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Coming up in the next two weeks
26-27 January, Bonn, Germany. FOUNDING CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA). Prior to the Founding Conference, the statutes will be sent to all member countries of the United Nations, inviting them to participate and become founding members of the agency at the Founding Conference. For more information contact: e-mail: info@irena.org; Internet: http://www.irena.org/index.htm
5-7 February, New Delhi, India. DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT. This annual event will be organised around the theme “Towards Copenhagen: an equitable and ethical approach.” The DSDS is organised by TERI and seeks to provide long-term solutions for sustainable development. The 2009 Summit will aim to reinforce the climate change agenda of the previous year and will feature: an international climate change exhibition; screening of films on climate change; an Africa day; a young global leaders meeting; Sustainable Development Leadership Award; live performance: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain; and the CEO Forum 2009. For more information contact Satish Kumar, Programme Assistant, tel: +91 011 24682100 (Ext.2524); email: satish@teri.res.in; internet: http://dsds.teriin.org/2009/
Other upcoming events
12-13 February, Geneva, Switzerland. FUEL RULES – ENERGY, EMISSIONS AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION. This International Bar Association conference will offer an overview of the international legal regimes applicable to trade in energy products and services, with a particular focus on the WTO and the Energy Charter Treaty. Other topics include, the use of regional trade agreements to secure energy supplies and the ways in which international trade rules will need to be adapted in order to achieve global climate change goals. For more information please contact, the International Bar Association, tel: (+44) 20 7691 6868; fax: (+44) 20 7691 6544; e-mail: con...@int-bar.org; internet: http://www.int-bar.org/conferences/conf266/.
12-13 February, Geneva, Switzerland. MULTI-YEAR EXPERT MEETING ON TRANSPORT AND TRADE FACILITATION. This UN Conference on Trade and Development expert meeting aims to provide a platform for the exchange of views and experiences, both to improve understanding of the implications of climate change for maritime transport and to help contribute substantively to discussions on possible regulatory options under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change process. For more information contact UNCTAD, tel: +41 22 917 2043; fax: +41 22 917 0050; e-mail: regina.asariotis@unctad.org or hassiba.benamara@unctad.org; internet: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=1942&lang=1&m=15862.
23-24 February, Barcelona, Spain. EVOLVING THE MARKET FOR LARGE SCALE SOLAR POWER. This two-day conference will bring together the leading players in concentrated solar thermal (CST) / solar thermal electricity generation (STEG), concentrator photovoltaic (CPV), and large scale photovoltaic technology to address the key issues in developing large scale solar projects. For further information contact Green Power Conferences, tel: (+44) 20-7099-0600; fax: (+44) 20-7900-1853; internet: http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/renewablesmarkets/solarpower09.html.
4-15 May, New York, US. SEVENTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This policy session will focus on agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa. For more information, please refer to http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.
11-15 May, Manado, Indonesia. WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE. This conference – organised by the Government of Indonesia, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, and other partners – will focus high-level attention on issues of ecosystem-based integrated oceans management in the context of climate change, focusing especially on the policy recommendations emanating from the 2008 Global Conference. For further information, contact the World Ocean Conference 2009 Secretariat, tel: +62 431 861 152, e-mail: info@woc2009.org; internet: http://www.woc2009.org/home.php.
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