Uchita de Zoysa, who is the convener of the Climate Sustainability Platform, will deliver the keynote address at the opening session of the platform on December 3rd. He will be speaking on “It has to be CLIMATE SUSTAINBILITY”, and will be launching his book on the same title.
The Climate Sustainability Platform is an open forum for all stakeholders and the public to engage in dialogues, discussions, workshops, and build partnerships for climate sustainability solutions. Each day the dialogue of the platform will have a separate theme covering adaptation, mitigation, finance and technology finally culminating in the expression of a shared vision; and a Climate Sustainability Message will be delivered to COP15 and the negotiators.
A daily campus will offer six workshops investigating the challenges, roles and responsibilities in climate sustainability. The themes include; adaptation to a changing climate, mitigation options, lifestyle options, design and innovation, finance and technology and investment choices.
The platform also have an entrepreneur program where business cases from across the world will be presented and working groups will be challenged to create new solutions.
Besides being convener of the Climate Sustainability Platform, Uchita de Zoysa is also the executive director of the Centre for Environment and Development in Sri Lanka and chairman of Global Sustainability Solutions. He is also a member of the National Advisory Committee on Climate Change in his country. (from http://www.dn.dk/Default.aspx?ID=7961&PID=23010&NewsID=1154)
The PLATFROM working group coordinators and members will meet to discuss the strategies for the day. Planning of the day's sessions and outputs, roles and responsibilities, etc. will be discussed.
Workshop 01: "Up to Copenhagen: Climate Change and Sustainable Development"
Description: We have come on a journey through Rio (UNCED) to Copenhagen (COP15) from creating to UNCED to undoing the Kyoto Protocol. Our journey towards the future is uncertain. Where are we? The Climate Sustainability CAMPUS will unfold stories from across the world to position our status on earth.
Presentations (8min each): Prof. Stig Jensen (Centre of African Studies-Denmark), Mr. Jeffery Barber (Intergrative Strategies Forum - USA), Dr. Simron Singh (Institute for Social Ecology -Austria), Mr. Victor Ricco (Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente -Argentina), Mr. Souleymane Bassoum (Agreccol Afrique -Senegal), Prof. Mohamed Tawfic Ahmed (Suez CanalUniversity – Egypt),
Facilitator: Mr. Uchita de Zoysa (Global Sustainability Solutions – Sri Lanka)
Workshop 2: "The Climate Challenge: Adaptation of Sustainable Lifestyles & Livelihoods to Face Climate Change"
Description: Workshop on sustainable consumption & sustainable lifestyles. Are the challengers of a changing climate, natural and man made disasters? How do we change the current consumerist lifestyles and adapt to the emerging climate realities. What is a new climate sustainability earth lifestyle? Where are the examples and potential models?
Presentations (8 min): Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan (Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations -Malaysia), Ms. Jeanne Bloch & Ms.Dona Oksenberg (Green Arts Lab-France), Dr. Faiz H. Shah (Responsible Business Initiative - Pakistan), Dr. Simad Saeed (CDE Consulting - Maldives), Ms. Flóra Ijjas (BudapestUniversity of Technology and Economics - Hungary), Mr. Mohiuddin Babar (Nature Alliance - Bangladesh)
DIALOGUE 01: 'It has to be Climate Sustainability'
Description: Climate change is said to be the greatest challenge faced by humans on earth. But, half of the world is still in poverty. A privileged group are negotiating a climate deal and separately talking sustainability of the planet. People are marginalised and left in destitution. The launch of the book "It has to be CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY" by Uchita de Zoysa unfold the PLATFORM DIALOGUE.
Keynote Speaker (30 min): Uchita de Zoysa, Executive Director, Centre for Environment and Development, Sri Lanka and Convenor -Climate Sustainability PLATFORM
Panel Speakers (5 min each): Mr. Jeffery Barber (ISF-USA), Mr. Souleymane Bassoum (Agreccol Afrique -Senegal), Dr. Stig Jenson (CAS-Denmark), Mr. Gopal Kumar Jain (South Asia Youth Environment Network - India), Mr. Victor Hugo (CEDHA-Argentina),
Description: Workshop on stakeholder roles on choices we make as consumers, producers, traders, policy makers, researchers, politicians, etc. Are these choices determined by environmental governance regimes or by self-realised community systems. Who influences these choices and how can these influences be placed on an ethical and climate sustainability path? Where are the role models and how do we create them?
