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Agenda of the Symposium
Background and purpose of the Symposium: There is a protracted stalemate within the International Whaling Commission (IWC) between pro- and anti-whaling interests. Because the IWC adopts decisions by three quarters majority, each side has sufficient support to prevent an ultimate solution. In the meantime, more and more whales are taken each year in the absence of any international agreement, genuine dialogue, or cooperative efforts to seek ways forward.
The Pew Symposia are aimed at opening up entrenched positions. The first Symposium in NY brought together the conservation community, scientists, policy experts and others from both inside the ‘IWC community’ and beyond.
Continuing with this approach, the Tokyo Symposium will take a step further. By holding the Symposium in the heart of the main pro-whaling country, we are putting words into action: opening up the dialogue to all of those who are interested in effective and possibly pragmatic solutions.
Wednesday 30th January 2008
09.00 |
UN University Opens. |
09.00 - 09.15 |
Registration, Participants proceed to the Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall. |
09.30 - 10.30 |
Opening Session.
- Introduction and Welcome – Mr. Joshua S. Reichert, Managing Director, Pew Environment Group.
- Welcome Address – Dr. Srikantha Herath, Senior Academic Programme Officer and the Officer-in-Charge of UNU’s Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, on behalf of Dr. Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of UNU.
- From New York to Tokyo – Judge Neroni Slade, Chairman of the Tokyo Whale Symposium.
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10.30 - 13.00 |
Session 1 - The Current State of the Whaling Debate: Views from Japan
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13.00 - 14.15 |
Lunch in UNU Reception Hall. |
14.30 - 17.30 |
Session 2 - Conflict Management and Biodiversity: Interactions between Governments, NGOs and the Private Sector.
- Professor Akio Morishima - Chairman of the Board of Directors, Japan Climate Policy Centre.
- Mr. Juan Mayr - Former Environment Minister of Colombia.
- Mr. Olivier Deleuze - Chief, Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch, Division of Regional Cooperation, UNEP.
- Professor. A.H. Zakri - Director of the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS), and Former Vice-Chair of the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
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18.00 - 21.00 |
Reception for Participants in UNU Reception Hall. |
Thursday 31st January 2008
09.00 - 13.00 |
Session 3 - How can a way forward be found?
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13.00 - 14.15 |
Lunch in UNU Reception Hall. |
14.30 - 17.15 |
Round Robin Session - The IWC Process on its Future: Recommendations to the IWC Intersessional Meeting, March 2008, Heathrow (UK).
Mr. Richard Black - Round Robin Facilitator. |
17.30 - 18.00 |
Chairman Summary. |
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Participants
At Wednesday 30th January 2008, 97 people of 28 different nationalites have confirmed their attendance, representing a mix of scientists; international organisation representatives; people with perspectives from outside the IWC/Oceans issues; NGOs; specialized media experts; pro-whaling government representatives; conservation -minded IWC delegates; middle minded IWC delegates, and IWC special meeting steering group.
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