PARTENERS FOR HERITAGE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC …
PARTNERS FOR WORLD HERITAGE IN
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Mercredi 15 September 2004
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - Room IX
The workshop will provide a platform for stakeholders involved in the reconstruction process of the DRC - the World Heritage site managers, the governments concerned, the inter-governmental agencies and the corporate sector - to exchange views and increase the existing level of co-operation, notably between the business and conservation communities for the benefit of biodiversity conservation.
The meeting will be chaired by Mr François Muamba Tshishimbi, Minister of Budget, DRC
10h30 – 10h50 Introduction to the World Heritage Convention
“The World Heritage Convention and sites under its protection”
Mr Themba P. Wakashe, Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee
10h50 – 11h20 UNF Commitment to the World Heritage Convention
10h50 – 11h10 “World Heritage Sites in DRC”
Mr Michael Madnick, United Nations Foundation
11h10 – 11h15 “The Vodafone Group Foundation’s commitment to World Heritage”
Representative of the Vodafone Group
11h20 – 12h00 Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Preserving World Heritage Sites in DRC
11h20 – 11h40 “Evaluation of the UNESCO – UNF project”
Mr Jean-Pierre D’Huart, Consultant, UNESCO
11h40 – 12h00 “The work of the Insitut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature”
Mme Eulalie Bashige, Director General of the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN)
12h00 – 13h00 The relationship between business and the natural environment
12h00 – 12h20 “Corporate environmental responsibility – does it matter?”
Mr Michael Golden, Publisher & Editor-In-Chief, International Herald Tribune
12h20 – 12h40 “Sustainable Finance & Private Sector Partnerships for Conservation”
Ms Melissa Moye, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
12h40 – 13h00 “Reconciling conservation with economic development in DRC”
Mr Jefferson Hall, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
13h00 – 14h00 LUNCH (Buffet)
14h00 – 14h20 The business context
“The changing face of DRC’s business environment”
Representative of the World Bank
14h20 – 15h40 Challenges and opportunities in DRC: Case studies
(Speakers & titles to be confirmed)
14h20 – 14h40 “Developing & implementing corporate responsibility policy & practice in DRC”
Ms Kate Harcourt, Social & Environmental Manager, Adastra
14h40 – 15h00 “The Congolese business community’s perspective”
Representative of FEC
15h00 – 15h20 “Investing in DRC’s future”
Representative of Vodacom Congo
15h20 – 15h40 “Artisanal mining in the DRC”
Josie D’Angelo, Initiative for Central Africa, OECD
15h40 – 16h20 Discussion panel
Moderator : Mr Michael Golden,
An open forum for representatives from Governments, the business sector, NGOs, the World Bank, UNESCO and other partners to react to presentations and explore possible areas of co-operation.
Conclusion : Mr Grégoire Bakandeja wa Mpungu
Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Kinshasa and President of the National Commission for Economics and Finances, DRC
16h20 – 16h30 Closing remarks
Guided tour of the exhibition "Congo: Nature and Culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo" curated by the Royal Museum for Central Africa of Tervuren (Belgium).
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