Host country
The fourth session of the Meeting of
the Parties to AEWA will take place on 15 - 19
September 2008 in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
 The
Republic of Madagascar is an island nation in the south-western
Indian Ocean opposite Mozambique. Stretching more than 1,500
km from north to south and 500 km from east to west it covers
an area of 581,540 km², which makes it the world's fourth-largest
island. Because of its isolation most of the plants and mammals,
and more than a third of the ca. 280 recorded bird species
are endemic to Madagascar. Although Madagascar seems to be
off the usual Palearctic-African flyway system, a number of
waterbirds covered by the Agreement occur on the island, e.g.
the Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis), the
Crested Tern (Sterna bergii), the Greater Sand Plover
(Charadrius leschenaultii), the Madagascar Pond-Heron
(Ardeola idae) and the Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus
minor).
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Venue
The Meeting of the Parties will take place at the Hôtel
Carlton (please note change of venue!),
which is situated in the centre of Antananarivo.
Regional training
workshop
The Meeting of the Parties will be preceded
by a special training workshop for Anglophone representatives
of African countries held on 13 and 14 September
2008. The workshop, which is kindly offered by
the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and
co-organised by the AEWA Secretariat, will focus on the
effective national preparation for and participation in
meetings of Multilateral Environmental Agreements such
as the AEWA MOP4. The aim of this workshop is to strengthen
the ‘voice of Africa’ in these kinds of meetings.
Another training workshop for Francophone
representatives of African countries is planned to take
place at a later stage.
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Pre-registration
To pre-register to MOP4 and to the training workshop
please fill out the pre-registration form and send it
to
UNEP/AEWA Secretariat
UN Campus
Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
53113 Bonn
Germany
Fax: 0049 (0) 228 815 2450
e-mail: registration-mop4@unep.de
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Side events and
poster exhibitions
All partner organisations and stakeholders of AEWA are
encouraged to actively contribute to the success of the
meeting by presenting their work or any related issue of
interest in a side event or in form of a poster exhibition.
To register for a side event or to secure sufficient space
in our exhibition area please contact the Secretariat at
aewa@unep.de.
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Mid-conference excursions
Information will be posted soon.
Post-conference
excursions
Information can be found here.
Or please download the file here.
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Hotel and travel
information
Funded delegates:
Hotel reservations as well as flight bookings of funded
delegates will be arranged by the AEWA Secretariat upon
receipt of the registration form and in close consultation
with the respective participant.
Non-funded delegates:
Non-funded delegates are kindly requested to make their
own hotel and travel arrangements. A sufficient number of
hotel rooms has been pre-booked at the venue:
Hôtel Carlton
Tel.: 00261 20 22 260 60
Fax: 00261 20 22 260 51
E-mail: niry.randrianoely@carlton.mg
Website: http://www.carlton-madagascar.com/index.php?lang=en
Delegates are invited to confirm their
own hotel room reservation in this hotel under the group
reservation of “AEWA” before 28 July 2008
as the pre-booking will lose effect from this date. Please
note that Hôtel Carlton will request you to either
provide your credit card details or an advanced payment.
The price for one night is 106 € (single room) or 126
€ (double room) and 13 € for breakfast.
Of course you are free to make your own
reservations at any other hotel of your choice. Please note
that transfer buses to the venue will leave from Hôtel
Colbert and
Hôtel du Louvre.
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Shuttle busses
The Host Government will arrange a shuttle
service from the airport to the hotels and from Hôtel
Colbert and Hôtel du Louvre to the venue on a daily
basis.
For non-funded delegates only:
If you wish to be picked up from the airport or to reserve
a seat for the daily transfer between the hotels and the venue
please kindly inform the AEWA Secretariat about the arrival
and departure time of your flight and the hotel in which
you are planning to stay, at your earliest convenience, but
not later than 31 August 2008. Please
note that transfer buses to the venue will leave from Hôtel
Colbert and
Hôtel du Louvre.
Contact:
Dunia Sforzin
Information Assistant
Tel.: 0049 (0) 228 815 2454
Fax: 0049 (0) 228 815 2450
E-mail: dsforzin@unep.de
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Visa
All foreigners coming into Madagascar are
required to be in possession of entry visas. Participants
are kindly reminded to make their own arrangements for obtaining
an entry visa and in a timely manner. Visa could also be
obtained upon arrival at the airport; in this case please
inform the AEWA Secretariat accordingly, providing your
flight number, not later than 20 August 2008.
Passports are, moreover, required to be valid for at least
6 months beyond the date of entry into the country.
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Health
General information on vaccination requirements
and health risks is available on the WHO
website.
For more information on MOP4 please do
not hesitate to contact the AEWA Secretariat:
Dunia Sforzin
Information Assistant
Tel.: 0049 (0) 228 815 2454
Fax: 0049 (0) 228 815 2450
E-mail: dsforzin@unep.de
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