World Environment Day 2015 
            World Environment Day (WED) is the biggest, most globally celebrated day 
            for positive environmental action. 
            The well-being of humanity, the environment and the functioning of the 
            economy, ultimately depend upon the responsible management of the 
            planet’s natural resources. Yet evidence is building that people are 
            consuming far more natural resources than the planet can sustainably 
            provide. 
            Many of the Earth’s ecosystems are nearing critical tipping points of 
            depletion or irreversible change, pushed by high population growth and 
            economic development. By 2050, if current consumption and production 
            patterns remain the same, and with a rising population expected to reach 
            9.6 billion, we will need three planets to sustain our ways of living and 
            consumption. 
            The WED theme this year is therefore "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. 
            Consume with Care." Living within planetary boundaries is the most 
            promising strategy for ensuring a healthy future. Human prosperity need 
            not, literally, cost the earth. Living sustainably is about doing more and 
            better with less. It is about knowing that rising rates of natural resource 
            use and the environmental impacts that occur are not a necessary by-
            product of economic growth. 
            To celebrate the World Environment Day 2015, UNECE, in cooperation with 
            UNEP, have organized a policy debate with eminent representatives of 
            academia and international diplomacy, followed by the screening of a                                                                   © Tirabosco 
            documentary, and the opening of a cartoon exhibition on the theme of                                                                   
            WED 2015. 
            Join us at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, on 5 June! 
             
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                                                                                                                             Geneva, Palais des Nations 
                                                                                                                                          Room XIV, 5 June  
                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                              
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                                                                                     “Climate Change: Where we are, wehere we may be going” by Prof. 
                                                                                     Martin Beniston 
        12.30-13.00     Cocktail reception                                           Martin  Beniston  is  Chair  for  Climate  Research,  and  Director  of  the 
                                                                                     Institute  for  Environmental  Sciences  at  the  University  of  Geneva.  His 
        13.00-13.20   Opening remarks                                                talk will summarize some of the latest knowledge on climatic change. 
                                                                                     The talk will focus on key issues that pertain to human well-being and 
                      Mr. Michael Møller, Acting Director-General,                   economic sustainability, such as continued access to water resources, 
                     United Nations Office at Geneva                                 food security, health, and the often complex interactions between many 
                      H.E Ambassador Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Permanent                   human  and  natural  systems.  The  main  items  for  discussion  at  the 
                                                                                     forthcoming COP-21 meeting in Paris will also be presented, in order to 
                     Representative of Kazakhstan, UNECE Chair                       highlight why a global accord on carbon emissions now needs to be at 
                      H.E Ambassador Raimonds Jansons, Permanent                     the forefront of government strategies. 
                     Representative of Latvia, UNECE Vice-Chair                       
                                                                                     “Déchets” by Kate Amiguet 
        13.20-13.40  Keynote address                                                 Kate Amiguet is an environmental activist as well as a video and photo 
                        Climate Change: Where we are, where we may be                reporter.  She  has  been  engaged  in  environmental  protection  in  the 
                        going                                                        framework of her Fondation M.A.R.T. (Mouvement pour les Animaux & 
                                                                                     le Respect de la Terre) for several years. Her most recent movie is about 
                      Prof. Martin Beniston, University of Geneva                    waste.  It  is  about  how  our  lifestyle,  based  on  unsustainable 
                                                                                     consumption habits disconnected from natural rhythms and patterns, 
        13.40-14.30  Screening of documentary                                        has led us to an overproduction of waste. The documentary features 
                      Déchets — Honourable Mention, Festival du Film                 several stories testifying to this challenge in images that you will not 
                      Vert Suisse 2015                                               forget.  
                      Ms. Kate Amiguet, Documentarist, Switzerland                    
                                                                                     “Environment in change” by Tom Tirabosco 
        14.30-15.00   Opening of cartoon exhibition (until 19 June)                  Tom Tirabosco is a cartoonist based in Switzerland, who works regularly 
                      Environment in change                                          for  the  Swiss  press.  He  is  also  the  author  of  several  comics  and 
                     Mr. Tom Tirabosco, Cartoonist, Switzerland                      children’s books, translated into a number of languages. He exhibits his 
                                                                                     artwork in Switzerland and abroad. From childhood on, Tom Tirabosco 
                                                                                     has  been  sensitive  to  nature,  from  which  he  receives  a  lot  of  his 
                      Coffee, tea & biscuits                                         inspiration. In his drawings, he focuses his attention on environmental 
                                                                                     problems,  such  as  the  depletion  of  natural  resources,  unsustainable 
        Moderator:  Mr. Marco Keiner, Director, Environment Division,                consumption and waste as well as climate change.  
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