Expert Meeting on Synergies among the Conventions on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and the Forest Principles Sede Boqer, Israel, 17-20 March 1997

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8:45 Departure from Hotel

9:30 Opening Session

Session chaired by Ms. Karen Jorgensen, Assistant Director, Sustainable Energy and Environment Division, UNDP

Welcoming Remarks

Prof. Uriel Safriel, Director, Blaustein Institute
Prof. Avishay Braverman, President of Ben Gurion University
Mr. Michael Arbel, Director, Training Dept., Center for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

Purpose of the expert meeting

Ms. Karen Jorgensen, UNDP

Introduction of participants

Why science is important when considering synergies

Mr. Alex Alusa, Senior Program Officer, UNEP

Case Studies

Ms. Gulnara Bektourova (Kazakstan)
Mr. Mfaro Moyo, (Zimbabwe)

Meeting Process

11:45 Break-out in four Working groups

Working Group 1: Institutional requirements
Working Group 2: Capacity requirements
Working Group 3: National Planning
Working Group 4: Reporting and Information requirements

01:00 Lunch (at International Center)

02:30 Working groups continue

06:00 Departure to Hotel

07:00 Reception (at Ramon Inn Hotel) (Hosted by UNDP)

08:15 Departure from Hotel

09:00 Plenary

10:00 Working groups

01:00 Lunch (at International Center)

01:45 Excursion to Research Sites

04:00 Working groups continue

06:30 Departure for evening reception (at Mamshit)

(Hosted by the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research)

08:15 Departure from Hotel

09:00 Plenary session

10:00 Working groups

01:00 Lunch ( at International Center)

02:30 Working groups continue

06:00 Departure to Hotel

08:00 Banquet (at Ramon Inn Hotel)

(Hosted by Mr. Yitzhak Lior, Deputy Director General, International Organizations and Human Rights Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel)

08:15 Check-out/Departure from Hotel

09:00 Plenary: Reports from the Working Groups

(Coffee/Tea Break at International Center)

12:45 Closing

Prof. Uriel Safriel, Director, Blaustein Institute Representative of the Government of Israel
Ms. Karen Jorgensen, UNDP

01:00 Lunch (at International Center)

02:30 Departure for Airport / Tel Aviv / Jerusalem

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