17th Annual Conference of the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils EEAC, 
 22-24 October 2008 in Dubrovnik, Croatia

Towards Sustainable European Infrastructures

Hosted by the Croatian Council for Sustainable Development (SORZO)
 Co-organised by the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU).

PROGRAMME

Main Conference Day (with external participation), 23 October 2009
Towards Sustainable European Infrastructures

09:00-10:00 Welcome and Conference Opening
  • Natalija Koprivanac, Chair of SORZO-HR
  • Marina Dropulić, Minister of Environmental Protection, Spatial Planning and Construction, Croatia
  • Andro Vlahušić, Mayor of Dubrovnik
  • Christian Hey, Chair EEAC WG Energy speech
Infrastructures:
Introducing the EEAC Statement and SD Principles for Infrastructures
10:00-10:20 Savka Kučar Dragičević, Croatia: Green Networks
10:20-10:40 Peder Jensen, EEA: Infrastructures for Sustainable Mobility presentation
10:40-11:00 Olav Hohmeyer, SRU/IPCC: Transition towards a renewable energy system presentation
11:00-11:30 Coffee/Tea break
11:30-13:00 Parallel working groups / Discussion of Background Papers

A   Energy Infrastructures
  • Jürgen Schmid, WBGU/ISET/Vice-Chair SRA: Global Energy Transformation presentation
  • Olav Hohmeyer, SRU, former IPCC Co-Chair, Coordinator IPCC Renewables Report: 100% Renewables presentation
  • Felipe D. Santos, CNADS: The Mediterranean Solar Plan presentation
Chair: Peter Novak

B   Green Networks
  • John Andersen, CNCC: Bringing the perspectives together: SEA presentation
  • Noel Casserly, Comhar, Chair EEAC WG Biodiversity presentation
  • Helen Bryon, Birdlife International presentation
  • Savka Kučar Dragičević, Croatian Environment Agency
  • Marco Fritz, European Commission, DG Env presentation
Chair: Natalija Koprivanac 


C   Transport Networks

  • Peder Jensen, EEA, Head of Energy and Transport Group presentation
  • Pippa Gallop, CEE Bankwatch 
  • Reto Lorenzi, Head of Transport Policy Office of the Suisse Federal Office for Spatial Development presentation
Chair: Miranda Schreurs
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
14:30-16:00 Systems Transition and Network Integration in the long run
  • A Croatian Perspective: Nikola Ružinski, State Secretary of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, Croatia presentation
  • NGO Perspective: Pippa Gallop, CEE Bankwatch presentation
  • Spatial Planning Perspective: Teresa Andresen,  Portugal presentation
  • EEAC Perspective: Miranda Schreurs, SRU, Germany presentation
Chair: Hubert David, EEAC
16:30-17:00 Key note Speech
Michaele Schreyer, former Commissioner, Vice President of the European Movement, Section Germany presentation
17:00 End

Program Overview / EEAC Internal Days and Special Session

Wednesday, 21.10.   EEAC Pre-meetings

From 12:00 Optional: Regular meetings of EEAC Working Groups
17:00 – 20:00 EEAC Steering Committee meeting
Evening Arriving of (other) EEAC participants

Thursday, 22.10.   EEAC Internal Meetings and Special Sessions with external participation (afternoon)

08:30 – 9:00

Registration
09:00 – 10:45 Three parallel EEAC Working Group sessions:
Governance, Biodiversity, Marine

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee/Tea break
11:15 – 13:00 Three parallel EEAC Working Group sessions:
Sustainable Development, Energy, Agriculture

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Presentations of selected EEAC members' recent advice and activity:
  • Future Bioenergy and Sustainable Land Use / Jürgen Schmidt, German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) presentation
  • Prosperity without growth / Tim O'Riordan, UK Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) presentation
15:00 – 15:30

Coffee/Tea break

15:30 – 17:00

Special session (organised by SORZO)
Environmental Risks of Oil and Gas Transport by Tankers in the Adriatic and Management Solutions

  • Maja Markovčić Kostelac, Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Croatia: 2004 Ballast Water Convention and Regional Approach presentation

  • Nenad Smodlaka, Center for Marine Research, Institute Ruder Boškovic Rovinj, Croatia: Accidents and Impacts on Environment and Human Activities: What we Need to Mitigate Consequences 

  • Damir Zec, Faculty for Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Croatia: Maritime Transport and Possible Accidents in the Adriatic Sea presentation

Chair: Natalija Koprivanac

17:15 – 19:15

Open Forum on the EEAC Review (Internal session)

20:15

Dinner

Friday, 23.10.   Conference Day (with external participation)

(see detailed programme further up)

Saturday, 24.10.   EEAC Internal Day

9.30 - 13:00 EEAC Annual Plenary Session (APS)
13:00 Lunch 
Afternoon Excursion

Download the programme here

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