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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
22-25 September, Limbé, Cameroon. CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR CENTRAL AFRICA ON NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS (NBSAPS) AND MAINSTREAMING OF BIODIVERSITY. This workshop will focus on particular topics on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP’s) in the region addressing such issues as biodiversity, poverty reduction, and the achievement of Millenium Development Goals. For more information contact Mary Fosi Mbantenkhu, tel: (+237) 22 22 94 80; email: mary_fosi@yahoo.com; internet: http://www.cbd.int/meetings
24-25 September, Geneva, Switzerland. WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2008: TRADING INTO THE FUTURE. This year’s Forum will provide a platform for reflection on the multilateral trading system’s six decades. In particular, input will be sought on the challenges and opportunities facing the WTO in each of its main functions, as well as on the challenges and opportunities facing the main actors and stakeholders of the system. For more information contact the WTO, email: Publicforum2008@wto.org; internet: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum08_e/public_forum08_e.htm
26-29 September, Ottawa, Canada. CLIMATE LAW IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES POST-2012: NORTH AND SOUTH PERSPECTIVES. This conference will examine the legal and policy challenges that developing countries face in mitigating and adapting to climate change while meeting their social and economic needs. For more information contact the University of Ottawa, email: Septconf@uottawa.ca; internet: http://www.iucnael.org
29-30 September, Mumbai, India. CARBON MARKETS INDIA. The second annual Carbon Markets India will provide a platform for representatives from Indian industry to learn about Carbon Development Mechanism (CDM) business opportunities and do business with buyers of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs). For more information contact the Green Power Team, tel: (+44) 207 099 0600; fax: (+44) 207 900 1853; email: info@greenpowerconferences.com; internet: http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/carbonmarkets/carbonmarkets_india_2008.html
1 October, Washington DC, US. FISHING MURKY WATERS: CHINA’S AQUACULTURE CHALLENGES UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM. This China Environment Forum meeting will discuss some of the challenges facing Chinese fish farmers upstream in lakes, rivers, and fish ponds. It will also focus on the downstream issues of coastal pollution and over fishing that are endangering China’s coastal fisheries. For more information contact Jennifer Turner, tel: (+1) 202 691 4233; email: cef@wilsoncenter.org; internet: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1421&fuseaction=topics.event&event_id=473946
Other upcoming events
5-14 October, Barcelona, Spain. IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS. This forum will offer four days of debates, workshops, dialogues, art and film, roundtable discussions, training courses, music, and exhibitions that address the world’s most pressing sustainable development challenges. For more information contact the Congress Secretariat, tel: (+41) 22 999 0000; fax: (+41) 22 999 0002; email: congress@iucn.org; internet: http://www.iucn.org/news_events/events/congress/index.cfm
10-12 March 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark. ADAPTING COASTAL ZONE AND MARINE RESOURSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE. This session of the Scientific Congress on Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges, and Decisions aims to provide a synthesis of existing and emerging scientific knowledge necessary in order to make intelligent societal decisions concerning application of mitigation and adaptation strategies in response to climate change. For more information contact Jane Søgård Hansen, tel: (+45) 35324251; email: jsha@adm.ku.dk; internet: http://climatecongress.ku.dk
21-23 January, 2009, Bern, Switzerland. CONFERENCE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE POLICIES. The conference will cover a broad spectrum of climate economic research issues and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic will include a keynote plenary lecture and numerous parallel sessions. It is open to all interested researchers. For more information contact Seraina Buob, tel: (+41) 31 631 45 09; email: seraina.buob@vwi.unibe.ch; internet: http://www.nccr-climate.unibe.ch/conferences/climate_policies/index_en.html
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