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Position Paper Western Cape Province Sustainable Development Conference 19 – 22 June 2005 Cape Town International Convention Centre SUNDAY - 19 JUNE 2005 REGISTRATION 10:00 – 17:00 Registration DAY ONE: MONDAY - 20 JUNE 2005 OPENING CEREMONY 07h30 Registration 09:00 Introduction to the Programme Mr Clarence Ford 09:15 Cultural Programme Poetry – Chigo, Dance 09:30 Welcome & Opening Ms Tasneem Essop - Provincial Minister of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning – Western Cape 09:45 Opening Address Mr Ebrahim Rasool, Premier of the Western Cape 10:15 Keynote Address Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs & Tourism 10:45 TEA 11:15 International Perspective Mr Valli Moosa – President IUCN Mr Sabin Intxaurraga, Co-Chair nrg4SD Mr Ricardo Sanchez Sosa (tbc) 12:00 LUNCH 13:00 Cultural Programme 14.15 Launch of United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Mr Cameron Dugmore – Provincial Minister of Education – Western Golf Estates Guidelines - Closure of Public Participation Development Cape Process Ms Tasneem Essop - Provincial Minister of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning DAY TWO: TUESDAY - 21 JUNE 2005 DIALOGUE SESSION 08:15 – 08:30 Welcome and Introduction to Dialogue Session – Minister Tasneem Essop 08:30 – 13:00 DIALOGUE SESSIONS 13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH SPECIAL ROUND TABLE ON THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Mr Murphy Morobe – Head of Communications in the Presidency Mr Jovial Rantao – Editor of Sunday Independent Presentation on Guidelines for EIA Specialist Studies Chaired by Mr Saliem Fakir 14:00 – 16:00 DIALOGUE SESSIONS 16:00 – 18:00 Summary & Conclusion DIALOGUE SESSION SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 SESSION 7 Embedding Sustainable Sustainable Human Energy & Climate Water & Waste Biodiversity and Sustainable Sustainable Development in Settlements Change Management Natural Resource Development & Development Indicators Growth, Tourism and Management Governance Trade Strategies THEME Ms Thembeka Mhlekwa Ms Shanaaz Majiet Dr Piet van Rooyen Prof Craig Househam Ms Dipolelo Elford Ms Shirley Robinson Mr Theo Tolmay CHAIR 08h30 – Mr Mathew Quinn Mr Marius Fransman Mr Ernst-Christoph Mr Luc Bas (Flanders Mr Fundisile Mketeni Ms Pam Yako Dr Steven Goldfinger 10h00 (Welsh Assembly - (MEC for Local Gov & Stolpe (North Rhine nrg4SD) (Dep. DG DEAT) (DG DEAT) (Global Footprint) nrg4SD) Housing) Westfalia- nrg4SD) …………………… ……………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… ………………………… Mr Mike Muller Mr Trevor Sandwith Dr Edgar Pieterse nrg4SD Chairperson (tbc) Mr Sibusiso Xaba Mr Ahmedi Vawda, Dr Chippy Olver (Former (DWAF) (CAPE) (Premier’s office) ……………………….. (Gauteng Premier’s (Acting DG Housing) DG, Environmental …………………… ……………………… ………………………… Ms Virginia Petersen Office) ………………………… Affairs & Tourism) Mr Saleem Mowzer Prof Brian Huntley Dr Merle Sowman (Social Services & ………………………… Mr Seth Maqetuka ………………………… (Cllr - City of Cape Town) (SANBI) (UCT) Poverty Alleviation) Mr Brendon Roberts (City of Cape Town) Ms Jo-Anne Yawitch ……………………… ………………………… ………………………… (Economic Dev & ………………………… (DEAT) Mr David Daitz Dr Rudie Pretorius Tourism) Ms Wendy Hartshorne .................................... (CapeNature) Mr Godfrey Mokate (DEAT) ………………………… (SAPOA) Mr Paul Verges - ……………………… (CEO NDA) ………………………… President of the Regional Mr Ismail Dockrat ……………………………. Mr Ricardo Sanchez Council of the (Wesgro) Mr Lucien le Grange Department of Reunion Sosa Saint Denis (Architect) (UNEP) ……………………….. Mr Jon Hanks (Consultant) SPEAKERS 10h00 TEA 10h30 – Ms Noki Dube Mr Matthew Cullinan Dr Guy Midgley Mr Gottlieb Arendse, Ms Merle Dietricks Dr Mark Swilling, Mr Christopher Dalgliesh 12h30 (SRK Consulting) (CTRU) (SAPI) (SANBI) (D:EADP) (Buchu Project) (Sustainability Institute) ………………………… ……………………….. ………………………. ………………………… ……………………… ………………………… Dr Laurine Platzky Ms Marina Murris (Department of the Mr Tony Ehrenreich Dr David Fig Ms Nirmala Nair, Mr Tony Hansen Ms Jessica Wilson (Local Govt & Housing) Premier) (COSATU) …………………………. (Environmental (ZERISA) (Biodiversity & Wine (EMG) ……… ………………… Consultant) Initiative) Ms Hilda Ndude Mr Nathi Tshabalala (Human Settlements W ………………………… Dr Ruth Stern ……………………… Mr Shaun Byneveldt Cape Reference Group) (Speaker of the Western Ms Leila Mohammed (Khayelitsha Water and Dr Rachel Wynberg (Fairtrade) Cape Provincial (Environmental (SEA) Sanitation Programme) Government) Consultant) Mr Francis Steyn (Western Cape Department of Agriculture) 13h00 – LUNCH 14h00 14h00 – DIALOGUE SESSION CONTINUES – FACILITATED DISCUSSION ON ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 16h00 DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY - 22 JUNE 2005 CLOSING SESSION 08:30 - 10:30 Recommendations & Proposals from Dialogue sessions Chairpersons of 7 Dialogue sessions 10:30 – 11:00 TEA 11:00 – 13:30 Social Partner responses and Festival for Life presentations Business Civil Society Labour Youth Women People with Disabilities Government Response Ms Tasneem Essop Presentation on Guidelines for EIA Provincial Minister of Environmental Specialist Studies Affairs & Development Planning Signing Ceremony Declaration of Intent Closing Address Mr Ebrahim Rasool - Western Cape Premier 13:30 LUNCH .
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