Preliminary Program Participants and Abstracts

Procedure

Lead Papers

Dr. Grigori Abramia, Dr. Ahsan Uddin Ahmed, Shawkat Ali and Ayesha Akhter and Md. Hasibur Rahman, Keith Archer and Richard Roberts, Dr. Jyotsna Bapat, Dr. Allan Barsky and Karen Hanna and Bill Diepeveen and Maureen Wilson, Ayalneh Bogale, Milan Chrenko and Kamil Vilinovic, Ludmila Ignatenko and Victoria Churikova, Dr. John C. Dernbach, Nurgul Djanaeva, Valery Drouziaka, Ian G. Gilchrist, Min Guo, Xiaohui Hao, Mikylas Huba, Vladimír Hudek, Raghbendra Jha and K.V. Bhanu Murthy, Kun H. JOHN and Yeo C. Youn and Jae W. Park, Dr. Balkrishna Kurvey, Vladimir Victorovich Lagutov, Laszlo Miklos,James Mwami, Dr. B. Sudhakara Reddy, Dr. A.S.R.A.S. Sastri and V.P. Singh, Usha Sekhar and Anil Agarwal, Pavel Toma, Professor Madireddi Venkata Subba Rao,Kamil Vilinovic and Milan Chrenko

Dr. Grigori Abramia

Director
Georgian Center for Environmental Research
Paper title: Elements of Sustainability in the History of Georgian Legislation
geocer@mmc.net.ge
http://www.georgia-gateway.org/NGOinGeorgia/WB/001.htm

Dr. Ahsan Uddin Ahmed

Head
Environment and Development Division
Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP)
BANGLADESH
Paper title: Challenges to Achieve Sustainable Development in Bangladesh in a Warmer World bup@bdcom.com, neelormi@juniv.ed

Shawkat Ali and Ayesha Akhter and Md. Hasibur Rahman

Environment and Agricultural Development Studies Centre
Bangladesh
Paper title: Urban Slums Impacts on Environment in Bangladesh
icms@bdcom.com

Keith Archer and Richard Roberts

Praxis
Paper title: On the Public Consultation Regarding Recreational Development in K-country
roberts@praxis.ca
kaarcher@ucalgary.ca
http://www.praxis.ca

Dr. Jyotsna Bapat

Senior Lecturer
Department of Sociology
University of Mumbai
Kalina Santacruz (E)
India
Paper title: Tourism Environment and Social Protest
aziz@pangea.Stanford.EDU
jbapat@hotmail.com
Sociology99@hotmail.com

Dr. Allan Barsky and Karen Hanna and Bill Diepeveen and Maureen Wilson

Dr. Allan Barsky, LLB, MSW, PhD
Director of Research
Faculty of Social Work
Professional Faculties Building A, Room 4218
University of Calgary

Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Paper title:
Public Discussions on Sustainable Development: Listening to All Voices
barsky@ucalgary.ca
Co-panelists:
1) Bill Diepeveen, Mediation Department
Provincial Department of Municipal Affairs
Edmonton, Alberta
Bill.Diepeveen@ma.gov.ab.ca
2) Maureen Wilson
Associate Dean, Faculty of Social Work
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
mwilson@ucalgary.ca
3) Karen Hanna
Regulatory Analyst/Legal Counsel
Calgary, Alberta T3B 0M6
khanna@calgary.komex.com

Ayalneh Bogale

Alemaya University of Agriculture
Ethiopia
and
Department of Resource Economics
Humboldt University of Berlin
FG Ressourcenoekonomie
Luisenstrasse 56
10 099 Berlin
Germany
Paper title:
Land Degradation: Does it Constitute a Rational Path for Survival of Resource-poor Farmers in Merhabete District of Ethiopa
alemaya.univ@telecom.net.et
ayalneh.bogale@rz.hu-berlin.de
alemaya.univ@telecom.net.et

Milan Chrenko and Kamil Vilinovic

Kamil Vilinovic, project manager and
Milan Chrenko, project assistant
Project started December 1998
The Regional Environmental Center, CO Slovakia
Executing Agency: Ministry of Environment
Implementing Agency: Regional Environmental Centre, Country Office Slovakia
REC Slovakia
Paper title: Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in the Slovak Republic
rec@changenet.sk
Internet: www.rec.sk

Ludmila Ignatenko and Victoria Churikova

Ludmila Ignatenko
Chief of the National Community "Alescam"
Razdolny
Kamchatka
Russia
and
Victoria Churikova
NGO Teacher
Nagornaya Str.
33 Ap.5
Paratunka
Kamchatka
Paper title: Environmental Education in Kamchatka: a step to the 3rd Millennium
Paper title: Sustainable Development of National Communities in the South of Kamchatka in Recent 10 years
yupik@elrus.kamchatka.su
druz@ecoclub.nsu.ru

Dr. John C. Dernbach

Associate Professor
School of Law
Widener University
U.S.A.
Paper title: Sustainable Development as a Framework for National Governance
John.C.Dernbach@law.widener.edu

Nurgul Djanaeva

Independent researcher
Forum of women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan
Paper title:
Socio-ecological crisis and its impact on society development: Essence of the socio-ecological crisis.
dnurgul@yahoo.com
janay@mail.elcat.kg

