Live from Poznan: Invitation to WECF side event on renewable energies, December 11
THE NEED FOR BETTER POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE, RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN CENTRAL ASIA, CAUCASUS AND EASTERN EUROPE AS A SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
10.12.2008 |Nicole van Gemert
Thursday, 11. December 2008
13:30 – 15:30 hours
Wind Power Works Pavilion/ Hall 11
Organized by Women in Europe for a Common Future
THE NEED FOR BETTER POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE, RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN CENTRAL ASIA, CAUCASUS AND EASTERN EUROPE AS A SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Invitation to the WECF side event,
A dialogue between representatives of NGOs, governments and industry.
With an introduction bySteve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council
Introducing Women in Europe for a Common Future by Sabine Bock, Energy Coordinator WECF
Presentation on the position of Russian Social Ecological Union on climate change and correspondent energy issues, which was approved by All-Russian NGO conference in St. Petersburg 10-12 November
By Olga Senova, Friends of the Baltic, Russia
Bridging the gap between practice and policy, examples and recommendations from NGOs representatives:
- Svitlana Slesarenok, Black Sea Women Club, Ukraine, and Irina Stavchuk, Ecological National Centre, Georgia
- Ketevan Kiria, Greens Movement of Georgia/FOE Georgia, Kyrgyzstan
- Evgeny Bogatikov, Ecological Movement BIOM, Kazakhstan
- Vera Inyutina, UNEP/GEF Siberian Crane Wetland Project, Tadjikistan
- Timur Idrisov, Little Earth Tadjikistan
WECF is
a network of 100 women's and environmental organisations in 40 countries
throughout Central Asia and Europe. We strive for a healthy environment for all
and use women's potential in balancing environment, health and economy. Our
project work brings safe ecological solutions to local problems and we
influence policy internationally. WECFs vision is that by 2020 all have access
to safe, affordable and renewable energy.
More information? Contact: Nicole van Gemert, Nicole.vanGemert@wecf.eu+31-6-22950027
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