CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 

Climate and People:

“To what extent are climate change and population dynamics inter-related and what can European policy makers do about this?”

 

Oslo, Norway
23-24 March 2009

 

 

 

 23 March 2009

 

11.00-12.30

 

Registration of participants

 

12.30-14.00

 

Lunch in Norwegian Parliament

 

                                                  23 March 2009

 

14.00-14.30

 

Opening Session:

·          Hon. Britt Hildeng, welcoming to the parliament

 

·          Neil Datta, EPF

 


14.30-15.30

Session 1: Setting the scene: Climate change and world population

 

  • Current and Future scenarios for climate change

×           Thierry Lucas, UNEP

×           Norway, Bjart Holtemark,  Statistics Norway

  • Current and Future scenarios for population growth

×           Leyla Alyanak, UNFPA

×           Norway, Knut Alfsen, CICERO

 

 

Q&A

 

15.30-16.00

Coffee Break

 

16.00-17.00

 

Session 2 : Towards global equity in accessing the world’s resources

 

  • Women and families facing climate change

×           Sascha Gabizon, WECF

×           Norway Gitte Motzfeldt, The Development Fund

  • New development challenges from climate change

×           Manjula Lusti-Narasimhan, WHO

×            

Q&A

 

17.00-17.15

 

Closing of day 1

 

18.00

 

 

Visit to Munch Museum

 

20.00

 

Diner

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March 2009

 

 

9.00-09.30

 

Welcome and debrief of previous day

 

 

09.30- 10.30

 

  • Session 3: Policy Impact – Climate change: A development Challenge?

 

·          Adaptation of climate change in development assistance?

×           Gotelind Alber, GENDER CC

×           Xx, NORAD

  • Meeting the MDGs, implications for development policy

×           Marina Ponti (TBC)

 

 

Q&A

 

10.30-11.00

Coffee Break

 

11.00-12.00

 

Session 4: Parliamentary Involvement: Global Health, Population and Environment – what is the role of parliamentarians?

 

  • Parliamentary Perspectives

×           Europe: MP

×           Asia: Iran, MP

×           Marit Nybakk MP, Norway

 

Q&A

 

 

12.00-13.30

 

Lunch

 

 

13.30-14.30

 

Session 5: The way forward: Challenges & opportunities for future cooperation.

 

×           Yvonne Gilli, MP, Switzerland

×           Dr Wolfgang Lutz, Institute for applied systems analysis

×           Norway?

 

Q&A

 

 

14.30-15.00

 

Summery and closing of conference