Final Programme - ICLEI World Congress 2006

ICLEI World Congress 2006for cities and local governmentsCongreso Mundial de ICLEI 2006 para ciudades y gobiernos locales • Congrès Mondial d'ICLEI 2006 pour les cités et gouvernements locauxOut of Africa: Local Solutions for Global ChallengesDesde África: Soluciones locales para desafíos globales • Depuis de l'Afrique: Des solutions locales pour des enjeux globauxCape Town, South Africa • Monday 27 February – Friday 3 March 2006Final ProgrammeEurope: Athens North America: New York Latin America: Rio de Janeiro Asia: Seoul Oceania: Sydney

Welcome and OverviewThis year, for the first time ever, the ICLEI World Congress will take place in the Southern Hemisphere.ICLEI is proud of it and convinced it will prove once again to be a valuable opportunity forus all to meet and engage in our work.You hold in your hand the Final Programme, which contains the most important information you needfor the next five days. The details of each session as well as their whereabouts are found in a boundedbooklet inside the delegate bag.Here is how the Congress will unfold:MondayRegional meetings in the morning, opening & keynoteplenaries in the afternoon.TuesdayTheme sessions and strategy panels covering ICLEI’sprograms and campaigns will be held in parallel.WednesdayDay long technical visits in Cape Town.ThursdayTheme sessions and strategy panels on ICLEI’s programsand campaigns will be held in parallel; threeconcurrent sub-plenaries will draw conclusions.FridayMayors‘ Panel on a range of issue, ICLEI Council BusinessSession, closing plenary „Moving Forward“.How is the programme organized?With so many topics, ICLEI has devised a way toexplore them all while ensuring that the relevantresults from each discussion are brought together andreported, in the end.Here is how it works:There are three Programme Areas. Each is divided intoThemes. Each theme is split in a number of Theme Sessionsand Strategy Panels. In the next pages, you willsee that the Programme Areas are at the top of thepage and represented by a colour, just below them aretheir themes and below these are the multiple parallelsessions.How will results be gathered?Each session will produce results (ideas, projects,commitments, input to the Strategic Plan, etc). Mostthemes will gather their sessions‘ results in a strategypanel. These results are brought together in a consolidationsub-plenary for each Programme Area. Finally,when all the Programme Areas are done their resultsare politically focused in the Mayors Panel before theICLEI Council adopts the 2007-2012 Strategic Plan.The closing plenary „Moving Forward“ will provide anoutlook into ICLEI’s future partnership work.What social events and networking opportunitieswill there be?There are four evening events. On Monday night,the Mayor of Cape Town invites you to her Reception.Tuesday, you can enjoy an informal picnic at theKirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Wednesday,an early cocktail party will precede a free evening.Thursday, an African Feast will give you a taste ofAfrica, literally. Finally, at Members' request, lunchwill last two hours on all days, except on Wednesdayduring the technical visits. On Monday lunch will takeplace at the Strelitza restaurant just outside AuditoriumII. For the rest of the congress it will be in theUbuntu Market.Understanding the room numbersEach session is held in a break-out room, for example,2.41. This number means that the room is on thesecond floor (2), in block 4 and that the specific roomnumber is 1.2Out of Africa: Local Solutions for Global Challenges

Programme Monday, 27 February 200608.30 Registration opens10.00 Regional MeetingsLatin America &Africa Europe KoreaCaribbeanRoom 1.41 Room 1.61 Room 1.43 Room 2.43North America Oceania South Asia South East AsiaRoom 2.42 Room 2.41 Room 1.63 Room 1.64ICLEI’s Regional Chairs and Directors invite participants to meet, network and discuss opportunities forengaging in regionally specific programmes and campaigns.12.30 - 13.30 Lunch Strelitza Restaurant (Ground floor)14.00 Out of Africa – Welcome to the World Auditorium II• Nomaindia Mfeketo: Executive Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa• Amos Masondo: ICLEI President, Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa• Ebrahim Rasool: Premier of the Western Cape Province, South Africa• Marthinus van Schalkwyk: Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa15.00 Global Challenges Call for Local Solutions Auditorium II• Charles McNeill: Environment Programme Team Manager, United Nations DevelopmentProgramme, Building Sustainable Communities and Cities while Protecting Global Common Goods.• Mohammed Valli Moosa: President, World Conservation Union (IUCN)Safeguarding and managing our common resources.• Klaus Töpfer: Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), HonoraryChair of the ICLEI Advisory CouncilGlobal change – sufficient responses?16.15 - 16.45 Opening of the Ubuntu Market Ballroom17.00 Fifteen Years of ICLEI, Three Years since Athens – Global and Regional Development Auditorium II• Konrad Otto-Zimmermann: ICLEI Secretary General• ICLEI's Regional & Country Directors18.00 End of Programme (Speakers Briefing 18.00 - 18.30 in Room 1.43)20.00 City of Cape Town Mayor’s DinnerEvening InformationVenue: Exhibition Hall 4, CTICC (congress venue)Time: 19.30 - bus pick up delegatesat Tudor and Park Inn - bus will wait in Long Street close to First National Bank19.40 - bus pick up delegates at Tulip Hotel – bus will wait on the corner of Bree and Strand Street20.00 - function startsTbc shuttle from CTICC back to Tulip, Tudor, Park InnDress: Formal (Men: Jacket and tie. Ladies: long dresses are not necessary)When returning to hotels after dark on foot, it is recommended that you do not walk alone, but in groups.ICLEI World Congress 20063

