Still the Children are Here: A film by Mira Nair

Panel discussion : Indigenous peoples and Natural Resource Management

Sunday 7 August 2005
13:00-17:00

On the occasion of the World Day for Indigenous Peoples, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is organizing an event on indigenous peoples and natural resource management in collaboration with the Global Legislators’ Organization for a Better Environment/Japan (GLOBE/Japan) and the University of Tokyo. A panel discussion on the subject issue will be followed by a documentary film – “Still the Children are Here” - by Mira Nair. The event is open to all interested participants and will be free of charge.

Provisional Programme

12:30 All participants to be seated
13:00 Opening/welcome remarks by Professor Masayoshi Honma, University of Tokyo Graduate School for Agricultural and Life Sciences

Presentation of programme by Ms. Farhana Haque Rahman, Chief, Media Relations, Special Events and Programmes , IFAD

13:15 Documentary film “Still the children are here”, by the internationally renowned film maker, Mira Nair on indigenous peoples and their culture of rice cultivation. The film was funded by Japan and Finland

14:00 Cultural performance by the New Zealand indigenous artists group, Whangara who base their performance on traditional activities

14.30 Statement by Mr. Phrang Roy, Assistant President, IFAD, on behalf of Mr. Lennart Båge, President of IFAD: Lessons learned and crucial elements of IFADs approach to natural resource management by indigenous peoples