IISD RS @ GC-26/GMEF, 21-24 February 2011, UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya

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21 February

Twenty-sixth Session of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-26/GMEF)

21-24 February 2011 | UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya

Highlights for Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Delegates at the 26th session of the GC-26/GMEF convened in the morning for ministerial consultations on the green economy, and for the IEG, State of the Environment and the Budget and Programme of Work in the Committee of the Whole.

In the afternoon, delegates in the GMEF met in four ministerial roundtables on the green economy, while the Committee of the Whole (COW) continued discussions on the State of the Environment and the Coordination and Cooperation within the UN System.

The drafting group met throughout the day and into the night to consider the draft decision on IEG. The Budget and Programme of Work contact group met during the day. The contact group on chemicals and waste reported it anticipated completing its work by mid-day Wednesday.

A banner displaying the conference theme.

Daily web coverage (click on the following links to see our daily web pages)

21 Feb- 22 Feb- 23 Feb- 24 Feb- Summary

Ministerial Consultations

Raila Odinga, Prime Minister, Kenya

Hani Sherry Ayittey, Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Ghana

Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, EU

Robert Watson, UK

Norbert Röttgen, Germany

Julia Marton- Lefèvre, IUCN

Tarja Reponen, Finland

Pavan Sukhdev, UNEP, presented the Green Economy Report.

The dais during the morning's Ministerial Consultation.

Committee of the Whole

Atsushi Suginaka, Japan

Jorge Chamero, Cuba

Tom Jacob, Chamber of Commerce, US

Zita Gellér, Hungary

Drafting Committee

Chair of the drafting Committee, Macharia Kamau, Kenya, consults with Masa Nagai, Secretariat.

A view of the drafting committee room.

Delegates during the drafting committee session in the morning.

Ministerial Roundtables on Green Economy

A view of the the first Ministerial Roundtable before the session began.

Co-Chairs of the first Ministerial Rountable :
Rashad Ahmad Bin Fahad, United Arab Emirates, and
Terezya Luogo Hovisa, Tanzania.

Jochen Flasbarth, Germany, and
Gusti Mohammad Hatta, Indonesia,
co-chaired the session.

Khawaja Muhammad Naeem, Pakistan

Paolo Soprano, Italy

A view of the second Ministerial Roundtable on the green economy.

The second Roundtable Co-Chairs Doris Leuthard, Switzerland, and Amedi Camara, Mauritania

Graciela Muslera, Uruguay, and Mohammed Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh, co-chaired the third Ministerial Roundtable.

African Ministerial Consultation.

L-R: Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, African Union; Edna Molewa, South Africa; Tremoko Sangare, AMCEN President;
and Mounkaila Goumandakoye, UNEP ROA.

Side Event: Managing what you measure- sustainability reporting and indicators to manage the change to a green economy

Ebenezer Olufowose, Access Bank Plc

Paolo Soprano, Preparatory Committee, UNCSD 2012

Cornis van der Lugt, UNEP

Side Event: E-waste and its related issues

A view of the room during the side event which was hosted by the Government of Kenya.

Around the Conference

A joint display by the three Chemicals Conventions.

Related Links

UNEP resources

Official GC-26/GMEF website

Official GC-26 Documents: Working documents

Official GC-26 Documents: Information documents

Notification by the Executive Director

Overview of GC/GMEF

Official website for the 12th Global Civil Society Forum

Regional Consultative meetings

Green Technology Tent

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