DAILY PROGRAMME Tuesday, 9 December 1997 - UNFCCC

UNITED NATIONS

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIESThird sessionKyoto, 1 - 10 December 1997

No. 8

DAILY PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 9 December 1997

SCHEDULED MEETINGS

PLENARY

10:00 - 13:00 9 meeting Main Hallth

'' High-level segment attended by ministers and other heads of delegation.

Agenda item 6

General debate (continued):

His Excellency Mr. Leo A. FalcamVice-President of the Federated States of Micronesia

Her Excellency Dr. Ljerka Mintas HodakDeputy Prime Minister of Croatia

His Excellency Mr. Simon Khaya MoyoMinister of Mines, Environment and Tourism of Zimbabwe

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Mr. Robert WatsonChairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

His Excellency Dr. Martin BartensteinFederal Minister for the Environment, Youth and Family Affairs of Austria

Mr. Mohamed T. El-AshryChief Executive Officer and Chairman, Global Environment Facility

His Excellency Dr. Pavel GantarMinister of Environment and Physical Planning of Slovenia

Mr. Robert PriddleExecutive Director, International Energy Agency

His Excellency Mr. P. Abdoulaye BathilyMinister of Environment of Senegal

His Excellency Mr. Yeo Cheow TongMinister for the Environment of Singapore

His Excellency Mr. Noel DempseyMinister for the Environment and Local Government of Ireland

Her Excellency Dr. Rosa Elena Simeón NegrínMinister of Science, Technology and the Environment of Cuba

His Excellency Mr. J. E. AffulMinister for the Environment, Science and Technology of Ghana

His Excellency Mr. Pekka HaavistoMinister of the Environment of Finland

His Excellency Mr. Jan PeetersFederal Minister of the Environment of Belgium

His Excellency Mr. Eduardo Verano de la RosaMinister for the Environment of Colombia

His Excellency Mr. Serikbek DaukeevMinister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan

His Excellency Mr. Edo RonchiMinister for Environment of Italy


Her Excellency Ms. Nadia Riad Mekram EbeidState Minister for the Environment of Egypt

His Excellency Mr. Victor O. RamosSecretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines His Excellency Mr. William J. HarringtonMinister of Environment and Natural Resources of Zambia

Her Excellency Ms. Imren AykutMinister of Environment of Turkey

His Excellency Mr. Hamad Abdul Rahman Al MadfaMinister of Health and Chairman of the Federal Environmental Agency of the United ArabEmirates

His Excellency Mr. Indulis EmsisState Minister for the Environment, Ministry of Environment Protection and RegionalDevelopment of Latvia

His Excellency Mr. Komlavi YaoMinister of Environment and Forest Resources of Togo

Mr. Tom Spencer President, GLOBE International

Mr. Egil MyklebustPresident and Chief Executive Officer of Norsk Hydro, Norway, World Business Councilfor Sustainable Development

Mr. Gurmit SinghCoordinator, Climate Action Network, South East Asia




Agenda item 6


Mr. Hama Arba DialloExecutive Secretary, secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Dr. Rilwanu LukmanSecretary-General, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

His Excellency Mr. Bachir AmratMinister of Environment of Algeria

Her Excellency Ms. Evdokia ManevaMinister of Environment and Water of Bulgaria

His Excellency Mr. Bernard FautrierMinister Plenipotentiary of Monaco

Mr. James Burty DavidMinister of Local Government and Environment of Mauritius

His Excellency Mr. Mayinga MkandawireMinister for Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs of Malawi

His Excellency Mr. Mehdi MlikaMinister of Environment and Land-Use Planning of Tunisia

His Excellency Dr. Mok MarethMinister, Ministry of Environment of Cambodia

His Excellency Mr. Patteson OtiMinister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Relations of the Solomon Islands

His Excellency Prof. Dr. Souli NanthavongMinister, President of Science and Technology and Environment Organization of the LaoPeople's Democratic Republic

His Excellency Mr. Jozef ZlochaMinister of Environment of Slovakia


His Excellency Captain Edward SinghateySecretary of State for Presidential Affairs, Fisheries and Natural Resources of Gambia

