Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Workshop arranged by Center for Business and Development Studies, United Nations Research Institute on Social Development and RENED
Speakers:
Søren Petersen, UNDP
Darryl Reed, York University, Canada
Ananya Reed, York University, Canada
Peter Utting, UNRISD, Geneva, Switzerland.
Ann Zamitt, UNRISD, Geneva, Switzerland
Uwafiokun Idemudia, Lancaster University, UK
Shaheen Rafi Khan, SDPI, Pakistan
Sofie Michaelsen, CopenhagenDC, Denmark
Theme:
When the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) holds its 15th session in New York in 2007, five years will have passed since the UN committed itself to promoting public-private partnerships for sustainable development at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa. The year 2006 therefore seems an opportune moment to hold a conference that takes a look at what we know, what we don’t, and what we need to know about public-private partnerships and their effects in developing countries. The aim of the conference is to give an update on the debate about the potential and limitations of PPPs for sustainable development in relation to service delivery, poverty reduction, and political participation as well as assess some of the preliminary experiences with the implementation of PPPs since 2002.
Target Group:
The target group includes the academics, professionals from government, UN agencies, NGOs, consultancies, aid agencies, businesses and graduates who are interested in the topic. The workshop is open to all.
Registration Required:
On a first come, first serve basis to Mariene Ferguson at: