Programme
G8 AMBIENTE
Syracuse, 22-23-24 april 2009
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009
10:00 – 12:00 am
Meeting with representatives of NGOs and Civil Society (Castello Maniace Hall)
12:15 – 01:15 pm
Communication and Climate Change – Development Challenges and Opportunities Roundtable Discussion jointly organized with the World Bank (Press Room)
01:30 – 02:30 pm
Welcome Lunch for Ministers and Head of Delegations
(Castello Maniace)
02:45 – 03:00 pm
Opening Working Session: Low Carbon Technologies
(Castello Maniace Hall)
03:00 – 03:30 pm
Key note address by:
- Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, International Energy Agency
- Ms. Katherine Sierra, The World Bank
03:30 – 06:30 pm
Discussion
06:30 – 07:00 pm
Closing Working Session
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Thursday, 23 April 2009
09:00 – 09:15 am
Opening Working Session: Biodiversity
(Castello Maniace Hall)
09:15 – 09:30 am
Key note address by:
- Mr. Pavan Sukhdev, TEEB study Leader
09:30: - 12:45 am
Discussion
12:45 – 01:00 pm
Closing Working Session
01:15 – 02:15 pm
Lunch
03:00 – 03:10 pm
Opening Working Session: Actions to address Climate Change (Castello Maniace Hall)
03:10 – 03:40 pm
Key note address by:
- Mr Srgjan Kerim, Special Rep. of the UN Secretary General for C.C.
- Mr. Achim Steiner, UN Environment Programme
03:40: - 06:45 pm
Discussion
06:45 – 07:00 pm
Closing Working Session
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Friday, 24 April 2009
09:00 – 09:10 am
Opening Working Session: Children’s Health and the Environment (Castello Maniace Hall)
09:10 – 09:30 am
Key note address by:
- H.E. Testuo Saito, Minister of the Environment of Japan
- H.E. Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency
09:30 – 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 – 11:00 am
Closing Working Session
11:30 – 12:00 am
Presentation of Chair’s Summary and adoption of final documents
Presidency’s final press conference