His Excellency Mr. Mohsen Al-HamdaniChairman of the Environment Protection Council of Yemen

His Excellency Mr. Villu ReiljanMinister of the Environment of Estonia

Mr. Anders WijkmanAssistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Development Policy, United NationsDevelopment Programme

His Excellency Mr. Albert K. TiapaniMinister for Housing, the Quality of Life and the Environment of Côte d'Ivoire

His Excellency Mr. Tewareka BorauMinister for Environment and Social Development of Kiribati

His Excellency Mr. René Dambert Ndouane Minister of Tourism and the Environment of Congo

Mr. Lahoucine Tijani Secretary of State to the Minister for Agriculture, Works and the Environment of Morocco

His Excellency Mr. Zulfugar MusayevMinister of State responsible for Hydrometeorology and Environment of Azerbaijan

Ms Jennifer Morgan Coordinator, United States Climate Action Network

Mr. Yoshifumi TsujiVice-Chairman, Keidanren, Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, InternationalChamber of Commerce

Mr. Michael MarvinExecutive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Energy

Mr. Hirofumi GotoInternational Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations




Agenda item 6


His Excellency Mr. Shiferaw Jarso Minister of Water Resources of Ethiopia

His Excellency Mr. Samuel BigawaMinister of Physical Planning and the Environment of Burundi

His Excellency Mr. Sarkis ShahazizyanMinister of Nature Protection of Armenia

His Excellency Mr. Edgar NgarbaroumMinister for the Environment and Water of Chad

Mr. Radoslaw GawlikState Secretary of the Ministry of Health Care, Protection of the Environment and Forestryof Poland

Mr. Ovezmurat G. AnnaevDeputy Minister, Head of Turkmenglavhydromet, Turkmenistan

Mr. Vadislav Bizek Deputy Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic

Mr. Porntep TechapaibulDeputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment of Thailand

Mr. Juan Gabito ZoboliUnder-Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and the Environment of Uruguay

Mr. Dasho Paljor J. DorjiDeputy Minister for Environment of Bhutan

Ms. Agnes FrancoDeputy Minister for Industry of Peru

Dr. Patrick Lewis Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations


Mr. Farouk KasrawiAmbassador of Jordan to Japan

Mr. Eugen DijmarescuAmbassador of Romania to Japan

Mr. Juan Salazar SancisiAmbassador of Ecuador to Japan

Mr. Saviour F. Borg Permanent Representative of Malta to United Nations Environment Programme, Ministry ofForeign Affairs and the Environment

Mr. Samir ChammaAmbassador of Lebanon to Japan

Mr. Rolando SteinAmbassador, Director of Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile

U Soe WinAmbassador of Myanmar to Japan

Mr. Tekleab MesghinaDirector-General, Department of the Environment, Ministry of Land, Water and theEnvironment of Eritrea

Mr. Epeli NasomeDirector of Environment, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Environment of Fiji

Mr. Yitzhak GorenDeputy Director-General, Ministry of the Environment of Israel

Mr. Kimba HassaneAdviser, Executive Secretariat, National Council on the Environment for SustainableDevelopment of Niger

Mr. William P. MayakaHead of Delegation of Kenya

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc NguDirector-General, Hydrometeorological Service of Viet Nam

Mr. Ibrahima Sory KeitaSecretary-General of the Public Works and Environment Sector of Guinea


Mr. Bwango ApuuliNational Focal Point for the UNFCCC, Uganda

Mr. Mohamed El Kadir AbdallaDirector, Meteorology General Corporation of the Sudan

Mr. Mduduzi MagongoPrincipal Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Communications of Swaziland

Mr. Gunnar KullenbergExecutive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

Mr. Khalid M. FakhroDirector-General, Environmental Affairs of Bahrain

Mrs. H. M. MhlangaPrincipal Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources of Lesotho

Ms. Michele ValentineThe Climate Train

Mr. Stephen Pursey Head, Economic and Social Policy Department, International Confederation of Free TradeUnions

