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02ROME443
2002-01-29 16:21:00
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MISSION ITALY STRATEGY ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ROME 000443 

SIPDIS

EUR/WE FOR ELEANORE FOX

DEPT FOR OES/PCI BRUCE EHRNMAN AND OES/PD PAUL KOZELKA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV KSCA IT FAO
SUBJECT: MISSION ITALY STRATEGY ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

REFS: A) 01 ROME 6388 B) 01 STATE 184910 C) 01 STATE
213321 D) 01 ROME 6552

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ROME 000443

SIPDIS

EUR/WE FOR ELEANORE FOX

DEPT FOR OES/PCI BRUCE EHRNMAN AND OES/PD PAUL KOZELKA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV KSCA IT FAO
SUBJECT: MISSION ITALY STRATEGY ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

REFS: A) 01 ROME 6388 B) 01 STATE 184910 C) 01 STATE
213321 D) 01 ROME 6552


1. THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY AND INCLUDES
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CONSULATES FLORENCE, MILAN, AND NAPLES.


2. SUMMARY: AS REPORTED REF A, THE GOI HAS ONLY RECENTLY
STARTED TO COORDINATE GOVERNMENT-WIDE ITS PREPARATION FOR
THE WSSD NEXT SEPTEMBER. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO MFA, ITALY
WILL WORK HARD TO ACHIEVE CONSENSUS WITHIN THE EU ON A
POSITION WHICH WILL NOT LEAD TO FRACTURES WITH THE U.S.
POSITION. POST OBJECTIVES: 1) SUPPORTING ITALIAN LOCAL AND
REGIONAL EFFORTS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY IVP'S, PARKS
COOPERATION, ROUNDTABLES, AND PRESENTATIONS. 2)
ENCOURAGING GOI TO SUPPORT U.S. OBJECTIVES SUCH AS GOOD
GOVERNANCE, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, BIOTECHNOLOGY IN
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND CLIMATE FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES.
SUPPORTING U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE MONTERREY CONFERENCE ON
FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF MISSION'S WSSD
STRATEGY. THIS CABLE DESCRIBES POST ACTION PLAN. END
SUMMARY.

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ELEMENTS
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- GOI PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (WSSD) - JOHANNESBURG (REF A AND B)
- GOI PREPARATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT (FFD) - MONTERREY (REF C)
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND AGENDA 21 IMPLEMENTATION IN
ITALY
- LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
- BIOTECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND URBAN AREAS
- PRIVATE SECTOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEAN-UP AND REDEVELOPMENT OF REMEDIATED
SITES
- PARKS COOPERATION, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, AND
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
- GLOBE (REF D)

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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OCTOBER 9-17, 2001

EPA TOM VOLTAGGIO'S TRIP ON HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEAN-UP AND
REDEVELOPMENT OF REMEDIATION SITES. ROME, NAPLES, TURIN,
MILAN

OCTOBER 22-26, 2001

NPS NORA MITCHELL'S VISIT TO ROME ON PARK COOPERATION

NOVEMBER 2001

NSF VISITING SCIENTIST BRAD KEISTER. REPORT ON ITALIAN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLANS VISIT BY GROUP FROM THE LOMBARDY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (ARPA) TO THE U.S. EPA (FOLLOW-UP TO
VOLTAGGIO PROGRAM ABOVE)

NOVEMBER 8-9, 2001

ESTCOUNS OFFICIAL TRIP TO FERRARA ON AGENDA 21, AND US-

ITALY PARKS COOPERATION

NOVEMBER 19, 2001

MEETINGS AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ON GLOBE (GLOBAL
LEARNING AND OBSERVATIONS TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT) WITH
CHARLIE KELLETT, SENIOR ANALYST TO THE MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION. FOLLOW-UP WITH THE MINISTRY IN ORDER TO GAIN
NEW SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM (REF. D)

DECEMBER 17-21, 2001

NPS OFFICIAL TRIP. COOPERATION WITH THE LAZIO REGIONAL
PARK AGENCY ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION, AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE.

JANUARY 22-23, 2002

U.S.-ITALY MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY. THE MEETING WILL INVOLVE ABOUT 40 U.S. AND
ITALIAN SCIENCE MANAGERS AND RESEARCH EXPERTS. THE MEETING
WILL IDENTIFY RESEARCH TOPICS OF COMMON INTEREST, SELECT
PRIORITIES TO BE PURSUED THROUGH COOPERATION AND DEVELOP A
WORK-PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES. ROME

FEBRUARY 10-15, 2002

VISIT OF PROF. CHANNAPATNA S. PRAKASH, PLANT MOLECULAR
GENETICS, TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, ALABAMA, USA.
LECTURES/MEETINGS ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MILAN,
TURIN, NAPLES AND ROME. THE LECTURES WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE
BENEFITS FOR THE FIRST AND THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES, AS WELL
AS ON HOW BIOTECHNOLOGIES CAN PROMOTE AND FAVOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL.

IVP FOR ALDERMEN GAMBA (TORINO) AND BRATTI (FERRARA) ON
SUSTAINABLE CITIES

WINTER/SPRING 2002

FEB/MARCH

ARTICLE ON SD IN CONSULATE NAPLES PUBLIC AFFAIRS QUARTERLY
MAGAZINE.

PRESENTATION ON U.S. VIEWS ON SD AT UNIVERSITY OF

DVC ON CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR ROUNDTABLE ON GOVERNANCE AND
SUSTAINABILITY - FLORENCE OR MILAN

DVC ON FFD - ROME

APRIL 4-7, 2002

2^ NATIONAL PARK CONFERENCE IN TURIN. THE ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE WILL INVITE NPS REPRESENTATIVES TO TALK ABOUT US
PARKS EVOLUTION AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM.

APRIL 18-19, 2002

NICOLE CONFERENCE ON NEW APPROACHES TO SITE CHARACTERIZATION
IN PISA. NICOLE IS THE EU SPONSORED ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRY
PROBLEM OWNERS RELATED TO CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER.
EPA DEANA CRUMBLING HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS AN EXPERT SPEAKER.
THE MISSION WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER PRESENCE IN ITALY AND
ORGANIZE A SEMINAR.

MAY 5-10, 2002

FINAL MEETING OF FIVE-YEAR, PHASE III CCMS PILOT STUDY IN
ROME. THE ITALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WILL HOST
THE MEETING. THERE WILL BE EXPERTS FROM MORE THAN 20
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AT THE MEETING. INFORMATION ON
SPECIFIC INNOVATIVE CLEAN-UP TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS WILL BE
SHARED. THE MISSION WILL ORGANIZE SEMINARS GIVEN BY THE U.S.
EXPERTS ATTENDING THE MEETING.

JULY 2002

US-ITALY WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. THE WORKSHOP IS INCLUDED IN THE ACTION PLAN
OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE NPS, THE ITALIAN ENVIRONMENT
MINISTRY AND THE LAZIO REGION.

SPRING/SUMMER 2002

CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - US-ITALY BILATERAL MEETING

PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR ROUNDTABLE ON PRIVATE SECTOR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SD - ROME

PROGRAM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT "UNIVERSITA' DEGLI
STUDI DI MILANO BICOCCA" FOR THE STUDENTS ATTENDING THE
COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - MILAN

DVC WITH WASHINGTON: OES, AF AND SD EXPERTS -
ROME/MILAN/NAPLES

PRESS LUNCHEONS - ROME

SEPTEMBER 2002

OP ED IN ECONOMIC DAILY "IL SOLE 24 ORE"

PRESS ROUNDTABLE ON USG OBJECTIVES ON WSSD



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