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Highlights
from Thursday, 26 April
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negotiations were held throughout the day;
above photo of the EU consulting on G-77/China proposals on
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day before concluding its work, the Commission conducted its work
mostly in informal consultations. Brief morning sessions of the
Drafting Groups discussing transport and international cooperation
for an enabling environment were followed by an informal-informal
consultation on nuclear energy in the afternoon. The Drafting Group
on Atmosphere also met in the afternoon. The Drafting Group on transport
reconvened in an early evening session. An evening meeting of the
Drafting Group on energy
failed to take place after some delegations indicated informally
that they were not prepared to negotiate due to a misunderstanding
regarding what had been agreed to in some of the informal consultations
held earlier in the day.
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Gustavo
Ainchil (Argentina) facilitated the contact group on nuclear energy
Delegates
agreed to bracket reference to: nuclear proliferation; the "transboundary
consequences" of nuclear energy; and the G-77/China's proposal
on promoting international cooperation in the peaceful use of
nuclear energy, as well as their suggestion that countries using
nuclear energy consider that its use should increase. Decommissioning
was included as a concern. The Russian Federation and Canada urged
balance in the text to reflect the reasons why countries may choose
nuclear energy.
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Drafting Group on
Transport and Atmosphere
Iran read out the G-77/China's proposals on atmosphere
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On
atmosphere, Australia introduced compromise text on a paragraph
in the section on international cooperation that focuses on monitoring
of the earth's atmosphere. He said the paragraph relates to: improving
ground-based monitoring stations; increasing use of satellites; continuing
the measurement programme for total column ozone supports; supporting
programmes such as the Global Climate Observing System; and encouraging
the planning and implementation of a strategy for integrated global
observations. JAPAN said it accepted the text, while the G-77/China
gave a favorable initial response, pending further internal consultations.
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On atmosphere regarding regional cooperation, the
EU and US said they could be flexible regarding
wording on enhancing complementarity and coherence in measures to
mitigate local, regional and global problems related to the atmosphere,
while the G-77/China questioned whether the reference was appropriate.
On recommendations at the national level, the EU responded to other
delegates' concerns about a reference to "short term plans in urban
areas" by proposing alternative wording supporting "priority attention
to human settlements programmes and policies to reduce urban air
pollution."
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Reading
the documents
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Chair
David Stuart and Koi-Nang Mak, Chief of Energy and Transport Branch,
DESA
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ENB writer Wagaki Mwangi with Nigeria (left)
Nigeria intervening on atmosphere
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Informal
consultations on atmosphere
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Chair Alison Drayton speaks with the US
On
an enabling environment, the US also indicated willingness to
drop the references to rule of law if a subparagraph recommending
the establishment and implementation of legal, regulatory and
enforcement frameworks was accepted. He also added references
to "intellectual property" and "environmental protection," which
provoked the G-77/China to propose new language for a subparagraph
on international cooperation for international, regional and national
sustainable development policies to be supportive of poverty eradication
and to suggest that collaboration between the WTO and other relevant
international institution be "in accordance with their respective
mandates."
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Chair
Stuart meets with members of the G-77/China
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Delegates
met informally throughout the day to discuss outstanding issues
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Side Event: Decision-making
and Women: The Road to Rio+10
Organized by the Women's Environment and Development Organization
(WEDO)
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| Moderator
Minu Hemmati, Co-Chair, CSD Women's Caucus, UK, Hazel Brown, Network
of Trinidad and Tobago NGOs, and Irene Dankelman, Coordinator for
Sustainable Development at University of Nijmegen, Netherlands |
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Bisi Ogunleye, Countrywomen Association of Nigeria (COWAN) and CO-Chair,
CSD Women's Caucus, and Thais Corral, REDEH, Brazil |
| Panelists
discussed participation of women in decision-making, particularly
in the lead up to the Johannesburg Summit in 2002. Hazel Brown discussed
strategies for increasing participation of women, including increasing
participation at the local government level, getting to know stakeholders,
particularly administrators, and building cross-party alliances. Irene
Dankelman said that women should go to Johannesburg with a new Women's
Action Agenda. She pointed out that today is the 15 year anniversary
of Chernobyl and said lamented that many governments still believe
that nuclear energy is the solution, if there are good technologies.
For more information visit www.wedo.org |
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Event: Briefing by the South African NGO Host Committee on the 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
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Bryan
Ashe and Solomzi Madikane, of the South African NGO Forum describe
the path leading to the World Summit on Sustainable Development
2002. They will be responsible for defining and coordinating the
NGO Global Forum for next year's Earth Summit 10-year anniversary.
Their suggested purpose to to provide civil society with a space
to present its own perspectives on themes of sustainable development,
poverty eradication, and globalized governance.
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Side Event: Household
Energy, Indoor Air Pollution and Human Health: Key Issues for Policy Intervention
Organized
by the World Health Organization(WHO)
Nigel
Bruce, Urban Health Research and Resources Unit, Department of Public
Health, the University of Liverpool <ngb@liv.ac.uk>.
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Kirk
Smith, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California,
Berkeley <krksmith@uclink4.berkeley.edu>,
detailed that domestic fuel combustion for cooking and warming,
common in developing countries and rural regions, can result in
health problems, such as chronic respiratory problems, cataracts,
low birthweights (affecting infant mortality), and lung cancer.
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