Dr. David Hallman Climate Change Programme Coordinator, World Council of Churches

Mr. Kenneth S. ZinnNorth American Regional Coordinator, International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mineand General Workers’ Unions

Mr. Tun Myat Director, Resources and External Relations Division, World Food Programme

Mr. Kazi JalalChief, Office of Environment and Social Development, Asian Development Bank

Dr. William V. KennedySenior Environmental Specialist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Ambassador Nicolas Roncagliolo HiguerasSecretary-General, Permanent Commission of the South Pacific


Mr. Gerald MilesHead, Environmental Management and Planning Division, South Pacific RegionalEnvironment Programme

Mr. Rezaul Karim Chief, Environment Section, Environment and Natural Resources Management Division,United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

The Conference of the Parties gratefully acknowledges the fact that the following delegations, in theinterests of facilitating management of the time available for the general debate, have kindly agreedto contribute their statement in written form:

Mr. Gisbert GlaserDirector, Bureau for Coordination of Environmental Programmes, United NationsEducational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

Mr. Robert O. WilliamsSenior Industrial Development Officer, Environment and Energy Branch, United NationsIndustrial Development Organization

Mr. Hans Holger RognerHead, Planning and Economic Studies Section, International Atomic Energy Agency

Mr. John CraystonCoordinator, Air Transport and Environment Programmes, International Civil AviationOrganization

Speakers are invited to be present in the Main Hall fifteen minutes prior to their presentation.They will be escorted by an usher during the presentation of the previous speaker from the seatof their delegation to a special chair reserved close to the podium. Should a speaker not bepresent at his/her delegation’s seat at the appropriate time, a slot may be assigned at the endof the day’s proceedings, upon request of the delegation.

Delegations are reminded that statements made on behalf of Parties during the high-levelsegment should not exceed the limit of five minutes to which the Conference agreed at its 2 Plenary meeting. Statements made on behalf of organizations should not exceed fournd

minutes.

Any changes in the name and rank of the speakers as previously notified to the secretariatshould be communicated to the contact person in the secretariat, Ms. June Budhooram (tel: 705-2742 from outside or extension 2628 at the KICH; fax: 705-2702), who will be at thespeakers list desk near the conference officer during the meetings. Delegations andorganizations wishing to have copies of their statement distributed are kindly requested toprovide 250 copies to the conference officer.


Committee of the Whole

Informal meetings of the Committee of the Whole will be announced on the TV monitors.

15:00 - 18:00 12 meeting Room Ath

'' Adoption of a protocol or another legal instrument: fulfilment of the Berlin Mandate.(FCCC/CP/1997/2 and Add.1; FCCC/CP/1997/CRP.2; FCCC/CP/1997/CRP.3)

The meeting may be extended.

Round table on transfer of technologies and know-how

10:00 - 12:00 Open meeting Room A

The round table has been organized by the secretariat at the request of the Conference of the Partiesat its second session. It will be held in two segments, with participation by of representatives ofgovernments, business and financial institutions.

' Segment I, with Mr. Maurice Strong, Under-Secretary-General, ExecutiveCoordinator for United Nations Reform, as moderator, will address the question:

How can we make a big jump in the diffusion of environmentally soundtechnologies to developing countries? (What can corporations do? Whatshould governments do?)

' Segment II, with Mr. Law Hieng Ding, Minister of Science, Technology andEnvironment of Malaysia, as moderator, will address the question:

What are the barriers and opportunities related to the transfer of technology?

The meeting is open to all participants. A number of seats will be reserved for delegates from Parties.