Presentations (8 min each): Prof. Victoria W. Thoresen (Consumer Citizenship Network-Norway) , Ms. Indrani Thuraisingham (CI-Malaysia), Mr. Gopal Kumar Jain (SAYEN-India), Mr. Ali Rilwan (Bluepeace-Maldives), Mrs. Ambreen Waheed (Responsible Business Initiative -Pakistan), Dr. Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen (LU-Netherlands), Mr. Onno Vinkhuyzen (EBBF-Netherlands),
Climate Sustainability MESSAGE: The editorial team will meet-up to prepare consultative drafts of the message
Climate Sustainability MEDIA: The media and rapportuer teams will meet-up to prepare the media releases and reports of the day and place them on blogs and send to media.
Climate Sustainability FACULTY: The faculty will meet-up to prepare presentations for the next day PLENERY.
The PLATFROM working group coordinators and members will meet to discuss the strategies for the day. Planning of the day's sessions and outputs, roles and responsibilities, etc. will be discussed.
Presentation of Yesterdays CAMPUS workshops (20 minutes)
Guest Presentations (8 min each): "Adapting Sustainable Lifestyles: Role & Responsibilities"
1.'Putting Sustainable Consumption into Practice' – Ms. Indrani Thuraisingham, Head Consumers International, Kuala Lumpur. (Malaysia.)
2.'Rural India: Opportunities and Challenges to Combat Climate Change' – Mr. Gopal Kumar Jain, Program Coordinator, South Asia Youth Environment Network (India.)
3."Low carbon village in Bangladesh" –Mr. Mohiuddin Babar, Nature Alliance (Bangladesh)
4.'Creation of Artificial Islands & the Importance of Reefs' – Mr. Ali Rilwan, Bluepeace, (Maldives.)
5.'Towards Mindful Consumption – A national consumer campaign in Malaysia ' – Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Director- Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Malaysia.)
6.From Poverty to Sustainability'- Mr. Bruce Davison (Global Sustainability Solutions - UK) & Mr. Harsha Ratnaweera (Centre For Environment & Development-Sri Lanka)
Description: Workshop on sustainable cities and climate friendly urban lifestyles. The human challenge in creating a climate friendly and healthy world is to be discussed. What kind of products and services will help evolve more sustainable urban lifestyles? Where are the examples of such initiatives. What are the limitations in mitigation and how to overcome the obstacles?
Presentations (8 min each)- Dr. ATMANAND, (Management Development Institute - India), Ms. Gail Karlsson (Citizen's Network -USA), Dr. Simad Saeed (CDE-Maldives), Mr. Gopal Kumar Jain (SAYEN -India), Dr. Faiz H. Shah (RBI-Pakistan), Mr. Khuong Sopheak (Cambodian NGO Network -Cambodia)
Workshop 5: Climate Sustainability Responsibilities: Role of Sustainable Design, Innovation, Production and Trade in the Urban Consumer Market
Description: A workshop to highlight sustainable enterprises and their climate responsibilities. The workshop will discuss the new generation of sustainable enterprise and the impacts particularly on the urban consumer. What is the role of design and innovation, and how should the global production process be reconstructed to enable resource efficiency, sufficiency and conservation. The discussions will discover new and emerging relationships between the entrepreneur and consumer.
Presentations (8 min each): Mrs. Ambreen Waheed (RBI-Pakistan), Ms. Ratna Devi Nadasan (FOMCA-Malaysia), Mr. Mohiuddin Babar (NA-Bangladesh), Mr.Daniel Ku (Earthcare Ecotech -Taiwan), Mrs. Michal Vital (Bustan-Israel), Mr. Fa'iz Marhami (Marhami Beyg-USA)
15.00 – 16.15 hrs
Climate Sustainability ENTREPRENUER
Lab 01: Sustainable Enterprise Solutions
Description: Your chance to participate in multi-disciplinary working groups addressing real world business problems to help develop sustainable enterprises solutions and partnerships.
