EuroNGOs Conference and AGM

“The Interface between Population, Environment and Poverty Alleviation”

Possibilities and challenges for SRHR advocacy against the background of ICPD and the MDGs

2-3 October 2008, Lyon, France

On 2nd and 3rd October 2008, the European NGOs for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Population and Development (EuroNGOs) organized a public conference on the Interface between population, environment and poverty alleviation, followed by it's Annual General Meeting. Hosted by EuroNGOs member organisation Equilibres & Populations (E&P), both events took place on 2nd and 3rd October 2008 in Lyon, France.

 

The largest ever EuroNGOs conference was attended by more than 120 participants from 21 European Countries as well as from Canada, the USA, Kenya, Japan and New Zealand. Representatives from the Family Planning and SRHR constituency as well as from the Environmental sector, gathered together with environmental, development and demographic experts, stakeholders from private European and US-Foundations as well as from UNFPA in order to discuss how to respond to the growing attention to environment and changing global economy. 

 

To read the conference report, click here. 

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Documentation 2nd October 2008 

• Full Conference Report (english)
• Full Conference Report (french)
• Photographs of the Conference

Opening Address:

• The Interface between Population, the Environment and Poverty Alleviation, Statement by Ms. Safiye Çağar, Director, IERMD, UNFPA, New York

Session I: Current and Future Scenarions of Climate Change/Environmental Degradation and its Impact on Population:

• Enhancing Women's Reproductive Rights in an Era of Climate Change. Gender, Climate Change and Human Security: Lessons for Population Policies, Ms. Irene Dankelman, Women & Environment Development Organisation (WEDO) & University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands
• Population and Climate Change: Implications for Population Policies, Dr. Leiwen Jiang, Population and Climate Research Program, Population Action International (PAI), USA

Session II: Ethical Implications Addressing the Issue:

• Ethical Debates, Gender, Technology and Climate Change (Power Point Presentation), and Ethical Debates, Gender, Technology and Climate Change (speech), Ms. Wendy Harcourt, Editor, Society for International Development (SID), Italy & Chair, WIDE Network, Europe
• Ethical Dimensions of Addressing Global Population Issues, Ms. Karen Newman, Coordinator, Population & Sustainability Network, U.K.

Session III: The New Paradigm for Addressing the Delicate Population Factor

• Getting the Theory Right, Dr. Martha Campbell, Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of California, U.S.A., President & CEO, Venture Strategies for Health and Development, U.S.A.

Session IV: SRHR, Population, Environment - Challenges and Opportunities for Poverty Alleviation

• Advocating for Integration of SRHR & Environment in Kenya, Ms. Caroline Kwamboka Nyakundi, Program Officer, DSW Kenya
• Reproductive Health in Emergencies in a World of Climate Change, Ms. Maaike van Min, Advocacy Manager for MSI and RAISE, Brussels, Belgium
• The Impact of Population Trends on the Millennium Development Goals, Ms. Christine Magistretti, Chair of the Board, International Foundation for Population and Development (IFPD), Switzerland 

Documentation 3rd October 2008

• AGM - Full report 3 October 2008
• Photographs of the AGM

Open Session AGM

• ICPD at 15: ICPD and MDGs Working as One. A process, opportunity and necessity. Plans, prospects, partners., Mr. Stan Bernstein, Senior Policy Advisor, UNFPA New York

• Keeping the Focus on Cairo - 15 and Counting, Ms. Valerie DeFilippo, Director External Affairs, IPPF Central Office, UK and 15 and Counting: A Communication Strategy for ICPD, Mr. Chris Wells, Creative Design Officer, IPPF Central Office, UK

• EuroMapping - Latest Numbers on European SRHR and HIV/AIDS Funding, Ms. Karen Hoehn, Director European Affairs, DSW Brussels and Mr. Neil Datta, Secretary, EPF, Brussels

• Europe Champions Reproductive Health Worldwide: Tackling the Supplies Challenge, Ms. Vicky Claeys, Regional Director, IPPF EN, Brussels

• Where is the Financial Support for Reproductive Health Supplies, Ms. An Huybrechts, Project Coordinator, Countdown 2015 Europe, Brussels

Speaker's Corner

The Speaker's Corner took place Friday, 3rd October 2008, from 15.30h -18.00h.

It provided an informal forum for EuroNGOs members and partners to present special events, campaigns, reports, and initiatives they consider to be interesting for an international SRHR community.

Each speaker “owned” a room at the Mercure Hotel for 45 minutes. Presenters were free to decide on their own on the presentation format as well the time they would like to present – but they had to take in mind to dedicate a good portion of time – at least 15 minutes – to questions and answers from and discussion with the audience.

Contributions by:

• Susan Cohen, Guttmacher Institute: The Prospects for U.S. SRH Policy in 2009: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

• Maaike van Min, Marie Stopes International (MSI), Brussels: The Raise Initiative: Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care in Emergencies

• Stuart Halford, IPPF Central Office, UK: Building support for 15 + Counting

• Maria Bordallo, European Alliance Against Malaria, Brussels: Malaria/SRHR/Climate Change Linkages

• Corine Otte,