MEETINGS OF GROUPS OTHER THAN THE CONVENTION BODIES

Organizer Event Time Room

African Group Closed meeting 08:00 - 09:00 B-2

OPEC Closed meeting 08:00 - 09:00 H

AOSIS Closed meeting 08:00 - 09:00 I

European Community Closed meeting 08:00 - 10:00 F

JUSSCANNZ Closed meeting 09:00 - 10:00 I

Group of 77 and China Closed meeting 09:00 - 10:00 B-2

JUSSCANNZ II Closed meeting 12:30 - 14:30 Room 205

European Community Closed meeting 13:00 - 15:00 F

GRULAC Closed meeting 13:30 - 14:30 I

Group of 77 and China Closed meeting 14:00 - 15:00 B-2

Pacific Island Countries Closed meeting 14:00 - 15:00 H

Group of 77 and China Closed meeting 18:00 - 20:00 F


PRESS BRIEFINGS

Tuesday Organizer Time Room

9.12.97 Minister of Environment, 12:00 - 12:30 DAustria

9.12.97 Economics and Science: 12:00 - 13:00 Environmental NGOLovins, DeCanio, Schneider room

9.12.97 Executive Director, 12:00 - 12:30 HInternational Energy Agency

9.12.97 Mr. Robert Priddle, 12:30 - 13:00 HInternational Energy Agency

9.12.97 Director, Resources and 12:30 - 13:00 DExternal Relations Division,World Food Programme

9.12.97 Group of 77 13:45 - 14:15 D

9.12.97 WHO/WMO/UNEP - Climate 14:15 - 14:45 DChange and Human Health

9.12.97 Several United States 15:00 - 15:30 Environmental NGOCongressmen room

9.12.97 CARICOM 15:00 - 15:30 To be announced

9.12.97 Vice-President, Islamic 16:00 - 16:30 DRepublic of Iran

9.12.97 Delegation of France 16:30 - 17:00 D

9.12.97 European Community 18:00 - 18:30 D

9.12.97 Delegation of Japan 18:30 - 19:00 D

9.12.97 Delegation of the United States 19:00 - 19:30 D

9.12.97 Delegation of Canada 19:30 - 20:00 D


CONTACT INFORMATION

The UNFCCC secretariat can be reached throughout COP 3 at the following numbers and e-mailaddress:

Telephone: (81-75) 705-2701Telefax: (81-75) 705-2702

E-mail: [email protected]

Members of the host country (Japan) secretariat can be reached throughout COP 3 at thefollowing numbers:

Telephone: (81-75) 705 1250Telefax: (81-75) 705 1251

UNFCCC secretariat assignments and telephone extensions during COP 3

Secretary of the COP Mr. Richard Kinley 2680and of the Committeeof the Whole

Deputy Secretary of the COP Mr. Seth Osafo 2645High-level segment of the session Ms. Christine Zumkeller 2627List of speakers Ms. June Budhooram 2628

Coordinator, COP 3 Conference Mr. Janos Pasztor 2358and Information Support

Conference support Ms. Salwa Dallalah 2446Liaison with government delegates Mr. Horacio Peluffo 2444Funding for delegations Ms. Shoushan Spatz 2415Liaison with observer organizations Ms. Azza Taalab 2442Liaison for special events and exhibits Ms. Barbara Black 2450Logistics (including room assignments) Ms. Francesca Foppiano 2455Registration and list of participants Ms. Laurence Pollier 2417Information support (including CC:INFO) Mr. Fareed Yasseen 2570Daily Programme Ms. Nardos Assefa 2359


OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Registration Meetings of the high-level segment

Registration of delegations will take place daily at In order to facilitate the entry of ministers andthe main entrance of the Kyoto International other heads of delegation into the KICH,Conference Hall (KICH) until 10 December, delegations have been provided with securitybetween 8:00 and 18:30. passes. By showing these passes at the main

Credentials

Credentials of representatives as well as thenames of alternate representatives and advisersshall be issued either by the Head of State orGovernment or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.Delegations are kindly requested to forward thecorresponding letter of credentials to thesecretariat (Ms. Nathalie Eddy or Mr. Horacio The Intergovernmental Panel on ClimatePeluffo, Room 157). Change (IPCC) Special Report on Regional

Funding for delegates

Delegates from Parties eligible for funding arerequested to contact the secretariat’sadministration in room G-2 from 10:00 to 12:00and from 13:00 to 18:00.

