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Title: WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELPMENT


1
WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELPMENT
  • SOUTH AFRICAS APPROACH

2
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

3
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

4
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)

5
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

6
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

7
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

8
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)

9
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)

10
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

11
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)

12
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)

13
Organisation of workWeek 1
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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
14
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)
15
The UN Precinct Surrounds
Accreditation
Invisible Barrier - Pedestrian access
Concrete Barrier with Vehicle Access Control
Accreditation Only
Service Entrance Diplomatic Vehicles Only
16
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

17

Calendar of Main Events
18
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

19
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

20
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

21
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

22
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

23
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

24
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

25
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

26
Exterior Design of Tensile One
27
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

28
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

29
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

30
Informal Traders
  • There will be approximately 100 stands along the
    main road through the Village
  • Stalls will sell gifts, souvenirs and arts and
    crafts

31
  • 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

32

Thank You
33

Mass Transportation
34
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

35
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)

36
Welcome Card
  • Cost R600
  • Opportunities
  • Total Transport All Zones and Venues.
  • Entrance to Ubuntu Village.

37
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

38
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