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G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan

DETAILED PROGRAM

SAAPE and LDC Watch, along with other networks and groups, have planned different public forums on illegitimate debt, ecological debt, climate justice and food crises during the G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan. If any of you will be there, please do not miss these events as well. The tentative programme is as given below:

STUDY and STRATEGY MEETING for the CAMPAIGN on DEBT, IFIs and CLIMATE CHANGE (By invitation)

July 6, Sunday 9:00 – 12:30; 3:30 – 6:00 Venue: Kaderu 27

PROGRAM and SCHEDULE

9:00 – 12:30 Session 1

  • General Concept of the Campaign
  • Discussions on Ecological Debt

3:30 – 6:00 Session 2

  • Study/Discussion on IFIs and Climate
  • Latest Developments on World Bank and CIF etc

6:30 – 8:30 Session 3

  • Advancing the Campaign the Asian Campaign on Debt, IFIs and Climate Change - WRAP UP
Public Forum – Illegitimate Debt, Country Cases & the Responsibility of G8 & Japan

July 5, Saturday 9:30 – 12:30 Venue: Kaderu 27

Co-Sponsors: Jubilee South - Asia/Pacific Movement on Debt & Development (JS APMDD); ATTAC Japan, Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC) Japan, St Columban's Society, Jubilee Kyushu, FDC - Philippines, INSAF India, INFID Indonesia, LDC Watch, South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), CADTM

PROGRAM

What is Illegitimate Debt: Lidy Nacpil, JS APMDD Regional Coordinator – 15 min including translation

Case Studies (20 minutes each including translation)

  • Indonesia – INFID – (?)
  • Philippines - FDC- Milo Tanchuling
  • India – INSAF – Willy D' Costa
  • Bangladesh – Unnayan Onneshan - (?)

The Role of Japan and the G8 – Junko Okura and Lidy Nacpil

Co-Moderators: Junko Okura and Arjun Karki (?)

Interpreter: Mr. Kitahata

Deadline for Power Points or Short documents on the presentation (for interpreter and translation) -- June 20


Public Forum – On Illegitimate Debt, Ecological Debt and Climate Justice

July 7, Monday 10:00 – 1:00 Venue: Sapporo Convention Center


Co-Sponsors: Jubilee South - Asia/Pacific Movement on Debt & Development (JS APMDD); Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC), ATTAC Japan, Japan, St Columban's Society, Jubilee Kyushu, LDC Watch, South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), IESR Indonesia, EJWG Bangladesh, Friends of the Earth International, Sustainable Energy & Economy Network (SEEN)

PROGRAM

Part One: 10:00 – 11:00 The threat of Climate Change on Countries of the South and the Role of IFIs and Debt-Financing

  • Lidy Nacpil – Overview and Introduction – 15 min
  • Bangladesh Case Study – Equity and Justice Working Group - Md Shamsuddoha – 15 min
  • Cameroon – Africa Jubilee South - Flourent Noel – 15 min

Questions / Discussion – 15 minutes

Part Two: 11:00 – 11:30 Ecological Debt – a basic starting point for demanding climate justice

Vinod Raina – 20 minutes presentation; 10 minutes discussion

Part Three 11:30 - 12:45 Critique of the Role of IFIs in "Solutions" to Climate Change

World Bank -- Climate Investment Funds, Forrest Carbon Partnership Facility etc

  • Janet Redman – Institute for Policy Studies / SEEN – 20 min
  • Karen Ornstein (to be confirmed) - FOE – US – 20 min

Asian Development Bank -- Fabby Tumiwa – 20 min

15 minutes discussion

Conclusion: 12:45 – 1:00 The Asian Campaign on IFIs, Debt and Climate Justice

Co-moderators: Yoko Fukawa (PARC) and Willy D' Costa (INSAF)

Interpreter - Manami Ikeda


Deadline for Power Points and Short Documents – June 20


Public Forum: Economic Partnership Agreements w/ Japan

July 6, Sunday 1:00 – 3:30 Venue: Kaderu 27

Co- Sponsors -- JS-APMDD, IDEALS, APNFS, (Attac Japan??? Jubilee Kyushu??? Focus???)

PROGRAM – being developed

Target Speakers : Philippines; Indonesia; Thailand; Korea; Vietnam

Co-moderators

Interpreter

Public Forum – The Food Crisis – After Decades of IFI Conditionalities and The Debt Burden

July 7, Monday 7:00 – 9:00 Venue: Sapporo Convention Center

Co-Sponsors: Jubilee South - Asia/Pacific Movement on Debt & Development (JS APMDD); LDC Watch, SAAPE, APNFS, Jubilee Kyushu, Attac Japan, St. Columba's Society, PARC Japan Via Campesina - ??? Focus????

PROGRAM

Introduction - Lidy Nacpil – 10 minutes

The Experience of Africa – Demba Dembele, LDC Watch and Africa Jubilee South – 20 minutes including translation

LDC Countries and South Asia – Arjun Karki, LDC Watch and JS APMDD - 20 minutes including translation

Southeast Asian Experiences – c/o APNFS - 20 minutes including translation

Via Campesina – 20 minutes including translation

Discussion and Sharing on Campaign Initiatives – 30 minutes

Co-Moderator – Yoko Akimoto and Milo Tanchuling

Interpreter -- Manami Ikeda

Deadline for Power Points and Short Documents – June 20

Public Forum on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with Japan

July 8, Tuesday 10:00 – 1:00 Venue: Sapporo Convention Center

Co- Sponsors – APNFS, JS-APMDD, IDEALS, others

PROGRAM – being developed, lead group is APNFS



Co-moderators

Interpreter

Sharing and Strategy Session – International Campaign on Illegitimate Debt -- by invitation/not to be announced

July 8, Tuesday 1:00 – 3:00 Venue: Kaderu 27


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