Documents distribution counter

All current documents, the daily programme,and lists of participants are available at thedocuments distribution counter situated in thebasement in front of room E, centrally locatedbetween the main building and the Event Hall. Folders containing background documents areavailable for consultation at the counter. AllUNFCCC documents are also available on theWorld Wide Web (http://www.cop3.or.jp) andupon request by direct electronic mail to:[email protected].

Portable headsets

Delegates are requested not to remove portableheadsets from meeting-rooms. When not inuse, the headsets should be turned off in orderto conserve the batteries.

entrance, each delegation may enter up to fourpersons directly without having to pass througha security check. Delegations are requested tonote that these passes are only for facilitatingentry into the KICH, and are not necessary toaccess the Plenary in the Main Hall.

IPCC papers

Impacts of Climate Change will be distributed toeach delegation today. The Summary forPolicymakers of this report has already beendistributed in each of the six United Nationslanguages. IPCC Technical Papers 1 through 4have also been distributed in several languagesduring the Conference.

Post-conference shipments

Participants wishing to arrange shipments backto their home countries may do so throughNippon Express Co. Ltd., which will be available for on-site pick-ups on Wednesday, 10 December 1997, between 13:00 and 16:00 inthe delivery area outside the Event Hall. Contact person: Mr. Takanori Nishimura, tel: (075) 681-4515, fax: (075) 671-1252

No smoking

Please note that smoking in the KICHis only allowed in designatedsmoking areas, such as the loungenear the snack bar and the sake baron the ground floor of the mainbuilding, the snack bar in the EventHall, and designated tables in thevarious restaurants.


SPECIAL EVENTS

Tuesday Event Organizer Contact Locationname

9.12.97 Climate Change: Foundation for Letitia Clark C-1

09:00 - 11:00 the next millenium Environment Law and Development

The legal agenda for International

9.12.97 Verification of World Business Christopher C-2

10:00 - 11:00 Offsets: A model Sustainable from Costa Rica Development in

Forestry Carbon Council for Upton

collaboration withSGS

9.12.97 Leapfrogging the International Peter Du C-1

11:00 - 13:00 Climate Action in Conservation Western Model: Institute for Energy Pont

DevelopingCountries

9.12.97 Evaluating Joint Centre for Valeska M. C-2

11:00 - 13:00 Forests Project: A Environmental Law legal

Implementation International Populoh

perspective

9.12.97 Caribbean Plans to CARICOM K. Mustafa C-2

13:00 - 14:00 Climate ChangeSurvive Global Touré

9.12.97 Cutting CO International Erwan B-2

13:00 - 14:30 for Business: A Alliance

2

Emissions is Good Cogeneration Cotard

CogenerationIndustry Perspective



9.12.97 Asia Least-cost Asian Development Prodipto C-1 GHG Abatement Bank Ghosh Strategy: 13:00 - 15:00 Issues and Actions. Findings of a major study sponsored by

the AsianDevelopmentBank

9.12.97 Conference on COP 3 Information Suguru CC:INFO

13:30 - 14:30 of KyotoDemand Support Committee Yamaguchi Centre

9.12.97 The European Cogen Europe and Erwan B-2 Climate Position will the European Cotard put European Business Council for14:30 - 15:00 Business ahead of a Sustainable Energy the World. It must Future

be Unilateral afterKyoto

9.12.97 Climate Change: the WHO/WMO/UNEP Rudi Slooff B-2 Public Health15:00 - 17:00 Consequences

9.12.97 A Scientific Exposé: Woods Hole Linda C-1 The Long-Term Research Centre/ Jacobsen Ramifications of the Ozone Action15:00 - 17:00 Current Protocol

