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Development Voices Webcast Interviews
Joint Project by UNDP, DPI and the World Bank

 

Development Voices Webcast
28 - 30 April 2004


April 28, 2004 | April 29, 2004 | April 30, 2004


Morning Archives
Clicking on the above "archive link" will take you to our morning programme.
Mr. Ed Mitchell, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility: RWE Thames Water, United Kingdom
[Webcast: Archived Video - 14 minutes]
Mr. Gigi Zywicki and Mr. Al Krause, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago
Interview theme: human settlements, in particular, planning for development decisions and the impacts such decision have for water regimes.

Interview scope: two specific software tools produced by the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago for community planning, and land-use development. To learn more about these tools, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/seahome/trilogy.html and http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/runoff/lthianew/

The US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago empowers communities to a) understand and plan for healthy and safe environment in their settlements; b) protect and understand the value of natural resources in these communities; c) prioritize actions needed to sustain the value of the services of the natural resources base. Work of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Chicago supports MDG 7 on environmental sustainability and MDG 8 on strengthening a global partnership for development
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[Webcast: Archived Video - 17 minutes]
 
Ms. Ndey-Isator Njie, Capacity Development Advisor,UNDP, Dakar, Senegal and Mr. Malaye Diop, Global Programme Manager, PPPUE, UNDP, Pretoria, South Africa
[Webcast: Archived Video - 15 minutes]
 
Francis Chachu Ganya, Pastoralists Integrated Support Program (PISP)
Mr. Chachu Ganya is the Executive Director of PISP. This organization focuses on pastoral issues, especially as they relate to water management in the remote northern parts of Kenya (Marsabit). PISP is a Finalist of the Equator Initiative Prize for 2004
[Webcast: Archived Video - 13 minutes]
John Kidd, Head of Water Utilities, UNISON, United Kingdom
Will discuss privatization of water services in the U.K and the impact on public service reform. Will also discuss privatization issues in Africa.
[Webcast: Archived Video - Available Later]
Mr. Monyeae Moleleki, Minister of Environment, Lesotho
[Webcast: Archived Video - 12 minutes]
Mr. Warren Evans, Acting Director of the Environment, World Bank
[Webcast: Archived Video - 13 minutes]
Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
Mark Malloch Brown has served as the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the UN's global development network, since July 1999. In May 2003, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him to a second four-year term. He is also the Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of the heads of all UN funds, programmes and departments working on development issues. At the request of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Mr. Malloch Brown is also leading the UN system in developing a strategy to help support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals — eight, time-bound development targets with the overarching goal of halving extreme poverty by 2015 — which were agreed to by world leaders at the UN Millennium Summit of September 2000.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 09 minutes]
Afternoon Archives
Clicking on the above "archive link" will take you to our afternoon programme.
Ms. Maria Mutagamba, Minister of Water, Uganda
[Webcast: Archived Video - Available Later]
Ingvar Anderson, UNDP's Work in and Water & Sanitation
Ingvar Andersson, Senior Advisor, Water, UNDP
[Webcast: Archived Video - 10 minutes]
Mr. John Monyo, Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization; and, Mr. Jeff Tschirley, Chief, Environment and Natural Resources Service, Food and Agriculture Organization
[Webcast: Archived Video - 17 minutes]
 
Ms. Marta Karua, Minister of Water Resources, Kenya
[Webcast: Archived Video - Available Later]
Mr. Issa Soumana, Engineer, Hydrologue, National Expert in Water and Sustainable Development / CNEDD, Niger
[Webcast: Archived Video - 1
2 minutes]
 
Mr. Luc-M. C Gnacadja, Minister of Environment, Housing and Urbanism, Republic of Benin
[Webcast: Archived Video - 11 minutes]
Elchabib Bennesarahoui, Executive Director, The Institut de l’énergie et de l’environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF)
The Institut de l’énergie et de l’environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF) is a subsidiary body of the Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie. IEPF’s mission is to initiate and support capacity building initiatives at the national level and to promote partnerships in the fields of Energy and Environment.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 12 minutes]
 
Al Binger, Director, University of West Indies, Center for Environment and Development
[Webcast: Archived Video -
07 minutes]


 

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