International Science Roundtable for the Media

During Prepcom4 of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), Bali, Indonesia
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An official side event of PrepCom4
June 4th, 2002, 10:00-15:00h, Putri Bali Hotel, Bali, Indonesia

Joint Event: IGBP, IHDP, WCRP, DIVERSITAS, START, sponsored by ICSU

PROGRAMME

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10:00 - Introduction and welcome
Mr Bambang Harimurthi (Chair), TEMPO Magazine
10:05 - Science and Technology as a Foundation for Sustainable Development
Dr. Gisbert Glaser, Senior Advisor on Science for Sustainable Development (ICSU)
10:20 - The monsoon and El Niño clash over SE Asia
Dr. Matt Wheeler, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, Australia (WCRP)
10:45 - Megacities in Asia: an (Un)Sustainable Development?
Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan (IHDP)
11:10 - Interview break, tea, coffee, snacks
11:30 - The hidden costs of mangrove destruction
Prof. Jin Eong Ong, Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains, Malaysia (IGBP)
11:55 - Tropical Forests: will they last?
Prof. Daniel Murdiyarso, Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia (START)
12:20 - Lunch Buffet
13:10 - Genetic diversity: the key to managing marine fish stocks?
Ms. Carmen Ablan, ICLARM World Fish Center, Malaysia (DIVERSITAS)
13:35 - Summing Up. The Big Picture of Sustainability
Prof. Robert Wasson (IGBP and a UN WSSD Science Expert)
With Prof. Oran Young (IHDP and Dartmouth College, USA), and Dr. Mahendra Shah (IIASA) also present as discussion panellists and available for interview.