Proposal

9.12.97 Dialogue between World Business Jan Olaf D

15:00 - 16:30 Industry Interests Sustainablethe Business and Council on Willums

and the Media Development

9.12.97 To be announced CAN Central and Toni Vidan C-2

15:00 - 17:00Eastern EU

9.12.97 CC:TRAIN CD- GEIC Glen CC:INFO

17:00 - 17:45ROM Paoletto Centre


9.12.97 Climate Change - United Kingdom Catherine C-2

17:00 - 18:00 the Hadley Centre collaboration withRecent Results from Delegation in Senior

the Hadley Centre



9.12.97 H.E. Mr. Svend World Wild Fund Lars Jensen Environmental

17:00 - 18:00 the Environment andAuken, Minister for for Nature NGO room

Energy of Denmarkmeets theEnvironmentalNGOs

9.12.97 Presentation of the Intergovernmental Robert B-2 IPCC Special Report Panel on Climate Watson18:00 - 20:00 on regional impacts Change

of climate change

9.12.97 Declaration by the German Federal Franzjosef C-2 German Industry on Government Schafhausen Global Warming18:00 - 20:00 Prevention

9.12.97 Economic TATA Energy Preety C-1 Dimensions of Research Institute in Bhandari Negotiated collaboration with18:00 - 20:00 Commitments the Swiss Development

Corporation


Wednesday Event Organizer Contact Locationname

10.12.97 Worldwide energy French Agency for François 157

10:00 - 12:00 and policies, and Energy Efficiencyefficiency indicators Environment and Moisan

internationalagreements toaddress climatechange

10.12.97 Public Forum: People’s Forum Hye-Sook B-2

10:00 - 12:00 Desertification, UNCCDCombating 2001 and the Park (Ono)

Drought andInternationalCooperation: Theirimplications for theGlobal Environment

10.12.97 GAKKOS Ecology GAKKOS Setsuo C-2

11:00 - 12:00Forum Sakamoto

10.12.97 Ways and means to Energy Research Tom Kram C-2 Merit Differentiation Foundation Schemes: The Netherlands 12:00 - 14:00 ETSAP approach to

evaluate proposals

10.12.97 Climate Feedbacks Scientists for Global Bob Kenyan 157

12:00 - 14:00 Engineeringand Risks of Climate Responsibility


EXHIBITS

Exhibitor Contact name

CTI exhibit in collaboration with GREENTIE Mary Preville Climate Technology Initiative

International Energy Agency Lee Solsbery

OECD Jan Corfee-Morlot

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry Yoshitaka Nitta

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Takao Ekimoto Organisation

Masters of the Arctic Jiro KondoUNEP Association for Japan

Greenpeace Thilo Bode

World Bank Grace Aguilar

Federation of Electric Power Companies/Japan Mark Crowther

Japan Electrical Manufacturers Association Kiyoshi Saito

KANSAI Tetsuro Shiomi Naofumi Kumada

European Atomic Forum Linda Gunter FORATOM

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Climate Change Adam MarkhamCampaign

Association of International Research Initiatives for Martin Dieu Environmental Studies, Global Environmental Forum,Japan Environmental Corporation, Overseas EnvironmentalCorporation Centre, Pollution-Related Health DamageCompensation and Prevention Association in collaborationwith Environmental Agency of Japan

ICC in collaboration with E7 members : RWE, EDF, ENEL, H. RentzTokyo Electric, Kansai Electric, Ontario Hydro, Hydro Pierre Mollon, Electricité deQuebec, Southern California Edison France

Andrei Marcu, Ontario Hydro

GEF/PICCAP/CC:TRAIN Hutton Archer



Nippon International Cooperation for Community Satoyo OnoDevelopment

UNEP-IE Eileen Lesaulnie

UNEP- International Environmental Technology Centre T. Onishi

IOC/UNESCO Gunnar Kullenberg

Citizens Nuclear Information Centre M. Ohbayashi

Nuclear Energy Institute Patricia Metz

GAKKOS Setsuo Sakamoto

Japanese Forestry Natsuo Yamaguchi

Uranium Institute Martin Taylor

European Wind Energy Association Christophe Bourillon

Edison Electric Institute Lynn Hailes

United Kingdom delegation Vicky Simpson

Peoples' Forum 2001 Hye-Sook Park (Ono)

