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Welcome from the host and the organisers ...... p.3
&RQIHUHQFHREMHFWLYHVSDUWLFLSDQWV SURJUDPPHÀRZ ...... p. 4 Aalborg Commitments Signatory Ceremony ...... p. 5 Mayors’ session ...... p. 5 Agora ...... p. 6 Side events ...... p. 6-7
Programme Wednesday 19 May 2010 ...... p. 8-10 Thursday 20 May 2010 ...... p. 11-13 Friday 21 May 2010 ...... p. 14
Study visits ...... p. 15 Cultural events in Dunkerque ...... p. 16-17 Dunkerque 2010: Crossroad for sustainable development ...... p. 18-19 A green event ...... p. 20 Practical info ...... p. 20-21 Private sponsors ...... p. 22 Map of the conference venue ...... p. 23 Contact ...... p. 24
2 to Dunkerque Dunkerque has the honour of hosting the 6th Michel Delebarre (XURSHDQ6XVWDLQDEOH&LWLHVDQG7RZQVFRQIHUHQFH Former Minister of State; For three days, over 1500 mayors, elected Mayor of Dunkerque; officials, technical experts and representatives of President of the EU institutions, national governments, business Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque; Chair of the Commission for Territorial and NGOs are present to debate, exchange Cohesion (COTER), Committee of the and challenge ideas and experiences about the Regions sustainable city of the 21st century. This great conference marks an additional step in the concrete mobilisation of local governments and their significant role in the field of sustainable development. Local JRYHUQPHQWVKDYHDGLVWLQFWSROLWLFDOZLOODQGDWHUULWRULDOFRPPLWPHQWWKDW place them in a prime position for a true change of practice. The climate EDWWOHZLOOEHZRQLQRXUFLWLHVDQGWKHUROHRIORFDOJRYHUQPHQWVLVQRZ unavoidable. I even dare to say that your presence in Dunkerque is part RIWKHVHPLOHVWRQHVZKLFKWULJJHUQHZG\QDPLFVDQGDGYDQFHXVDORQJRXU ZD\WRZDUGDGGUHVVLQJWKHQXPHURXVFKDOOHQJHVZHIDFH,VLPSO\ZLVK WRZHOFRPH\RXWRDODQGDERXQGLQJZLWKLGHDVZKHQLWFRPHVWRWDNLQJ control of its destiny.
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The Aalborg Commitments are a set of shared commitments 7KH(XURSHDQ6XVWDLQDEOH&LWLHVDQG7RZQV&DPSDLJQLVZRUNLQJ to be jointly implemented by local governments across Europe since 1994 to mainstream sustainable actions throughout Europe to achieve local sustainability. More than 650 European local DQG JDLQ ZLGHU SROLWLFDO VLJQL¿FDQFH WR VXSSRUW VXVWDLQDEOH authorities have signed the Aalborg Commitments since its policies. It helps local governments across Europe to replicate launching at the Aalborg 2004 conference and the number is still the best local practices and to implement the Aalborg Charter increasing. and the Aalborg Commitments to achieve tangible results in local For more information on the Charter and the Commitments, sustainable development. please visit www.aalborgplus10.dk. Sign the Aalborg Commitments at the Conference Dunkerque 2010 provides a unique occasion for local governments to be inspired by sustainability leaders and PDNHFRQFUHWHFRPPLWPHQWV$QRI¿FLDOVLJQLQJFHUHPRQ\ RI WKH $DOERUJ &RPPLWPHQWV ZLOO WDNH SODFH GXULQJ WKH FHUHPRQLDO SOHQDU\ ¶&KDPSLRQV DQG 1HZFRPHUV¶ RQ Thursday 20 May 2010, 16.30-17.30. Mayors or other DXWKRUL]HGFLW\UHSUHVHQWDWLYHVZLOOEHLQYLWHGWRJRRQWKH stage during this ceremonial plenary to sign the Aalborg Commitments. By signing the Aalborg Commitments, local JRYHUQPHQWV VHW WDQJLEOH WDUJHWV WRZDUGV VXVWDLQDEOH development, turning the visions and principles of the Aalborg Charter into practical action. Each European local government is invited to sign the Aalborg Commitments, irrespective of European Union Dunkerque membership. The document must be signed by the Mayor or another authorised local government representative. In invites Mayors and order to respond effectively to a large number of requests, City Leaders WKHFLW\RI$DOERUJZKRLVLQFKDUJHRIWKHVLJQLQJSURFHVV needs to be informed of your interest in advance. For more 0LFKHO'HOHEDUUHLVSOHDVHGWRLQYLWH0D\RUVDQG&LW\/HDGHUVZKR LQIRUPDWLRQZHLQYLWH\RXWRFRQWDFWWKHUHSUHVHQWDWLYHVRI attend the Conference to a special Mayors’ Session on Thursday, the City of Aalborg at the stand of the European Sustainable 20 May, 17.30-19.30. This closed-door meeting is upon invitation &LWLHV 7RZQ&DPSDLJQORFDWHGLQWKH$JRUD RQO\,WZLOOJDWKHUDURXQGWKHVDPHWDEOHNH\ORFDOOHDGHUVZLWK different European backgrounds, opinions and experiences to discuss and share their personal visions on sustainability and discuss the pressing issues that face their communities. 7KH0D\RUV¶6HVVLRQZLOODOVRRIIHUDQRSSRUWXQLW\WRGLVFXVVWKH political messages calling for the recognition of local governments as major actors in tackling climate change and in implementing overall sustainable development. 