PARTNERS FOR WORLD HERITAGE IN
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Mercredi 15 September 2004
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - Room IX
The workshop will provide a platform for stakeholders involved in the reconstruction
process of the DRC - the World Heritage site managers, the governments concerned, the intergovernmental agencies and the corporate sector - to exchange views and increase the existing
level of co-operation, notably between the business and conservation communities for the
benefit of biodiversity conservation.
The meeting will be chaired by Mr François Muamba Tshishimbi, Minister of Budget, DRC
10h30 – 10h50
Introduction to the World Heritage Convention
“The World Heritage Convention and sites under its protection”
Mr Themba P. Wakashe, Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee
10h50 – 11h20
UNF Commitment to the World Heritage Convention
10h50 – 11h10
“World Heritage Sites in DRC”
Mr Michael Madnick, United Nations Foundation
11h10 – 11h15
“The Vodafone Group Foundation’s commitment to World Heritage”
Representative of the Vodafone Group
11h20 – 12h00
Biodiversity Conservation in Regions
Preserving World Heritage Sites in DRC
of
Armed
Conflict:
11h20 – 11h40
“Evaluation of the UNESCO – UNF project”
Mr Jean-Pierre D’Huart, Consultant, UNESCO
11h40 – 12h00
“The work of the Insitut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature”
Mme Eulalie Bashige, Director General of the Institut Congolais pour la
Conservation de la Nature (ICCN)
12h00 – 13h00
The relationship between business and the natural environment
12h00 – 12h20
“Corporate environmental responsibility – does it matter?”
Mr Michael Golden, Publisher & Editor-In-Chief, International Herald
Tribune
12h20 – 12h40
“Sustainable Finance & Private Sector Partnerships for Conservation”
Ms Melissa Moye, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
12h40 – 13h00
“Reconciling conservation with economic development in DRC”
Mr Jefferson Hall, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
13h00 – 14h00
LUNCH (Buffet)
14h00 – 14h20
The business context
“The changing face of DRC’s business environment”
Representative of the World Bank
14h20 – 15h40
Challenges and opportunities in DRC: Case studies
(Speakers & titles to be confirmed)
14h20 – 14h40
“Developing & implementing corporate responsibility policy &
practice in DRC”
Ms Kate Harcourt, Social & Environmental Manager, Adastra
14h40 – 15h00
“The Congolese business community’s perspective”
Representative of FEC
15h00 – 15h20
“Investing in DRC’s future”
Representative of Vodacom Congo
15h20 – 15h40
“Artisanal mining in the DRC”
Josie D’Angelo, Initiative for Central Africa, OECD
15h40 – 16h20
Discussion panel
Moderator : Mr Michael Golden,
An open forum for representatives from Governments, the business
sector, NGOs, the World Bank, UNESCO and other partners to react to
presentations and explore possible areas of co-operation.
Conclusion : Mr Grégoire Bakandeja wa Mpungu
Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Kinshasa and
President of the National Commission for Economics
and Finances, DRC
16h20 – 16h30
Closing remarks
Guided tour of the exhibition "Congo: Nature and Culture in the
Democratic Republic of Congo" curated by the Royal Museum for
Central Africa of Tervuren (Belgium).