Side Event Invitation: Role of mountains in promoting green growth and making development sustainable
Tek Jung Mahat
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to invite you to the side event below, where we are expecting some important gusts like Dr.R.K. Pachauri, Chair, IPCC and Director General, TERI, and Dr David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD, and few ministers from Himalayas and Europe among others. Please kindly let me know by contacting at tma...@icimod.org or +55 21 8292-9025 (Rio local mobile no.) in case you need any clarification or support.
We look forward to receiving many of you tomorrow morning at Athletes Park, Pavilion I Peru Corner (a.k.a. Mountain Pavilion).
Please kindly share this announcement with people in your network. Thank you!
Regards,
Tek
PS: please note this invitation is for the people who are already in Rio and are attending the Rio+20 meeting. No special passes are needed to enter the Mountain Pavilion and free shuttles are offered by the organisers for delegate’s transport.
Role of mountains in promoting green growth and making development sustainable
Time: 11.00 to 13.00 Hours; Date: 19 June, 2012;
Venue: Pavilion No. I (Peru); Athletes’ Park (just 10 minutes walk from the Rio Centro)
Tentative Programme:
Speakers:
Role of Mountain Ecosystems in Promoting Green Economy and Green Growth: A Strategic Perspective – Dr David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD
Keynote Speech: Managing Mountain Ecosystems for Sustaining Green Economy, Adapting to Climate Change and Reducing Poverty - Dr.R.K. Pachauri, Chair, IPCC and Director General, TERI
Green Economy Strategies and Opportunities in Different Mountain Regions of the World
· HKH Region: Dr. Golam Rasul, Head, Economic Analysis Division, ICIMOD
· Africa: Prof. Izal Pereira Da Silva, DY. VC (Academic affairs), Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya
· South America – Christian Devenish – Investigator; Mountain Research Initiative - Americas (TCA);CONDESAN
· Central Asia _ Rep. from Kyrgyzstan
· HKH region; Green development approaches in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Stefania Proietti, EVK2CNR
Panel Discussions (Ministers and Senior Delegates)
Wrap-Up – Madhav Karki, ICIMOD/Olman Serrano, Mountain Partnership
Tek Jung Mahat
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel +977-1-5003222 Ext [104], Fax +977-1-5003277 Web www.icimod.org
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