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Side events ؞LG Action meeting ؞Sustainability Management (on invitation) - In English Networking Event (on invitation) - In English Tuesday, 18 May, 16.00-19.00 Kursaal Wednesday 19 May, 13.00-14.30 7KH SURMHFW /* $FWLRQ ©1HWZRUNLQJ DFWLRQ WR LQYROYH /RFDO Kursaal Governments in the EU and international energy and climate Mainstreaming integrated sustainability management is the GHEDWHªLVDQLPSRUWDQWORFDOJRYHUQPHQW /* QHWZRUNLQJDFWLRQ aim of the partners managing the CHAMP EU Project (UBC, aimed at presenting LG positions relevant to climate and energy Ambiente Italia, Coordiamento Agende 21, ICLEI, Lake Constance and to a range of actors: local government associations, national Foundation, Suomen Kuntaliitto and Lake Balaton Development governments, the European Commission and feeding into the Coordination Agency). 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Presentation of what a sustainable city could look like, outlining an inspirational vision for the future and highlighting shifts in policies and developments that are necessary to achieve this vision. Picturing the city of the future Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Photographer; Film-maker (“Home”), France (video) Anatomy of our urbanizing planet Jeb Brugmann, Urban Strategy and Innovation Consultant; Initiator of Local Agenda 21; Author, Canada 11.00 Coffee break & Agora presentations 11.30 Climate change, economic crisis and social challenges (Plenary P2) What are the current challenges for local governments in Europe? What is the role of the sustainable city concept in the PLENARY VWUXJJOHWRUHVWUXFWXUHWKHJOREDOHFRQRP\VHFXUHHPSOR\PHQWDQG¿JKWFOLPDWHFKDQJH"+RZFDQLWKHOSRXUVRFLHWLHV HALL to cope with demographic shifts, migrations and integration challenges? Can sustainability be further implemented under UHGXFHG¿QDQFLDODQGGHSOHWHGQDWXUDOUHVRXUFHV" Facilitator: Steve Waller, Sustainability Advisor, Improvement & Development Agency for Local Government, UK Climate change: What does science really say and what are our options? Katherine Richardson, Chairperson of the Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy; Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark A world in crisis: The Empathic Civilization Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends; Bestselling Author, USA (via video link) Reactions from European mayors and European Commission Dominique Voynet, Former Minister of Environment, Mayor of Montreuil, France Manuela Rothman, Councillor, City of Frankfurt, Germany Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General, DG Energy, European Commission 13.00 Agora presentations Lunch - Offered by Véolia (Access upon presentation of your participant badge) 8 Wednesday, 19 May 2010 14.30 Interactive de Local governmentsWednesdayWednesdaayy PLENARY national and EU levels. In small round tables groups, each supported by a facilitator, participants have in depth opportunity to HALL interact and discuss questions among themselves. The outcomes of the debate will be captured to feed further plenaries. Introduction: Stefan Kuhn, Director, Urban governance, ICLEI -Local Governments for Sustainability Debate facilitators: Stella Aaltonen, Network Manager, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities, Turku, Finland Camilla Alfredsson, Head of Environmental Strategy, Helsinborg, Sweden Dora Almassy, Junior Expert Environmental Financing, REC, Szentendre, Hungary David Artom, Deputy Director General, Ashdod, Israel Gregory Azoulay, Consultant - Local Sustainable Economy, AlterSenso, Vinciennes, France Wolfgang Beckröge, Head of GIS & Territorial Survey, Regional Association Ruhr, Essen, Germany Tina Billeter3URMHFW2I¿FHU(QYLURQPHQW +HDOWK3URWHFWLRQ=XULFK6ZLW]HUODQG Andrea Binder-Zehetner, Managing Director, Local Agenda 21, Vienna, Austria Lucie Blondel3URMHFW0DQDJHU&OLPDWH$OOLDQFH%UXVVHOV¶2I¿FH%HOJLXP Orsola Bolognani, Member of the Board of Directors, Ambiente Italia Research Institute, Milano, Italy Frédéric Boyer(XURSHDQ$IIDLUV2I¿FHU(QHUJLH&LWpV%UX[HOOHV%HOJLXP Marie Bullet3ROLF\2I¿FHUIRU6XVWDLQDEOH'HYHORSPHQW&(05%UXVVHOV%HOJLXP Andrea Burzacchini, Director, Aiforia Agency for Sustainability, Freiburg, Germany Cécile Callewaert, Director for Culture, Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque, France Susana Cuesta Márquez, Head of Urban Environment, Government of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain Michael Damm, Head of Environmental Department, Aalborg, Denmark Olivier De Clercq&RRUGLQDWRURI%UXVVHOV2I¿FH$&5%UXVVHOV%HOJLXP Ousmane Drame, Mayor of Nioro; President, Association of Senegal Mayors, Senegal Marc Dumoulin3URMHFW2I¿FHU+DUERXU5HODWLRQV0HWURSROLWDQ&RXQFLORI'XQNHUTXH)UDQFH Stéphane Durand, Director of Sustainable Development, Echirolles, France Giovanni Fini, Head of Environmental Quality Unit, Municipality of Bolgna, Italy Marianne Fontan, Senior Local Civil Servant, CNFTP - INET, Paris, France Vincent Gibot, Director of Engineering, Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque, France Juan Carlos Gimeno Gascón, President, Foundation Ciudades Sostenibles, Valencia, Spain Trevor Grahamn, Head of Sustainable Development Unit, Municipality of Malmö, Sweden Rebecca Guinard0RELOLW\2I¿FHU0HWURSROLWDQ&RXQFLORI'XQNHUTXH)UDQFH Hannele Häkkinen'LUHFWRU%UXVVHOV2I¿FH$VVRFLDWLRQRI)LQQLVK/RFDODQG5HJLRQDO$XWKRULWLHV%HOJLXP