Australian delegation (The Greenhouse Challenge) Helen Peel

KIKO FORUM (WYSCOP) Mie Asaoka

KIKO FORUM Mie Asaoka

Sovereignty International Henry Lamb

UNIC/Soroptomist, Japan Higashi Region J. P. Kavanagh

South Pacific Regional Environment Programme Penehuro Lefale

Foundation for International Environmental Law and Ruth Khalastchi Development

Local Support Committee Sculpture Display Takashi Kunieda Asako Kamimura

International Gas Union and Japan Gas Association Ryota Kuzuck

TATA Energy Research Institute Preety Bhandari

GTZ Holger Liptow

Global Dynamics Institute Alberto Di Fazio



National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Marcel BerkRIVM

Alliance Internationale de Tourisme and Fédération Lauchlan McIntosh Internationale de l’Automobile Jacques Sarrut

Japan Bicycle Promotion Institute Sosuke Hanaoka

Local Committee for the COP 3 Takashi KuniedaAsako Kamimura

Global Climate Coalition Jeff Allison

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives Virginia Sonntag-O’Brien

UNIDO/Centre for Applied Energy Perth R. Williams

United States Country Studies Program/USIJI Alan Yu

GLOBE Aude Lemans

Keidanren Tadashi Akimoto

International Geosphere Biosphere Project Tadaki Hirose

Climate Train Bob Kenyon

Global Commons Institute Aubrey Meyer

Germanwatch Christoph Bals


INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS

Information desk - UNFCCC Press briefings

The information desk provides generalinformation about the Conference, such asschedules, changes in the programme, locationof meetings, offices, etc., and also acceptsmessages to be forwarded to delegationsthrough their respective pigeon-holes located atthe documents distribution counter. A messageboard is available for all participants. There isalso a public announcement service. Theinformation desk is open daily from 8:00 to20:30, tel. 705-2701 or internal extension 2403.

Information desk - Local Committee

The Local Support Committee has a generalinformation desk where participants can obtaininformation on sightseeing, transportation in theKansai area and restaurants in and aroundKyoto. The desk will be open daily until 10December 1997 from 9:00 to 19:00.

Registration package

The Local Support Committee is providing participants with an information package uponregistration. This package contains a Kyoto citytransportation card free of charge, a tourpamphlet (with an application form), city andsubway maps, city guidebooks, an eventcalendar and a souvenir pin.

Tour registration desk

The Local Support Committee has a tourregistration desk where the “tour” applicationforms, distributed in the information package,will be collected from participants who areinterested in participating in the various “free”excursion programmes organized by the LocalSupport Committee. The desk will be open daily until 10 December 1997 from 9:00 to17:00.

Daily programme

The daily programme, listing all the formal andinformal meetings, activities within the KICH,location of various group meetings and contactpersons will be available to participants for theduration of COP 3.

Government delegations and United Nationsorganizations can book their press briefings inroom D by contacting the press desk near theinformation desk or by calling 705-2727, orinternal extension 2491.

COP 3 Web site

A comprehensive Web site is devoted toCOP 3. The site is located athttp://www.cop3.or.jp and is mirrored for easieraccess in North America (http://www.cop3.org)and Europe (http://www.cop3.de). This siteincludes a range of conference-relatedmaterials, including official COP 3 documents inUnited Nations languages, the daily programme,lists of participants, and information on specialevents. A host country outreach version (inJapanese) has also been developed in order toincrease public awareness(http://www2.cop3.or.jp).

CC:INFO Centre

Participants wishing to access the World Wide Web, in particular the COP 3 Website, may do so at the CC:INFO Centre, locatedon the 4th floor. The CC:INFO Centre is afacility arranged by the secretariat incollaboration with the Global EnvironmentInformation Centre (a joint project of the UnitedNations University and the Environment Agencyof Japan). It consists of 40 multimediacomputers connected to the Internet and madeavailable by private sector companies throughthe auspices of the Ministry of Posts andTelecommunications of Japan. Cyberguides areavailable to assist participants to familiarizethemselves with the World Wide Web, accessclimate change and other information on theInternet, and acquire e-mail accounts.Participants can also attend interactivemultimedia demonstrations. The CC:INFOCentre is staffed from 8:00 to 22:00.