ProgrammeProtecting Global Common GoodsClimate Water BiodiversityLocal Agendas forSustainable Communities& Cities9.009.159.3010.3011.0012.3014.30Merle Sowman, Co-director Env. Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town Knowledge for Local Action -Ole Lyse: Coordinator, Urban Environment Section, UN-HABITATLocal Action Moves the World - ICLEI Campaigns, Programmes and ServicesCoffee & Tea Coffee & Tea Coffee & Tea Coffee & TeaC1 - Getting Started.An interactive discussion onhow cities can start climateprotection activities and theframeworks associated withthese initiatives.Lunch Lunch Lunch LunchMembers and staff give an interac-Theme Introduction Theme Introduction Theme Introduction Theme IntroductionC2 - Addressing the Myth:Climate Protection vs.Competing Priorities.W1 - Improving WaterGovernance.Regional experiences ofwater governance withinan integrated approach tosustainable development andurban planning.W2 - Water CampaignAction Planning.B2 - Local GovernmentAction Planning forBiodiversity.Localizing Agenda 21 (tbc)B1 - The Benefits ofBiodiversity and HealthyEcosystems.The values of biodiversityas a resource for cities illustratedthrough examples.Room 1.61 Room. 2.61 Room 1.63LA1 - Regional Strategiesfor Supporting LocalAgenda 21 Activities.Examples from Europe andLatin-America will highlightthe successes of comprehensiveprojects, training,tools and commitments.Auditorium IILA2 - Local Agenda 21-Flashlight 2006.The success of elected officialsin promoting climatechange issues, in the faceof competing human andenvironmental needs.ICLEI's milestone approachand other methodologies:expected results.Methods for the systematicintegration of biodiversityinto policy and planning.Examples from around theworld showing successfulLocal Agenda 21 processesand the related enablingframework conditions.Posters and Presentations.16.30 Coffee & TeaCoffee & TeaCoffee & Tea17.00Room 1.61C3 - The HEAT Software.Room 2.61W3 - The Water CampaignManual and the WaterCampaign Software.Room 1.63B3 - Strategy PanelTowards Local BiodiversityAgendas.Coffee & TeaTechnical demonstration ofICLEI's new emissions datasoftware using real figuresfrom cities.ICLEI's tools and softwarefor improving localmanagement of waterresources.Exploration of options fordevelopping ICLEI's activitieson biodiversity.18.00Room 1.61Room 2.61Room 1.63Auditorium II19.00Kirstenbosch Picnic under the StarsEvening InformationVenue: Kirstenbosch National Botanical GardenTime: 18.15 – 18.40 - coaches depart from CTICC19.00 – function starts21.00 – Coaches to return to hotelsDress: Casual, flat shoes - take something warm4Out of Africa: Local Solutions for Global Challenges

Tuesday, 28 February 2006Building Sustainable Communities & CitiesImplementation InstrumentsResilient Communities& CitiesUrban ProjectsSustainability ManagementOutcomes of the International Researcher Symposium on Sustainable Human Settlements and their Governance.Auditorium IItive overview of the Congress programme.Coffee & Tea Coffee & TeaCoffee & TeaTheme IntroductionTheme IntroductionR1 - Managing Disaster Riskand Building Local Resilience.SM1 - ManagingEnvironmental Sustainabilitythrough ecoBudget.Opportunities for systematicimprovement in the disasterresilience of communities andcities in respect of the diversehazards and response options.Room 1.43How ecoBudget works - Asianand European examples ofICLEI’s environmental managementsystem.Room 2.44Lunch LunchLunch LunchR2 - Disaster RiskManagement (DRM) -a Community Based Strategy.K - Urban Projects in Korea.SM2 - SustainabilityReporting and Triple BottomLine.G1 - Greening Events.Project in various cities developedwith the support of theGTZ.Coffee & TeaRoom 1.43R3 - Strategy PanelICLEI's Resilient Communities& Cities Initiative.Opportunities for engagingmembers to increase disasterresilience.Presentation of innovativeand sucessful urbanprojects in Korea, includingSeoul's Cheonggycheon RiverRestauration Project.Coffee & TeaRoom 2.41SM3 - Strategy PanelManagement Instruments forMainstreaming Sustainability.A discussion of the need toadvance sustainability managementinstruments.Methodologies, processes andtools for sustainability assessment,decision-making andreporting.Host cities of major internationalevents share thier experienceon the implementationof ICLEI's Greening EventsInitiative, on cooperation withpartners and the needs of hostcities of upcoming events.Coffee & Tea Coffee & TeaSM4 - Poster SessionMarket Place forMainstreaming Sustainability.Case studies of ICLEI memberssuccessfully applying EMS.Room 2.44 Room 2.64Room 1.43Room 2.41 Room 2.44ICLEI would like to present to every Member a certificate in appreciation of years of dedicatedmembership. This presentation will take place at the ICLEI Stand in the Ubuntu Market onTuesday 28 February between 13.30 - 14.25. This ceremony can serve as media opportunity as aprofessional photographer will take pictures for you. Please contact ICLEI at the ICLEI Stand priorto the event or visit the Media Office at room 1.73.ICLEI World Congress 20065

