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Indicators:
International Workshop, Bridgetown, Barbados, 7-9 December 1999

International Workshop on CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development
Hosted by the Government of Barbados and sponsored by the Government of Germany

Annex 1

International Workshop on CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development Hosted by the Government of Barbados in cooperation with the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development,
co-sponsored by the Government of Germany

Programme

Tuesday, 7 December 1999

Official Welcome

Chaired by Ms. Atheline Haynes, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Barbados

 
10:00 - 10:10 Welcoming Address
by The Hon. Rawle Eastmond, Minister of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Government of Barbados
10:10 - 10:30 "Sustainable Development - setting indicators in perspective"
by Mr. Dennis Pantin, Senior Lecturer, Coordinator of the Sustainable Economic Development Unit for Small Island Developing States, University of the West Indies
10:30 - 10:50 "The role of indicators in monitoring Government policies on sustainable development"
by Mr. Uwe Taeger, Focal Point for Indicators of Sustainable Development in Germany

Opening of the Workshop

Chaired by Ms. Nadine Gouzee, Coordinator of the Task Force "Sustainable Development," Government of Belgium

Co-chair: Mr. Lowell Flanders, Assistant Director, United Nations Division for Sustainable Development

Facilitators: Ms. Anne Kerr, Director, Indicator Branch of Environment Canada, Mr. Tim Stuart, Senior Advisor, United States Environment Protection Agency and, Mr. Tom Crowards, Research Economist, Caribbean Development Bank

 
10:50 - 11:10 "Evaluation of the CSD indicator testing programme"
by Mr. Lowell Flanders, Assistant Director, United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
11:10 - 12:30 "Experiences with national implementation"

Belgium
Barbados
Czech Republic
Kenya
12:30 - 13:40 Lunch break
13:40 - 14:00 Introduction to session: "Sustainable Development Indicator Theme Selection"
by Fernando Casado, Expert in Indicators for Environment and Sustainable Development, PricewaterhouseCoopers
14:00 - 16:15 Parallel working groups to discuss indicator themes
16:15 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00 Plenary feedback and discussion
~ Reception, hosted by the Government of Barbados ~

Wednesday, 8 December 1999

 
09:00 - 11:00 Experiences with international cooperation
South Africa/Finland
Tunisia/Morocco/France
 

The Netherlands, Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica

Using CSD indicators in the context of the Sustainable Development Agreements. by Mr. Herman Verheij, Global Environmental Policy Division, The Netherlands & Mr. Detlef van Vuuren, Project Manager, RIVM
11:00 - 12:00 Plenary discussion on Institutional indicators for sustainable development
by Mr. Joachim Spangenberg, Project Coordinator, Wuppertal Institute
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 - 13:40 Introduction to session: "Core Indicators According to Themes"
by Fernando Casado, Expert in Indicators for Environment and Sustainable Development, PricewaterhouseCoopers
13:40 - 15:40 Parallel working groups to discuss core indicators according to themes
15:40 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 18:00 Plenary feedback and discussion

Thursday, 9 December 1999

 
09:00 - 11:00 Parallel working groups to discuss core indicators according to themes
(Continued)
11:00 – 12:00

Plenary feedback and discussion
12:00 - 12:30 Experience with integration of indicators into decision-making, communication and reporting
United Kingdom
United States
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 16:00 Data and other information systems
Philippines
Mexico
Canada
  Carnegie Mellon University
United Nations Statistics Division
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat
16:00 - 16:30 Adoption of conclusions and recommendations of the meeting
16:30 - Closing of the meeting

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