Regions and Sustainable Development, Brussel, 24 juni 2010

24/06/2010 - 09:30 - 16:15

WAT?

Aan de vooravond van de 'Rio+20' top m.b.t. duurzame ontwikkeling in 2012 en na de ontgoochelingen van Kopenhagen in 2009, duurt het debat over de implementatie van Agenda en de verklaring van Rio voort.  Deze workshop stelt enkele vergelijkende perspectieven ter beschikking m.b.t. regionale visies voor duurzame ontwikkeling en biedt een discussieplatform over hoe regio's interageren en samenwerken met nationale en internationale niveau's.

De werktaal van de workshop is Engels.

Programma

09.30 Registration

09.45 Opening session
-Prof Dr Hans Bruyninckx, coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre for Sustainable Development
-Representative of the Flemish Minister-President

10.15 Panel 1: Sustainable development policies of regions

-Chair: Dr Kirsten Jörgensen, Freie Universität Berlin
-Introduction: Sander Happaerts, Flemish Policy Research Centre for Sustainable Development: The Flemish governance model for sustainable development
-Kris Bachus, Flemish Policy Research Centre for Sustainable Development

Coffee and tea, offered by the Committee of the Regions -

-The sustainable development policy of Quebec - Dr René Audet, University of Ottawa
-Sustainable development in Wallonia - Nicolas Pirotte, Cabinet of the Minister for Sustainable Development of the Walloon Government

Discussion: obstacles and opportunities

12.15  Walking lunch

13.30 Panel 2: Regions and multi-level interactions
-Chair: Prof Kenneth Hanf, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
-Introduction: Karoline Van den Brande, Flemish Policy Research Centre for Sustainable Development
-Flanders and the international sustainable development debate: Jan De Mulder, Representative of the Public Governance Department in the Sustainable Development-Working Party of the Flemish Government
- The EU’s sustainable development policy: Lea Vatanen, Secretariat-General, European Commission

Coffee and tea, offered by the Committee of the Regions -

-One Wales: One Planet: Peredur John, Welsh Assembly Government EU Office
-The Belgian Presidency of the EU: federal-regional coordination on sustainable development: Tim Bogaert, Belgian Federal Public Service for Programming on Sustainable Development

Discussion: obstacles and opportunities

15.45 Closing session

Paula Baker, Member of the Committee of the Regions, rapporteur on "The role of local and regional authorities in future EU environmental policy"

Prof Dr Hans Bruyninckx, coordinator of the Flemish Policy Research Centre for Sustainable Development

16.15 Closing drinks

WANNEER?
24 juni 2010

WAAR?

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Trierstraat 74
1040 Brussel

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