World Forum for Democracy 2021: Programme overview
Monday 8 November 2021
Words from the Host
09.30 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Time for Facts
09.35-10.30 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Musical Interlude
10.30-10.40 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Opening Session
10.40-11.15 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Plenary Session 1
11.15-12.30 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
National governments, international organisations, or the citizen: who is setting the pace?
Lunch break
12.30-14.00
Plenary Session 2
14.00-16.00 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
What governing style is best placed to tackle the environmental challenge?
Break
16.00-16.30
Plenary Session 3
16.30-18.30 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Public or private: what role for which sector?
Inauguration and Reception
18.30
Inauguration of Cartooning for Peace’s selected from the campaign “12 Months, 1 Question! Followed by a reception at the Blue Restaurant
Tuesday 9 November 2021
FIRST SERIES OF LABS
09.00-11.00
- Lab 1 - More heads are better than one: Citizens’ Assemblies on climate
- Lab 2 - Save the planet, make a living: Green entrepreneurship
- Lab 3 - The law as an agent of nature: Access to environmental justice and protection
- Lab 4 - Sustainable cities: When the problem becomes part of the solution
- Lab 5 - Act Local, inspire global: Local initiatives making change
Break
11.00-11.30
FORUM TALKS
11.30-13.00
- Forum Talk 1 - Deliberative democracy for climate
- Forum Talk 2 - Human rights for the environment
- Forum Talk 3 - Threats to environmental defenders
- Forum Talk 4 - Youth climate activism
- Forum Talk 5 - Linking biodiversity, climate change and a healthy environment
- Forum Talk 6 - #EnvironmentRightNow
Lunch Break
13.00-14.30
SECOND SERIES OF LABS
14.30-16.30
- Lab 6 - Joining forces: Public-private collaborations for the environment
- Lab 7 - Better together: Engaging communities for nature conservation and protection
- Lab 8 - Scarcity and sources of conflict: Managing natural resources to prevent conflict
- Lab 9 - Knowledge is power: Environmental education and training
- Lab 10 - Women's power to act for the climate transition
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Plenary Session 4
09.00-10.30 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Multilateral organisations tackling global problems with global solutions
Plenary Session 5
10.30-12.00 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Reporting from the Forum and Agenda for the Future
Closing Session
12.00-13.00 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
Democracy Innovation Award and Closing Ceremony
Closing Performance by Dubioza Kolektiv
13.00 / Council of Europe Hemicycle
and also ...
Programme overview (8-10 November 2021)
Draft detailed programme (last update: 08/11/2021)
WFD Programme of the City of Strasbourg from 4 to 10 November 2021 (French only)