Moderated by: Ms. Jeanne Block (Green Art Labs-France) with Mr. Bruce Davison (Global Sustainability Solutions - UK), Mr. Mohiuddin Babar (NA -Bangladesh), Mrs. Ambreen Waheed (RBI-Pakistan), Mr. Daniel Ku (EET-Taiwan), Mr. Harsha Ratnaweera (Centre for Environment & Development-Sri Lanka) & Mr. Bruce Davison (GLOSS-UK), Mr. Fa'iz Marhami (Marhami Beyg-USA)
Theme: 'Mitigation and Adaptation Challenges in a 2050 World' Description: What kind of world do we want to live in 2050 and what do we need to do to achieve those ambitions? What is the fate of the most vulnerable nations & communities and can we adapt to new climate challengers? How much are the industrialized countries willing to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases, and what are the rights of development for developing countries? Will climate justice be served and what are the limits to growth?
Panel Speakers (05 min each): Dr. Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen (Leiden University-Netherlands), Dr. Simron Singh (ISE-Austria), Dr. Mohamed Tawfic Ahmed (Egypt), Mr. Ali Rilwan (Bluepeace-Maldives), Mr. Khuong Sopheak (CNGON-Cambodia), Ms. Flóra Ijjas (BUTE-Hungary), Mrs. Michal Vital (Israel), Professor Arthur Lyon DAHL (International Environment Forum - Switzerland)
17.45 – 18.00hrs Presentation of the 1st draft of the Climate Sustainability MESSAGE
Climate Sustainability MESSAGE: The editorial team will meet-up to prepare consultative drafts of the message
Climate Sustainability MEDIA:The media and rapportuer teams will meet-up to prepare the media releases and reports of the day and place them on blogs and send to media.
Climate Sustainability FACULTY: The faculty will meet-up to prepare presentations for the next day PLENERY.
Climate Sustainability ENTREPRENUER: The ENTREPRENUER team will meet-up to prepare presentations for the next day PLENERY.
The PLATFROM working group coordinators and members will meet to discuss the strategies for the day. Planning of the day's sessions and outputs, roles and responsibilities, etc. will be discussed.
Workshop 6: The Climate Challenge: Finance & Technology to combat Climate Change
Description: Workshop on Sustainable business models and innovative financial instruments. Role of science and technology, local knowledge and IPR are to be discussed. Critical investment in clean technology in energy etc. and regulatory regimes and their impacts on society, etc. What happens to poverty in a climate sustainability world? Can innovative financial instruments and appropriate technology help eradicate poverty?
Presentations (8 min each): Mr. Victor Ricco (CEDHA-Argentina), Mr. Gopal Kumar Jain (SAYAN-India), Ms. Gail Karlsson (CitNet-USA),
Description: This is a workshop on partnerships for sustainable enterprises and their climate sustainability exchanges. Business, researchers, policy makers and civil society members will engage in discussing pathways towards a common future of climate sustainability on earth. What will motive exchanges and partnerships? Peace, prosperity, wellbeing, happiness? Or a new market opportunities for a green economy? Where are the initiatives and models to build on?
Presentations (8 min each: Mr. Jeffery Barber (ISF-USA), Prof. Victoria Thoresen (PERL-Norway), Ms. Indrani Thuraisingham (CI-Malaysia), Mr. Harsha Ratnaweera (Centre for Environment & Development-Sri Lanka) & Bruce Davison (GLOSS-UK)
Lab 02: Sustainable EnterprInstitute for Social Ecology Partnerships
Description: Your chance to participate in multi-disciplinary working groups addressing real world business problems to help develop sustainable enterprises solutions and partnerships.
Moderated by: Ms. Jeanne Block (Green Art Labs-France) with Mr. Bruce Davison (GLOSS - UK), Mohiuddin Babar (NA -Bangladesh), Mrs. Ambreen Waheed (RBI-Pakistan), Mr. Daniel Ku (EET-Taiwan), Mr. Harsha Ratnaweera (CED - Sri Lanka), Mr. Fa'iz Marhami (Marhami Beyg-USA)
Theme: "Is a new world order of economic prosperity and technology sharing possible?"
Description: A new world order is emerging with the high economic growth in countries like China and India. But, with the climate challenging our existence, what kind of development process do we want to see in the world? Can the economic growth based model provide us hope anymore? What kind of green technological advancement and sharing is required? How is the financing of the transition world going to be managed? (e) What is the role of sustainable enterprises?
Panel Speakers (5 min each): Dr. Victoria W. Thoresen (Norway), Dr. ATMANAND (MDI-India), Ms. Gail Karlsson (CitNet-USA), Mrs. Ambreen Waheed (RBI-Pakistan), Dr Simad Saeed (CDE-Maldives), Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan (FOMCA-Malaysia), Mr. Daniel Ku (EE-Taiwan), Dr. Simone Lovera (Global Forest Coalition - Paraguay)
17.45 – 18.00hrs Presentation of the 2nd draft of the Climate Sustainability MESSAGE
Climate Sustainability MESSAGE: The editorial team will meet-up to prepare consultative drafts of the message
Climate Sustainability MEDIA: The media and rapportuer teams will meet-up to prepare the media releases and reports of the day and place them on blogs and send to media.
Climate Sustainability FACULTY: The faculty will meet-up to prepare presentations for the next day PLENERY.
The PLATFROM working group coordinators and members will meet to discuss the strategies for the day. Planning of the day's sessions and outputs, roles and responsibilities, etc. will be discussed.
Workshop 8: A Mindful World Order: Shared Visions and Global Partnerships
Description: Climate is changing, poverty eradication remains a great challenge and sustainability still seems far away. The climate negotiations are falling apart and the North-South or Development and Developing country divide is increasing. The governments may not come up with a climate deal in Copenhagen COP15. So, where dos that leave us citizens' of earth. Are we divided as well? Where and how can find a shared vision, and what would it look like. How can we build global partnerships as people and peoples' movements? How can we see beyond sectoral differences and have collective initiatives for a better world. What is the message we want to send to the COP15 negotiators and leaders of the world?
Panel Speakers (5 mini each): Dr. Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen (LU-Netherlands), Ms. Indrani Thuraisingham (CI-Malaysia) , Mr. Victor Ricco (CEDHA-Argentina), Dr. Victoria W. Thoresen (CCN-Norway), Mr.Felix Dodds (SF-UK), Dr. Simone Lovera (GFC -Paraguay), Prof. Mohamed Tawfic Ahmed (SCU – Egypt), Mr. Jeffrey Babar (ISF-USA)
Moderators: Mr. Uchita de Zoysa (GLOSS/CED-Sri Lanka)
Climate Sustainability MESSAGE: The editorial team will meet-up to prepare consultative drafts of the message
Climate Sustainability MEDIA: The media and rapportuer teams will meet-up to prepare the media releases and reports of the day and place them on blogs and send to media.
Climate Sustainability FACULTY: The faculty will meet-up to prepare presentations for the next day PLENERY.
15.30 – 17.00 hrs CPHCO2009 Closing ceremony:
Climate Sustainability MESSAGE is presented and opens for signatures
18.00 Onwards at Tivoli CPHCO2009 Party:
Climate Sustainability MESSAGE is presented and opens for signatures
A new thought on Climate Sustainability as a coupled phenomenon if offered by Uchita de Zoysa through his new book "It has to be Sustainability". A dedicated website has been set-up and pl visit http://climatesustainability.blogspot.com/ for details of the book.
The Forewords says: "For anyone who wants to find arguments against the prevailing system on earth, the chapters provide volumes of contemporary critique. Then for the more investigative and research minded people, this is a book that unveils issues which require deeper investigation and applied research. If business wishes to engage in the green economy based transition world and would like to ascertain their role in sustainable enterprises, this book provides some value added propositions as well. Finally, for the climate negotiators, this book will mean a greater challenge than they already have had. It challenges their limits and boundaries in engaging people and their true issues before determining the destinies of humanity on earth."
LAUNCHING “It has to be CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY” written by Uchita de Zoysa Main Launch: at the CPHCO2009, Climate Sustainability PLATFORM Date: 3rd December 2009 Time: 4.30pm - 6.00pm Venue: Øksnehallen, Tietgensgade 65, 1704 København V, Denmark Promotion: 8th December 2009, 1-4pm at KlimaForum2009, Copenhagen Promotion: 9th December 2009, 1-5pm at the Centre of African Studies,University of Copenhagen
Books will be Available in Copenhagen during COP15 at stalls & events of the Climate Sustainability PLATFORM
CPHCO2009 (3-6th December 2009 - KlimaForum09 (7-13th December 2009) Copenhagen University (9th December 2009) COP15 at the Bella Centre (7-18th December 2009)
ORDER YOUR COPY NOW! email: betterworld@sltnet.lk tel:+94 112769459 web: http://climatesustainability.blogspot.com/
Climate Sustainability PLATFORM is a open forum for climate negotiators, sustainability influencers and people from developed and developing countries across the world. We bring together scientists, NGOs, entrepreneurs, policy makers, politicians, youth, women, mean and all stakeholders to hold DIALOGUES and to formulate a Climate Sustainability MANIFESTO. The PLATFORM is now open for us all to place their various opinions and demands to be heard. Share your voice! Let our voices be heard! Let us together ensure climate sustainability on earth!
