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         Saturday, 14 May 2005 - ARRIVAL DAY
early evening Arrival at Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport / press conference
   

          Sunday, 15 May 2005 - GUIDED FIELD TRIP 1

morning Field Trip to Laguna de Bay
Bus trip to Ayala Greenfields (Municipality of Calamba) for briefing and viewing of Laguna de Bay

  Welcome Remarks
      Amy Lecciones
      Vice President, Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Philippines
      Howard Belton
      Chairman, Unilever Philippines
      Edgardo C. Manda
      General Manager, Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines

afternoon Pahiyas Festival at Lucban

       

          Monday, 16 May 2005 - GUIDED FIELD TRIP 2
morning to 
   early afternoon
Boat trip on Laguna de Bay from Calamba, Laguna to Tanay, Rizal 
  Welcome Remarks
     Tomas Ricardo Tanjuatco 
     Mayor of Tanay, Philippines
     Aitken Clark
    
Board of Directors, Global Nature Fund, U.K.
     Lina Tanjuatco
    
President, Federation of River Basin Councils in the Laguna de Bay Region,
     Philippines

  Meeting with the Federation of River Basin Councils 
later afternoon Trip to Light Industry and Science Park of the Philippines in Cabuyao, Laguna
  Discussion Forum with Industries
  Welcome Remarks
     Hector Dimacali
     President, Eco-Industrial Exchange Network, Philippines

  Recognition of Partners for the Eco-Index Resource Recovery Event
     
          Tuesday, 17 May 2005 - 1st CONFERENCE DAY
           Responsible Lake Stewardship by Lake Communities
morning  Opening of Conference
  Welcome Remarks
     Ben S. Malayang III
    
President, Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Philippines
     Howard Belton
    
Chairman, Unilever - Philippines
     Edgardo C. Manda 
    
General Manager, Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines
     Marion Hammerl-Resch
    
President, Global Nature Fund, Germany
  Keynote Speakers
     Prof Dr Manfred Niekisch
     Vice President, German League for Nature Conservation and 
     Environmental Protection, Germany
     Honorable Michael Defensor
    
Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines

  Session 1
Issues on Lake Stewardship: Legislation and Legal Framework 
for Managing Lake Communities
  Briefing on the State of Laguna de Bay
     Edgardo C. Manda
     Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines
The Concept of Water Quality Management Areas
     Dolora N. Nepomuceno
    
Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines
Constituency Building and Protected Areas Management Board - Taal Lake
     Ma. Paz Luna
    
PUSOD, Taal Lake, Philippines

  Poster Session / Networking / Group Meetings
afternoon Session 2
Communities as Effective Lake Stewards
  Laguna de Bay Institutional Strengthening and Community Participation Project 
     Jose Cariño
    
Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines
  Environmental Management for Local Communities: How can it work?
     Marion Hammerl-Resch
    
Lake Constance Foundation, Germany
  The Laguna de Bay River Basin Councils:  Industry Perspective
     Tess Cayton
     San Cristobal River Enhancement Defenders (SACRED), Philippines

late afternoon Cocktails with the President of the Republic of the Philippines
     Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

evening Dinner and Cultural Event at Tagaytay Highlands
Hosted by Laguna Lake Development Authority
   
          Wednesday, 18 May 2005 - 2nd CONFERENCE DAY
           Sustainable Development of Densely Populated Lake Regions
morning Session 3
Sustainable Development in Lake Communities
  Water Governance: The ICLEI Water Campaign
     Victorino Aquitania (for Pam Gallares-Oppus)
     ICLEI, Philippines
  Tourism Development and Environmental Land-Use Planning: 
The Mallorca Experience
     Toni Font
    
Balearic Group of Ornithology and Defense of Nature (GOB), Spain

  Session 4
Best Practices in Lake Stewardship
  Protecting Lakes from Urban Water Pollution with Sewerage Systems
     Shinji Ide
     Kosho Net, Japan
Natural Biological Treatment Systems: Artificially Floating Macrophyte Filters
     Eduardo de Miguel
     Fundación Global Nature, Spain
Protecting the Mahakam Lakes in East Kalimantan Through an Eco-Regional Development Program for Sustainable Livelihoods
     Dr Sumaryono 
     Mahakam Wetlands, RASI Conservation Foundation, Indonesia
  Environmental User Fee System
     Ceasar Natividad
     Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines
The Pasig River Master Plan for Rehabilitation
     Bingle Gutierrez
    
Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, Philippines

  Session 5
Tangible Examples of Water and Lake Stewardship 
from the Corporate Sector
 

Leveraging United nations Millenium Development Goals 
to Drive the Clean Water Agenda
     Howard Belton
     Unilever Philippines

  Green Choice Philippines: The National Eco-Labeling Programme
     June Alvarez
     Green Choice Philippines, Philippines

noon Design Exhibit and Poster Session
afternoon Workshop Groups and Forum (parallel): 
Sustainable Development in Practice -
  Finding a Compromise
  Topic 1: Water for Cities Versus Water for Lake Ecosystems?
     (Facilitator: Lennie Borja, Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines)
     Francisco Arellano
     Maynilad Water Services, Inc., Philippines
  Topic 2: Rural Development - Regulating Urban Growth and Settlements
     (Facillitator: Jose Cariño, Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines)
     Obiero Ong’ang’a
    
Lake Victoria, OSIENALA, Kenya
  Topic 3: Corporate Social Responsibility – Model Strategies and Projects
     (Facilitator: Jika Mendoza-Dalupan, Unilever - Philippines)
     Virgilio Q. Marcelo
    
San Roque Power Corporation, Philippines
  Topic 4: Examples for Environmental Initiatives of Business Companies
     (Facilitator: Liza Antonio, Philippine Business for Environment, Philippines))
     Frank Schad
     Karcher, Germany  
  Youth Forum
     (Facilitators: Che Prudente and Mon Romero
            Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Philippines)

late afternoon Reporting of Workshop Outputs (Plenary)
  Awarding of the Best Conservation Practice Award 
    
Recipient: Federation of River Basin Councils in the Laguna de Bay Region
  Closing Remarks
     Udo Gattenlöhner
    
Global Nature Fund, Germany
evening Dinner and Evening Entertainment  - Farewell Party
Hosted by Unilever Philippines
  
          Thursday, 19 May 2005 - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, TOUR
morning Living Lakes Annual General Meeting 
For Living Lakes Network Members' delegates 

  Field trip / Manila Tour 
For Non-Members and Media
 

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