Wednesday, 9 December 2009
On 8 December 2009, Mr Brice Lalonde, French ambassador in charge of international negotiations on climate change, stated that "Once the Heads of State sign a climate agreement, it will be companies, businesses and local governments which will have to do the job. So we need to work with cities right now and empower them. Cities are the engine of progress.” To watch the full interview, please click here.
8.30 - 9.15 LG Briefing
Briefing meetings for local government representatives will be held every morning to inform delegates of the status of the negotiations and to plan activities for the day. A series of Briefing Sheets are available to help local government representatives with negotiations and networking.
9.30 - 12.30 French Networks: French local and regional governments committed to face climate change challenges
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This event is organized by the French Section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AFCCRE), member of UCLG, and the French Association of large cities mayors (AMGVF) in partnership with Association of french urban communities (ACUF), French Inter-communal cooperation structures association (ADCF) and Association of French regions(ARF).
A detailed program is available here (in french).
This session will gather mayors, deputy mayors and presidents from French cities, counties and regions and representatives from French, European, African official delegations in order to exchange on the contribution from local levels to climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives and to support a clear recognition in the agreement /declaration to be adopted.
12.30 - 13.00 Time for Real Questions
With Stine Bosse, CEO, TrygVesta
Time for Real Questions is a daily dialogue with Konrad Otto-Zimmermann and global leaders that explores issues shaping the future of our cities and our planet. Information about daily speakers and recordings of the dialogues can be accessed here.
13.00 - 15.00 Meeting with Parties
National delegation meetings will be held in the Local Government Climate LOUNGE. These meetings are closed and on invitation only.
15.00 - 16:30 Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB): Connecting Climate Change and Biodiversity
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This event is organized by ICLEI Africa in partnership with Convention on Biological Diversity.
The program of the session is available here.
Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB), a global urban biodiversity initiative of pioneer cities leading the way for managing and conserving biodiversity at local government level.
Join Scientific Experts and Political Leaders from around the world to discuss the connections between climate change and biodiversity. This connection is momentous with 2010 being the International Year of Biodiversity. Furthermore, the Local Government Biodiversity Roadmap will be launched which highlights the focus on global biodiversity protection up to and beyond 2010.
To download the press statement click here.
18.00 - 20.00 Meeting with Parties
National delegation meetings will be held in the Local Government Climate LOUNGE. These meetings are closed and on invitation only.