WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELPMENT

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WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELPMENT

• SOUTH AFRICAS APPROACH

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OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION

• Overview of SA approach to Summit negotiations
• Organisation of work at the Summit
• SA delegation
• Update on logistics and state of readiness

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SA OBJECTIVES DURING WSSD PREP PROCESS

• Balanced approach to sustainable development
  commitments in all 3 pillars
• Focus the Summit on global approach to
  eradication of poverty
• Obtain action-oriented outcome
• Focus on Africa

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FORMAL SUMMIT OUTCOMES

• Implementation plan negotiated text that sets
  targets for eradication of poverty
• Implementation frameworks in WEHAB sectors (not
  negotiated UN analysis of measures required to
  implement targets)
• Political Declaration
• Voluntary Partnerships (Type 2 outcomes)

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PREPCOM IV

• Negotiations at PrepCom IV delivered agreement on
  75 of Draft Implementation Plan
• 6 clusters of unresolved issues
• The Rio Principles
• Finance, trade and globalisation
• Timebound targets
• Technology
• Institutional arrangements
• Governance

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THE RIO PRINCIPLES

• Common but differentiated responsibility
• G77 wants extension beyond environmental context
• reinforce gains in trade arena use Rio5
  language
• Precautionary principle
• EU wants extension beyond environmental context
• ensure principle not used to stifle economic
  development in developing countries

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FINANCING

• South Africa supports
• Innovative mechanisms to make finances available
  in the fight against poverty e.g. a World Poverty
  Fund
• The 0.7 ODA target
• The need to address the debt burden in the
  developing world
• Affirmation of the Monterrey outcomes
• Making the GEF a financial mechanism of the UNCCD

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TRADE AND GLOBALISATION

• The WSSD should not re-open Doha but could
  influence the scheduling of the WTO agenda
• South Africa should seek to
• Link market access, sustainable development and
  poverty eradication
• Promote integration of developing country
  economies into the global economy (including
  reductions in agricultural subsidies)

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Trade Globalisation (cont)

• Promote regional approaches to trade issues
  (NEPAD as model)
• Push for a more equitable and accessible
  international trading system
• Push for decoupling of trade and environment
  (environmental issues not to be used as trade
  barrier)

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TIMEBOUND TARGETS

• SA has consistently pushed for targets to
  leverage resources and support implementation
• Specific targets that remain contentious are
• Sanitation
• Energy access and renewable energy
• Fishing
• Biodiversity loss
• SA approach is to push for targets on
  case-by-case basis

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TECHNOLOGY

• South Africa supports
• The facilitation of appropriate technology
  transfer
• Building technology and knowledge partnerships
• Increasing access to technology for poor
  countries (preferential access schemes and local
  technology development initiatives)

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GOVERNANCE

• SA approach at WSSD is to promote
• balanced approach to good governance and
  strengthening of the SD governance regime at all
  levels
• need for institutional framework for
  implementation of WSSD outcomes
• restructuring of international institutional
  architecture
• strengthening of linkages between UN programmes,
  WTO, World Bank and IMF
• regional level implementation (NEPAD)

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Organisation of workWeek 1
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Impl Plan
P/ships
Pol Decl
Officials Informals (Vienna S)
Ministerial Main Comm
Reg Prep
Adopt Plen
Contact grps
Multi-s/holder Dialogue (X6)
Major Group St/ments
Min Inputs
Informal Consult
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Organisation of workWeek 2-HoS SUMMIT
2/09 3/09 4/09

Country Statements
Opening Plenary
Closing Plenary
Heads of State level Round Tables (Multi-stakehol
der)
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The UN Precinct Surrounds
Accreditation
Invisible Barrier - Pedestrian access
Concrete Barrier with Vehicle Access Control
Accreditation Only
Service Entrance Diplomatic Vehicles Only
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SA delegation

• All Ministers and Deputy Ministers
• Premiers plus 1 MEC per province
• Speaker of National Assembly and Chair of NCOP
• Chairs of Portfolio and Select Committees for
  Foreign Affairs and Environmental Affairs
  Tourism
• All DGs of departments on the IMC plus 2
  officials per department
• Reps from Gender Commission, Youth Commission and
  local government

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Calendar of Main Events
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Some key events

• African Ministers Energy Mining Convention
• hosted by the Minister of Minerals Energy for
  African Ministers
• to discuss the important issues pertaining to
  mining and energy
• recommend key programmes for Africa
• organised by ESKOM, WBCSD
• Biopiracy Summit
• awareness, information sharing and capacity
  building on issues of access and benefit sharing,
  intellectual property rights, traditional
  knowledge - issues contained in the Convention on
  Biological Diversity
• organised by Biowatch South Africa

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Some key events

• Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for
  Sustainable Development
• workshops and lectures over a 6-8 day period at
  Ubuntu Village
• led by International Council for Science Unions
  (ICSU)
• organised by Department of Arts, Culture, Science
  and Technology
• African Ministerial Conference on Water (AMCOW)
• promotes water and sanitation initiatives in
  Africa
• strengthens intergovernmental co-operation in
  order to halt and reverse the water crisis and
  sanitation problem in Africa
• organised by Department of Water Affairs and
  Forestry

