Hosted by the Republic of Kazakhstan
Co-hosted by Germany, Republic of Korea and Russian Federation

Discussion on Kazakhstan?s initiatives ? Global Energy-Ecological Strategy and Green Bridge Partnership Programme.



Side-event will focus on the two initiatives that Kazakhstan has proposed for the Rio+20 Conference: the Global Energy-Ecological Strategy and the Green Bridge Partnership Programme. The event will serve as a platform for wide discussion on these two initiatives, their goals, mode of implementation, collaboration, achievements and prospects.



Side-event will be followed by lunch



RSVP:

kazakhstan.rio20@gmail.com

mukitanov@mail.ru

baltugan@mail.ru

1.00 pm
1.10 pm Registration

The event will be moderated by an international expert (tbc)

1.10 pm
1.25 pm Opening
Welcoming addresses:
H.E. Mr. Nurlan Kapparov, Minister of Environment Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of Kazakhstan Delegation
H.E. Mr. Sha Zukang, UN Under-Secretary-General and General Secretary of the UNCSD Rio+20
H.E. Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, UN-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

1.25 pm
1.40 pm Facets of Green Growth: Perspectives from Western Europe
The Asian region
Countries in Transition H.E. Mr. Peter Altmaier, Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany
H.E. Mrs. Yoo Young Sook, Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea
H.E. Mr. Sergey Donskoy, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation

1.40 pm
1.50 pm The ?Green Bridge? Partnership H.E. Mr. Nurlan Kapparov, Minister of Environment Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1.50 pm 2.00 pm
Global Energy and Ecological Strategy for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
H.E. Dr. Nurlan Orynkhanov, Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

2.00 pm
2.30 pm Panel discussion, questions and answers, summary and closing Moderator, panelists

2.30-3.00pm Lunch