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11th GMGSF ..
11th Special Session of GC/GMEF ..

UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch - Civil Society Accreditation
The Tenth Global Civil Society Forum (10th GCSF)
Day 02 – Sunday 15th February 2009:

Presentation of the themes of the GC25/GMEF: globalisation and the environment; international environmental governance; the chemicals agenda (mercury)

Session 4: Globalisation and the environment

  • Globalization and the Environment: ‘Global Crises, National Chaos?’ In the context of the challenges of food, energy and water security in a changing climate, how can we meet multiple environmental and development challenges at the country level, and capture the opportunities that might arise?
  • International Environmental Governance and the UN Reform: ‘IEG: Help or Hindrance?’ Does the current IEG architecture, including financing mechanisms, help States in meeting the challenges to achieving sustainable development and the MDGs or does it serve to hinder such efforts?  What would a future country responsive IEG architecture require?
Keynote presentations from UNEP and major groups speakers:
Session 5: The Chemicals Agenda – A global framework for mercury?
The session provided an opportunity to update the participants on the international negotiations on chemicals management, in particular on Mercury, and outline the expectations from the GC25/GMEF.

Keynote presentations from UNEP and major groups speakers
  • Mr. Per Bakken, Head, Chemicals Branch, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEP
  • Mr. Euripides Euripidou, Ground Work - Friends of the Earth
Caucus meeting: Informal session without interpretation


Session 6: Refining the key messages to the GGC25/GMEF - Open space for participants to finalise their messages to the GC25/GMEF

Closing session
  • Closing remarks by the Chair of the GCSF, Member of the Major Group Facilitation Committee
  • Closing remarks by Mr. Olivier Deleuze, Chief, Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch,  Division of Regional Cooperation, UNEP