Samuel Horion, Director General of Urban Development, Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque, France Didier Hubert, Director of Transport, Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque, France Andreas Kress, Project Manager, Climate Alliance, Germany Steffen Lervad Thomsen, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Aalborg, Denmark Olivier Lemaire, General Director, International Association Cities and Ports Bernard Levoisier, Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque, France Fabienne Lesieux, Development Adviser, Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque, France Deirdre Maes/RFDO3ROLF\2I¿FHU)OHPLVK3ODWIRUPIRU6XVWDLQDEOH'HYHORSPHQW%UXVVHOV%HOJLXP Jimmy Mary&OLPDWH2I¿FHU0HWURSROLWDQ&RXQFLORI'XQNHUTXH)UDQFH William Maufroy, Manager, Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque, France Philippe Mertens, Sustainable Development Adviser, Belgian Association of Cities & Municipalities, Brussels, Belgium Marité Moras, Secretary, Sustainable Development Commission, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe Jonathan Morice, Senior Local Civil Servant, CNFTP - INET, Strasbourg, France Sarah Nilsson, Head of Strategic Environmental Issues, Växjö, Sweden Rafael Ocana Pronvincial Council of Barcelona Spain Joan Parpal Marfà Frédéric Plaisant Eric Ravou Kenty Richardson Ana Maria Rodriguez Eneriz Heidi Romming Christophe Rouillon Laurence Rousseau Walter Sancassiani Michael Sattler Claire Schiettecatte Christian Schrefel Kari Silfverberg Fabrice Truant Frederic Tsitsonis Damien Vanoverschelde Venelina Varbova Risto Veivo Jan Westerberg Hara Xirou 16.00 Coffee break & Agora presentations 9 Wednesday, 19 May 2010 16.30 Innovative soWednesdayWed Parallel sessions A y A1 - New challenges for port cities A2 - Sustainable mobility choices and accessibility Facilitator: Olivier Lemaire, General Director, International Association Cities and Facilitator: Sir Albert Bore, CoR Member; Birmingham City Council, United Ports Kingdom Juan Alvaro Alayo Azcarate, Director of Planning and Development, Bilbao Ria 2000 Michael Glotz-Richter, Senior Project Manager, Bremen, Germany Martine Bonny, Chair of Executive Committee, Port de Dunkerque, France Serge Godard, Mayor, Clermont-Ferrand; Member of the GART, France Pito Dingemanse, Manager, Spatial Planning, Port of Amsterdam, Netherlands Andres Martinez, Project Manager, Mobility Department, San Sebastian, Spain Najmadin Musabaàev, Mayor, Aralsk, Kazakhstan Alicja Pawlowska7UDI¿F(QJLQHHULQJ2I¿FHU*G\QLD3RODQG Nicolas Terrassier, Director, Urbanism Agency, Saint Nazaire, France Room Alexandre EN, FRRoom La Vigie EN, FR A3 - Building: the challenge of the existing stocks A4 - Quality of Life - Strengthening local communities Facilitator: Gérard Magnin, Director of Energie-Cités Facilitator: Birgit Georgi, Project manager, European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark Grégoire Clerfayt, Director, Cabinet of the Minister of Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium Blaise Desbordes, Sustainability Department, Caisse des Dépôts, France Petri Kahila, Senior Research Fellow, Nordic Centre for Spatial Development Carine Puyol, Union Sociale pour l’Habitat – Representation to the European Union (Nordregio), Stockholm, Sweden Jan Sponar, Municipality Manager, Brno-Nowy Liskovec, Czech Republic Åsa Karlsson Björkmarker, Member of the Executive Board, Växjö, Sweden Astrid Scharly, Vice President responsible for sustainable development, Lille Metropolitan Area, France Room Océane EN, FR Room Estacade EN, FR A5 - Socially inclusive societies A6 - Responsible consumption & waste reduction Facilitator: Frédéric Vallier, Secretary General, CEMR Facilitator: Olivier De Clercq&RRUGLQDWRU%UXVVHOV2I¿FH$&5 Jef Gabriels, President, Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities; Former Hugh Coughlan$GPLQLVWUDWLYH2I¿FHU'XEOLQ,UHODQG Mayor, City of Genk, Belgium Gilles Mahé, Deputy Mayor, Angers, France Bashy Quraishy, Chair of Advisory Council, ENAR (European Network Against Mireia Padros, Coordinator of the EWWR, Catalan Waste Agency, Spain Racism) Peter Tom Jones, University of Leuven, Belgium Haroon Saad, Director, European Regeneration Areas Network Room Alcyon EN, FR Room Casino EN, FR A7 - Adaptation to climate change - Building local strategies A8 - Local renewable energy Facilitator: Thorsten Geissler, Senator of Lubeck, Germany Facilitator: Paula Baker, CoR Member; Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, United Kingdom Pierre Crepeaux, Project Manager for Climate, Grand Lyon, France Ronan Dantec, Deputy Mayor, Nantes, France Paolo Casprini, Environmental Policy Director, Province of Siena, Italy Henning Jensen, CoR Member; Mayor, Næstved, Denmark Christian Keglovits, Project Coordinator, EEE, Guessing, Austria Rob Roggema, Province of Groningen, Netherlands Gustaf Landahl, Head of Environment and Health, Stockholm, Sweden Atanaska Nikolova, Deputy Mayor, Burgas, Room Citadelle EN, FR, DE Bulgaria Room