A panel discussion was held on the subject to be considered by the Second Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade during the 124th IPU Assembly in 2011. Dr Mulder, Ms Ntwanambi, Mr Frolick and Mrs Oliphant attended the meeting. A draft report entitled "The role of parliaments in ensuring sustainable development through the management of natural resources, agricultural production and demographic change" was submitted by the co-rapporteurs Mr Abdekkader Cherrar (Algeria) and Ms Kathleen Ferrier (Netherlands) (the text of the draft report is attached as an Annexure to this report).