Final Programme - ICLEI World Congress 2006

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