PoseidonEN, FR, IT A9 - Biodiversity - Why local governments are key stakeholders A10 - Towards a water-sensitive city Facilitator: Monika Zimmermann, Director, ICLEI’s International Training Center Facilitator: Anne Le Strat, Deputy Mayor of Paris responsible for water, France Philippe Bodard, Mayor, Mûrs-Erigné, France Marie Decima(QYLURQPHQWDO2I¿FHU&HUGG)UDQFH Martine Beuken, Water Coordinator, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands Valeria Kelemen-Pepeonik&LW\3ODQQLQJ$GYLVRU=DJUHE&URDWLD Lola Campos&RXQFLOORUIRU(QYLURQPHQW=DUDJR]D6SDLQ Toni Pujol Vidal(QYLURQPHQWDO2I¿FHU&LW\RI%DUFHORQD6SDLQ Helena Hecimovic, Councillor, Koprivnica, Croatia Laura Valente de Macedo, Regional Director, ICLEI-Latin America and Caribbean Malena Karlsson, Project Leader, Stockholm, Sweden Alain Rodet, Mayor, Limoges, France Room Digue EN, FR Room Neptune EN, FR, ES 18.00 End of day 1 19.00 Evening reception and dinner - Offered by GDF SUEZ (Access upon presentation of your participant badge) 21.00 Concert Sinsemilia Parking of the Paul Asseman Pool 10 Thursday, 20 May 2010 Thursday 1HZVÁDVKHV+LJKOLJKWVRIGD\ 9.30 overning and managing sustainability cities Parallel sessions B B1 - The dynamics of changing citizen behaviour B2 - Culture and development: towards sustainable cities Facilitator: Jean-Pierre Triquet, Director of Communications, Metropolitan Area of Facilitator: Catherine Cullen, Deputy Mayor for Culture, Lille, France Dunkerque Renaud Denuit, Advisor to the Director, DG Education and Culture, European Céline Braillon, Project Manager, Ministry of Ecology, France Commission, Belgium Olivier Ceznec, Director for development, CISCO Mikko Fritze, Director, Tallin 2011, Tallinn, Estonia Jacqi Hodgson, Coordinator of Energy Descent Pathways Project; Councillor, Marie-Louise Rönnmark, Mayor, Umeå, Sweden Transition Town Totnes, United Kingndom Alexander Krohn, Director for Energy, Heidelberg, Germany Christophe Pannetier, President i-solution, Associated Director, CM International, France Gérard Poujade, Mayor, Séquestre leTarn, France Room Océane EN, FR Room Estacade EN, FR B3 - Urban planning B4 - Cooperation between levels of government Facilitator: Vanni Bulgarelli, Agende 21 Locali Italiane, Modena, Italy Facilitator: Rafael Ocaña(QYLURQPHQWDO2I¿FHU3URYLQFHRI%DUFHORQD6SDLQ Emilio D’Alessio, Former President, Agende 21 Locali Italiane, Italy Catarina Freitas, Head of Environment, Almada, Portugal Helena Kock Aström, Coordinator, Environmental Affairs, Linköping, Sweden Olivier Landel, Director, Communautés Urbaines de France, France Bernard Poirier, Vice-president responsible for Sustainable Development, Rennes, Leif Pedersen, Chairman of the Green Cities partnership and member of the City France council of Albertslund Municipality, Denmark Norbert Schröder-Klings, Head, Urban Planning and Development, Freiburg, Ferran Vallespinós, Coordinator for Environment, Barcelona Provincial Council, Spain Germany Room Citadelle EN, FR, DE Room Neptune EN, FR, ES B5 - (XURSHDQVWUDWHJ\DQGRSSRUWXQLWLHVIRUÀQDQFLQJ B6 - Sustainable public procurement Facilitator: Pierre Jarlier, Mayor, Saint Flour; President, AFCCRE Territorial cohesion Facilitator: Steve Waller, Sustainability Adviser, Improvement & Development working group, Cantal, France Agency for Local Government (IDeA), UK Barbara Armanini, Responsible of Local Agenda 21, Province of Cremona, Italy Calin Chira%UXVVHOV2I¿FH5RPDQLDQ0XQLFLSDOLWLHV$VVRFLDWLRQ%HOJLXP Matthew Galvin, Responsible Procurement Manager, Greater London Authority, UK Flo Clucas, CoR Member; Deputy Council Leader, Liverpool, UK Serge Hombert3URMHFW2I¿FHUIRU3XUFKDVLQJ8QLRQIRU*URXSLQJRI3XEOLF Pierre Dartout, Interministerial Delegate, Agency for planning and regional Purchases (UGAP), France attractiveness (DATAR), France Maud Lelièvre([HFXWLYH2I¿FHU(FRPDLUHV)UDQFH Jana Fišerová, Mayor, Havlíčkův Brod; President, Committee for Foreign Cooperation Livia Mazzà, GPP Partner (Ecosistemi), Province of Cremona, Italy of the Union of Towns and Communities, Czech Republic Pekka Sauri, Deputy Mayor, City of Helsinki, Finland Reinhard Six, Energy Specialist, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg Room Alexandre EN, FR Room Digue EN, FR B8 - Cooperation with business B7- Integrated sustainability management Facilitator: Per Bødker Andersen, Deputy Mayor of Kolding, Denmark Facilitator: Holger Robrecht, Director, Sustainability Management, ICLEI Giuseppe Bortone, General Manager of Environment, Emilia-Romagna Region, Paolo Casprini, Environmental Policy Director, Province of Siena, Italy Italy Bettina Dech-Pschorn, Environment Department, Kaiserslautern, Germany Michael Damm, Head of Environment, Aalborg, Denmark Pekka Salminen, Union of Baltic Cities, Environmental Secretariat, Finland Bernard Guirkinger, ([HFXWLI&RPPLWWHH68(=(QYLURQPHQW)UDQFH Room Poseidon EN, FR, IT Room Casino EN, FR B9 - International urban cooperation B10 - Research and innovation Facilitator: Joan Parpal, Secretary General, MedCities Facilitator: Bertrand