ProgrammeCAPE TOWN DAY: Technical Visits8.45Buses depart from the conference venue (CTICC).All tours include lunch and a workshop session on location.CT1 - Energy &Climate ChangeCT2 - Water &SanitationCT3 - ResponsibleTourismCT4 - UrbanMobilityCT5 - BiodiversityWest CoastDelegates will visitthe new BP EnergyEfficient Building atthe Victoria & AlfredWaterfront, as well asthe Kuyasa HousingProject in Khayelitsha,which is a successfulClean DevelopmentMechanism (CDM)project where housesin a low income areahave been retrofittedwith clean technology.Lunch and a workshopwill take place inLynedoch which housesan EcoVillage, a primaryschool, Agama Energy(a company providinggreen energy solutionsfor Africa) and theSustainability Institutewhich offers academicprogrammes on sustainabledevelopment.Delegates will visit theTwo Oceans Aquariumand watch an automatedpuppet show aboutwater saving, catchmentmanagement, wastemanagement and wastewater. From there theywill go to the PotsdamWaste Water TreatmentWorks and learn aboutits EnvironmentalManagement System(EMS) and how the cityis developing treatedeffluent as an alternativewater resource.The tour continues tothe Joe Slovo InformalSettlement in Langa tolearn about the implementationof water andsanitation services in aninformal settlement. Thisis followed by lunch anda workshop in Langa.Delegates will visitthe Saartjie BaartmanCentre and meet withlocal social advocatesworking with the SonkeRoute to promote tourismin the area. Nextis SCAGA, SiyazamaCommunity AllotmentGarden Association, acommunity-based urbanagriculture project,which grows organicvegetables in a harshenvironment, and is aproject on the CapeCare Route. Delegatesthen proceed to a populartourism destination,Spier Estate, outsideStellenbosch, for anoverview of responsibletourism practices duringa brief walking tour ofthe estate followed bylunch and a workshop.Delegates will have theopportunity to cycle5km on bicycle paths atRondebosch Commonto experience the localcircumstances. The buswill then take delegatesalong Klipfontein RoadCorridor to learn aboutthe Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) system and visitthe new public transportinterchange inGugulethu for a briefdescription of IntegratedTransport Planning.Then delegates will visitthe Pedal Power ForAfrica exhibition at theMTN Science Centrewhich will showcasethe bicycle’s potential toimprove the quality oflife of Africans. This willbe followed by lunchand a workshop.Delegates will first visitthe Rietvlei WetlandReserve, a futureRamsar site, and thenthe Southern AfricanFoundation for theConservation of CoastalBirds (SANCCOB). Fromthere the tour willtravel to BlaauwbergConservation Area(BCA). This area ofglobal significance forbiodiversity and culturalheritage will host discussionson biodiversityconservation issues inan urban context, lookingat partnership andthe creation of opportunities.Delegates willthen enjoy lunch andparticipate in the afternoonworkshop.16.3018.00Buses return to the designated conference hotels and the congress venue (CTICC) after the tours.Cocktail Party at Ubuntu MarketFree EveningEvening InformationVenue: Ubuntu Market (Ballroom) CTICCTime: 18h00 – Start of the function20h00 – End of function(Only limited shuttle service back to hotels will be provided for the Tudor, Park Inn and Tulip Hotel.)Dress: Smart-CasualWhen returning to hotels after dark on foot, it is recommended that you do not walk alone, but in groups.6Out of Africa: Local Solutions for Global Challenges

