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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
Opening Address:
Session I: Current and Future Scenarions of Climate Change/Environmental Degradation and its Impact on Population:
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
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Documentation 3rd October 2008
Open Session AGM
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, Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), The Netherlands: The MDG/HeRWAI Health Rights for Women Assessment Instrument) project: From Local Actions to Global Goals
• Eef Wuyts, IPPF European Network, Brussels: Joining Forces: Youth Advocates for SRHR in Development
• Nadine Krysostan, European Parliamentary Forum (EPF), Brussels: European Political Party Mapping: Strengthening Parliamentary Advocacy in Times of Political Change
• Ximena Andión Ibañez & Christina Zampas, The Center for Reproductive Rights, USA: Maternal Mortality and Human Rights
• Yvonne Bogaarts, World Population Foundation (WPF), The Netherlands: Female Condoms 4 All
• Daniela Colombo, AIDOS, Italy: At the heart of urban wellbeing: The Community Centre for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Ouagadougou
• Dina Epale, ACPD, Canada: In the Shadow of the US Elections: The October 2008 Canadian Election and ACPD's Strategy
• Nina Miller/Elfriede Harth, Catholics for Choice, USA
• Marina Wetzer-Karlsson, Väestöliitto, Finland & Asger Ryhl, UNFPA Nordic Office: The PUSH Campaign
• Martha Campbell: Ending the Silence on the Population Factor
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