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.
Coming up in the next two weeks
14-18 July, Geneva, Switzerland. 57TH MEETING OF THE CITES STANDING COMMITTEE. This meeting is organised by the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Internet http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.shtml
14-19 July, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. SECOND AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING ON THE STRATEGIC APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT (SAICM) AND ASSOCIATED UNEP WORKSHOPS. This event is hosted by the Government of Tanzania. The meeting is immediately preceded by the UNEP Workshop on Strengthening Chemicals Management Infrastructures 14-15 July 2008. Internet: http://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/meeting/afreg/Dar%20es%20Salaam/Default.htm
15-17 July, Accra, Ghana. REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON IMPROVING FOREST LAW COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE IN TROPICAL WEST AFRICA. This workshop is organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Tropical Timber Organization. The workshop will showcase possible approaches to improving forest law compliance at the country level. Internet: http://www.itto.or.jp/live/PageDisplayHandler?pageId=223&id=3970
22-25 July, Bangkok, Thailand. TECHNICAL MEETING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC NETWORK FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION. This meeting is on “nutrition interventions for food security – can they work effectively in isolation?” The meeting is organised by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). For more information please contact Biplab K. Nandi.
Other upcoming events
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