Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) 11: Presentation on the Equator Initiative - A Partnership for Sustainable Communities in the Tropics

This presentation, a highlight of the partnership side-event at CSD 11, was organized in association with the Partnerships Fair of the Commission on Sustainable Development with the intent to -

1. Showcase a successful WSSD partnership that has a proven track record
2. Announce the expanded mission of the Equator Initiative and its new five-year program
3. Invite additional partners to help implement this comprehensive second phase of the program

The presentation was followed by a panel discussion with the following panelists:

Alvaro Umaña (Chair), Principal Advisor and Leader, Environmentally Sustainable Development Group, UNDP

John Herity, Director, Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada

Sean Southey, Manager, Equator Initiative – UNDP

David Velasco and Jose Juarez, Representative and Director, Café de la Selva, Mexico, Equator prize 2002 finalist

For additional information on the CSD Fair please visit:
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/csd/csd11/may1.html

For additional information on the Equator Initiative mandate please visit:
http://www.undp.org/equatorinitiative/mandate.htm