The 2nd preparatory Open Dialogue of the High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries “Challenges for Sustainable Development and International Cooperation in Middle-Income Countries: the role of Networks for Prosperity” was focused on Environmental Sustainability and Green Industry, and offered one session in New York (6 March 2013) and one briefing in Vienna ( 21 March 2013).
The meeting in New York provided substantial discussion on Environmental Sustainability and Green Industry in Middle-Income Countries. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization presented a working paper prepared for this special occasion. This event took place on March 6th at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The panels for this open dialogue in New York included the following speakers:
1st Panel:
Mr. George Assaf (Chair), Director and UNIDO Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations, Chair of the first panel of the open dialogue
H.E. Mr. Eduardo Ulibarri, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations
Ms. Sara Ferrer, Programme Advisor, MDG Achievement Fund Secretariat
Mr. Kazuki Kitaoka, Programme Management Officer, UNIDO
H.E. Mr. Fernando Arias González, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Saúl Weisleder, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Wilfried I. Emvula, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations
Mr. Laurence Prusak, Senior advisor to the World Bank and Gates Foundation
2nd Panel:
H.E. Mr. Saúl Weisleder (Chair), Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations, Chair of the second panel of the open dialogue
Mr. Heinz Leuenberger, Director, Environmental Management, UNIDO
H.E. Mr. Libran N. Cabactulan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations
Ms. Louise Kantrow, Permanent Representative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to the United Nations
Mr. Jorge Rodríguez Vives, Director of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce of Costa Rica (MEIC)
Wrap- up and Closing:
Mr. George Assaf, Director and UNIDO Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations
H.E. Eduardo Ulibarri, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica
View the agenda of the 2nd Open Dialogue
Read the summary of the 2nd Open Dialogue
Presentation on Sustainable Industrial Development: The Role of Networks, by Mr. Heinz Leuenberger, Director, Environmental Management, UNIDO
Presentation on Networks for Prosperity- Connecting Development Knowledge Beyond 2015, by Mr. Kazuki Kitaoka, Programme Management Officer, UNIDO
Environmental Sustainability and Green Industry (Working paper, Costa Rica, English version)
Sostenibilidad Ambiental e Industria Verde (Working paper, Costa Rica, Spanish version)
Environmental Sustainability and Green Industry (Working paper, UNIDO)
Networks for Prosperity. Connecting Development Knowledge Beyond 2015 (Executive Summary, UNIDO, 2012)
Networks for Prosperity. Connecting Development Knowledge Beyond 2015 (Full Report, UNIDO, 2012)
