Overview
The BerlinForum served as platform to discuss challenges and benefits for cities and regions when introducing the MUE-25 integrated management system for local and regional sustainability.
The different sessions and plenaries discussed the replication potential of the MUE-25 experiences in EU27 and identified the potential contributions of the variety of EU, national, regional institutions and local government associations in furthering and mainstreaming the application of the MUE-25 integrated management system for local sustainability.
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008
12:00 Registration
13:00 Welcome
13:10 City Spotlight: Managing a Sustainable Local Future
13:30 Opening Plenary: Managing a Suistainable European Future?
15:00 World Café: Local Stories, Example for Others
16:00 Panel with Observers: Local Stories, Example for Others
16:30 Closing Plenary
9:00 Opening Plenary: From Climate Change to Equity
10:15 From Climate Change to Equity - Workshops
11:45 Panel with Observers: From Climate Change to Equity
14:00 Plenary: From Aalborg to Gothenburg & Lisbon
14:45 From Aalborg to Gothenburg & Lisbon - Workshops
16:10 Panel with Observers: From Aalborg to Gothenburg & Lisbon
16:45 Plenary: A Future of Integrated Management
17:15 Closing Ceremony: From Lichtenberg to Leeds
All sessions in further details:
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
12:00 Registration
13:00 Welcome
- Facilitation and Opening
Björn Grönholm, Union of the Baltic Cities – Environment and Sustainable Development Secretariat
- Welcome
Andreas Geisel, Councillor for City Development - Environment & Construction, District Berlin-Lichtenberg, Germany
Dr. Jörg Mayer-Ries, Head of Dept. General Affairs of Environmental Policy, Environmental Protection and Sustainability Strategies, Federal Environment Ministry, Germany
13:10 City Spotlight: Managing a Sustainable Local Future
- Facilitator
Björn Grönholm, Union of the Baltic Cities – Environment and Sustainable Development Secretariat, Finland
- Inspiration
Wolfgang Spec, Lord Mayor, City of Ludwigsburg, Germany
13:30 Opening Plenary: Managing a Suistainable European Future?
- Facilitator
Ms Claudia Heberlein, UNEP/GRID Arendal, Switzerland
Mr Ian Kedge, Lewes District Council, UK
- Input
Gisela Kallenbach , Urban Intergroup, European Parliament
Emilio D’Alessio, Vice Mayor, City of Ancona, President Coordinamento Agenda Locale 21, Steering Committee of European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign, Executive Committee Member of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- Interview
Alenka Burja, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenja
Gisela Kallenbach, European Parliament, Belgium
Emilio D’Alessio, City of Ancona, Italy
Dr. Verena Exner, German Environment Foundation, Germany
Dr. Jörg Mayer-Ries, Federal Environment Ministry, Germany
14:30 Coffee Break
15:00 World Café: Local Stories, Example for Others
- Facilitator
Annika Claesson, Commission on Environment Secreteriat, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland
Holger Robrecht, Sustainability Management, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- Input
MUE-25 partner cities will each host a table in the world café and introduce their specific experiences to ‘their guests’ experiences with the Integrated Management System
- Observers
Katica Harjrulahovic, Swedish International Development Agency, Serbia; Mona Nilsen, Assosiation of Local and Regional Authorities, Norway; Risto Veivo, CBSS - Council of the Baltic States, Finland
16:00 Panel with Observers: Local Stories, Example for Others
- Facilitator
Guttorm Grundt, City of Oslo, Norway
- Panelists
Katica Harjrulahovic, Swedish International Development Agency, Serbia; Mona Nilsen, Assosiation of Local and Regional Authorities, Norway; Risto Veivo, CBSS - Council of the Baltic States, Finland
16:30 Closing Plenary
- Facilitator
Annika Claesson, Commission on Environment Secreteriat, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland
Holger Robrecht, Sustainability Management, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- Inspiration
Zack Theater
17:00 End of Presentations for the Day
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
9:00 Opening Plenary: From Climate Change to Equity
- Facilitator
Annika Claesson, Commission on Environment Secreteriat, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland
Holger Robrecht, Sustainability Management, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- Inspiration
Katrin Lompscher, Senator for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection, City of Berlin: From Climate Change to Equity
Annika Claesson, Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland
Holger Robrecht, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Germany
Managing Urban Europe 25: Implementing EU policies and strategies! An Introduction to the Integrated System
10:15 From Climate Change to Equity - Workshops
What added value does the integrated management system offer for cities and regions using it to further their work with a variety of ‘hot issues’ of sustainable city development in Europe?