Wert3ROLF\2I¿FHU(XURSHDQ&RPPLVVLRQ%HOJLXP Vincent Feltesse, President, Urban Community of Bordeaux, France Vincent Cousin, Advisor for Industry, Advancity, France Raffaella Gueze(QYLURQPHQWDO2I¿FHU%RORJQD,WDO\ Marko Joas, Head, Political Science, Åbo Akademi University, Finland Ingrid Molander, Project Manager, Municipality of Botkyrka, Sweden Risto Veivo, Advisor to Deputy Mayor, City of Turku, Finland Mustapha Naamoune, Director, Urbanisation Agency, Annaba, Algéria Room La VigieEN, FR Room Alcyon EN, FR 11.00 Coffee break & Agora presentations 11 Thursday, 20 May 2010 &RRSHUDWLRQRQ(FRHIÀFLHQWDQG5HVLOLHQW8UEDQ,QIUDVWUXFWXUH (Sub-Plenaries C1-C3) /RFDO*RYHUQPHQWVPHHWVRWKHUVHFWRUV +RZFDQZHWUDQVIRUPFLWLHVDQGHQKDQFHWKHLUHFRHI¿FLHQF\"0XQLFLSDO and business leaders brainstorm on better models for cooperative “infrastructure governance”. A variety of players involved in planning, management and operation of infrastructure sectors (buildings, roads and transport, waste, utilities, telecommunication, etc.) meet a multitude of interests from public and private actors. Introduction of the Co-Chairs and statement by Bruno Lanvin, Executive Director, eLAB, INSEAD, France; Chair, Global Agenda Council on the Future of Government C1 - Building and Construction C2 - Utilities: Energy and Water C3 - Mobility and Logistics Panellists discuss the new developing responsibilities Panellists tackle how public and private utilities can Representing transport users and transport that are emerging for general contractors and local play a leading role in assisting communities, societies, providers, panellists discuss their common interest in governments, and address the need to deliver a and economies to advance sustainable development, achieving the objectives of both competitiveness and radical change to take the sustainable construction and how cooperation with local governments facilitates sustainability in transport and related logistics. They agenda forward and committing to higher standards the implementation of sustainable utilities programs to express their wishes and expectations on how to “shift to help achieve sustainability in the building and preserve water resources and build a sound energy into gear “and cooperate on concerted initiatives to construction industry. infrastructure. LPSURYHORFDOWUDQVSRUWHI¿FLHQF\DQGVXVWDLQDELOLW\ Chair: Konrad Otto Zimmerman, Secretary General, Chair: Jeb Brugmann, Urban Strategy and Chair: Sherif El Diwany, Director, Head of Middle ICLEI Innovation Consultant; Initiator of Local Agenda 21; East and North Africa and Arab Business Council, 3DQHOOLVWVFRQ¿UPHGLQFOXGH Author, Canada World Economic Forum Khaled Awad, Founder of Grenea, CEO of Advanced 3DQHOOLVWVFRQ¿UPHGLQFOXGH 3DQHOOLVWVFRQ¿UPHGLQFOXGH Construction Technology Services, Former Director Tommy Eggers, Alderman for The Public Utility Andrée Buchmann, Vice President of the Metropo- of Property Development, Masdar City Initative, Abu Department, Aalborg, Denmark litan Council of Strasbourg, Regional councillor for Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Alison Hay, Councillor, Argyll and Bute, UK; Alsace, France Carl Cederschiöld, Mayor Emeritus; President of Spokesperson for Environment and Sustainability, Cyrille du Peloux, CEO, Veolia Transport, France CEEP (European Centre of Employers and Enter- COSLA Bernard Emsellem, Director General for Ecomobility, prises providing Public services), Stockholm, Sweden Anne Le Strat, Deputy Mayor in charge of water, SNCF (French National Railways), France Flo Clucas, CoR Member; Deputy Council Leader, Paris, France Patxi Lazcoz, Mayor, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain Liverpool, United Kingdom Atanaska Nikolova, Deputy Mayor, Burgas, Zvonimir Mrsic, Mayor, Koprivnica, Croatia Augustin De Romanet, General Director, Caisse des Bulgaria Dépôts et Consignations, France Henri Proglio&KDLUPDQDQG&KLHI([HFXWLYH2I¿FHU Antoine Frérot, CEO, Veolia, France Electricité de France, France Stéphane Quéré, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Ziad Tassabehji, Founder of Grenea, Former Direc- Urbanization, GDF Suez tor of Utilities and Asset Management, Masdar City Lars Tveen, CEO, Danfoss District Energy, Denmark Initative, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Room Jean Bart Plenary Hall Room Citadelle 13.00 Agora presentations Lunch - Offered by EDF (Access upon presentation of your participant badge) 14.30 Connected and committed - Progress of local sustainability in Europe (Plenary P4) An assessment of the progress of the local sustainability movement in Europe through existing commitment schemes PLENARY and policy movements. How are European cities advancing? How have they changed? How can new movements and HALL commitment schemes lead to concrete actions? What do we need to push sustainable development further? Facilitator: Maria Berrini, President of the Ambiente Italia Research Institute, Milan, Italy The Aalborg Commitments Henning G. Jensen, Mayor of Aalborg, Denmark Thomas