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Third
Session of UNEP’s Intergovernmental Strategic Plan for Technology
Support and Capacity Building
2-4 December 2004, Bali,
Indonesia
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Negotiations Bulletin
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Highlights
for Friday, 3 December 2004
Delegates
to IGSP-3 met in morning, afternoon and evening sessions of
the Working Groups to continue consideration of the
compilation text. In the afternoon, delegates convened for a
brief plenary session in order to review the state of
negotiations.
Above photo: Delegates from the European Union in
consultation with Co-Facilitator Idunn Eidheim (Norway).
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Facilitator Eidheim said Working Group I was making headway and noted that new text had been circulated on the
introduction to the Plan.
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Chair
Ntagazwa
opened the plenary, noting that the session was an opportunity
to take stock of progress achieved in the negotiations. |
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Facilitator
Asadi said Working Group II still has to address the
important issue of financing and noted that a large portion of the
text on institutions had been agreed upon.
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Stressing
the importance of South-South capacity building and technology
support,
Klaus Toëpfer, UNEP Executive Director,
reported on the signing of a letter of intent of with Indonesia’s
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Non Aligned Movement Centre for
South-South Technical Cooperation.
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The EU
expressed concerns about duplication and overlaps between the
two Working Groups and requested the Secretariat to provide a
clean text of the entire Plan for consideration by regional
groups. Above photo: Marjanne de Kwaasteniet (The
Netherlands on behalf of the EU)
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The G-77/CHINA said the provision of the
additional financing is the logical consequence of the IGSP
process. Above photo L-R: Syed Zahid Hussain and Jamil
Ahmad (Pakistan) speaking on behalf of the G77/China during
the first day of plenary.
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WORKING
GROUPS: PREPARATION
OF THE DRAFT INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIC PLAN
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WORKING
GROUP I:
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The G-77/CHINA and others argued that cooperation between
UNEP, UNDP, GEF and MEAs is essential in developing
practical arrangements to transform countries needs into
strategic priorities and potential responses. Above photo:
Mame Baba Cisse (Senegal speaking on behalf of the
G77/China.
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On the section on strategic considerations, many
proposals for deletion were made to avoid duplication of
concepts in the sections on objectives and implementation.
Above photo: Facilitator
Eidheim (center) giving delegates extra time for
consultations.
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WORKING
GROUP II:
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Above
photos L-R: In the morning, Facilitator Asadi (center)
with Werner
Obermayer and Adnan Amin (UNEP) introduced a
new version of the section on institutional
mechanism/coordination of the compilation text, which
included his compromise formulations.
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CANADA supported the EU on the efficient use of existing
resources and the need for a wider application of the
voluntary indicative scale of contributions to the
Environment Fund. Above photo: Nicole Ladoucer (Canada)
making an intervention with Gary Pringle (Canada)
at the foreground.
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PICTURES FROM A DIALOGUE
WITH ERIN BROCKOVICH:
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This
service was prepared in cooperation with the UNEP Secretariat
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