Events in 2010

January 2010
20th–21stUS. SOLAR POWER GENERATION USA
27th–28thINTRODUCTION TO RENEWABLES: A 2-DAY COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND MARKETS
28th–29thADVANCED MARKET COMMITMENTS FOR LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGY: CREATING DEMAND IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
February 2010
1stMULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE ON IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1st–4thINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN DRY AREAS
1st–2ndPROSPECTS FOR MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ENERGY
3rdCambodia National Consultation on IP Needs Assessment and Policy
5th–7thDELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT (DSDS 2010): BEYOND COPENHAGEN: NEW PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
8thSimulations on the Special Safeguard Mechanism
9th–10thACP Dialogue on Fisheries in ACP-EU Negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements
10th–12thBE SMART, BE SUSTAINABLE: RESTRUCTURING THE CITY OF TOMORROW
12th–13thACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE (A2K) AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE
15th–17thGEOPOWER AMERICA 2010
17th–19thFOURTH INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE
17thProject on Trends in Patenting and Licensing of Selected Climate Mitigation Technologies
17thBriefing and Informal Exchange on Copenhagen COP 15 and Trade
18th–19th9TH OECD GLOBAL FORUM ON COMPETITION
23rdSustainable Biofuels: EU Policies and WTO Rules
23rdCSD-18 THEMATIC SEMINAR SERIES: CHEMICALS
24thClimate Change and Food Security: Taking Stock after the COP 15
24th–26th11TH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL/GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENT FORUM
24thII Roundtable on trade and sustainable development challenges in a new context
25th–26thOECD AGRICULTURE MINISTERIAL MEETING
25thTRADE KNOWLEDGE NETWORK (TKN) SOUTHEAST ASIA’S RESEARCH WORKSHOP ON TRADE, ENVIRONMENT & FOOD SECURITY
March 2010
1st–2ndPOWERING THE LOW CARBON ECONOMY
2ndThird Annual Update On WTO Dispute Settlement
10th–12thDialogo Andino Sobre “Medidas Relacionadas con la Biodiversidad y el Sistema de Propiedad Intelectual”
12thFIFTY-NINTH MEETING OF THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES)
15th–17thWORLD BIOFUELS MARKETS
16th–17thINTERNATIONAL EXPERT GROUP MEETING: UN FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, FUEL EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT
18th–20thForesight into the Future of WIPO’s Development Agenda
18thGLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES: THE IMPACT OF REGULATION ON COMPETITIVENESS
18th–19thLatin American Dialogue on Technology Transfer for Local Manufacturing Capacity on Drugs and Vaccines
22ndDialogue on the Economic and Development Implications of the Doha Round
22nd–23rdGLOBAL COMMODITIES FORUM
23rd–24thHIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
23rdUNECE/FAO WORKSHOP ON EMERGING TRADE MEASURES IN TIMBER MARKETS
24th–25thINTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
25th–26thFood Security and Trade Policy Expert Meeting
25thThe Future of UPOV in a Changing World: Issues and Challenges
26th–28thBRUSSELS FORUM 2010
30th–31stTRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: THE COMPETITIVENESS, TECHNOLOGY, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS DIMENSIONS
30thTrade and Climate Change in Emerging Economies: The Competitiveness, Technology, and Intellectual Property Rights Dimension
April 2010
5thTRADE REMEDIES
6th–11th30TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT
6th–8thWORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ON LATIN AMERICA
13thTHE 2010 CONGRESSIONAL TRADE AGENDA
14thStrengthening the Multilateral Trading System & the WTO
15th–16thADVANCING THE AQUACULTURE AGENDA: POLICIES TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE SECTOR
16thGVA - Roundtable Series Reaching a Global Climate Change Agreements
19thUS REGULATORY AGENCIES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
21st–23rdGLOBAL SUMMIT: POWERING GROWTH FOR THE GLOBAL GREEN ECONOMY
22ndGeneva Trade and Biodiversity Day
24th–25th2010 SPRING MEETINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE WORLD BANK GROUP
26thGLOBAL FINANCIAL FORUM
27thBook Launch - Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development: Development Agendas in a Changing World
29thTowards an EU Agriculture trade policy that delivers public goods?