Kastrup-Larsen, Alderman for Health and Sustainable Development ,Aalborg Denmark The Covenant of Mayors Joan Antoni Baron, Mayor of Mataró; President, Barcelona Provincial Council, Spain The Leipzig Charter: Reference framework for European sustainable cities André Rossinot, Mayor of Nancy, President of the Metropolitan Community of the Larger Nancy, France The aftermath of Copenhagen: Global confusion versus city consensus Klaus Bondam, Deputy Mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark 16.00 Coffee break & Agora presentations 12 ThursdayTh Thursday, 20 May 2010Thursdayy 16.30 Champions and newcomers (Ceremonial Plenary P5) What is behind the sustainability achievements of advanced European cities, and what drives them to be pioneers in societal PLENARY innovation? Presentation followed by a ceremony to recognize the sustainable leaders and invite other cities to follow their HALL steps. Facilitator: Bob Evans, Professor at the Sustainable Cities Research Institute and the School of the Built Environment; Former Director of the Sustainable Cities Research Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK The Green Capital Awards Jüri Ratas, Vice-President of the Riigikogu (National Parliament), Estonia Stockholm and Hamburg, Green Capitals 2010 and 2011 Carl Cederschiöld, Mayor Emeritus of Stockholm; President of CEEP, Sweden Stephan Hugo Winters, State Secretary, Hamburg, Germany Inviting the new signatories to the Aalborg Commitments (More information about the procedure to follow to sign the Aalborg Commitment at the conference on page 5) Michel Delebarre, Former Minister of State; Mayor of Dunkerque; President of the Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque; Chair of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion (COTER), Committee of the Regions , France Henning G. Jensen, Mayor of Aalborg, Denmark 17.30 Mayors’ Session This closed-door meeting of Mayors and City Leaders is upon invitation only. (See description on page 5) Guest of Honor: Alain Juppé, Former Prime Minister, France. 17.30 Seaside cocktail - Kursaal 19.30 Dinner in one of the many suggested restaurants of Dunkerque The Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque is pleased to invite all participants to enjoy the evening in the restaurant of their choice. Meal tickets will be given together with a selection of restaurants that will host activities on different themes. Three pick-up points are organised for buses to return you to your hotels. More information is available at the info point in the Kursaal and at the participating restaurants. 13 Friday, 21 May 2010 1HZVÁDVKHV+LJKOLJKWVRIGD\ 9.30 Next Climate Conference – COP16 in Mexico: Responsibilities ahead for local and national governments (Panel Discussion P6) How can European local governments position themselves as willing partners to lead and to cooperate on emission reductions and innovative solutions? What are the challenges ahead for local and national governments towards achieving EU emission reduction targets and reaching an international climate agreement? How can international organisations and other sectors facilitate their cooperation? Facilitator: Alex Taylor, Journalist and professional moderator 3DQHOOLVWVFRQ¿UPHGLQFOXGH: Yunus Arikan, Director, Cities Climate Center; Focal point for local governments at the UNFCCC, Bonn, Germany István László Bart3ROLF\2I¿FHU$GDSWDWLRQXQLW'*&OLPDWH$FWLRQ(XURSHDQ&RPPLVVLRQ Mercedes Bresso, Regional Councillor, Piemont Region, Italy; President of the Committee of the Regions; Ronan Dantec, Deputy Mayor of Nantes, France; Climate Spokesperson of UCLG; Michel Destot, Mayor of Grenoble; President of AMGVF, France; 11.00 Coffee break & Agora presentations 11.30 A Europe of sustainable cities (Plenary P7) 3UHVHQWDWLRQRIWKHNH\¿QGLQJVDQGPHVVDJHVRIWKHWK(XURSHDQ6XVWDLQDEOH&LWLHV 7RZQV&RQIHUHQFHDQG presentation by high level representatives of European institutions of their approaches to support local and regional level initiatives towards sustainability in the upcoming years. Adoption of the Dunkerque 2010 political messages (by acclamation) .H\¿QGLQJVDQGPHVVDJHV Michel Delebarre Former Minister of State; Mayor of Dunkerque; President of the Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque;Chair of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion (COTER), Committee of the Regions Statements from High-Level Representatives Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe, Gaye Doganoglu, Chair of the Committee on Sustainable Development Spanish Ministry for the Environment, Minister Elena Espinosa Mangana, represented by Francisco Cadarso, Senior Advisor European Parliament, Member Jo Leinen (video) Committee of the Regions, President Mercedes Bresso, Regional Councillor, Piemont Region, Italy European Commission, Commissioner for Environment, -DQH]3RWRþQLN (video) European Commission, Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn Farewell message 13.00 Agora presentations Farewell Lunch - Offered