Wednesday, 1 March 2006All day, in parallelCT6 - BiodiversityFalse BayCT7 - HealthManagementCT8 - CoastalManagementCT9 - IntegratedWasteCT10 - IntegratedHuman SettlementsCT11 - DisasterManagementThe tour will explorethe conservationof biodiversity infragmented naturalhabitats in poor urbansettings. Delegateswill stop at the EdithStephens WetlandPark, a city partnershipwith Cape Flatscommunities. Then, adrive through the suburbof Khayelitsha willlead to the WolfgatNature Reserve. Nextis a visit at the CapeFlats Waste WaterTreatment Works, atop birding site andan example of cooperativemanagement.Follows the RondevleiNature Reserve, acommunity basedtourism initiative.Delegates will firstvisit the Oliver Thambocentre to learn aboutthe Khayelitsha AirPollution Strategyand the Servicing ofInformal Settlementsproject, improving servicedelivery to informalsettlements. Next stopis an informal meatmarket to discusschallenges faced bythe City’s health directorate.Followed bya visit to the FikelelaChildren’s Home forabused & HIV/AIDSchildren, as well asthe Sibanye EconomicEmpowerment Project.The KhayelitshaTraining Centre willhost lunch and aworkshop on healthmanagement.Along with scenicdrives, this tour willgive a frank look at thepressures, degradation,inequalities and developmentthreateningthe coastal ecosystem.Delegates will visitpristine and degradedcoastal environments,as well as undevelopedand developed zones.The afternoon workshopin Muizenbergwill focus on thebalance betweenoptimising social andeconomic benefits fromthe coastline withoutundermining theenvironmental qualitywithin a developingurban context.Delegates will visitinnovative waste alternativesimplementedin Cape Town toreach the PolokwaneDeclaration’s goal toreduce waste generatedand disposed ofby respectively 50%and 25% by 2012 anddevelop a plan for zerowaste by 2022. Stopsinclude the AthloneWaste Transfer Station,Tsoga EnvironmentalCentre and the CoastalPark Landfill Site,highly respected for jobcreation by waste minimisation.Next is theFootprints Recyclingand EducationalCentre and its communityrecycling depot. Alunch and a workshopfollows.The apartheid’s legacyand the followinghyper-informal growthled to challengesin providing shelterfor the very poor.Delegates will witnessthe dichotomies in theprivate and public sectordriven housing, theconstraints to integratedstrategies and theimpacts on the growthand development ofCape Town. The tourwill visit formerlysegregated suburbs,new market-developedintegrated suburbs,rapidly growing informalsettlements andpost-apartheid housingresponses. Lunch andthe workshop will beat the Edith StephenWetlands Reserve.Delegates will visit thesites of three major disasters.First, the site ofthe January 2006 fire,on the slopes of TableMountain, where 700hectares of indigenousvegetation was lost.Secondly, Joe Slovo,where a runaway fireravaged an informalsettlement. Finally thesite of the TreasureOil Spill in June 2000,which caused 40 000African Penguins tobecome oiled andthreatened and wherea rehabilitation centerfor Penguins is nowlocated. This will be followedby lunch and aworkshop.Cape Town Day InformationAt the Information Desk, located in the Ubuntu Market (Ballroom), you will find a board with a list of people registered foreach tour. Please confirm your attendance by putting a checkmark next to your name on the list. Several tours are booked out.Delegates who have not yet booked a tour can add their names directly to the tours that are not yet full.ICLEI World Congress 20067

ProgrammeProtecting Global Common GoodsBuilding SustainableClimate Water Just, Peaceful & SecureCommunities9.0010.3011.0012.3014.30C4 - Taking action: CitiesAround the World.Cities working on climateprojects will present posterson acquiring political support,working with stakeholdersand about financing.Coffee & TeaC5 - Municipal Optionsfor the Global CarbonMarket.C8 - Strategy PanelICLEI’s Climate Strategy inthe Next YearsC6 - Building PoliticalCapital through ClimateProtection.How local governments andelected officials can influencepolicy-making at higherlevels.Coffee & TeaC9 - Local Renewables.W4 - Experienceswith Integrated WaterResources Management(IWRM).Roles, experiences andopportunities for localgovernments to influencestrategy and policy at catchmentlevel.Room 2.64 Room 1.63 Room 2.61C7 - Climate Safe Cities:the Costs of Inaction.Coffee & TeaW5 - Strategy PanelICLEI'S Water Strategy.J1 - Local Agendas forPeace and Security.How local governments can Urban adaptation to climatenavigate the carbon market change as part of ICLEI'sand reduce GHG emissions. CCP Campaign.Launch of the Climate SafeRoom 1.63 Cities Program. Room 2.61Lunch Lunch Lunch LunchDifferent approaches usingthe LA21 methodology willbe illustrated, and complimentarytools, methodologiesand services explainedCoffee/Tea break includedAuditorium IISustainable MobilityM - Non-Motorised UrbanMobility.17.00ICLEI's role and activitiesin climate change and theCCP Campaign.P6A - Consolidation Sub-PlenaryHow cities and other actorspromote the generation anduse of local renewable energy.Introduction of ICLEI'sLocal Renewables ModelCommunities Network.1.61ICLEI's Water Campaignwill be discussed with theobjective to find innovativepractical goals andimprovements.Why and how cities promotethe use of bicycles.Room 1.63 Room 2.61Room 1.4316.30 Coffee & Tea Coffee & Tea Coffee & Tea Coffee & TeaP6B - Consolidation Sub-18.0020.00Global Common Goods – Climate, Water, Biodiversity.Interconnectedness of global common goods - strategic conclusions on the design of ICLEI'sCampaigns.2.6African Feast - Event hosted by the City of JohannesburgLocal Agendas for SustainableCommunities & CitiesEvening InformationVenue: Moyo at Spier Wine Estate, StellenboschTime: 18h15 - 18h30 Coaches depart to Cape Town Station (all participants travel by train)20h00 - Start of the function22h30 - 23h00 Coaches depart to hotelsDress: Smart-casual, flat shoes - take something warm8Out of Africa: Local Solutions for Global Challenges

