ENB @ISP-3, Bali, Indonesia 1-4 December 2004


	Third Session of UNEP’s Intergovernmental Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building 2-4 December 2004, Bali, Indonesia

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Highlights for Friday, 3 December 2004

PLENARY:


Facilitator Eidheim said Working Group I was making headway and noted that new text had been circulated on the introduction to the Plan.	Chair Ntagazwa opened the plenary, noting that the session was an opportunity to take stock of progress achieved in the negotiations.


Facilitator Asadi said Working Group II still has to address the important issue of financing and noted that a large portion of the text on institutions had been agreed upon.	Stressing the importance of South-South capacity building and technology support, Klaus Toëpfer, UNEP Executive Director, reported on the signing of a letter of intent of with Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Non Aligned Movement Centre for South-South Technical Cooperation.


The EU expressed concerns about duplication and overlaps between the two Working Groups and requested the Secretariat to provide a clean text of the entire Plan for consideration by regional groups. Above photo: Marjanne de Kwaasteniet (The Netherlands on behalf of the EU)	The G-77/CHINA said the provision of the additional financing is the logical consequence of the IGSP process. Above photo L-R: Syed Zahid Hussain and Jamil Ahmad (Pakistan) speaking on behalf of the G77/China during the first day of plenary.

WORKING GROUPS: PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT INTERGOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIC PLAN

WORKING GROUP I:


The G-77/CHINA and others argued that cooperation between UNEP, UNDP, GEF and MEAs is essential in developing practical arrangements to transform countries needs into strategic priorities and potential responses. Above photo: Mame Baba Cisse (Senegal speaking on behalf of the G77/China.	On the section on strategic considerations, many proposals for deletion were made to avoid duplication of concepts in the sections on objectives and implementation. Above photo: Facilitator Eidheim (center) giving delegates extra time for consultations.

WORKING GROUP II:


Above photos L-R: In the morning, Facilitator Asadi (center) with Werner Obermayer and Adnan Amin (UNEP) introduced a new version of the section on institutional mechanism/coordination of the compilation text, which included his compromise formulations.	CANADA supported the EU on the efficient use of existing resources and the need for a wider application of the voluntary indicative scale of contributions to the Environment Fund. Above photo: Nicole Ladoucer (Canada) making an intervention with Gary Pringle (Canada) at the foreground.