11th Annual Conference, Florence, 9-11 October 2003
of the European Environmental Advisory Councils EEAC

Environmental Governance

Hosted by the RMNO
(Dutch Advisory Council for Research on Spatial Planning, Nature and the Environment)


Programme EEAC Conference on "Environmental Governance"

Thursday October 9

(EEAC internal day)
Location: Villa La Fonte

More than 30 ways leading to Florence and a stronger EEAC-network

09.00 - 11.00 2 working group sessions
11.15 - 13.15 2 or 3 working group sessions
13.30 - 14.30 LUNCH
14.30 - 18.30 Presentations of recent and future activities of all EEAC councils: "More than 30 ways leading to Florence and a stronger EEAC-network"
19.30 DINNER with speeches by Matteo Bartolomeo, Partner Avanzi SRI Research, Milan and Rodolfo Lewanski, Associate Professor University of Bologna
   

Friday October 10


Locations:
Villa La Fonte (conference)
Villa Viviani (dinner)

 

 

Environmental Governance

 

08.30 Registration
Plenary session  
09.30 Opening address and introduction of the theme Environmental Governance,
Roel J. in 't Veld (RMNO)
09.50 Martin Jänicke (SRU), keynote speaker
10.05 Maarten Hajer (University of Amsterdam), keynote speaker
10.20 Discussion
10.50 Reflection Dante and Machiavelli
11.00 COFFEE BREAK (splitting up)
Parallel sessions  
11.20

Strengths and Weaknesses of modes of governance: hierarchy versus network

workshops:

 

- Agriculture/ Biodiversity
- Marine Policies

 

13.00 LUNCH BREAK
Plenary session  
14.00 Reports of workshops
14.20 Ludwig Krämer (DG Environment, European Commission),
Environment related processes
14.35 SHORT BREAK (splitting up)
Parallel sessions  
14.40 Four thematic workshops:
1. Environment and SDS in the new constitution
2. Governance by complex strategies
3. New tools of EU environmental policy making: framework directives, governance by expert networks, co-regulation
4. The involvement of civil society: implementation of the Aarhus Convention at EU and national levels
16.10 TEA BREAK (and gathering again in the main room)
Plenary session  
16.25 CULTURAL EVENT
16.45 Reports of workshops
17.25 Reflection Dante and Machiavelli
17.35 Presentation of EEAC Governance statement and panel discussion on statement
19.05 Closing remarks
19.10 DRINKS (19.45 bus shuttle to Villa Viviani)
20.00 DINNER with speeches by Jacqueline McGlade, Director European Environment Agency, and Corrado Clini, Direttore Generale International Affairs and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environment, Italia
 

Saturday October 11

   
EEAC Internal day
Location: Villa La Fonte

09.00 - 13.00

Annual Plenary Session
13.00 LUNCH
14.00 - 16.00 Working Group Sustainable Development

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