08.45: All delegates and guests arrived and are seated
09:00-10:00 PLENARY 6: Climate Change and Green Growth
Climate change, which affects all aspects of life in the Pacific, is a reflection of the environmental impact of economic growth. To address this challenge in the context of the global economic crisis, environmentally sustainable economic growth, otherwise known as Green Growth, is essential. Since current economic growth results from sub-optimal allocation of resources, ways in which resources are used and managed need to be examined through a lifecycle approach so that efficiency in both production and consumption is improved.
Main Resource:
Climate change, environmentally sustainable economic growth and employment (GEC/10)
Background Resources:
- United Nations, Green Growth at a Glance: The Way Forward for Asia and the Pacific
- United Nations, Greening Growth at a Glance: Follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Taking action on the Regional Implementation Plan for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, 2006-2010.
- United Nations, Green Growth: Capacity Development Programme: Map to Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific
- UNEP, ILO, IOE, ITUC, Green Jobs: Towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon world
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:30 Forward-looking Policy/ Action Planning to Strengthen Resilience to the current and future Crises
To ensure an effective response to the global economic crisis at the national level, countries need to commit themselves towards the protection of the vulnerable and attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in each country. In this context, the specific actions that can be taken by each country need to be identified. Actions to foster greater resilience so that the vulnerable are protected in the event of another crisis also need to be considered.
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 PLENARY 7: Concluding Statements by Pacific Country Delegations
Updates by heads of country delegations on forward-looking policy and governance agenda.
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-17:30 Official Closing and Adoption of Outcome Document
The Conference will consider and adopt its outcome statement.
17:30-18:00 Official Closing
Free Evening