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Event AFED Conference 2012 "Ecological Footprint and Survival Options in Arab Countries"

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) will release its 2012 annual report on “Ecological Footprint and Survival Options in Arab Countries” during its annual conference which will be held on 29-30 November 2012 at Phoenicia hotel, Beirut.

AFED report will analyze survival options in Arab countries based on a comprehensive survey of available renewable resources (biocapacity) and consumption (footprint) carried out for the first time. As basis for the analysis, AFED has commissioned the Global Footprint Network (GFN), a world leader in this field, to produce an Ecological Footprint Atlas exploring resource constraint in the Arab countries. The study aims to provide an ecological bank statement for the Arab region. It is hoped that the 2012 AFED report will help promote the concept of ecological accounts and move towards their integration in decision making.

Some world renowned figures have confirmed their participation as guest speakers in the Conference, among them are: Ashok Khosla, President, Club of Rome, Mathis Wackernagel, President, Global Footprint Network (GFN), and Julia Matron-Lefevre, Director General, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). According to early confirmations, it is expected to have over 12 leaders participating in the lively debates, which gives added significance particularly that the conference convenes at a turning point in the Arab region. Attached please find the updated provisional Agenda of AFED conference.

We would like to invite you to register as delegate to the conference. This will give you the opportunity to share your experience with other delegates and interact directly with experts, policy makers and corporate leaders with interest in the field.

You may follow the link to register electronically http://afedonline.org/conference/travelregister.asp, or fill out the attached registration form, and fax it to +961 1 321900 or email to mbounader@afedonline.org.

We also urge you to proceed with hotel bookings and benefit from the special reduced rates for participants in AFED Conference provided by Phoenicia Hotel and other hotels in its proximity. Full information is available in the conference brochure and on the website: http://www.afedonline.org/conference/Hotels.asp

 

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Mediterranean Footprint Report; Venice, 2/10/2012
AFED Presents its Program at Arab League; Cairo, 30/9/2012

Contact information MICHELLA BOU NADER │Program Officer │ Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) : A Eshmoun Bldg., Rue de Damas P.O. Box 113-5474, Beirut, Lebanon (email: michella@mectat.com.lb ; mbounader@afedonline.org)
Phone: Fax: +961 1 321900
Event type Conference
File link http://www.afedonline.org/en/inner.aspx?contentID=803
File link copy AFED2012.pdf (PDF, 230 Kb)
Source The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Subject(s) AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Relation http://afedonline.org/conference/travelregister.asp
Geographical coverage Lebanon,
Address at Phoenicia hotel, Beirut
Organizer The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Target audience Regional
Period [29/11/2012 - 30/11/2012]
Status Confirmed
Working language(s) ARABIC , ENGLISH , FRENCH
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