Valery Drouziaka

Kamchatka
Russia
Paper title: Ethno-and Biodiversity in Human Dimensions as an Object for Historical Development in Kamchatka Aboriginal Life
yupik@elrus.kamchatka.su
druz@ecoclub.nsu.ru

Laszlo Miklos

(see also Vilinovic and Chrenko)
Minister
The Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Member of Governmental Committee for Sustainable Development
Nám. L. Štúra 1, 812 35 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Daytime telephone (00421 7) 5956 1111, 5956 2407
Paper title: Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in the Slovak Republic
rec@changenet.sk
Internet: www.rec.sk

Ian G. Gilchrist

M.Sc.
Ecologist
Golder Associates Ltd.
igilchrist@golder.com

Min Guo

Attorney at Law
Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sciences
University of Massachusetts at Boston
U.S.A.
Paper title: China's Marine Area Management Program
g3131mguo@umbsky.cc.umb.edu

Xiaohui Hao

Researcher in Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development
Chief of Resource and Environment Division
Associate Professor
Institute of Spatial Planning and Regional Economy
The State Development Planning Commission
China
Paper title: Policies and Measures for mitigating GHGs in Chinese Power Sector
haoxh@mx.cei.gov.cn

Mikylas Huba

Institute of Geography
Society for Sustainable Living in the Slovak Republic
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Slovakia
Paper title: Environmental Indicators for Sustainable Cities in Slovakia
geoghuba@savba.savba.sk
geoghuba@savba.sk

Vladimír Hudek

Director
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
rec@changenet.sk
Website: www.rec.sk

Raghbendra Jha and K.V. Bhanu Murthy

Raghbendra Jha
Professor
Indira Gandi Insitute of Development Research
General Vaidya Marg
Goregaon (E)
Bombay
India
rjha@igidr.ac.in
http://www.igidr.ac.in/facu/rjha.htm
and
Dr. K.V. Bhanu Murthy,
Reader in Economics
Professor
University of Delhi

Pitampura
India
Paper title:
Sustainability: Behavior Property Rights and Economic Growth
kvbm@del3.vsnl.net.in
bsmm@vsnl.com

Kun H. JOHN and Yeo C. Youn and Jae W. Park

Director
Forestry Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture
Environmental Planning Institute
Seoul National University
Seoul
Korea
Kunjohn@aol.com
Paper title:
RESOLVING CONFLICTING ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN THE KOREAN DMZ: A VALUATION BASED APPROACH

Dr. Balkrishna Kurvey

President
Indian Institute for Peace,Disarmament & Environmental Protection
Paper title: Human Rights pre-requiste for peace and Sustainable Development in developing country
Email: iipdep@nagpur.dot.net.in

Vladimir Victorovich Lagutov

Centre of Coordination and information "Azovbass"
NGO Regional Ecological Movement "Green Don"
Russia
Paper title: Ecological Basin Policy of Stability Development in Russia: its Concepts, Ecological Aspects, Social Aspects, and Expected Outputs
zedon@novoch.ru

James Mwami

Water Engineer
GTZ Integrated Pastoral Development Project

Mbarara
Uganda
Paper title: Public Participation in Watershed Development by Settlers
kalisa@swiftuganda.com

Dr. B. Sudhakara Reddy

Associate Professor and Dean
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Film City Road
Goregaon (East)
Mumbai
India
Paper title:
Institutions for Environmental Governance: Issues of Community Participation and Sustainable Development
sreddy@igidr.ac.in

Dr. A.S.R.A.S. Sastri and V.P. Singh

Dr. A.S.R.A.S. Sastri
Professor
Associate Director Research &Head, Dept. of Agrometeorology
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University
Krishak Nagar
India
Paper title: Agricultural sustainability - a case study for rainfed rice in eastern India
Paper title: Assessment of Sustainability of Rainfed Rice Production in Eastern-India
asastri@yahoo.com

Usha Sekhar and Anil Agarwal

Anil Agarwal
Director
Centre for Science and Environment
India
Paper title: Globalization, Civil Society and Governance: the Challenges for the 21st Century
webadmin@cseindia.org
http://www.oneworld.org/cse/govern.htm

Professor Madireddi Venkata Subba Rao

President
ENRA & SEED
Chairman and Co-ordinator
Department of Environmental Sciences
Andhra University
INDIA
Paper title: Biodiversity Conservation ,Management and Sustainable Development In Easternghats Of India
subbarao_mv@yahoo.com
mvsmadhavi@hotmail.com

Pavel Toma

Director of the UNDP project
The Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Paper title: "Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in the Slovak Republic"
E-mail: toma@flora.lifeenv.gov.sk
Website: www.lifeenv.gov.sk

Kamil Vilinovic and Milan Chrenko

Kamil Vilinovic, Project Manager of the UNDP project
and
Milan Chrenko, Project Assistant of the UNDP project
Project started December 1998
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
CO Slovakia
Executing Agency: Ministry of Environment
Implementing Agency: Regional Environmental Centre, Country Office Slovakia
Slovak Republic
Paper title: Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in the Slovak Republic
rec@changenet.sk
Internet: www.rec.sk

Comments and Recommendations from Participants (by name and address)

Summary of Comments from Participants