This is to
announce that SWAPHEP is hosting the first NGO/Civil Society Dialogue
Reoprt of the World Commision on Dams (WCD) in southern Nigeria
Date: May 22, 2003
Time 9: 00 AM
Venue: Banquette Hall, University of Benin Nigeria
Registration: Free (but a token fee of $30 will be expected
from persons from the developed nations to cover the confernce
documents)
Accommodation: Please, contact Etiosa Uyigue. Mail to:
ask4etiosa@yahoo.com for assistance on accomodation arrangements.
We are unable to provide accomodation for intending participants.
Transportation: All air and local tranportation arrangements
will be made by intending participants.
Send all goodwill messages and enquiries to Etiosa Uyigue ask4etiosa@yahoo.com
or Hope Ogbeide swaphep@yahoo.com.
Conference Details
“NGO/CIVIL
SOCIETY DIALOGUE ON THE WCD REPORT”
Collaborating
Organizations:
1. Society
for Water & Public Health Protection (SWAPHEP)
Area
covered: Southern Nigeria.
2. African Network on Environmental and Economic Justice (ANEEJ)
Area covered: Northern Nigeria.
AGENDA
Programme
Goal: To catalyze the process leading to a multi-stakeholder dialogue
on the WCD report in Nigeria.
Programme
Purpose:
To ensure
full and informed participation of the civil society in the national
multi-stakeholder dialogue on the WCD report through a civil society-initiated
bottom-top process.
Target
audience: NGOs, trade unions, labour unions, student unions,
academics, government, financial institutions, women associations,
the press and affected people.
PROGRAMME
OF EVENTS
Rapporteur:
Jaye Gaskia – Environmental Rights Action, Nigeria
Duration:
9 a.m. – 2 p.m
Opening
Session
Facilitator:
Dr (Mrs) M. O. Kadiri – Former Commisioner for Environment,
Edo State:
1.Introduction
of guests 9.00 am – 9.05 am
2. opening
remarks 9.05am – 9.20 am
3. Paper
1 9.20am – 9.35am
4.Paper2
9.35 am – 9.50 am
5.Paper3
9.50 am – 10.05 am
6. Paper4
10.05am – 10.20 am
7. Reactions
and comments 10.20 am -11.00 am
8. Testimonies
and reactions 11.00 am – 11.20 am
9. Group
photographs 11.20 am – 11.30am
10. Lunch
break 11.30 am – 1 .00 pm
Plenary
Session
Facilitator:
Dr. O. Adeleye – Community Health,
University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
11.Plenary
1.00 pm – 1.20 pm
12. Presentation
of group reports 1.20 pm – 1.40 pm
13.Communiqué
1.40 pm – 1. 50 pm
14. Follow-up
Committee formation 1.50 pm – 1.55 pm
15. Closing
formalities 1.55 pm – 2.00 pm
Papers
Paper 1.
“The Environmental, Social and Economic Performances of Dams”
Presenter:
Dr. A. E. Ogbeibu, Hydro biologist,
Environmentalist and Head of Department of Zoology,
University of Benin, Nigeria.
Paper 2.
“Enhancing Human Development: Rights, Risks and Negotiated
Outcomes”
Presenter:
Rev. David Ugolor, Director, African Network for Environmental
and Economic Justice
(ANEEJ), Nigeria
Paper 3.
“Strategic Priorities, Criteria and Guidelines”
Presenter: Hope E. Ogbeide, Director, Society for Water and Public
Health Protection (SWAPHEP)
Paper 4:
“National Dialogue on the Report of the WCD: The South African
Experience”
Presenter:
Liane Greeff, Environmental Monitoring
Group (EMG), South Africa.
