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POLICY OFFICER, BRETTON WOODS PROJECT: The Bretton Woods Project works with NGOs and activists worldwide to monitor and challenge the World Bank and IMF. This position is an opportunity to research, write and do advocacy work on a number of environment and development policy issues; to facilitate network strengthening with emphasis on the UK; and to monitor the role of UK institutions in the World Bank and IMF. Applicants need a good working knowledge of development and environment issues and the role of the World Bank and IMF. Experience with producing accessible briefings, and with NGO networks essential. Experience with international networks, government development or environment institutions, work in Southern countries and ability to speak other languages desirable. Application deadline: 9 am, 30 July 2008. Further details and application instructions are at: http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/jobs; jobs@brettonwoodsproject.org.
EVENTS
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar, http://www.trade-environment.org/page/calendar.htm.
Upcoming meetings
5-8 August, Manado, Indonesia. SECOND ASIA-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE FORUM. This meeting is organised by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Internet: http://www.fao.org.
11-13 August, Manado, Indonesia. ASIA-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION. This is the Commission’s 30th session. The meeting is organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). For more information, please contact Simon Funge-Smith.
15-17 August, Dhaka, Bangladesh. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE - CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD. This conference is arranged by Bangladesh-based think tank Unnayan Onneshan and will focus on financial mechanisms for supporting mitigation activities to combat climate change. Internet: http://www.unnayan.org.
17-23 August, Stockholm, Sweden. PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS FOR WATER: FOR A CLEAN AND HEALTHY WORLD. This topic is the theme for the 2008 World Water Week, the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership- building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programmes in water and development. The World Water Week in Stockholm is arranged by SIWI. For the printable Programme Schedule please refer to http://www.worldwaterweek.org/Downloads/Overview.pdf. For more information, please contact: tel.: +46 (0)8 522 139 60; e-mail: katarina.andrzejewska@siwi.org.
18-20 August, Auckland, New Zealand. FOURTH AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUSINESS CONFERENCE. This conference will focus on emissions trading, voluntary markets, investment issues, the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation. For more information please contact Fiona Driver, tel.: tel: +64-9-480-2565; fax: +64-9-480-2564; email: f.driver@climateandbusiness.com; Internet: http://www.climateandbusiness.com/.
24-27 August, Cork, Ireland. AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (ABIC 2008). The theme for ABIC 2008 will be “Agricultural Biotechnology for a competitive and sustainable future”. Taking a global perspective, industry and scientific leaders along with visionaries will address agricultural biotechnology and its impact on world agriculture from food production to maximising bioenergy potential. For more information, please refer to http://www.scidev.net/en/events/agricultural-biotechnology-international-conferenc.html.
25-28 August, Rome, Italy. 20TH SESSION OF THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AMONG REGIONAL PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS. For more information, please contact Dominique Greboval, FAO.
25-28 August, Umeå, Sweden. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: ADAPTATION OF FORESTS AND FOREST MANAGEMENT TO CHANGING CLIMATE WITH EMPHASIS ON FOREST HEALTH: A REVIEW OF SCIENCE, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES. Co-hosted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, this conference will focus on the current state of knowledge of ongoing changes in climatic conditions in different regions of the world, and the implications of these changes for forest health, forest management and conservation. For more information please contact Alexander Buck, tel.: +43 1 877015113; email buck@iufro.org; Internet: http://www.forestadaptation2008.net/home/en/.
25-29 August, Davos, Switzerland. IDRC DAVOS 2008. The International Disaster and Risk Conference will take place to discuss climate change, critical infrastructure, integrated risk management as well as pandemics and diseases. For more information, please refer to http://www.scidev.net/en/events/idrc-davos-2008.html.
25-29 August, Rome, Italy. 2ND SESSION OF THE TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DEEP-SEA FISHERIES IN HIGH SEAS. For more information please contact Dominique Greboval; Internet: http://www.fao.org/fishery/nems/38028/en.
26-29 August, Libreville, Gabon. FIRST INTER-MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT. Organized by The World Health Organization and the UN Environment Programme, in partnership with the Government of Gabon. The main objective of the conference is to secure political commitment for catalyzing the policy, institutional and investment changes required to reduce environmental threats to health, in support of sustainable development. For more information, please refer to http://www.unep.org/health-env/.
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