Thursday, 2 March 2006Communities & CitiesImplementation InstrumentsLocal Agendas forSustainable CitiesEco-efficient CitiesSustainable ProcurementLA4 - Education forSustainability.E1 - Managing for Eco-efficiency.SP1 - The Value ofSustainable PublicProcurement.C10 - Financing SolarWater Heaters.Examples of cities fromaround the world and howthey engage with citizens onsustainable development, forexample by using the EarthCharter. Room 1.43Coffee & TeaThe application of EcologicalFootprint and ecoBudget tomove towards Eco-efficientcities.Session ends at 11:30.Introduction to sustainableprocurement and its benefits.Examples on how to startimplementing sustainableprocurement, define priorityareas and overcome potentialbarriers.A session organised byREEEP, Renewable Energy& Energy EfficiencyPartnership.Room 2.44E2 - Strategy Panel (11:30 - 12:30)Coffee/Tea break includedICLEI's Footprint -Design of an Eco-efficientcities Initiative.Room 2.44Room 2.41 Room 1.61Lunch Lunch Lunch LunchLA3 - Strategy PanelStrategies for advancingLocal Agendas.Ambitious CitiesA1 - Challenges and Rewardsof Ambition.SP2 - Developing SustainableProcurement Strategies andProgrammes.G2 - Greener Governance.Current LA21 efforts willserve as a basis for discussionson the required supportstrategies for LA21 activities.Auditorium IIThe role of long term integratedpolicy making and planningfor advanced and ambitiousapproaches, including TargetZero and 100-year Planning.Room 2.44Strategies for the introductionof sustainable procurementaround the world, future networksand implementationas well as ICLEI's and otherorganisations services.Coffee & Tea Coffee & Tea Coffee & TeaMethods for adapting locallevel greener governance andenvironmental managementinitiatives to medium-sizedcities.2.41 Room 2.64Coffee & TeaPlenaryStrategic conclusions on localgovernance and thematicLocal Agendas.Auditorium IIP6C - Consolidation Sub-PlenaryManaging Local SustainabilityStrategic conclusions on the wider application of ICLEI's sustainabilitymanagement instruments.Room 2.4ICLEI World Congress 20069

Programme09.00 Corporate Green Policy Example Auditorium IITakeshi Koga: Strategy Expert, Fujitsu Limited, JapanFujitsu’s Corporate Green Policy - Environmental Management in a Global Corporation09.30 Mayors' Panel Auditorium IIMunicipal leaders provide their political views on :• local governance for sustainable communities & cities• campaigns and programmes to protect global common goods (climate, water, biodiversity)• mechanisms to ensure unwavering implementation of sustainable developmentFacilitator: David Cadman, ICLEI Vice PresidentInvited Panellists:Nick BermanHornsby Shire Imma MayolBarcelonaFraser BrindleyMelbourne Nomaindia Mfeketo Cape TownJuanito Cambangay Bohol Province Pam O’ConnorSanta MonicaFernando Carrion QuitoJoe PantaloneTorontoEmilio d’AlessioAnconaVenelin TodorovBourgasViviann Gunnarsson StockholmBeate WeberHeidelbergHironori Hamanaka repr. Japanese Members Rifai Mohamed Zafarullah MataleStephen Kabuye Entebbe11.00 Coffee & Tea Break Ubuntu Market11.30 Local Initiatives Awards 2006 Ceremony Auditorium II2006 Judy Walker Memorial PrizeThis prize will be presented to the ICLEI Member who best demonstrates excellence in Memberto-Membersolidarity, cooperation and exchange. This Prize was created in honour and recognitionof a longstanding and committed ICLEI staff member, Judy Walker.Cities Enjoy Bicycles AwardsThis award recognizes exemplary activities at the local government level that promote non-motorizedtransport as part of an overall mobility strategy. This award is sponsored by ICLEI and ShimanoInc.12.30 Lunch Ubuntu Market14.00 ICLEI Council Business Session Auditorium IITriennial general assembly of ICLEI Members. Active participation is open to ICLEI Members only.Non-Members are welcome as observers.A separate agenda and meeting documents have been provided to ICLEI Members.10Out of Africa: Local Solutions for Global Challenges

ProgrammeFriday, 3 March 200616.00 Moving Forward – Closing Plenary Auditorium IIRob DE JONG: Ag. Head, Urban Environment Unit, United Nations Environment Programme,KenyaMoving forward in partnership: An outlook from the perspective of UNEPTasneem ESSOP: Minister for Environmental Affairs and Development, Western Cape Province;Co-Chair Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (NRG4SD)Moving forward in partnership: Regional and local governmentsSmangaliso MKHATSHWA: President, UCLG-United Cities and Local GovernmentsMoving forward in partnership: Advancing the Local Government agenda and improving global sustainabilitywith shared rolesJosep ROIG: Secretary General, World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis)Moving forward in partnership: Metropolis and ICLEIAlan AtKisson: Transition Director, Earth Charter InitiativeMoving forward in partnership: Earth Charter Initiative and ICLEINewly elected ICLEI PresidentICLEI 2007-2012 – an outlookPhil HEARD: Chief Operating Officer, World Urban Forum 2006World Urban Forum III, Vancouver 2006Yasushi OTSUKI. Treasurer, on behalf of Mayor Yorikane Masumoto, City of Kyoto, Japan2007 Kyoto Conference of the World Mayors Council on Climate ChangeNomaindiya MFEKETO: Executive Mayor, City of Cape Town, South AfricaFarewellKonrad OTTO-ZIMMERMANN: Secretary General, ICLEIClosing17.30 End of CongressICLEI World Congress 200611