by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (Access upon presentation of your participant badge) 14.30 Study visits (see the descriptions on page 15) 14 Friday, 21 May 2010 visitsStudy visits in Dunkerque Driven by its history of pioneering, Dunkerque aims to be at the forefront of innovation in sustainable development. Through the study visits, participants will have the opportunity to discover local sustainable initiatives, while being immersed in the reality of the inhabitants of Dunkerque and Flanders. Site 11/19, a benchmark for sustainable development Industrial ecology: the Dunkerque example (14:30-19:00) (14:30-18:30) ,GHQWL¿FDWLRQSDSHUVUHTXLUHGIRUHQWUDQFHWRWKHVLWH ؞Discover the heritage of the Nord-Pas de Calais region by exploring Site 11/19, 9LVLW WKH 'XQNHUTXH SODQW )UDQFH¶V ¿UVW ODUJH LQGHSHQGHQW a former mining extraction1 area. The &RPELQHG&\FOH3ODQWZKLFKLVDXQLTXHWHFKQRORJLFDOLQQRYDWLRQ2 conversion of this abandoned industrial LQ WHUPV RI SRZHU JHQHUDWLRQ DQG GHVLJQ )DPLOLDULVH \RXUVHOI land represents a reference point of ZLWKWKHWHFKQRORJ\DQGGLVFRYHUKRZHOHFWULFLW\LVKDUQHVVHGE\ eco-planning. Meet representatives of FDSWXULQJPHWDOOXUJLFDOJDVIXHOOHGZDVWHKHDWZLWKDFRPELQHG environmental organisations on site and cycle gas turbine. learn about the landscape and the hills of Artois. 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The Greater Metropolitan area– territory of innovation The paths of biodiversity (14:30-18:30) and contemporary creation (14:30-18:30) Take a stroll along the: « paths of biodiversity », a tour developed 'LVFRYHU WKH V\PEROLF ORFDWLRQV ZKHUH PHPRU\ KHULWDJH DQG by ArcelorMittal through the steel production sites of Dunkerque FRQWHPSRUDU\ DUW LQWHUVHFW D ¿UVW YLVLW WR WKH ³FDWKHGUDO´9 IRUPHU and Mardyck. This initiative contributes 1to the creation0 of an ZDUHKRXVH IRU SURGXFWLRQ RI VKLSV ZKLFK ZLOO KRVW WKH UHJLRQDO ecological corridor in the urban area of Dunkerque. FRQWHPSRUDU\DUWFROOHFWLRQIROORZHGE\DVWUROOWKURXJKWKHJDOOHU\ “Lieu d’Art et d’Action Contemporaine”. Biodiversity and environmental Global district Energy Climate Award : education (14:30-18:00) « From Copenhagen to Dunkerque » (14:30-18:30) ([SORUH WKH 9HUQDHOGH IDUP DV ZHOO DV 'LVFRYHU WKH GLVWULFW KHDWLQJ QHWZRUN RI 'XQNHUTXH DQG 6DLQW a Dunkerque neighborhood12 undergoing SROVXUPHU DQG IROORZ WKH SURFHVV IURP KHDW11 FDSWXUH WR KHDWLQJ XUEDQ UHQRYDWLRQ 7KHVH WZR RSHUDWLRQV GLVWULEXWLRQ,Q1RYHPEHU 'XQNHUTXHZDVDZDUGHGWKHJOREDO aim at improving standard of living for GLVWULFW(QHUJ\&OLPDWH$ZDUGE\WKH,QWHUQDWLRQDO(QHUJ\$JHQF\LQ FLWL]HQV DQG LQFUHDVLQJ DZDUHQHVV IRU recognition of their local district energy leadership. environmental protection via participatory processes that bring together nature, food science, and community initiatives. Pre-registration required! 3OHDVHQRWHWKDWSUHUHJLVWUDWLRQLVUHTXLUHGWRWDNHSDUWLQRQHRIWKHVWXG\YLVLW ؞MUSIC Sinsemilia A concert for the Crossroads for sustainable development on Wednesday, 19 May at 20:30 in front of the Paul Asseman pool. )ROORZLQJWKHVXFFHVVRIWKHLU¿UVWDOEXPDQGWKHLUVLQJOHTout le bonheur du monde, Sinsemilia continues the musical adventure LWODXQFKHGQHDUO\\HDUVDJRLQ*UHQREOH:LWKLWVQHZDOEXP « En quête de sens », the band stays true to its musical identity, PHUJLQJ UHJJDH URFN DQG )UHQFK SRS DQG RSHQV QHZ GRRUV of expression. The repertoire of this close-knit band has been HQULFKHGZLWKQHZPRWLIVDQGROGHUPHORGLHVDUHUHYLVLWHGZLWK more gusto than ever before. The Brasilian band Coletivo vix, 13 musicians from Vitoria, and the experimental rock group YolkZLOO open for these elite performers, resuming the joint efforts started ODVW \HDU ZLWKLQ WKH IUDPHZRUN RI DQ LQWHUQDWLRQDO FRRSHUDWLRQ LQLWLDWLYHZLWKWKH0HWURSROLWDQ8UEDQ&RXQFLORI'XQNHUTXH ؞EXHIBITION Journey from Denmark to Gibraltar The European coastline photographed by Jens Fink-Jensen. At the Musée portuaire on the Citadelle dock. 7KH H[KLELW LV D SKRWRJUDSKLF MRXUQH\ DORQJ WKH ZHVW FRDVW RI Europe, from Denmark’s northern Jutland peninsula to the Rock of Gibraltar. The images are spontaneous snapshots of places and VLWXDWLRQVDORQJWKHVKRUHUHJDUGOHVVRIWKHZKLPVRIZHDWKHUDQG OLJKW&RDVWDOFLWLHVDQGWRZQVKDYHDOZD\VEHHQYXOQHUDEOHZLWK a history of conquests, pillages, sieges and evacuations. The sea ZDVDSURPLVHRIDQHZOLIH\HWDOVRV\QRQ\PRXVZLWKGDQJHUVDQG WKUHDWV VKLSZUHFNVÀRRGVDQGVWRUPVWKDWGHVWUR\HGHQWLUHFLWLHV Jens Fink-Jensen is a poet, author, photographer, composer and architect Though the images depict cultural differences along the coastline, born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1956. He is the author of a variety of poetry ZLWKFKDQJHVLQDUFKLWHFWXUHODQJXDJHERDWVFXOLQDU\FXOWXUHDQG collections, short stories and children’s books. He is featured regularly in climate across national boundaries, they highlight the similarities photo exhibitions in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and France. RYHU WKH NP ORQJ FRQWLQHQWDO (XURSHDQ FRDVWOLQH ZKHUH inhabitants are united through the medium of the sea. ؞CINEMA ؞EXHIBITION «Local solutions for a global « The climate refugees » disorder » An exhibit addressing an environmental issue that affects the HQWLUHSODQHWLWVDLPLVWRUDLVHDZDUHQHVVDQGLQIRUPWKHODUJHU Film by Coline Serreau, showing at the Studio 43 at the Pôle SXEOLFDERXWWKHFRQVHTXHQFHVRIJOREDOZDUPLQJ2QGLVSOD\DW Marine. the at the Bibliothèque Universitaire in Citadelle from 17 to &ROLQH 6HUUHDX WUDYHOOHG WKH ZRUOG IURP ,QGLD WR %UDVLO DQG 28 May 2010. 