2-4 September 2010
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
PACEM IN MARIBUS XXXIII
CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNESCO/IOC
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OCEANS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES TO OCEANS AND COASTAL CITIES
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
13:30-16:30 hrsGeneral meeting of the IOI Governing Board & Operational Center Directors
19:00-21:00 hrs WELCOME RECEPTION
Friday, September 3rd,2010
08:00 - 08:30 hrs Registration
08:30 - 09:00 hrs Meeting of International High Level Eminent Persons
09:00 - 10:00 hrs Conference Opening Ceremony
OPENING REMARKS
09:00 - 09:15 hrs Representative of Government of China
09:15 - 09:30 hrs Representative from United Nations or UNESCO
09:30 - 09:45 hrs Dr. Awni Behnam, President IOI
09:45 - 10:00 hrsRepresentative from IOC
HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS
10:00 – 10:30hrsELISABETH MANN BORGESE LECTURE
10:30 - 11:00 hrs ARVID PARDO MEMORIAL LECTURE
11:00 - 11:30 hrs Group Photo and Coffee Break
CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IOC/UNESCO
11:30 - 11:40 hrs Keynote Speech by SOA
11:40 - 11:50 hrs Keynote Speech by UNESCO
11:50– 12:00 hrsKeynote Speech by IOC
12:00 - 13:30 hrs LUNCH BREAK
Plenary Keynote Presentation
1st Session
13:30 – 13:40 hrs Co-Chair: Dr. Biliana CiCin Sain1& Chinese Co-Chair
Rapporteur: Ms. Mara Hendrix2, IOI U.S.A.
13:40 –13:55 hrs Role of the Oceans in the Climate Change by Prof. E. Huang3, U.S.A.
13:55 - 14:10 hrsGlobal Assessment of the State of Marine Environment (IOC expert)
14:10 – 14:25 hrs Mitigation of the Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Zones and Cities by Dr. Alain Retiere4, SeniorCoordinator, UNDP-CLIMSAT Centre
14:25 – 14:40 hrsIntegration of Ocean Issues in Climate Change Negotiations by Dr. Biliana Cicin Sain, Director, GerardJ.MangoneCenter for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, U.S.A.
14:40 – 14:55 hrsDevelopment of Ocean Science and Technology in the Next Decade (IOC expert)
14:55 – 15:10 hrsPresentation by Prof. Jilan Su, Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, China
15:10 – 15:30 hrsDiscussion
15:30 -16:00 hrs COFFEE BREAK
2nd Session
16:00 – 16:10 hrsCo-Chair: Prof. Raphael P.M. LotillaPEMSEA & Chinese Co-Chair
Rapporteur: Dr. Elisabeth Conrad5
16:10 – 16:25 hrsPolicies and Strategies of the Marine Economy Development in the Next Decade by Amb. Antony Hill6, Former Ambassador of Jamaica to GATT and WTO andUN, Switzerland
16:25 – 16:40 hrs Presentation by Prof. Wei Su, National Development and Reform
Committee, China
16:40 – 16:55 hrs Marine Spatial Planning and its Role in Sustainable Development by Dr. Charles Ehler7, President, Ocean Visions Consulting, France
16:55 – 17:10 hrsPartnership in Ocean Observations, Data Exchange, and Technology Transfer, Prof. Dr. Aldo Drago8, IOI Malta
17:10 – 17:25 hrs Technological Innovations for Marine Sustainable Development by Prof. Robert Nicholls9, Deputy Head (Research), School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, U.K.
17:25 – 17:40 hrsHealthy Oceans and Human Health: An Approach of Integrated Coastal Management by Dr. Chua Thia-Eng10, PEMSEA, Philippines
17:40 – 17:55 hrs Contribution of Coastal Cities to National and Regional Economy
Vitality by Mayor of New YorkHIGH LEVEL, U.S.A.
17:55 – 18:10 hrs Contribution of Coastal Cities to National and Regional Economy
Vitality by Mayor of Mayor of BrestHIGH LEVEL, France
18:10 – 18:25 hrsDiscussion
18:30 - 20:30 hrs Banquet given by State Oceanic Administration of
China
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
PARALLEL SESSION: EXPERT CONSULTATION
Theme 1:OCEANS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
09:00 – 09:10 hrs Chair: Dr. Robbin Peach11, Collaborative Institute for
Oceans, Climate and Security, U.S.A.
