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ARAB ENVIRONMENT 2008

First Annual Conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)


Manama, 26-27 October 2008

AGENDA

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Sunday 26 October

08:00 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony

- Documentary: Arab Environment, Testimony of an Old Man
- Patron Statement H.H. Sheikh Abdallah Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa
- AFED: Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, President, Board of Trustees
- Partner-Sponsor, Alba: Mr. Mahmoud Al Kooheji, Chairman
- UNEP: Dr. Habib El Habr, Reguional Director
- OPEC Fund for International Development: Mr. Suleiman Al Herbish, D.G.

- Youth Declaration: AMSI Students

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 - 13:30 Summary of the Arab Environment, Future Challenges Report - Power-Point presentations of findings and recommendations of the 18 chapters by the authors.

13:30 - 15:00 Lunch

15:00 - 16:30 Session 1
Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Chairman: H.E. Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia

Panelists:
- Dr. Mohamed El-Ashry, Former CEO, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- Dr. Mahmoud Medany, IPCC expert and Deputy Director of the Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate Change in Cairo
- Mr. Robin Pinchbeck, Executive Director, Petrofac Services

16:30 - 18:30 Discussion of the Report in Four Separate Workshops

20:00 Dinner hosted by Alba (Gulf Hotel, transportation arranged)

Monday 27 October


09:00 - 10:30 Session 2
Financing Environmental Programs: Private-Public Partnership

Chairman: H.E. Khaled Irani, Minister of Environment, Jordan

Panelists:
- Mr. Suleiman Al-Herbish, Director General, OPEC Fund for International Development- OFID
- Mr. Hussein Abaza, Chief, Trade, Economics & Environment Division, UNEP
- Mr. Ronald Portelli, Managing Director, Alturki Environmental and Former President, Canadian Environmental Industry Association

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30 Session 3
Water Management

Chairman: H.E. Narmin Osman, Minister of Environment, Iraq

Panelists:
- H.E. Mohammed Al-Bawardi, Secretary General of the Executive Council in Abu Dhabi
- Mr. Ahmed Al-Noaimi, CEO, ALBA
- Dr. Walid Abdulrahman, Professor of Water, University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia


12:30 - 14:30 Lunch and breakout sessions

12:30 – 14:00  Syndicate Room 1
                        Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER)
AFED Announces and discusses its CER programme, coordinated by Programme Director Bashar Zeitoon,

Panelists:

  1. Hussein Abaza, Economics and Trade Branch, UNEP
  2. Raji Hatar, Director CSR, Aramex
  3. Saif Al-Naimi, Director HSE, Qatar Petroleum
  4. Amjad Rihan, Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Services ME, Ernst & Young  



13:00 – 14:00  Syndicate Room 2
                        Aluminium Smelter Solid Waste Treatment (SPL)
                        Roundtable discussion on SPL available solutions, experience, future SPL plans in the region and road map.

Panelists: Executives of GCC aluminium companies.

14:30 - 16:00 : Session 4
Arab Environment Policies, Institutions and Cooperation

Chairman: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa,
President, General Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife, Bahrain

Panelists:
- H.E. Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Awadi, Executive Secretary, ROPME
- H.E. Khaled Irani, Minister of Environment, Jordan
- Dr. Mostafa Kamal Tolba, President, AFED
- H.E. Dr. Adnan Badran, President, Petra University and former Prime Minister of Jordan
(Ministers present will join the panel)

16:00 - 16:30 Closing session

 
  Who should attend?  
  Corporate and industry leaders  
  Government organisations with responsibility for the environment  
  Representatives of the energy and water sectors  
  Environment experts  
  Financial institutions  
  NGOs dealing with environment
and development
 
  Main benefits expected  
  Get a comprehensive update
of the state of the environment
in the Arab world
 
  Learn about global trends and
technologies in environment
preservation
 
  Interact directly with experts,
policy makers and corporate
leaders with interest in the
field
 
  Identify opportunities for
providing solutions and joining
the fight for preserving our
environment and quality of life
 
  For information about sponsorship and registration:  
  للمعلومات حول الرعاية و التسجيل:  
  AFED Secretariat  
  P.O. Box 113-5474 Beirut, Lebanon  
  Tel: +961 1 321800 • Fax: +961 1 321900  
   

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ALBA

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