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E/2004/29 E/CN.17/2004/21 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development Report on the twelfth session (9 May 2003 and 14-30 April 2004) Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2004 Supplement No. 9 Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2004 Supplement No. 9 Commission on Sustainable Development Report on the twelfth session (9 May 2003 and 14-30 April 2004) United Nations • New York, 2004 E/2004/29 E/CN.17/2004/21 Note Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. ISSN 1020-3559 Contents Chapter Page I. Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council .......................... 1 Draft decision recommended by the Commission for adoption by the Council .............. 1 Report of the Commission on Sustainable Development on its twelfth session and provisional agenda for the thirteenth session of the Commission ......................... 1 II. Thematic cluster for the implementation cycle 2004-2005: (a) water; (b) sanitation; (c) human settlements ............................................................ 2 High-level segment .............................................................. 17 Chairman’s summary ............................................................ 22 III. Preparations for the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States ............. 73 IV. Other matters ................................................................... 75 V. Provisional agenda for the thirteenth session of the Commission ......................... 76 VI. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its twelfth session ......................... 77 VII. Organizational and other matters ................................................... 78 A. Opening and duration of the session ............................................ 78 B. Election of officers .......................................................... 78 C. Agenda and organization of work .............................................. 78 D. Attendance................................................................. 79 E. Documentation ............................................................. 79 Annexes I. List of documents ............................................................... 80 II. Partnerships Fair ................................................................ 84 III. Learning Centre: list of courses .................................................... 89 iii E/2004/29 E/CN.17/2004/21 Chapter I Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council Draft decision recommended by the Commission for adoption by the Council 1. The Commission on Sustainable Development recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft decision: Report of the Commission on Sustainable Development on its twelfth session and provisional agenda for the thirteenth session of the Commission The Economic and Social Council takes note of the report of the Commission on Sustainable Development on its twelfth session and approves the provisional agenda for the thirteenth session of the Commission set out below. Provisional agenda 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. 3. Report of the intergovernmental preparatory meeting for the thirteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development.1 4. Thematic cluster for the implementation cycle 2004-2005 (policy session): (a) Water; (b) Sanitation; (c) Human settlements. 5. Other matters. 6. Provisional agenda for the fourteenth session of the Commission. 7. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its thirteenth session. __________________ 1 To be held in New York from 28 February to 4 March 2005. 1 E/2004/29 E/CN.17/2004/21 Chapter II Thematic cluster for the implementation cycle 2004-2005: (a) water; (b) sanitation; (c) Human settlements 1. The Commission considered item 3 at its 4th to 23rd meetings, from 19 to 30 April 2004. For the documentation before the Commission under this agenda item, please see annex I. 2. At its 4th meeting, on 19 April, the Commission heard presentations on the outcomes of intersessional events by the following participants: Abdellah Benmellouk (Morocco) on the International Expert Meeting on the 10-Year Framework of programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production, held in Marrakesh, Morocco, in June 2003; Rashid Alimov (Tajikistan) on the Dushanbe International Fresh Water Forum; Damla Say, Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations, on the Workshop on Governance for the Implementation of Outcomes from the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Countries with Economies in Transition, held in Istanbul in September 2003; Bjørn Skogmo, Assistant Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, on an international conference on the theme “Water for the poorest” held in Stavanger, Norway, in November 2003; Alberto Gagliardi, Under-Secretary for Regional Affairs of Italy, on the International Forum on Partnerships for Sustainable Development, held in Rome in March 2004; Zhang Yishan (China), on a sustainable development leadership forum on implementing the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development at the municipal level, held in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, in February 2004; and Arcado Ntagazwa, Minister of the Environment of the United Republic of Tanzania, on the eighth special session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), held in Jeju, Republic of Korea, in March 2004. 3. At the same meeting, the following delegations made opening statements: Qatar (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China), Ireland (on behalf of the European Community, 15 Member States and the 10 acceding countries), Australia, the Russian Federation, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (on behalf of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries), South Africa, Japan and the Republic of Korea. 4. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the observers for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the International Federation of Agricultural Producers. 5. At the same meeting, statements were made on the overall review of the implementation of Agenda 21 by the delegations of Qatar (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) and Ireland (on behalf of the European Community, 15 Member States and the 10 acceding countries). 6. At its 5th meeting, on 19 April, the Commission began an interactive discussion on the theme “Status of implementation of Millennium Development Goals/Johannesburg Plan of Implementation goals related to water from global to local levels” and heard lead-off remarks by Alvaro Umaña, Leader, Environmentally Sustainable Development Group, United Nations Development Programme 2 E/2004/29 E/CN.17/2004/21 (UNDP); and Roberto Lenton, Co-Chair, Millennium Development Goals Task Force on Water and Sanitation. 7. At the same meeting, statements were made by delegations of South Africa, Ireland (on behalf of the European Community, 15 Member States and the 10 acceding countries, as well as Croatia), the Islamic Republic of Iran, Burkina Faso, the United States, Croatia, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Israel, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, Lebanon, Sweden, Egypt, the United Kingdom and the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as observers for trade unions, non- governmental organizations, the scientific and technological community and farmers. 8. Also at the same meeting, the Commission held an interactive discussion on the theme “Integrated water resources management and water efficiency plans: integrating water management into national sustainable development strategies, including poverty reduction strategies, action on the ground and implications for water supply and sanitation”, and heard lead-off remarks by the following experts: Conall O’Connell, Deputy Secretary, Department of Environment and Heritage, Australia; and Jerson Kelman, Director-President, Agencia Nacional de Aguas, Brazil. 9. At the same meeting, statements were made by the delegations of Switzerland, Ireland (on behalf of the European Community, 15 Member States and the 10 acceding countries, as well as Croatia), Sweden, Japan, South Africa, Cuba, Burkina Faso, Egypt, the Republic of Korea and the United States, as well as by the observers for trade unions, farmers and the scientific and technological community. 10. At its 6th meeting, on 20 April, the Commission held an interactive discussion on the theme “Water policies and reforms to make the use and governance of water resources more effective and sustainable” and heard lead-off remarks by the following experts: Mike Muller, Director-General, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa; Raquel Alfaro Fernandois, Presidenta Directorio, Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios de la Araucania, Chile; and Li Yanyan, Deputy Chief Engineer and Professor, Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design, General Institute, Ministry of Water Resources, China. 11. At the same meeting, statements were made by the delegations of Canada, Mauritius (on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States), Thailand, China, Switzerland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Ireland (on behalf of the European Union, the acceding countries Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia; the candidate countries Bulgaria and Romania; the countries