29th–30thAsian Dialogue on Technology Transfer for Local Manufacturing Capacity of Drugs and Vaccines
May 2010
1st–4thASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNUAL MEETING
3rd–14thEIGHTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CSD-18)
5th–7thWORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ON AFRICA: RETHINKING AFRICA’S GROWTH STRATEGY
10thClimate Change, Trade and International Transport: Concerns for SIDS
12th–14thThe 3rd ICAO Environmental Colloquium
20th–21stDialogue on Trade, Poverty and Climate Change
20thHarnessing Science, Technology and Innovation for Development
24th–28thTHE FOURTH ASSEMBLY OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF)
26th–27thAnnual OECD Forum: Road to Recovery
26th–27thAgricultural Price Volatility: Prospects, Challenges and Possible Solutions
28th–30thFIRST WORLD CONGRESS ON CITIES AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
28thGVA - Roundtable Series: Exploring Strategies for an Enhanced Development and Sustained Poverty Reduction in the context of Trade and Climate Change
29th–30thSecond Expert Meeting for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development
30th–31stGlobal Redesign Summit 2010
31st–2ndAnnual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE)
June 2010
2ndUNFCCC Bonn: Competitiveness and carbon leakage: policies, measures and implications for developing countries
3rdEconomic Series Seminar
3rdImpact of Wood-based Bioenergy on Forests, Forest Dependent People and the Climate
4thTransportation Carbon Fees: Is Kerry-Lieberman the Answer?
6th–7thWorld Economic Forum on East Asia
8th–10thInternational Conference on Biological and Cultural Diversity (ICBCD)
8thTrade in the Americas Panel
9thPatents and Clean Energy Side Event, UNFCCC Bonn meetings
9thBusiness Responses to Free Trade Agreements in Asia
10thChallenges and Opportunities for Multi-Stakeholder Engagement as Part of REDD-Plus Readiness Processes
10th–11thThe Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change
10thBackdraft: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change and Adaptation
11thTenth International Economic Forum on Africa
15thClimate Governance Conference: Addressing Climate Governance Risks in a New Climate Regime
15th–17thSUSTAINABLE OCEAN SUMMIT
16thMeeting on Fisheries, Trade and Development
16th–18thClimate change, trade and competitiveness: Issues for the WTO
17th–19thSt. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)
17thLearning from the global economic crisis
18thMultiple Financial Crises: Is the Solution More Globalisation Or Less?
18thCommunicating Climate Change in Africa: Challenge and Opportunity
21st–24thTransiting to a low carbon economy
21stGlobalization and Employment: Global Shocks, Structural Change and Policy Response
22ndChina’s Agricultural Trade: Competitive conditions and effects on US exports
24th–25thIllegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 16
24th–25thUN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010
26th–27thG20 Summit
28thPunching below their weight? Anglo-French co-operation in a changing Africa
July 2010
1stLiberalization of Environmental Goods and Services
6thGlobal IP Negotiations: Between Theory and Practice
7thGeneva Roundtable Series on Climate Change, Trade and Development Environmental Goods and Services: powering the low-carbon economy
9thMultilateralism and Investment: Multilateralism Revisited Promoting Coherence in International Investment Rule-making through a Secondary Law Approach
10thThe International Climate Change Regime and Multilateral Trading Rules: A Latin American Perspective
13thGVA - Roundtable Series on Climate Change, Technology Transfer and IPRs
August 2010
14th–20thSECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND DEVELOPMENT IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS - ICID 2010
22nd–25thADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN A TIME OF CRISIS
September 2010
7th–8thFostering Structural Transformation in LDCs
15thWTO Public Forum: Beyond Border Carbon Adjustment Measures: Standards, Labelling and the Issue of Emission Allowances
16thWTO Public Forum: Beyond the Doha Round? Shaping the Global Trading System to Encourage Innovation and Solve Global Challenges
17thWTO Public Forum: La OMC y los Nuevos Acuerdos Sur-Sur Entre Fuerzas Emergentes del Sistema Multilateral: Límites y Desafíos de una Convivencia Creciente
17thWTO Public Forum: The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program and Investment Priorities in International Agricultural Trade. What Kind of Trade Policy Framework is needed to support Food Security Goals?
17thWTO Public Forum: The (elusive?) Quest for Coherence in Global Negotiations and Norms: the Case of TRIPS and CBD
23rd–24thClimate Change 2010: The Way Forward in a Post-Copenhagen World
October 2010
1stGVA - Shipping and Aviation
2ndGVA - Roundtable Series: Competitiveness and Carbon Leakage
5th–8thSecond Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities on Sustainable Development
18th–29thCONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY TENTH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (CBD COP 10)
25th–27thOECD Global Forum on Environment: Sustainable Materials Management
November 2010
1stGeneva Dialogue on Energy Efficiency Value Chain
1stGVA - Roundtable Series: Trading Biofuel
2ndGVA - Roundtable Series: Geopolitics of Climate Change
3rdEnvironmental Technology Transaction with China
29th–10th16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16)/ 6th Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 6)
29thClimate Change Side Event on EGS
29thClimate Change Side Event on Bunker Fuels