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Coming up in the next two weeks (3-17 April)
4 April, Venice, Italy. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS AND CLIMATE POLICY. This conference, organised in collaboration with the European Centre for Living Technology (ECLT), will bring four panelists together to look at the ways in which the financial crisis is affecting climate change policy on the road to Copenhagen. The panelists will approach the problem from four different perspectives: climate research, economic research, business, and the study of complex systems. Researchers and stakeholders are invited to engage in an open discussion. For further information, contact Aida Abdulah: email: aida@european-climate-forum.net; internet: http://www.european-climate-forum.net/
6-15 April, London, United Kingdom. WORLD PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE ON ECUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: MOVING INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE UN DECADE. Prosperity has reached unprecedented levels. But so have our demands on education and environment, and so has the gap between rich and poor. Natural resources provide services that sustain our lives and are crucial for economic development and human well being. Using natural resources sustainably is imperative to ensuring their availability also for future generations while satisfying the needs of today. Five years into the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) this conference aims to highlight the relevance of ESD to educate, promote international exchange on ESD, especially between countries of the world, carry out a stock-taking of the implementation of the UN Decade and develop strategies for the way ahead. To register please contact: unesco@un-conference2009.org
7 April 2009, London, England. HUNGER AND CLIMATE CHANGE: SOME PRACTICAL ANSERS? Experts and scientists will gather at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to debate and analysis some of issues plaguing the international community. This conference will also discuss the rapid world population growth, expected to stabilize at nine billion in the middle of this century, in correlation with our food systems which then will need to feed 50% more people than they do today. The likely impact of climate change on agriculture will make the challenge even greater. For more information on this event visit http://www.practicalaction.org/?id=hunger_climatechange&utm_campaign=Hunger+and+climate+change
11-13 April, Pattaya, Thailand. THE FORGOTTEN CRISIS: ARRESTING WILDLIFE DEPLETION IN ASIA THROUGH STRENGTHENED REGIONAL COOPERATION END EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS. This international workshop will bring together policymakers, senior government officials, scientists and technical experts, NGOs, and other stakeholders to engage in dynamic discussions on trends, issues, and concerns related to building a region-wide platform for capacity building, strategic action and cooperation to support the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) and other parallel initiatives. For more information, contact the Wildlife Enforcement Network, tel: (66 38) 428-155; fax: (66 38) 423-155; internet: http://www.asean-wen.org/
Other Upcoming Events
25 May- 6 September, Geneva, Switzerland. UNEP/UNIGE/GRADUATE INSTITUTE TRAINING COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY. This training course aims to provide diplomats, negotiators, policy-makers and decision-makers with the skills they need to understand the nature of specific environment concerns, to participate in global negotiations related to the environment, sustainable development, and other related fields. For further information, contact Céline Germond-Duret: email: celine.duret@unige.ch; internet: www.unige.ch/formcont/environmentaldiplomacy.
16-18 June, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. SECOND AFRICA BIOENERGY CONFERENCE AND EXPO. This conference will bring together Ministers, Ambassadors, CEOs and stakeholders from across leading bioenergy, agriculture, chemical and finance platforms to discuss, face-to-face, a vast range of today’s most important issues while networking to set the stage for the next step in Africa’s bioenergy revolution. Featuring more than 50 speakers and 450 delegates, participants will focus on issues such as current economic challenges have in many ways demonstrating the need for energy sources, the call for the development of sustainable agriculture and renewable energy programs, along with the need build up renewable energy projects and infrastructure. The Bioenergy Conference will not only showcase the newest technologies from biorefineries to gasification processes, but will also examine such pressing issues as blending technologies and infrastructure development. For information, contact the organisers: tel: +1-605-323-0119; fax: +1-605-323-0122; email: info@biofuelsconferences.com; internet: http://www.africabiofuels.com/
27-29 May, Barcelona, Spain. GLOBAL CARBON MARKET FAIR & CONFERENCE. This event, jointly organised by the International Emissions Trading Association, The World Bank, Fira Barcelona, and Koelnmesse, will feature debates, in-depth case studies and leadership sessions with an in-depth overview of the status of the carbon market and international climate change negotiations. For further information, contact Lisa Spafford: tel: +41 (0) 22-737-0502; fax: +41 (0) 22-737-0508; email: spafford@carbonexpo.org; internet: www.carbonexpo.com.
27-29 April 2009, Geneva, Switzerland. EXPERT MEETING ON TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: TRADE AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES UNDER THE CDM. At its fifty-fifth session, UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board approved terms of reference for a single-year expert meeting on trade and climate change. Accordingly, this expert meeting will focus on the trade and investment opportunities and challenges under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). For more information contact: Lucas Assunção; fax: +41 22 917 02 47; e-mail: lucas.assuncao@unctad.org; internet: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=4714&lang=1&m=15861&info=not
6-15 April, London, UK. WORLD PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE ON ECUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: MOVING INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE UN DECADE. Five years into the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) this conference aims to highlight the relevance of ESD to educate, promote international exchange on ESD, especially between countries of the world, carry out a stock-taking of the implementation of the UN Decade and develop strategies for the way ahead. For more information, contact UNESCO: email: unesco@un-conference2009.org
9-11 June, Jakarta, Indonesia. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED MATERIAL FOR NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. This workshop, organised by the Research Center for Physics, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, will provide a platform for information sharing on issues related to research in materials for application in new and renewable energy projects. The event also aims to encourage member countries and the rest of the world to find a feasible solution to issues related to Climate Change and Global Warming. For more information, contact Bambang Prihandoko: tel: +62-21-7560570; fax: +62-21-7560554; email: amnre2009@mail.lipi.go.id; internet: http://amnre2009.fisika.lipi.go.id/
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