ThemesThe programme of Tuesday and Thursday’s parallel sessions is structured around ICLEI’s current Campaigns,Programmes and Services and aims to look at additional issues and activities of interest to its Members. The colourcoding below corresponds to the thematic grouping included in ICLEI’s Strategic Plan:Protecting Global Common GoodsBuilding Sustainable Communities and CitiesInstruments for ImplementationClimate Water BiodiversityLocal Agendas 21Local governments are taking localaction to both mitigate and adaptto climate change. ICLEI’s Cities forClimate Protection (CCP) Campaigninvolves 650 local governmentsworldwide who have made a commitmentto integrating climatechange mitigation into their decision-makingprocesses. CCP citieswill report on benefits of climateaction planning, share experiencesand discuss how CCP can beexpanded to more cities worldwide.Increasing water demand, combinedwith poor water resourcemanagement and governance, andclimate change have contributed toa global water crisis. To help supportlocal governments in developingand implementing Local WaterAgendas ICLEI designed the WaterCampaign.Biodiversity should be seen asa global common good, and itsconservation plays an increasinglyimportant role in the sustainablemanagement of local humanenvironments. What are the experiencesof ICLEI members in localaction planning for biodiversity andwhat role should ICLEI play in supportingthese local efforts?Local Agenda 21(LA21), launchedby ICLEI through the 1992 RioEarth Summit, has become a globalprogramme with model projects,networks, guidance and training.What are local governments’ recentexperiences with LA21? How areIssues such as local governance,integrated sustainable developmentplanning and local thematic agendaschanging the future of LA21?Resilient Communities& CitiesICLEI's Resilient Communities &Cities program addresses localvulnerability to natural, industrialor environmental disasters. Theprogramme assists cities to implementpilot projects for the developmentand implementation of LocalResilience Agendas. Its objective isto develop and test participatorymethodologies and tools.Just, Peaceful & SecureCommunitiesPeace, justice and security are fundamentalfor the creation of sustainablecommunities. Through theestablishment of Local Agendas forPeace and Security, local governmentsare able to play a major rolein fostering equity and preventingviolence and conflict.Ambitious CitiesA number of ICLEI Members arevery ambitious in that these localgovernments are planning forthe long-term (100 + years) andsetting themselves challengingtargets such as “zero greenhousegas emissions” to mitigate climatechange.Eco-efficient CitiesSustainabilityManagementSustainableProcurementICLEI’s Eco-efficient CitiesProgramme aims at the developmentand implementation of LocalEco-Efficiency Agendas. TheseAgendas help cities measure howefficiently they use environmentalresources to ensure increased qualityof life for citizens. A proposalfor a new Ecological FootprintCampaign will be one of the focalpoints of the discussion.ICLEI’s Sustainability ManagementProgramme designs, develops,pilot-tests and promotes instrumentsfor municipal managementtowards sustainability. These instrumentsare designed to ensure theunwavering implementation oflocal sustainable development.In 2004, ICLEI Members launchedthe Sustainable ProcurementCampaign in Europe. Results ofthe campaign thus far will bepresented and highlighted. ICLEI,with organisations such the UnitedNations Environment Programme(UNEP) is now exploring effectiveways of introducing sustainableprocurement into other countrieswith different procedures, marketsand policy goals. Expansion willhelp to develop new and sustainablemarkets.12Out of Africa: Local Solutions for Global Challenges

Welcome & GreetingsClimate Legacy InitiativeThe ICLEI Greening Events Initiative aims to reduce the environmental impacts of events and to use events as opportunitiesfor sustainability education. The initiative is based on the “Athens Call for Greening Events" which was adopted atthe last ICLEI World Congress 2003 in Athens. More and more ICLEI members define “greening” as a relevant componentof the bidding processes for international event and for implementing big or small scale events under their authority.The City of Cape Town is committed to greening the ICLEI World Congress 2006. Please visit the city stand on the UbuntuMarket and read the “Greening Newsletters” produced specifically for the World Congress. More information is availableat www.iclei.org/worldcongress2006/greening.Travelling results in CO 2 (carbon dioxide) emissions from the burning of jet fuel. The accumulation of CO 2 contributes tothe severe problem of climate change. As such, emissions which can not be avoided, must be compensated.To do so, a carbon-offset payment in integrated to the congress fee. This offset payment is calculated according to participants’average distance travelled by region using www.atmosfair.info. The funding generated through the ICLEI ClimateLegacy initiative will finance a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) reduction project in Cape Town, the Kuyasa project.This project, which will fit residential units in a low-income settlement with solar water heaters, insulated ceilings andenergy efficient lighting, will reduce future CO 2 emissions by consuming less carbon emitting energies. It will also be animportant adjunct to Cape Town’s pressing integrated human settlement requirements and will help set the long termdirection for sustainable housing construction.ICLEI Cinema room 1.53The “ICLEI Cinema” will be a new element of the World Congress 2006 and run simultaneously to the congress sessionson Tuesday and Thursday only. The cinema will feature videos from ICLEI members showcasing projects related to theWorld Congress theme “Local Solutions for Global Challenges”: Videos and DVDs can highlight how local governmentspromote sustainability, report on projects and achievements or document stakeholders’ activities.The Ubuntu MarketBallroom‚Ubuntu‘ is a South African concept which means ‚humanity towards others‘. The Ubuntu Market is then a chance toembrace this philosophy and encounter your colleagues, other ICLEI members and visit the exhibitors‘ stands. Held in theluminous CTICC Ballroom, this is the central location of the World Congress, where the coffee breaks and lunch buffet willbe located. Note that many side activities are planned for the Ubuntu Market, information will be available on site and atthe stands.ICLEI World Congress 200613

