remarks
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Wednesday, June 23rd |
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Parallel Sessions |
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09:00 – 10:30 |
Parallel Sessions |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 – 17:30 |
Parallel Sessions continue |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Parallel Sessions |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 – 17:30 |
Parallel Sessions continue |
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18:00 – 20:00 |
Post Session event (UNEP CAR/RCU "Movie Night") |
Thursday, June 24th |
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Parallel Sessions |
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09:00 – 10:30 |
Parallel Sessions |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 |
CLOSURE OF EXHIBITION |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
Parallel Sessions continue |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Parallel Sessions continue |
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19:30 |
CEF-5 Banquet and Awards Ceremony |
| Friday, June 25th |
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Field Trips & Sightseeing Tours
Pre-conference activities: 18th – 20th June
DETAILS OF PARALLEL SESSIONS (tentative)
Parallel Session 1 - ReCaribe Meeting: Waste Management
Parallel Session 2 - Centre for Disease Control (CDC)/ Water Safety Planning - experiences in the Caribbean region
Parallel Session 3 - Integrated Watershed and Coastal Areas Management (IWCAM)
Parallel Session 4 - Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum
Parallel Session 5 - Water Resources and Coastal Zone Management
Parallel Session 6 - Environmental Health and Water Quality
Parallel Session 7 - Climate Change and Appropriate Technology
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