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High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
12-14 June 2013 | San José, Costa Rica
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Highlights for Thursday, 13 June 2013
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The second day of the High-Level Conference of Middle Income Countries (MICs) convened on 13 June 2013, in San José, Costa Rica. In the morning, delegates gathered for a ministerial breakfast roundtable entitled “A Development Strategy in Upper Middle Income Country: The Case of Costa Rica,” which addressed the role of social investment, economic inclusion strategies and renewable energy opportunities in development policy, and assessed the implications of implementing these policies.
Delegates then took part in a special dialogue on the challenges of MICs in sustainable development and the role of industry, in the morning and afternoon. The dialogue addressed, inter alia, the importance of sustainable industrial development in MICs to contribute to promoting social cohesion among others. They heard keynote speeches from Ludovico Alcorta, Director, Development Policy and Research, UNIDO and Mayi Antillón Guerrero, Costa Rican Minister of Economy, Industry and Commerce. Delegates also heard panel discussions on fostering sustainable economic growth in MICs through value chains and on greening industry in the post-2015 development context.
In the afternoon, delegates heard a high-level panel on integrating MICs into the post-2015 development agenda, addressing the key concerns of MICs in the context of the preparatory process for the post-2015 development agenda. They also heard a high-level dialogue on sustainability and industrial development, which addressed strategic partnerships to advance the world’s sustainable development agenda.
In the evening, delegates attended a reception hosted by the Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce.
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| Local artisans provided an exhibition to share Costa Rican culture with participants |
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Ministerial Breakfast Round Table:
A Development Strategy in Upper Middle Income Country: The Case of Costa Rica
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| Round table panelists pose for a photo at the end of the session |
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Special Dialogue:
Challenges of Middle-Income Countries in Sustainable Development and the Role of Industry
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| Ludovico Alcorta, Director, Development Policy and Research, UNIDO, during the special dialogue on the challenges of MICs in sustainable development and the role of industry |
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Industry Leader’s Round Table: Middle-Income Country Networks for Prosperity
Industry Leader’s Panel 1: Fostering Sustainable Economic Growth in Middle Income Countries Through Value Chains
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L-R: Marian Jones, Glasgow University; Allaudin Bin Anuar, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia; Mónica Watson Aramburú, Perú Cámaras; Manuel Grynspan, Etiquetas Impresas ETIPRESS S.A.; Rita Roy Choudhury, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry; and Annalee Babb, CEO, Knowledge Consultants Inc., Barbados |
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Industry Leader’s Panel 2: Greening Industry in the Post-2015 Development Context
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L-R: Paul Hohnen, Sustainability Strategies, Netherlands; Jorge Alé Yarad, Director, Council for Cleaner Production, Chile; Heinz Leuenberger, Director, Environmental Management Branch, UNIDO; Hanan El Hadari, Chairman, Industrial Council for Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade, Egypt; Nihat Dinçmen, Member of the Board of the Association for Green Growth, Turkey; Jorge Soto, Director of Sustainable Development, Braskem, Brazil; and Jaime Molina, President of the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Enterprises, International Organization of Employers |
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L-R: Jorge Alé Yarad, Director, Council for Cleaner Production, Chile; Heinz Leuenberger, Director, Environmental Management Branch, UNIDO; Hanan El Hadari, Chairman, Industrial Council for Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade, Egypt |
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High-Level Panel: Integrating MICs into the Post-2015 Development Agenda
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L-R: Diana Alarcón, UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); Ahmed Fikry Abdel Wahab Fahmy, Chairman, Chamber of Engineering Industries, Egypt; Ambassador Palitha T.B. Kohona (Sri Lanka); Moderator Santiago Martínez-Caro, Director, Casa Africa, Spain; Alejandro Martín Rivero Illa, Executive Director, International Cooperation Agency, Uruguay; and Brendan Ward, Director, UN Multilateral Affairs and Public Information, Irish Aid, Ireland |
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High-Level Dialogue: Sustainability and Industrial Development
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L-R: Sareer Ahmed, Maldivian Permanent Representative to the UN; Lorena Guevara, Vice Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica; Moderator Lisa Friedman, Deputy Editor, ClimateWire, Environment and Energy Publishing LLC., US; Marcin Korolec, Minister of Environment, Poland; Juan Ramón Rivera, President of the Chamber of Industries, Costa Rica; and Alejandro del Mazo, Federal Deputy Attorney, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico |
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Reception hosted by the Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce
Around the venue
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Daily web coverage
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Conference resources
 Conference website
Conference agenda
Preparatory events
Middle-Income Countries
UNIDO Networks for Prosperity website
IISD RS resources
Post-2015 Development Agenda Meeting Reporting
IISD RS summary report of the Arab Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) on Rio+20 Outcomes, 29-30 May 2013, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary and analysis of the Third session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary report of the Leadership Meeting of the Global Thematic Consultation on Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 18-19 March 2013, San José, Costa Rica (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary report of the Asia and Pacific Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) on Rio+20 Outcomes, 22-24 April 2013, Bangkok, Thailand (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary report of the Second session of the UNGA Open Working Group on SDGs, 17-19 April 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS summary report of the First session of the UNGA Open Working Group on SDGs, 14-15 March 2013, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the Caribbean Forum: Shaping a Sustainable Development Agenda to address the Caribbean Reality in the 21st Century and Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Follow-up to the development agenda beyond 2015 and Rio+20, 5-6 and 7-9 of March 2013, Bogotá, Colombia
IISD RS summary report of the Eighth Session of the Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development (CFSSD-8) and Africa Regional Implementation Meeting (Africa-RIM) in preparation for the Twentieth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable (CSD-20), 19-21 November 2012, UN Conference Centre (UNCC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of Rio+20: Third PrepCom and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), 13-22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IISD RS archive of sustainable development meetings
SDG - A mailing list for news on sustainable development policy
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
SDG - A mailing list focused on internationally-relevant activities related to setting the post-2015 development agenda
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Post-2015 Development Agenda Activities
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
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