World Environment Day

Programme World Environment Day 10.00 – 10.30 Environment Rally starting from Vacoas  WED is celebrated every year on 5 June following a resolution Market place to Gymkhana. Defile by Vintage cars, Majorettes and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at the Police Band Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in 1972. This event is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for 10.30 – 10.35 Welcome Address by Mr G. Gunesh, Ag. SCE, Ministry of Environment, Sustainable encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the Development, and Disaster and Beach environment. Over the years, WED has grown to be a broad, Management global platform for public outreach. 10.35 – 10.40 Poem by children of Indian Ocean Centre for Education in Human values

10.40 – 10.45 Address by Mr S. Springett, UN Resident  Theme for year 2016: Go Wild for Life Representative and UNDP Resident Coordinator

Main activity for World Environment Day 2016 - Regional Fair 10.45 – 10.55 Address by Hon. Alain Wong Yen Cheong, M.S.K, Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms and The regional fair will be held from 2 to 5 June 2016 at Gymkhanna, Minister of Environment, Sustainable Vacoas from 10hr to 17hr and will enable the general public to Development, and Disaster and Beach take cognisance of technological innovations and best Management environmental practices through sales and display in the following 10.55 – 11.05 Address by Hon. Charles Gaëtan Xavier-Luc fields: DUVAL G.C.S.K., F.C.A Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and External  Recycling  Eco-friendly products Communications  Climate change, disaster  Marine & fisheries 11.05 - 11.15 and National Security  Education, sensitization  Award Ceremony for Embellir Maurice  Plants/ trees and environmental competition: values i. Local Authorities (Towns & Villages)  Energy and Water ii. Schools iii. Public Sector This fair will also involve the participation of foreign countries and organisations such as:  Launching of booklet on Sustainable Development

 Australia  France  South Africa 11.15 – 11.25 Show by Majorettes, Police Band  China  India  IOC & EU &  Egypt  JICA (Japan)  UNDP Music by SMF Bag Pipers

11.25 – 11.30 Opening of exhibition and guided visit tour 00