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- November 8, 2006
DESCRIPTION
The National Institute for Environmental Studies, with the cooperation of the Ministry of the Environment (Japan) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom), held a side event at the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention (COP12) and the second meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP2). The event was entitled "Global Challenges Toward a Low-Carbon Society (LCS) Through Sustainable Development (SD)" on November 8 and it took place at Acacia Hall in the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) near the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).
The side event opened with a speech from Dr. Ryutaro Yatsu, Councillor in the Minister's Secretariat at the Ministry of the Environment (Japan). The panelists then gave their presentations, followed by a question period. The discussion was so lively that it stretched past the allotted time, and we were concerned about cutting into the time for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) event that followed. The room was able to hold 120 people, but at one point, people were unable to find seats and had to stand and watch.
The program and slides from the event are available online at the following address.
http://2050.nies.go.jp/cop12/
DETAILS
COP12 Side Event: Global Challenges Toward a Low-Carbon Society (LCS) Through Sustainable Development (SD)
Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Time: 11:15am to 12:45pm
Location: Acacia, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
PHOTOS
 Photo 1 From left, Dr. Kainuma (National Institute for Environmental Studies) moderates while and PR Shukla (Indian Institute of Management) gives his lecture |
 Photo 2 Dr. Jonathan Pershing (World Resources Institute) offers a comment to the crowded room |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Japan Low Carbon Society Scenarios toward 2050 - COP12 Side Event
http://2050.nies.go.jp/cop12/
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Special Report on Selected Side Events at COP12
http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop12/enbots/8nov.html
Side Event Press Release
http://www.nies.go.jp/whatsnew/2006/20061026/20061026e.html
NIES Press Release: Report from the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention (COP12) and Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP2)
http://www.nies.go.jp/whatsnew/2006/20061108/index-e.html
COP12 & COP/MOP2 Side Event Pamphlet
http://www.nies.go.jp/whatsnew/2006/20061026/prog.pdf
NIES website
http://www.nies.go.jp
CONTACT
Office of Public Relations and International Coordination
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506 JAPAN
Tel: 029-850-2304
Fax: 029-851-2854
Email: www@nies.go.jp
Press Release:November 6, 2006