| 1 August
2002 |
| 0900 - 0930 |
Registration |
Session
I: An overview of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Chair: B G Verghese |
| 0930 - 0935 |
Welcome by CSE |
| 0935 - 1000 |
A review of global
environmental negotiations, and the way ahead
 Sunita Narain |
| 1000 - 1030 |
Towards WSSD -
possible outcomes
Emil Salim |
| 1030 - 1100 |
Discussions |
| 1100 - 1115 |
Tea Break |
| 1115 - 1135 |
Developing country
expectations from WSSD
P V Jayakrishnan |
| 1135 - 1150 |
The reaction of
developing countries on the current process and text
Deepa Wadhwa |
| 1150 - 1210 |
Discussions |
| 1210 - 1230 |
UNEP on
Institutional reform in the UN for environmental governance
Timothy Higham |
| 0100 - 0200 |
Lunch |
Session II: Dealing
with poverty, and ensuring the rights of the poor
Chair: Nalaka Gunawardene |
| 0200
- 0215 |
Overview
on Poverty and the rights of the Poor
CSE |
| 0215
- 0245 |
Poverty
and the Environment
Dipak Gywali |
| 0245
- 0315 |
Traditional
knowledge in India
Atual Kaushik |
| 0315 - 0330 |
Discussions |
| 0330 - 0345 |
Tea Break |
| 0345 -
0415 |
Protecting
traditional knowledge in India
V K Gupta |
| 0415 - 0445 |
India's attempt to
prevent biopiracy and facilitate benefit sharing
Dinesh Abrol |
| 0445 - 0500 |
Concluding session |
| 0630 - 0830 |
Public meeting
Emil Salim
T R Baalu
Kamalnath |
| 2 August
2002 |
Session
III: Climate Change
Chair: Dipak Gywali |
| 0930 - 1000 |
Imperative
of equity in the climate negotiations
CSE |
| 1000 - 1030 |
Equity
in the climate change regime after Marrakesh
Mohan Munasinghe |
| 1030 - 1100 |
The
economic impacts of climate change on South Asia
Kirti Parikh |
| 1100 - 1130 |
Tea
Break |
| 1130 - 1200 |
The
impacts of climate change on South Asia
A P Mitra |
| 1200 - 1230 |
Ministry
of Environment and Forests' position on climate change
A K Mehta |
| 1230 - 0100 |
Discussions |
| 0100 - 0200 |
Lunch |
Session
IV: Environment and Development Reporting in South Asia
Chair: B G Verghese |
| 0200 - 0400 |
Open
discussion on Environment and Development Reporting in South Asia |
| 0400 - 0415 |
Tea
Break |
| 0415 - 0500 |
Concluding
session |
Agenda