Society for International Development Panel on Climate and Poverty Reduction: July 16

Society for International Development Event:

Bridging the Gap in the Developing World on Global Climate Change Policies

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009

Time: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Venue: Academy for Educational Development (AED), Greeley Hall

Location: 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. Greeley Hall

SID-Washington invites you to join us for our July Chapter Event on Thursday, July 16th at the Academy for Educational Development in Washington, D.C.

The topic of our July Chapter event will be bridging the gap between Annex I (Industrialized) nations and non-Annex I nations in the Copenhagen discussions. The panel will contrast Mexico and Indonesia's policies with other developing countries' emissions mitigation plans/positions, and get their views on what the industrialized nations should be offering in form of financial support.

Panelists:

Alejandro Posadas, Representative, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, Embassy of Mexico

Salman Al-Farsi, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Indonesia

Additional panelists, TBA

Moderator:

Patrick Doyle, Technical Area Manager, Energy and Climate Change, DAI; Co-Chair, SID-Washington Energy and Infrastructure Workgroup

RSVP required