INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 

BEYOND GLOBALIZATION TO LOCAL REGENERATION

Building Partnership 

for a Sustainable Future 

in the Mediterranean

MALTA, 29-30 APRIL, 2000

Grosvenor Hotel, Pope Alexander VII Junction, Hal Balzan

Organized by CRIC (Italy) and the Third World Group (Malta) and supported by the Maltese Foreign Ministry, the Italian Foreign Ministry and COSPE (Italy)


 
Programme

 
Day 1   
Opening session

9.00

Official greetings and workshop presentation: Bruno Neri (CRIC), Godwin Genovese (Third World Group), Vince Caruana (Chairperson, Organizing Committee)
Session I Economic policies in the Mediterranean: social, cultural and environmental impacts 

Chaired by Anna Zammit

9.30 Introduction
  1. Unsustainable development in the peripherical areas of the world (Prof. Tonino Perna, University of Messina, Italy)
  2. Poverty, water solidarity and desertification: Mediterranean challenges and south south perspective (Dr. Paola Antolini - Unesco, Water Programme)
  3. Environmental implications of a European-Mediterranean Free Trade Area (David Katz, FOE- Middle East)
  4. Progress Towards a Regional Action Programme to Combat Desertification in the Countries of the Northern Mediterranean (Maurizio Sciortino, ENEA, Italy)
11.00 Coffee/tea 
11.30 Discussion
12.00 Poster session
13.00 Lunch
   
Session II  Initiatives for local social and environmental regeneration in the Mediterranean: innovative experiences

Chaired by Vince Caruana

14.30 Sustainable Malta (Dr. Edward A. Mallia, University of Malta)
  Representatives from the following organisations will share their experience:
  CERAI, Centro estudios rurales y agricultura internacional (Salvador Heliodoro, Spain)
  EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (Dr. Pantelis Sklias, Greece)
  EKOOP, Eco-village Network (Mete Hacaloglu, Turkey)
  ABA, Alexandria Business Association (Mr. Nabil Elshami - Egypt) "The Alexandria Business Association's Experience in the development of Micro Enterprises"
  MEDFORUM, Eric E. Van Monckhoven
  CRIC, Bruno Neri
  ALLEE (Michèle Barriere, , France)
16.00
Discussion
16.30 Coffee/Tea
18.00 Poster session
20.00 Dinner, Visit to Mdina 

 
 
 
 
Day 2  
Session III Towards new social ventures for the environment in the Mediterranean: challenges and opportunities

Chaired by Eric E. Van Monckhoven

9.00 1. Grass-roots post-modernism: what can we learn from Seattle? (Dr. Miriam Giovanzana, editor of Altreconomia, Italy)
  2. Jointly responsible economy: past, present and future (Dr. Elisabetta Bucolo, researcher)
  3. What about microfinance? (Dr. Elisabetta Bottaro, Etimos, Italy)
  4. Fair Trade networks: bringing together consumers and producers for socially and environmentally responsible changes (Dr. Stefano Magnoni, CTM-Altromercato, Italy)
10.30 Discussion
11.00
Coffee/Tea
11.30 The partnership forum: designing a framework for action
Are you looking for working partners to implement your project? Do you intend to build a new project or to take part in an existing one? You are at the right place.

The Forum aims at strengthening partnership between the participants through the organization of thematic round-tables on specific initiatives (development projects, educational campaign, training courses, etc.) linking environmental regeneration and ethical funding.

Sustainable tourism  Fair trade Etc.
 
 

 

13.30 Lunch
15.00 Discussion and adoption of a position paper 
16.30 Conclusion and synthesis of the workshop 
17.00 Closure

 
 
 
 
Poster sessions Do you want to present your project, campaign, network, etc.? The poster sessions give you the opportunity to meet people and discuss your ideas, exchange your contacts, etc. 

 

C/o CRIC

Eric E. van Monckhoven /Tonino Perna

Via Monsolini 12 89100 Reggio Calabria ITALY

Phone +39 (0) 965 812345/6

Fax + 39 (0) 965 812560

E-mail: cricit@tin.it

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