FINAL PROGRAM
CLIMATE CHANGE IV
Anticipating climate risks
A Media21 journalist workshop during the 3rd World Climate Conference
Geneva (Switzerland), 31 August-4 September, 2009
Field Trips: Mali or California (to be confirmed), 5-15 September
In collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Development Programme, IPCC, Green Cross International, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Global Humanitarian Forum-Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Bread for All
The four-day Geneva sessions will focus on the following:
- The impact of climate change on disasters, humanitarian response and development
- Seeking concrete solutions
- The role of media: informing affected populations, improving awareness, serving as a watchdog for global accountability.
- Interactive group discussions with key experts (panels).
Own reporting in Geneva: Media21 will facilitate contacts (individually or small groups).
Sunday, 30 August 2009
20:00 WELCOME BUFFET, Hôtel des Arcades, Place Cornavin, with Media21 staff and guests.
Day 1: Monday, 31 August 2009
Location: CICG Room 13, Geneva
08:00–08:45 INTRODUCTION to the World Climate Conference 3:
- Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Location: CICG Room 13, Geneva
09:00–10:30 PANEL: After Kyoto, which strategy to cope with climate change?
MODERATOR: Jean Fabre, ex deputy director, UNDP,Geneva
- Walter Fust, CEO-Director-General, Global Humanitarian Forum-Geneva
- Martin Beniston, Head, Climatic Change and Climate Impacts (Unige), IPCC member
- Reid Basher, Senior Coordinator of the Policy Development Unit, UN-ISDR
10:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:00–12:30 PANEL: Long term ecology VS short term politics?
MODERATOR: Daniel Wermus, Media21
- David Hiler, president of the State Council of Geneva, member of the green Party (tbc)
- Someswhar Singh, communication director, Green Cross International, Geneva
12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15:00 EDITORIAL MEETING with Gabriela Seiz, MeteoSwiss, Head of staff office climate division
15:00-18:00 Independent reporting, research and interviews
Day 2: Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Location: CICG Room 13, Geneva
08:15 INFORMAL DISCUSSION – US Climate Policy
- Shere Abbott, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
09:00–10:30 PANEL: “Green new deal” – Is sustainable development economically viable?
MODERATOR: Bill Dowell, European Editor, The Global Post
- Alexandre Epalle, Director of the Geneva Service for Sustainable Development.
- David Croft, Head of Conformance and Sustainability, Cadbury
- Yves Berthelot, Vice-pres. European Foundation for the Sustainable Development of the Regions
- Oliver Rapf, Head of Business Engagement Unit, WWF International
10:30–12:00 PANEL : Population and climate change
MODERATOR: Fabrice Boulé, Media21
- Siri Tellier, former director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Geneva
- Karen Newman, Coordinator of Population and Sustainability Network, London
- Geneviève Ferone, Director of Sustainable Development, Veolia
12:30-14:00 BROWNBAG LUNCH: Voices of young people
Six young campaigners (16-25) from all continents exchanging concerns with journalists
14:00–15:00 EDITORIAL MEETING (some of the young campaigners attending)
15:00-18:00 Independent reporting, research and interviews
Day 3: Wednesday, 2 September, 2009
Departure: Migros supermarket, Palettes, Geneva
09:30-18:00 MOUNTAIN FIELD TRIP: Les Gets, Megève and Chamonix (France)
Day 4: Thursday, 3 September 2009
Location: CICG Room 13, Geneva
09:00–10:30 PANEL: Will new technologies save the planet ?
MODERATOR: Ed Girardet, Media21
- Mannava Sivakumar, Acting director, Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch, WMO
- Hervé Guilcher, Hewlett Packard, Director, Environmental Programs Europe/Middle East/Africa
- Chaim Nissim, Noé21, action for a New Orientation of the Economy
- David Heering, Monsanto, Technology Development Lead, Europe/Middle East/Africa region
10:30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:30 PRESENTATION: Digital weather forecasting: communication of uncertainty
- Pierre Eckert, Meteo Swiss, Head of regional center, Geneva Switzerland
DEBATE: Addressing climate issues during weather forecast presentation?
- Solomon Yohannes, National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia
- Nadia Zyncenko, National Meteorological Agency of Argentina
- Mama Konate, national meteorological director, Mali (tbc)
13:00-13:45 INFORMAL DISCUSSION
- Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environmental Programme, Nairobi
13:45-14:30 LUNCH BREAK
14:30–15:30 EDITORIAL MEETING
Day 5: Friday, 4 September 2009
Location: Dübendorf, Zurich – and Berne, AKI, Alpeneggstrasse
11:00 – 12:00 Visit of the Solar Impulse Project (solar plane) in Dübendorf, near Zurich Airport. Meeting with André Borschberg, CEO and co-founder.
12:00 -13:30 Lunch break in Dübendorf
15:00 -17:00 Meeting with two development NGOs in Berne
PANEL : Environmental Cooperation – Can we change ?
- Patrick Kohler, CEAS – Centre Écologique Albert Schweitzer, head of communication.
- Evelyn Kamber, Bread for All, program officer.
Day 6: Saturday, 5 September 2009
Location: Vallée de Joux, Jura Mountains
09:00 -10:30 Meeting : The Challenges of a sustainable agriculture
with Gérard Choplin -Via Campesina (International farmer movement)
Visit of a Minergie Building, a waste recycling disposal, a wood chip plant, a photovoltaic powerplant, the Vacherin (cheese) Museum, a distillery
Saturday evening : Departure for Mali (1st half-group)
Day 7: Sunday, 6 September 2009 (2nd half group)
Location: Vallée de Joux, VD, for the American-Swiss journalists group
Visit Hiking, lunch in a mountain chalet, visit of the city of Romainmôtier
Day 8: Monday, 7 September 2009
Location: visit of high tech companies in Vaud and Neuchâtel region
10:00-12:00 Visit of the company Flexcell (high-performance solar cells) in Yverdon
14:00-16:00 Visit of the CSEM (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology) in Neuchâtel, presentation of the “solar islands”
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Botnaru Petru // June 25, 2009 at 15:16 |
Concrete solutions:
In 2003 year when was decelerated in Vorniceni village, Moldova, exceptional situation because at the “Ion Inculet” lyceum was identified 75 cases of Hepatitis A. Doctors told that the cause was low quality of drinkable water. In the future are expected other cases of disease because the lyceum is not assure in centralistic way with water. More than that – there is a danger of new epidemic, because until nowadays the lyceum has no centralized water and it results no elementary studying conditions.
The first step to create The Moldovan Network of Rural Volunteering Centers for Water was done in 2003 (monitoring macro invertebrates; Youth Water Parliament etc).
The MNRVCW will make an important contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, to all of which water plays a crucial role:
1.Water quality control permanently. 2. Ecological monitoring of pumps wells etc. 3. Volunteers, informational change with abroad partners. 4. To create a European Rural Water Volunteering Center’ Network. 5. To consolidate partnership with NGOs-business-public local administration 6. To consolidate managerial capacities of Association of Water Consumers founders. 7. To organize local, regional Forums for Water (every year). 8 Moldovan Water Youth Parliament. 8. Water Caravan.
ETC.