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Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the seventeenth session of the Commission on
Sustainable Development (CSD-17)
23-27 February 2009 | UN headquarters, New York, US
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Highlights for Friday, 27 February 2009
On Friday morning, 27 February, the IPM discussed inter-linkages, cross-cutting issues and means of implementation. Panelist Nnimmo Bassey, Environmental Rights Action, discussed the concept of water as a human right, food security and sovereignty, and the need to provide for equal opportunities in policy-making. Panelist Erick Fernandes, World Bank, highlighted, inter alia, the importance of sustainable agricultural strategies in national action plans and the need to harness traditional knowledge. Panelist Paul Collier, Oxford University, said developing countries have to adapt to the changing climate by moving into sectors that are less vulnerable, and suggested thinking about genetically modified organisms in terms of the calculus of risk rather than ideology.
During the afternoon, delegates received a “Chair’s Negotiating Text” and offered brief, “factual” comments on the text. In her closing remarks, CSD-17 Chair Verburg highlighted that the recent multiple crises would have an impact on sustainable development in all parts of the world. She said that, at CSD-17, she would focus on concrete, action-oriented recommendations and bottom-up participatory approaches involving major groups, and gaveled the IPM to a close at 6:30 pm.
ENB SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: The Earth Negotiations Bulletin summary and analysis of the CSD-17 IPM will be available on Monday, 2 March 2009, on this site.
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IPM and CSD-17 Information resources
 UN Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) IPM and CSD-17 webpage
IPM agenda
CSD-17 homepage
CSD-17 documents
IISD Reporting Services resources
IISD RS coverage of CSD-16, 5-16 May 2008, New York, United States of America
IISD RS coverage of CSD-15, 30 April - 11 May 2007, New York, United States of America
IISD RS coverage of CSD-14, 1-12 May 2006, New York, United States of America
IISD RS coverage of CSD-13, 11-22 April 2005, New York, United States of America
IISD RS CSD coverage
IISD RS UN Convention to Combat Desertification coverage
IISD RS sustainable development meetings coverage
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin- Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
African Regional Coverage
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
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