Five parallel will offer a platform for a facilitated and interactive discussion.
- Workshop 2.1 Climate/Energy
- Workshop 2.2 Natural common goods
- Workshop 2.3 Responsible consumption
- Workshop 2.4 Sustainable Transport and Mobility
- Workshop 2.5 Health & Equity
11:45 Panel with Observers: From Climate Change to Equity
- Facilitator
Annika Claesson, Commission on Environment Secreteriat, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland
Holger Robrecht, Sustainability Management, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- Panellists
Marion Hammerl, Bodensee-Stiftung, Germany; Ian Kedge, Lewes District Council, UK; Tom Knowland, Leeds City Council, UK; Stefan Kuhn, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Germany; Theodora Rissanen, Timo Permanto, City of Lahti, Finland
12:05 Plenary
- Facilitator
Annika Claesson, Commission on Environment Secreteriat, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland
Holger Robrecht, Sustainability Management, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- InspirationALYVOS, Drama Group, Director: Mr Raimonda Agne Medeisiene, Lithuania
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Plenary: From Aalborg to Gothenburg & Lisbon
- Facilitator
Annika Claesson, Commission on Environment Secreteriat, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities
Holger Robrecht, Sustainability Management, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- Inspiration
Dr Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs: Sustainable Development in Cities and Regions in the European Union. Framework, Policy, Needs
14:45 From Aalborg to Gothenburg & Lisbon - Workshops
What role can the MUE25 integrated management system play to efficiently and effectively implement the EU policies and strategies in a more coherent, less sector fragmented manner?
What benefits do local governments and EU and national governments have using the Integrated Management System as the one backbone for implementation?
Five parallel workshops will discuss the these issues and also address how an integrated management system can help to effectively and efficiently implement EU legislation at city and regional level.
- Workshop 3.1 Viable local economies
- Workshop 3.2 Quality of Life in Cities and Regions
- Workshop 3.3 Territorial Agenda: Cohesion Policy; Regional Disparities; Infrastructures
- Workshop 3.4 Education & Capacity Building for Sustainable development
- Workshop 3.5 Thematic Strategy, The Aalborg Commitments & EMAS
15:45 Coffee Break
- Inspiration
Raise the Roof, Choir, Director: Mr David Newkumet, Växjö Katedralskola, Sweden
16:10 Panel with Observers: From Aalborg to Gothenburg & Lisbon
- Facilitator
Annika Claesson, Commission on Environment Secreteriat, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland
Holger Robrecht, Sustainability Management, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- Panellists
Julia Corfield, Leeds City Council, UK; Ola Göransson, Ministry of Environment, Sweden; Anna Grandberg, Union of the Baltic Cities, Finland; Marion Hammerl-Resch, Bodensee-Stiftung, Germany; Marie Petrova, Ministry of Environment, Czech Republic
16:45 Plenary: A Future of Integrated Management
- Facilitator
Annika Claesson, Commission on Environment Secreteriat, UBC-Union of the Baltic Cities
Holger Robrecht, Sustainability Management, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
- Messages
Prof. Bob Evans, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK: Statement of the MUE 25 Advisory Board
Sauli Rouhinen, Director, Sustainable Development, Environment Ministry, Helsinki, Finland
Jaco Tavenier, Programme Officer, UNEP Regional Office for Europe, Geneve, Switzerland
17:15 Closing Ceremony: From Lichtenberg to Leeds
From Lichtenberg to Leeds – Cities & Regions Towards a ‘MUE 27’.
- Facilitator
Björn Grönholm, UBC and Project Team MUE-25
- Input
Andreas Geisel, Berlin Lichtenberg, Germany; Tom Knowland, Leeds City Council, UK; Emilio D'Alessio, City of Ancona, Italy