Fourth Meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Development (CSD-4)
Draft
Agenda
Theme: Managing Land-Based Resources for Sustainable Development
Addis Ababa
24-28 October 2005
1. Opening of the Meeting
2. Election of Officers
3. Adoption of the Agenda and Work Programme
4. UNU-INRA Distinguished Lecture on Sustainable Development Outlook for Africa
5. Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of CSD-3 and of SDD's 2004-2005 Work Programme
6. Managing Land-Based Resources for Sustainable Development: Policy Recommendations
7. Highlights of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA)
8. Emerging Issues on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa
9. ECA's Programme for Promoting Biotechnology for Sustainable Development in Africa
10. Report on the Follow-up and Implementation of the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
11. Regional Implementation Review for the Global CSD-14
Industrial Development
Air Pollution and Climate Change
Energy for Sustainable Development
12. Presentation of SDD's 2006-2007 Work Programme
13. Theme, Dates and Venue of ACSD-5
14. Any Other Business
15. Presentation and Adoption of the Report of the Meeting
16. Closure of the Meeting
Parallel Sessions
1. High level Stakeholders Forum on Power Sector Reform in Africa, lead UNEP/ECA (25-26 October 2005)
2. Energy Ministers Meeting on: "Improving Rural Energy Access to Achieve the MDGs in Africa: The Mini-Hydropower Case", lead by UNDP/IEPF (25-26 October 2005)
Pre-Session
22-23 October 2005: Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting on the Sustainable Development Report on Africa