Use of Multi-Stakeholder Councils in National Planning (2 December 2008)

The network hosted the first internet-based learning event on 2 December 2008. The event’s theme was on “Use of Muiti-Stakeholder Councils in National Planning". Three delegates from Asia-Pacific, who were invited to participate in the 2008 annual conference of European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils held in Bordeaux, France during 9-10 October 2008, shared their perspectives based on their personal experience at national, sub-regional and regional levels with comparison to current practices in Europe.         

Agenda and Documents

Topic	Speaker
Introduction of the SDplanNet – Asia &Pacific	Peter King, SDplanNet Supervisor
Update on Network Activity: Participation in the 2008 Annual Conference of the Network of European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils	Sarunya Sujaritpong, SDplanNet Coordinator
Lessons Learned: Comparative View on Multi-Stakeholder Mechanisms for SD Planning in Europe and Asia-Pacific	Ella Antonio, Earth Council Expert on Advisory Councils and SDplanNet Advisory Member
Viet Nam Specific Experience with SD Council and Strategies	Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy General Director, Viet Nam Agenda 21 Office
Central Asia: Issues and Perspectives for SD Strategies Implementation	Bulat Yessekin, Member of National Council on SD of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Open Discussion, Q&A	Participants

 Meeting record

The meeting record over the course of the learning event in form of integrating power point presentations with virtual sound is available here. View it