Practical InformationICLEI Congress SecretariatThe organisation team will be located insuite 1.71 and can be reached at+27 (0) 21 410 5150. For any informationon the Congress please to the ICLEIinformation desk in the Ballroom.On-site telephone numbersICLEI Team Office: +27 (0) 21 410 5150Local Host office: +27 (0) 21 410 5152These offices will be in operation betweenFriday 24 February and Friday 3 March2006.General emergency and information :mobile number: +27 (0) 82 858 8112Emergency ServicesPolice: 10111Ambulance: 10177Mountain Rescue: 021- 948 9900Sea Rescue: 021- 405 3500Fire Brigade: 021- 535 1100Telephone CodesCountry code of South Africa: +27Cape town city code: 21How can you be reached duringthe conference?Please direct any private communication tothe reception desk of the hotel where youare staying (see addresses on next page). Forofficial and urgent messages during the sessionsyou can be reached via the ConferenceSecretariat.Mobile PhonesVisitors who will be using their personal cellphones can buy a prepaid “Starter Pack”,which consists of a SIM card and airtimeavailable at the Business Centre. Cell phonescan also be rented from the different serviceproviders by visiting one of their relevantbranches. All incoming calls to a cell phonein South Africa are free and phones must beswitched to the GSM 900 frequency.Media ServicesNews releases and photos will electronicallyavailable to send to your local media atwww.iclei.org/worldcongress2006. ContactICLEI International Media Coordinator TanyaImola: tanya.imola@iclei.org.ICLEI Council Business SessionThe relevant documents can be accessed onthe ICLEI web site via the Members’ Lounge.Other Congress participants are welcome toattend the business session as observers.For Speakers Only: SessionBriefingsOn Monday 7 February at 18.00 there willbe a speaker briefing meeting in room 1.43.Participation is required.Business Center/TechnicalEquipmentThere is a Business Centre at the conferencecenter. Opening hours: Weekdays (08h00- 17h00), Saturday (09h00 - 13h00).Internet AccessThe Ubuntu Market (Ballroom) will beequipped with complimentary wirelessaccess for delegates. To access Internetin other place, you will need to purchasevouchers from the venue's business center(50 ZAR/7 € for 30 minutes). The businesscenter itself has 8 pay-per-use computerswith access to Internet.ElectricityCity and town electricity systems are 200/230volts, 50hz AC. Plugs have three cylindricalpins and it is essential to have an adaptor ora transformer for foreign appliances.LanguageEnglish will be the working language duringthe congress. Interpretation into Spanish,French and Korean will be provided duringthe plenary sessions and some of the parallelsessions (see details inside the programme).Transport during conferenceThe recommended congress hotels arewithin walking distance of the Cape TownInternational Convention Centre (CTICC).Transport will not be provided during theday between the hotels and the Cape TownInternational Convention Centre (CT-ICC). However, transport will be providedbetween and selected congress hotels andthe evening social events venue. Whenreturning to hotels after dark on foot, it isrecommended that you do not walk alone,but in groups.TaxisThere are no roving taxis in Cape Town.They are either hired at taxi-ranks orsummoned by telephone 021 - 4344444.Rikkis (tuk-tuks) are three wheeled vehiclesthat carry up to six passengers and may behailed or called on 021- 418 6713.SafetyCape Town’s Central Business District(CBD), where the congress venue and hotelsare located, make considerable efforts tosafeguard visitors against crime, and surveillancecameras are situated throughout theCBD. Nonetheless, you should take thesensible safety precautions you would inany major city. Avoid carrying large sumsof cash, having cameras loose or leavingbelongings unattended. Take advice fromlocals on where not to go after dark. Takecare at lonely lookout points anywhere inCape Town, especially at dusk or after dark.Medical CareSouth Africa has excellent medical serviceswith highly trained doctors and fullyequipped hospitals. Your hotel can call adoctor or they can be found in the telephonedirectory under “Medical”, Hospitals under“H”. Emergency visitors may telephone orgo directly to the emergency room of anygeneral hospital.HealthVisitors may drink tap water anywhere unlessa notice specifically warns otherwise. Thesun in South Africa is much stronger than inEurope and it is essential for visitors to use agood sun screen for protection.Shopping and Banking HoursWednesday 1 March, is a national holiday inSouth Africa, due the local elections. As such,all shops and banks will be closed. Hotelsand the CTICC will however be open. Onother days, all banks are open from 09.00– 15.30 weekdays and between 08.30 and11h00 on Saturdays. All banks are closed onSundays.Most shops: Mon. to Fri. 08.30 - 17.00 (Sat13.00). There is late night shopping at theVictoria Wharf (Waterfront) seven days aweek.14Out of Africa: Local Solutions for Global Challenges