The PLATFORM is moderated by the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) and Global Sustainability Solutions (GLOSS) with the support of dozens of organizations and experts across the world. For further information please contact us at uchita@sltnet.lk or info@glossolutions.com or ced@sltnet.lk
Members:
Mr. Uchita de Zoysa (Centre for Environment and Development-Sri Lanka), Prof. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay (Centre for Development and Environment Policy, Indian Institute of Management –India), Dr. Prasanna Ratnaweera (Open University of Sri Lanka), Mr. Gopal Kumar Jain (South Asia Youth Environment Network, Centre for Environment Education – India), Dr. Simron Singh (Institute for Social Ecology, Klagenfurt University Schottenfeldgasse – Austria), Mrs. Ambreen (Waheed Responsible Business Initiative – Pakistan), Mr. Mohiudin Babar (Nature Alliance – Bangladesh), Mr. Khuong Sopheak (Cambodian NGO Network- Cambodia), Mrs. Darwina Sri Widjajanti (Yayasan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan - Indonesia), Datuk Marimuthu Nadason' (ERA Consumer – Malaysia), Mohamed Tawfic Ahmed (Suez Canal University – Egypt), Dr Samba NDIAYE (Senegalese Association for the Protection of Environment and Consumers – Senegal), Mr. Daniel Ku (Bella Cycla –Taiwan), Mr. Jefferey Barber (Integrative Strategies Forum – USA), Mr. Bruce Davison (Global sustainability Solutions – UK) , Ms. Wu Dan (Green Association of Huazhong Agricultural University – China), Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan (Standard Users – Malaysia), Ms. Kerry Arabena (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, ANU – Australia), Dr. Kersty Hobson (The Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU – Australia), Arjun Dutta (Alphia Institute of Business Management – India), Mrs. Pip Richards (Sustainable Trust – UK), Mrs. Habiba Al Marashi (Emirates Environment Group – UAE), Ms. Kaisha Atakhanova (EcoForum / Social EcoFund – Kazkastan), Sylvia Karlson (Finland Futures Research Centre - Finland), Mr. Souleymane Bassoum (AGRECOL Afrique – Senegal), Mr. Dmitriy Tereshkevich (Humans Health Institute – Kazkastan), Mrs. Afifa Raihana (STEP – Bangladesh), Mr. Ali Rilwan (Bluepeace – Maldives), Dr Simad Saeed (CDE Consulting – Maldives), Attorney (Mrs.) Shani Weerasena (Global Sustainability Solutions), Chee Yoke Ling (Third World Network - Malaysia), Prof. Peter Victor (York Uiversity - Canada), Dr. Keya Gosh (Consumer Unity & Trust Society - CUTS, India), Mr. Chris Church (London21, UK), Dr. Peter Carter and Julie Jonston (GreenHeart Education-Canada), Ms. Rikke Lundsgaard (Danmarks, Naturfredningsforening), Dr. Bhaskar Singh (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal), Paola Amato (Province of Terni - Italy), Britt-Marie Lundh (BML Solutions - Sweden), Elaine Cohen (BeyondBusiness - Israel), Victor Ricco (Center for Human Rights and Environment - Argentina), Jeane Block (Green Arts Lab - France), Khadeeja Balkhi (Triple Bottom Line - Pakistan), Gurshan Singh Kainth ( GAD Institute of Development Studies - India), Shakeel Ahmed (Sustainable Development Policy Institute - Pakistan), Felix Dodds (Stakeholder Forum - UK), Flora Ijjas (Budapest University of Technology and Economics - Hungary), Dr. Faiz H. Shah (Responsible Business Initiative – Pakistan), DR. ATMANAND (Management Development Institute – India), Dona Oksenberg (Green arts Lab – France), Fa’iz Marhami (Marhami Beyg – USA), Gail Karlsson (US Citizens Network for Sustainable Development – USA), Michal Vital (bustan – Israel), Amleset Haile Abreha (Mekelle University – Ethiopia), Jenna Goodhand (Canada)
