Third World Urban Forum - Vancouver, BC
June 19-23, 2006

Full synopsis on WUF3 (PDF)

RCEN Roundtable on the Environment

The RCEN organized a Roundtable on the Environment on Wednesday, June 21 s t from 2:30 – 5:30 pm in Exhibition Hall A in the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre as part of the official World Urban Forum programme. The title of the Roundtable was Strategic Eco-Innovation: Integrating Health and Environment into Sustainable Urban Practices . This session aimed to foster strategic alliances within the environment sector, including Canadian and international NGOs, health professionals, labour unions, indigenous and youth groups, universities, the private sector and government. Drawing from participants' experiences and particular areas of expertise, the roundtable served as a forum to identify, through an environment and health lens, the challenges and opportunities to achieving sustainable cities. Examples of eco-innovation in the form of successful strategic alliances were presented and analyzed through an innovative poster session (see the posters below), pilot projects were identified, partnerships encouraged and preliminary action plans developed - the outcomes of which will be presented at WUF4. For more details on the Roundtable on the Environment, go to http://www.iisd.ca/download/pdf/sd/ymbvol125num4e.pdf and scroll down to page 6.

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ENGO Reception

The RCEN also hosted a reception on Monday, June 19 th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Cheakamus Room in the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. The “ ENGO News and Views ” reception was designed as an informal “meet-and-greet” opportunity for ENGOs and roundtable participants. ENGO representatives also made announcements for upcoming WUF events and activities.

Morning ENGO Caucus Meetings

The RCEN reserved a meeting room for morning ENGO meetings throughout the week of the WUF. Meeting Room 12 in VCEC was available for ENGO meetings on Monday from 8 – 9 am and Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 – 8:15 am. The morning meetings provided the opportunity for ENGOs to meet in small groups, to make announcements, to report back on the previous day’s activities and to strategize.

List of sponsored ENGO delegates

The ENGO delegates to WUF3 were:

• Sheila Cole (Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia - EHANS)
• David Parker (Vegetarians of Alberta Association)
• John Michael Lannon (Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Network)
• Jean Arnold (Falls Brook Centre, New Brunswick)
• Mike Simpson (OneSky in Smithers, BC)
• Faith Shamonda (Sierra Youth Coalition Canada, Ontario)
• Heather Holland (Youth Environmental Network, Ontario)
• Hayat Redi (Everyone Ethiopia, in Addis Ababa)
• Daniel Dauda Siaffa (Conservation Society of Sierra Leone, in Freetown)
• Patricia Eyamba (OneSky in Nigeria - currently visiting Smithers, BC)
• Sarah Heiberg (Canadian Environmental Network, Ontario)
• Amelia Clarke (Sierra Club of Canada, Nova Scotia)
• Al Taylor (Saskatchewan Environmental Network)
• David Daughton (Eastern Co-operative Heath Organization, PEI)
• Annie Ferncase (Healthy Food Choices Group, Newfoundland)
• Jim Elliott (The Gaia Group, Saskatchewan)
• Alex Hill (Alternatives, Quebec)
• Arciris Garay (Youth for Social Justice Network, BC)

For more information contact Sarah Heiberg, National Caucus Coordinator at (613) 728-9810 ext. 224 or at sarah@cen-rce.org.