Internet video broadcasts


The secretariat has made arrangements to individual office spaces, also in the Event Hall. broadcast the proceedings of the Conference on The office of the G77 and China is in room 105the Internet, thanks to the cooperation of the in the main building.COP 3 Information Support Committee ofKyoto. All public sessions of the COP arebroadcast live. Selected special events arevideotaped for later broadcast.

Computer centres

Two computer centres (one on the 4 floor of umbrella organization for many NGOs fromth

the main building, the other in the Event Hall) Japan - is also provided in the Event Hall.offer computer facilities (computers, printers)free of charge to all participants to do their dataprocessing and electronic communications work(including MS Office 97, WordPerfect 7 andInternet Browsers). Technical support staff areavailable in each centre.

Electronic mail for participants

Participants at COP 3 can open free electronic main building. An international TV and radiomail accounts on the Internet, using any of the broadcasting centre is located in the Princecomputer terminals in the KICH with an Internet Hotel. browser. Participants wishing to availthemselves of this opportunity may requestinformation from the cyberguides located at theCC:INFO Centre.

Business centres

Two business centres (one on the 4 floor of theth

main building, the other in the Event Hall)provide telephone, telefax and photocopyservices. Payment may be made by cash orcredit cards as well as prepaid cards. Furtherinformation can be provided by business centrestaff in each location.

Telephones, data communications

In addition to those in the business centres,coin, prepaid card, and credit card operatedtelephones can be found throughout theconference facilities. The grey, prepaid cardoperated public telephones have internationalaccess, and are also equipped with analogue aswell as ISDN modem jacks for datacommunications.

Work and office space for delegations

Tables and chairs are available, on a first come,first served basis, for all delegations in themiddle of the Event Hall, next to the area wherereserved tables are located for press agencies.

In addition, some delegations have reserved

NGO spaces

Office and meeting-room space is available forthe environmental, as well as the business andindustry NGO constituencies in the Event Hall. In addition, office space for KIKO Forum - the

Media spaces

A press centre, including documents for themedia and other information concerning mediaaccreditation and logistics, is available in theEvent Hall, near the tables reserved for themedia. A press desk for information and pressbriefings is located on the ground floor of the

Meditation space

There is a meditation space on the 2 floor ofnd

the KICH, immediately above the mainentrance, near meeting-room I.

Travel

Japan Travel Bureau, located on the 1 floorst

next to the gift shops, provides travel servicesto participants. The bureau is open from 9:00 to 5:00 daily, telephone extension 2394and 2395.

Post office

The post office is located on the 1 floor next tost

the bank and is open Monday to Friday from10:00 to 17:00.

Bank

Banking services are provided by Sanwa Bank,which is located on the 1 floor next to the postst

office. The bank is open from 10:30 to 14:00Monday to Friday, tel: 705-1234 and extension2378.

Unattended items


Please be aware that unattended items will beremoved. Contact the United Nations securitystaff in room 669 for lost and found, telephone705-2744 or extensions 2624, 2625.

First aid

The first aid post is located behind thedocuments distribution counter in the basementbetween the main building and the Event Hall,telephone extension 2286.

Cloakroom

The cloakroom, located at the entrance of theKICH, is open from 9:00 to 20:00.

Reminder

Participants are requested not to use or requestphotocopying services from the documentsreproduction room located in the basement ofthe main building. The business centres (oneon the 4 floor of the main building, the other inth

the Event Hall) are the designated areas forsuch services.


SOCIAL CALENDAR

A reception will be given by the Minister of State, Director-General of the Environment Agencyand Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems, for ministers, heads of delegation andother invited guests, at 18:00 on Tuesday, 9 December 1997 in the Sakura banquet room of theKyoto International Conference Hall.

A reception will be given by the City of Kyoto for all COP 3 participants at 18:00 on Wednesday,10 December 1997 at the Kyoto Concert Hall.

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DAILY PROGRAMME Tuesday, 9 December 1997 - UNFCCC

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