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| Fifteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15) |
30 April - 11 May 2007 | United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States of America |
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Highlights for Wednesday, 9 May 2007 |
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The high-level segment began in the morning with statements by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, CSD-15 Chair Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (Qatar) and Gro Harlem Bruntland. |
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Official Opening, General Assembly Hall |
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This was followed by official statements by ministers, and roundtables, held in parallel, focusing on industrial development and energy for sustainable development, and air pollution/atmosphere and climate change. |
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Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General |
Gro Harlem Brundtland, UN Special Envoy for Climate Change |
Malik Amin Aslam, Minister of State for Environment, Pakistan
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Martin Bursik, Vice-Premier Minister of Environment, Czech Republic |
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Kasem Snidvongs, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
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Paavo Väyrynen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Finland
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Turning Commitments into Action, Working Together in Partnership: interactive discussions/ official statements |
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Alain Edouard Traore (Burkina Faso)
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| Mr. Monyane Moleleki, Minister of Natural Resources, Lesotho |
European Comission provided details about two of its flagship sustainable development initiatives. |
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Roundtable focusing on: energy for sustainable development and industrial development |
Abdalla el-Badri, OPEC, Laurent Corbier, International Chamber of Commerce, and John Holdren, Harvard University
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The Roundtable was moderated by Martin Bursik, Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic.
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Roundtable focusing on: air pollution/atmosphere and climate change |
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Valli Moosa, Eskom Holdings Limited, Daniel Yergin, Cambridge Energy Research Associetes and Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish, OPEC Fund for International Development
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| The Roundtable was moderated by Chair Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (Qatar). |
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Farmers raised the issues of carbon fixing and using agriculture for fuel.
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Valli Moosa called on the UN to implement energy saving measures throughout its buildings. |
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