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Michel Laubu, Appartement témoin (“Witness apartment”) A curiously refurnished apartment, featuring the entertaining use of motorized furniture that set objects into motion: spoons, forks, guitars, drums… A visual and musical installation by Michel Laubu that interacts ZLWKWKHYLVLWRUDQGEUHDWKHVOLIHLQWRDVPDOOLQYHQWHGFRPPXQLW\ ؞AT THE MUSEE DES BEAUX-ARTS You are HERE° ,QWKHVW\OHRIDFDELQHWRIFXULRVLWLHV¿YH0DVWHUVVWXGHQWVRIIHUD survey of cartography ZKHUH DUWZRUNV DQG REMHFWV IURP ORFDO 'XQNHUTXHPXVHXPVLQWHUDFWZLWKFRQWHPSRUDU\FUHDWLRQ Corps à corps (“Body to body”) An invitation to explore the collections of local Dunkerque museums, « Corps à Corps » (“Body to body”) calls into question the relationship EHWZHHQWKHDUWLVWDQGWKHERG\DQGGLVSOD\VZRUNVE\/XFD*LRUGDQR Alessandro Magnasco, Antoine Louis Barye, Eugène Leroy, Henri Cueco, Philippe Favier… Nicole Tran Ba Vang Charles Z. Landelle, “Collection Printemps/Eté 2001”, Suzanne au bain, XIXème Untitled 06, 2001 ؞EXHIBITION « The future of the FRAC » From september to october 2010 at the Pôle Marine. The FRAC (Regional Contemporary Art Funds ) for the Nord/ Pas-de-Calais region presents an installation from designer Scott King. With a piece of the exhibit relocated from its original context, the artist’s concept presents the development project of the FRAC, notably its relocation to the AP 2, the old site of the Chantiers de France. Installed in the hall of the employment house (Dunkerque), the exhibit leads the audience to discover “The future of the FRAC”. In parallel, the artist presents the interactive installation: « Conversations autour du projet AP2» (“Conversations on the AP2 project”). 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'LIIHUHQWVWDQGVDUHSODQQHGLQRUGHUWRUDLVHSXEOLFDZDUHQHVV on environmental issues and in particular, the importance of GHYHORSLQJQDWXUHZLWKLQWKHFLW\2SSRUWXQLWLHVRIIHUHGZLOOLQFOXGH a chance to discover beekeeping from Apinord, an introduction to FRPSRVWLQJ ZLWK WKH &8' DQG WKH &3,( D SUHVHQWDWLRQ RI WKH “Portrait of nature on the canals´ LQLWLDWLYH ZRUN FDUULHG RXW RQRUQLWKRORJ\ZLWKFKLOGUHQLQWKHDUHDVFRQFHUQHGWKHEXLOGLQJ of nest boxes, and a presentation of the “Let’s make our walls more green´ LQLWLDWLYH $ ZDON DORQJ WKH FDQDOV ZLOO DOVR EH RUJDQLVHGOHGE\NQRZOHGJHDEOHORFDOSHRSOH The “Clean Event” initiative is part of a regional process and belongs to a programme of activities focused on “encouraging the UHJLRQWRDFW´RQWKHFKDUWHUIRUZDVWHVHWXSE\WKH0HWURSROLWDQ Urban Council of Dunkerque. 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For more information, please call: +33 (0)3 28 60 06 94 or contact: [email protected] 18 Dunkerque 2010 : Crossroads for sustainable development DZDUHRIUHVSRQVLEOHDFWLRQVWKH\FDQFDUU\RXWLQRUGHUWRWDNH UHGHYHORSPHQW SROLFLHV ZKLFK DIIHFW WKH WZR DUHDV UHSUHVHQW D DQDFWLYHSDUWLQWKHUHJLRQ¶VZDVWHUHGXFWLRQDQGPDQDJHPHQW considerable section of their global policy of the preservation and policy. 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Their involvement in urban ZLWKDVPDQ\SHRSOHDVSRVVLEOH,QRUGHUWRGRVRDWRXUFDOOHG “Paths of biodiversity” has been set up at their Dunkerque and Mardyck steel production sites. These contribute to the creation of an ecological corridor in the region. Within the context of WKH\HDURIELRGLYHUVLW\$UFHORU0LWWDOKDYHGHFLGHGWRVKRZRII this ecological gem to the inhabitants of Dunkerque. This is a JHQXLQHLVVXHIRUVLWHVZKRVHEXVLQHVVDFWLYLWLHVUHO\RQUHPRYLQJ resources from nature such as ore or energy. 7KHWRXUZLOOVWDUWIURPWKHPDLQRI¿FHVDWWKH'XQNHUTXHVLWH on rue du Comte Jean in Grande-Synthe. 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Please refer to the map of Dunkerque Recommended taxi services for your transport around (p.23) indicating the location of the Kursaal. Shuttle services Dunkerque: DUHSURYLGHGEHWZHHQWKH.XUVDDODQGPRVWFRQIHUHQFHKRWHOV Cotaxi : 03 28 66 73 00 )RUWKHIHZKRWHOVORFDWHGLQWKHLPPHGLDWHVXUURXQGLQJVRIWKH These taxi are tagged with the logo of the conference for you Kursaal, there are no shuttle services, but bikes are available. to recognize them. ώ Shuttle services ώBicycles 'XULQJWKHFRQIHUHQFHGD\VVKXWWOHEXVVHUYLFHVUXQEHWZHHQ Bicycles are available for free on the square in front of the the train stations of Dunkerque and Adinkerke and the Kursaal. Kursaal. These services are available from 8.00 to 21.00, passing approximately every 15 minutes. ώTelephone code (YHU\PRUQLQJDVKXWWOHLVZDLWLQJLQIURQWRIHDFKKRWHOEHWZHHQ Country code of France: +33 8.00 and 8:30 to drive participants to the Kursaal. 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