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Some key events

• Declaration in Cities in the African Region
• high level discussions on how to achieve the
  cities without slums target in African
• organised by Department of Housing and UN Habitat
  
• ICLEI
• local government to express its position and
  expectations with regards to the summit out come
  and to interact with the National and observer
  delegations
• Highlights local government as key implementers
  for sustainability
• organised by ICLEI together with SALGA, HABITAT,
  UNEP, UNITAR, UNDP, WHO

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Some key events

• Annual Black Business Summit
• Focus on foreign trade, black business as a
  driving, global competitive force, accessing
  finance, implementing practical strategies,
  developing complete solutions to BEE challenges
• organised by Black Economic Empowerment SA Govt
  
• African Process for the Development and the
  Protection of the Coastal and Marine Environment
  particularly in Sub Saharan Africa
• African contribution for global oceans and coasts
  at WSSD
• will feed into Heads of State side event on the
  African process
• organised by Department of Environmental Affairs
  Tourism and the African Union

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Some key events

• EU-AFRICA ISSUES
• Panel discussion on 2 key EU-Africa issues, the
  external impact of EU Fisheries Policy and the
  Cotonou ACP-EU regional trade agreement
• Organised by European Free Alliance Group
• NEPAD DAY
• discussion between NEPAD and the private sector
• followed by the launch and the discussion between
  members of NEPAD and Media
• Organised by SA Government

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Ubuntu Village

• COMPONENTS -
• Ubuntu Exhibition
• South African Pavilion
• Conference Centre
• Food Beverage Court
• Earth Arena
• Arts Craft Imbizo
• Consumption Barometer
• Ballroom
• Community Kraal (Lapeng)
• Welcome Ceremony

• SERVICES -
• Business Centre
• Media Centre
• Information Centre

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Ubuntu Access

• Visitors with the following form of accreditation
  will have access into the Ubuntu Village -
• United Nations SCC
• Civil Society NASREC
• Media
• Support Staff
• Welcome Card
• Conferencing Pass
• Public Day Pass

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Ubuntu Exhibition

• The Venue -
• Tensile One , the largest temporary facility of
  its kind will house the Ubuntu Exhibition
• 4 900sqm of Exhibition Space
• Tensile One was erected at the Ubuntu Village on
  the 16 July 2002
• Exhibitor build-up will begin on the 13 August
  2002

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Exterior Design of Tensile One
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Ubuntu Exhibition Cont.

• Exhibitor Profile -
• Governments 39
• Inter-Governmental Organisations (IGOs) 30
• Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) 28
• Business Industry 31
• Total Number of Exhibitors within Ubuntu Village
  440

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Conferencing and Parallel Events

• Conference facilities are available to
  accommodate exhibitors and Parallel Events
• Integration between the Exhibition Conference
  facilities and Parallel Events is streamlined
• Various Packages can be booked

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Arts and Crafts Imbizo

• The Department of Arts Culture Science and
  Technology will host the Arts Crafts Imbizo
• Arts and Craft from the 9 Provinces of South
  African will showcase some of South Africas best
  Arts and Craft.
• Up to 200 exhibitors will be given the
  opportunity to showcase their exhibits

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Informal Traders

• There will be approximately 100 stands along the
  main road through the Village
• Stalls will sell gifts, souvenirs and arts and
  crafts

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• Largest UN Conference ever
• Unique Character stakeholder invelvement
• Reinforces Sustainable Development
• Human footprint versus ecological footprint
• Launching Southern Africa as host nations
• Provides momentum for NEPAD

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Thank You
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Mass Transportation
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MASS TRANPORTATION

• Zone 1
• Daily bus shuttle for UN accredited
  participants.
• Operates from 23 August to 4 September
• Airport Shuttle
• From 14 August to 8 September
• Dedicated shuttles for specified accommodation
• Zone 2 - 11
• Operates from 16 August to 4 September.
• Shuttle participants from transport hubs
  designated hub hotels to Sandton Transport Hub,
  NASREC and Ubuntu Village.
• Taxi task team
• National Department of Transport, Provincial Gov,
  Gauteng Taxi Council, SA Taxi Council and all
  representative of relevant Taxi metros

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PARTICIPATION OF TAXI INDUSTRY

• Task team mandated by MEC of Transport to
  accredit drivers, vehicles special permits.
• Accredited taxis part of WSSD transport grid.
• 200 sprinters (100 brand new)
• 200 mini-buses (100 brand new)

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Welcome Card

• Cost R600
• Opportunities
• Total Transport All Zones and Venues.
• Entrance to Ubuntu Village.

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Welcome Card Distribution

• The Welcome Card will be available from the
  following outlets
• Airport
• NASREC
• Ubuntu Village
• Sandton Art Gallery
• Bulk sales through the DMC

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