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2009 Annual Development Cooperation Conference
Hallenstadion Zürich - 21 August 2009

How can climate change be reconciled with the right to development?
This is the key topic at the annual conference organised by SDC and SECO. The main instigators of climate change are the industrial countries in the North, and increasingly also newly industrialised countries. While the poorer countries in the South have contributed virtually nothing to global warming, they are the hardest hit by the consequences: A temperature rise of only 2°C could halve crop yields in many regions of Africa where rain-fed farming is practised. In India, the volume of available water supplies per capita would fall by forty percent, affecting more than one billion people. Water shortages and farmland at risk from drought and flooding are jeopardising food security, giving rise to major potential for conflict.


Program

12:00
Arrival of participants, Snack – Information stands: Climate-related projects conducted by partner organizations

13:00
Opening of the Annual Conference
Film Nr. 1 - Intro: Climate and development

13:15
Welcoming Address
Doris Leuthard, Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs
 Speech by Doris Leuthard [de] [fr]
Live Doris Leuthard

13:30
Hotspot Latin America
The deforestation of the rain forest burdens the climate more than does the sum total of all vehicle traffic. Measures must be urgently taken to protect the forest and to ensure its sustainable management.
Antonio Brack, Minister of the Environment, Peru
Film Nr. 2 - "Latin America"
Live Antonio Brack

Live music Stahlberger (song "Klimawandel")

14:00
Development in a Greenhouse: Impact of Global Warming on the Countries of the South
Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Great Britain
 Speech by Robert Watson
Live Robert Watson

14:20
Hotspot Asia
The newly industrialized countries are growing at a breath-taking pace. Higher energy efficiency is key to remaining on the sustainable-development track. The mega-States have a pioneering role to play.
Ashok Khosla, chairman, Development Alternatives
Film Nr. 3 - "Asia"
Live Ashok Khosla
Coffee break – Information stands of the partner organizations
15:30
Hotspot Africa
Climate change is reducing harvests and poses a threat to food security. Drought-resistant plants are needed in order to adapt to this situation. Agricultural research is key to coping with this challenge.
Youba Sokona, Executive Secretary of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory, Mali
Film Nr. 4 - "Africa"
Live Youba Sokona

15:50
Fighting poverty and protecting the climate: a global challenge and a common responsibility
Martin Dahinden, SDC Director-General
Speech by Martin Dahinden
Live Martin Dahinden

16:10
Climate protection and development: What is needed? What is possible?
Panel discussion with Prof. Thomas Stocker (University of Bern), Thomas Kolly (Federal Office for the Environment), Peter Niggli (Alliance Sud), and a representative from the private sector
Film Nr. 5 - "Copenhagen"

17:00
Concluding remarks

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