Rapporteur: Dr. Michael Butler12, Director of IOI Canada
09:10-09:25 hrsPresentation by Mr. Ronald MenzelANTINEA, President, The Antinea Foundation
09:25-09:40 hrsPresentation by Prof. Alain Piquemal13, Vice President, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (Environment and Sustainable Development), Nice, France
09:40-09:55 hrsPresentation by Prof. Salvino BusuttilHIGH LEVEL, President, Fondation de Malte, Malta
09:55-10:10 hrsPresentation by Dr. Iouri OliounineIOC, IOC/UNESCO, Paris, France
10:10-10:25 hrsPresentation by Prof. Dr. Yannis Kinnas14, Greece
10:25-10:45 hrsCOFFEE BREAK
10:45-11:00 hrsPresentation by Prof. Nilufer Oral15, Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi
University, Marine Law Research Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
11:00 - 11:15 hrsPresentation byChinese Expert
11:15 - 11:30 hrsPresentation byChinese Expert
11:30 – 12:30 hrsDiscussion & Conclusion
Theme 2: ROLE OF OCEANS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
09:00 – 09:10 hrsChair: Dr. Werner Ekau16, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, IOI Germany
Rapporteur: Ms. Antonella Vassallo17, IOI HQ, Malta
09:10-09:25 hrsPresentation by Prof. Mario Ruivo18, Presidente, Comite Portugese para a COI, Lisbon, Portugal
09:25-09:40 hrsPresentation by Mr. Hiroshi TerashimaOPRF, Executive Director, Ocean
Policy and Research Foundation, Japan
09:40 - 09:55 hrsPresentation by Prof. Alejandro Gutierez19, Director of IOI Costa Rica,
Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
09:55 - 10:10 hrsProf. Edurado Marone20, Director of IOI South Western Atlantic Ocean
on Coastal Community Managment
10:10 - 10:25 hrsPresentation by Ms. Masako Bunnai Otsuka21, Director of IOI-Japan, Tokyo, Japan on Integrated Coastal Zone Management
10:25 - 10:45 hrsCOFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:00 hrsPresentation by Dr. Victoria Radchenko22, Director of IOI-Ukraine,
Ukraine on Development and Promotion of Coastal Zone Managmeent Women Leadership from National Level Policy to Local Management
11:00 - 11:15 hrsPresentation byChinese Expert
11:15 - 11:30 hrsPresentation byChinese Expert
11:30 – 12: 30 hrsDiscussion & Conclusion
Theme 3:CHALLENGES TO COASTAL CITIES
09:00 – 09:10 hrsChair: Dr. Louis F. Cassar23, International Environment Institute, Malta
Rapporteur: Dr. Albert Caruana24, Industrial Risk/EIA, Malta
09:10-09:25 hrsPresentation by Dr. Smith Dharmasaroja25, Chairman of Foundation of National Disaster Warning Council, Thailand
09:25-09:40 hrsNatural and Man-Made Disasters by Mr. Ray Shirkhodai26, Executive Director of Pacific Disaster Center, Hawaii, U.S.A.
09:40 - 09:55 hrs Maritime Security and Piracy by Dr. James Busuttil27, Director,
University of London, United Kingdom
09:55 - 10:10 hrs Presentation by Dr. Jon Erickson28, University of Vermont, U.S.A.
10:10 - 10:25 hrs Presentation by Mr. Adnan Awad29, Director of IOI South Africa on
Marine Invasive Species and Ballast Water
10:25 - 10:45 hrsCOFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:00 hrsPresentation by Mr. Pran Siamwala30, Industry Specialist, Risk Policy & Planning Development, Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Ltd, Thailand
11:00 - 11:15 hrsPresentation byChinese Expert
11:15 - 11:30 hrsPresentation byChinese Expert
11:30 - 12:30 hrs Discussion & Conclusion
12:30-14:00 hrs LUNCH BREAK
PLENARY SESSION
14:00 – 15:30 hrsREPORTS OF CHAIRS OF THE EXPERT CONSULTATION
15:30-15:45 hrsDECLARATION OF THE CONFERENCE
15:45 - 16:15 hrs Coffee Break
CLOSING SESSION
16:15-16:25 hrsPRESENTATION OF THE ELISABETH MANN BORGESE ‘S MEDALS
16:25-16:30 hrsCLOSING CEREMONY
19:00-21:00 hrsCONFERENCE DINNER AT THE HOTEL
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