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The Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
the Ministry of the Environment Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan
the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
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Capacity Building Seminar on the Integration of Green Growth Policy Tools
in the Decision Making Process for Sustainable Development in the SPECA Countries
25-26 September, Astana, Kazakhstan

Objective : 
Strengthening of the potential of the policy makers and experts from the National Sustainable Development Commissions of the SPECA countries

Aims:

  •  introduction the world experience of integration of the main tools of SD Concept;
  •  introduction the Green Growth Concept and the main tools of its realization;

Provide and present awareness and capacity building green growth policy tools to sustainable development experts from SPECA countries to facilitate integration of the Green Growth concept in decision making process for sustainable development

Participants: policy makers, experts and CSD representatives
VENUE: Academy of Public Administration, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan


Tuesday, 25
September 2007

8.45-9.30

Registration

9.30-10.00

Opening Ceremony

 

Welcoming Address

Dr. A. AKHMETOV,  Rector of the Academy of Public Administration

 

Welcoming Note

Mr. HAOLIANG Hu, UN Resident Coordinator and Head of UNDP CO-Kazakhstan

 

Opening Statement

Mr. Rae Kwon CHUNG, Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP

10.00-10.30

Process of realization of the SDC Action Plan in Kazakhstan 

Mr.SARSEMBAYEV Zeynulla, Vice -Minister of Environment Protection of RK

10.30-10.45

Coffee Break

10.45-11.15

The Green Growth Concept as a Regional  Strategy for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Mr. Masakazu ICHIMURA, Chief, Environment Section, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP

11.15-12.15

Integration of SD principles in decision making process

Dr. Bakhyt YESSEKINA., Academy of Public Administration

12.15-13.00

Questions and Answers Session

Discussion with participants

13.00-14.00

Lunch Break

Session 1 -  Quality of economic growth

14.00-14.30

The Role of Institutes of Development           
in achievement of sustainability of the national economy

Mr. Kairat  AITEKENOV, Vice -President of Sustainable Development Found “Kazyna”

14.30-15.00

Green Tax and Budget Reform and payment for ecosystems services

D. Eng. Aneta NIKOLOVA, Environmental Affairs Officer, SDWRS, ESDD, UNESCAP

15.00-15.30

Sustainability assessment of policies and technologies

Dr. Dalia STRIEMKENE, Leading Researcher, Lithuanian Energy Institute

15.30-16.00

Questions and Answers Session

 

16.00-16.15

Coffee Break

Session 2 –  Indicators and measurements  of social progress

16.15-16.45

Perspectives of using SD indicators in  the national statistics system

Dr. Yuriy SHOKAMANOV, National Statistical Agency of the RK

16.45-17.15

Climate Change Mitigation – UNESCAP Innovative Mechanism

Mr. Masakazu ICHIMURA, Chief, Environment Section, ESDD, UNESCAP

17.15-17.45

Lithuanian experience of use of SD indicators

Dr. Dalia STRIEMKENE, Leading Researcher, Lithuanian Energy Institute

17.45-18.00

Wrap Up Session

Mr. Masakazu ICHIMURA, Chief, Environment Section, ESDD, UNESCAP

18.00

Dinner Hosted by the Academy of Public Administration and the Ministry of Environment


Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Session 3 - Internalization of environment cost/Greening of Business

9.00-9.30

Sustainable Consumption
and Demand Side Management 

D. Eng. Aneta NIKOLOVA, Environmental Affairs Officer, SDWRS, ESDD, UNESCAP

9.30-10.00

Sustainable Infrastructure Development

Mr. Lorenzo SANTUCCI, Economic Affairs Officer, EVS, ESDD, UNESCAP

10.00-10.30

Questions and Answers

 

10.30-10.40

Coffee Break

10.40-11.00

Integration of the ecological issues in the economic sector

Mr. Djalil BUZRUKOV (Tadjikistan)

11.00-11.45

Potential of the ecological business in Russia

Dr. Elena  KUZMINA,  Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Science

 Section 4 – Globalization, trade , environment and green growth

11.45-12.20

Trade globalization and its influence on the environment

Dr. Olga PONIZOVA, Russian Sustainable Development Centre

12.20-12.50

Creating synergies between trade and the environment: Opportunities for win-win situations  

Mr. Lorenzo SANTUCCI, Economic Affairs Officer, EVS, ESDD, UNESCAP

12.50-13.20

The Greening of Business and Low Carbon Economy

Russian Version

D. Eng. Aneta NIKOLOVA, Environmental Affairs Officer, SDWRS, ESDD, UNESCAP

13.20-13.40

Wrap up and Conclusions

Dr. Bakhyt YESSEKINA

13.40-14.30

Lunch Break

 

14.30-17.30    Field trip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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