DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK

Second Meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Development
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
26-29 November 2001

Monday,
26 November 2001
08:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Registration of Participants
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Opening Session
  1. Welcome address by the outgoing Chairman of the Bureau of the CSD
  2. Welcome address by the Executive Secretary of ECA
  3. Opening address by a Representative of the Government
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Coffee/Tea Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Election of Officers
Adoption of the Agenda and Programme of Work
11:00 a.m. - 17:30 a.m. First Plenary Session
Review and appraisal of the implementation of plans of action emanating from global and regional conferences and other substantive reports.
  1. International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD-PA) and Dakar/Ngor Declaration (DND)
  2. Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)
  3. World Food Summit
  4. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Agenda 21)
  5. Science and Technology for Food Security and Sustainable Development
13:00 p.m. - 14:30 p.m. Lunch Break
16:00 p.m. - 16:30 p.m. Coffee-Tea Break
06:30 p.m. - 08:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
Tuesday,
27 November 2001
09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Second Plenary Session
Special Event: High level Panel discussion on the main theme of the CSD meeting.
Theme: "Agricultural Intensification: Feeding ourselves and sustaining Africa's Land Resources in the new Millennium."
(a) Presentation of the main report

(b) Power point presentation by other panellists on the implications of agricultural intensification in the other areas of the nexus

  • Population and Development
  • Natural Resources and Environment
  • Science and Technology
  • Food Science and nutrition
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. Panelist Presentations Continued
15:00 p.m. - 16:00 p.m. Second Plenary Session (Continued)
  • Detail Discussions and Deliberation on the different presentations with view to formulating appropriate proposals
  • Summary presentation of key issues addressed and concluding remarks
16:00 p.m. - 16:30 Tea/Coffee break
16:30 p.m - 18:00 Second Plenary Session (Continued)
  • Detail Discussions and Deliberation on the different presentations with view to formulating appropriate proposals
  • Summary presentation of key issues addressed and concluding remarks
Wednesday,
28 November 2001
09 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (a) Review of progress made by the Division in its programme implementation and review some key outputs for 2000-2001

(b) Discussion and suggestions for the 2002-2003 Work Programme
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Coffee/Tea Break
10:45 a.m. - 13:00 p.m. General Discussion and Recommendation from the Board Members
13:00 p.m. - 14:30 p.m. Lunch Break
14:30 p.m. - 17:30 p.m. Drafting the Report
Thursday,
29 November 2001
09:00 a.m. - 13:00 p.m. Drafting the Report (continued)
15:00 p.m. - 17:00 p.m. Adoption of the Report
17:00 p.m. - 17:15 p.m. Coffee/Tea Break
17:15 p.m. - 18:00 p.m. Closure of the meeting

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