Welcome Practical & Informations GreetingsTippingIt is expected to tip in South Africa. Aguideline for visitors is the following:Porters R2 per item, taxis 10%, waiters &waitresses in restaurants 10%.WeatherSummer in South Africa is from Octoberuntil March. Despite regional differences,South Africa’s climate is generally mildthroughout the year.Local Elections in South AfricaIn the middle of the World Congress, onWednesday 1 March, local elections willtake place all over South Africa. This dayhas been declared a national holiday,therefore most shops and banks will beclosed. In South Africa, voting can only bedone in one's home town and not by postmail. This will cause many of our SouthAfrican participants to join us either for thefirst or the last two days only.Leisure/EntertainmentShould you want to have more informationon events that will be happeningduring the ICLEI World Congress in CapeTown, please visit the web site at www.capetownevents.co.zaTourism/Travel/Tours DeskCape Town Tourism will have a desk at theUbuntu Market to provide you informationon day tours for (in and around CapeTown), pre/post congress tours and generaltourist information.This desk will be open during the followingtimes:Monday 27 February: 14h00 – 18h00Tuesday 28 February: 09h00 – 18h00Wednesday 1 March: 18h00 – 20h00Thursday 2 March: 09h00 – 18h00Friday 3 March: 09h00 – 14h30Tourist InformationCape Town TourismThe Pinnacle BuildingCorner Burg & Castle Streets, Cape Town,Tel +27 21 487 6800Fax +27 21 487 6859www.tourismcapetown.co.zaReturn Airport TransfersDelegates are requested to confirm theirreturn airport transfers at this desk fromTuesday 28 February onwards.The airport transfer company representativewill be available during the followingtimes:Tuesday 28 February: 12h30 – 17h00Wednesday 1 March: 18h00 – 20h00Thursday 2 March: 12h30 – 17h00Friday 3 March: 09h00 – 14h30Lunch Time WalksOn Tuesday 28 February and Thursday2 March at lunchtime (12.45 - 14.15),delegates are invited to join a walking tourin the central city to see how things arechanging and what developments are inthe pipelines. The routes cover some of themother city’s hotspots such as St. GeorgesMall, Long Street, Mandela Rhodes Houseand parts of the East City from parliamenttowards district six.There is no cost involved and everyone iswelcome!To book your attendance (or for moreinformation) contact Jordine GreenwoodTel: 021 4191881Jordine@capetownpartnership.co.zaAddress of DesignatedCongress hotelsArabella Sheraton Grand Hotel Cape TownConvention Square, Lower Long StreetTel: +27 (0) 21 4129999Fax: +27 (0) 21 4129001Akani Fountains Hotel & ApartmentsCorner Heerengracht and Hans StrydomAvenue.10 Union Street, GardensTel: +27 (0)21 443 1100Fax: +27 (0)21 425 6070The CapetonianPier Place HeerengrachtTel: +27 (0)21 4055670Fax: +27 (0)21 405 5660The Tulbagh Hotel9 Ryk Tulbagh SquareTel: +27 (0)21 4215140Fax: +27 (0)21 4214648Protea Hotel Pier PlaceTulbagh SquareTel: +27 (0)21 421 7580Fax: +27 (0)21 421 759Holiday Inn Cape Town Water FrontLower Buitengragt 1Tel: +27 (0)21-4094000Fax +27 (0)21 409 4444Park Inn Greenmarket Square10 Greenmarket Square Road,Tel: +27 (0) 21 423 2050Fax: +27 (0) 21 423 2059City Lodge Cape Town WaterfrontCorner Dock and Alfred RoadsTel: +27 (0)21 419-9450Fax: +27 (0)21 419-0460Tulip HotelCorner Bree and Strand StreetTel: +27 (0)21 423 5116Fax: +27 (0)21 424 2720Tudor Hotel153 Longmarket StreetTel: +27 (0)21 424 1335Fax: +27 (0)21 423 1198ICLEI World Congress 200615

ICLEI World Congress 2006for cities and local governmentsOur host - the City of Cape TownCongress VenueCape Town International Convention CentreConvention Square, 1 Lower Long StreetCape Town, 8001 South AfricaPhone: +27 (0)21 410 5000www.capetownconvention.comICLEI On Site SecretariatCape Town International Convention CentreSuite 1.71Phone: +27 (0) 21 410 5150.world.congress@iclei.orgCongress SecretariatICLEI International Training Centre (ITC)Leopoldring 3, D-79098 Freiburg,GermanyPhone: +49-761 / 36892-20Fax: +49-761 / 36892-29world.congress@iclei.orgwww.iclei.org/worldcongress2006TudorFountainsProduction co-ordination and editing: Tyrrell Associates. Layout and design:Partners & Sponsorsscience& technologyDepartment:Science and TechnologyREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICAEurope: Athens North America: New York Latin America: Rio de Janeiro Asia: Seoul Oceania: Sydney