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Coming up in the next six weeks (26 June - 7 August)
28-30 June, Marseille, France. FIFTH URBAN RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM - CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: RESPONDING TO THE URGENT AGENDA. This symposium, supported by the World Bank, OECD, UN Habitat, UNFPA and other donors, will address the impacts of city and urban growth on climate change; measuring and anticipating the consequences of climate change on urban quality of life, city assets, and local and national economies; and assessing alternatives to increase the resilience of cities and related costs and incentives required for successful implementation. For more information, contact the organizers: email: urbansymposium@worldbank.org; internet: http://www.urs2009.net/index.html
29-30 June, Paris, France. GLOBAL FORUM ON AGRICULTURE. Under the theme “Agricultural Outlook: Preparing for the Future, ” this OECD-sponsored forum will examine the medium and longer term prospects for the agricultural sector and the policies required to enhance future food security by exploring recent analytical work, primarily from the OECD and FAO. For more information, visit http://www.oecd.org/document/24/0,3343,en_2649_33797_42303192_1_1_1_37401,00.html
29 June-1 July, Jakarta, Indonesia. FOURTH ANNUAL BIOFUELS MARKETS AND JATROPHA ASIA. Following similar events in Bangkok, Singapore, and New Delhi, this conference will bring together 40 leading biofuels and jatropha thought leaders to provide insight into the latest developments in ethanol, biodiesel, jatropha and next generation feedstocks. For more information, contact Kit Ojigho: email: Kit.Ojigho@greenpowerconferences.co.uk; internet: http://www2.greenpowerconferences.co.uk/v8-12/Prospectus/Index.php?sEventCode=BF0906ID
1-3 July, Singapore. NEW THINKING ON WATER GOVERNANCE: A REGIONAL CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON IMPROVING WATER GOVERNANCE. With the goal of reforming water governance in Asia, this conference, jointly organised by the Asian Development Bank and the Institute of Water Policy (IWP) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, will facilitate networking and knowledge sharing on water governance and launch the program on water governance in Asia. For more information, contact organisers: email: water@adb.org; internet: http://www.adb.org/documents/events/2009/Improving-Water-Governance/default.asp
8 July, London, UK. DIALOGUE ON FOREST GOVERNANCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE. Jointly organised by Chatham House and the Rights and Resources Initiative, this event is the first in a series of meetings aiming to promote learning and frank discussion on the key issues facing forests and forest communities as the world scales up efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Pre-registration is essential and must be received by Wednesday 1 July to guarantee admission. For more information, contact the organisers, email: climate-forest.registration@chathamhouse.org.uk; internet: http://www.illegal-logging.info/item_single.php?item=event&item_id=167&approach_id
8-10 July, Beijing, China. CLEAN ENERGY EXPO CHINA. Held in conjunction with Asia’s largest wind energy technology fair, Wind Power Asia, this event aims to provide a broad perspective on the development of the entire renewable energy industry, and offer a one-stop trading platform for leading manufacturers, suppliers, and technology and service providers in the clean energy industry. For more information contact Cynthia Hor: tel: +65 6500 6716; fax: +65 6296 2771; email c.hor@koelnmesse.com.sg; internet: http://www.koelnmesse.com.sg/CEEC/index.html
Other upcoming events
16-22 August, Stockholm, Sweden. WORLD WATER WEEK. With a special focus on transboundary waters, this conference, organised and directed by The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), will focus on new thinking and positive action toward water-related challenges and their impact on the world’s environment, health, economic, and poverty reduction agendas. For more information, contact the organisers email: confirmation-sweden@mci-group.com; internet: http://www.worldwaterweek.org/registration
23 August, Nairobi, Kenya. SECOND WORLD CONGRESS ON AGROFORESTRY. This event, organised the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) of the University of Florida, will look at several major topics including the use of markets as opportunities and drivers of agroforestry land use, tree-based rehabilitation of degraded lands and watersheds, and climate change adaptation and mitigation. For further information, contact the organisers: email: wca2009@cgiar.org; internet: http://www.worldagroforestry.org/wca2009/
31 August-4 September, Geneva, Switzerland. WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE. Hosted by the World Meteorological Organisation, this conference will establish an international framework to guide the development of climate services which will link science-based climate predictions and information with climate-risk management and adaptation to climate variability and change throughout the world. The outcomes of the Conference will complement work underway under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Bali Action Plan and the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. For more information, visit: http://www.wmo.int/wcc3/conf_en.php
21-22 September, Venice, Italy. 11TH ANNUAL BIOECON CONFERENCE: ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS TO ENHANCE THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY. This event, hosted by the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, will focus on identifying the most effective and efficient economic instruments for biodiversity conservation. Special emphasis will be given to policy reforms aimed at increasing the commercial rewards for conserving biodiversity, increasing the penalties for biodiversity loss and circulating information on the biodiversity performance requirements of firms. For more information, contact the organisers: tel: +39-041-2711461; email: ughetta.molin@feem.it; internet: http://www.bioecon.ucl.ac.uk/04_11_ann-conf.htm
28-30 September, Geneva, Switzerland. WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2009. Under the heading “Global problems, global solutions: towards better global governance,” this forum will gather civil society representatives, governments and international organisations to discuss the role of the multilateral trading system and the Doha Round of negotiations within the context of the global economic crisis. For more information, contact the organisers: fax: +41-22-739-5777; e-mail: Publicforum2009@wto.org; internet: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/ngo_e/forum09_background_e.htm
26 October-6 November, Bangkok, Thailand. LANDSCAPE FUNCTIONS AND PEOPLE: APPLYING STRATEGIC PLANNING APPROACHES FOR GOOD NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE. Co-organised by Wageningen International, the Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC), this course offers participants an opportunity to learn current practices for landscape-level planning approaches and to develop practical skills and experience in the use of tools applicable for landscape-level planning, monitoring, and implementation. For more information, visit: http://www.recoftc.org/site/index.php?id=697
4-5 November, Paris, France. GLOBAL FORUM ON ECO-INNOVATION. This meeting, organised by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), will take stock of current knowledge on policies to support eco-innovation and four policy challenges: how to make environment and innovation policies mutually supportive; how to most effectively induce eco-innovation; how to support the diffusion of eco-innovation (in particular to developing countries); and the consequences of the economic crises and the stimulus packages on existing policies and instruments. For more information, contact the organizers: tel: +33-1-45-24-82-00; fax: +33-1-44-30-61 79; e-mail: gfsd.eco-innovation@oecd.org; internet: http://www.oecd.org/environment/innovation/globalforum
10-11 November, Ismailia, Egypt. FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON NATURAL RESOURCES” Organised by the Suez Canal University and Egyptian Society for Environmental Sciences (ESES), this conference will offer outstanding international speakers on a wide range of key topics, including: impacts of climate change on natural resources; climate change and arid lands and desert margins; climate change and risk assessment; and climate change and sustainable development. The deadline for registration is September 1st. For more information, contact Hassan Mansour: email: hmansour@uga.edu; internet: www.eses-catrina.com
3-14 May 2010, New York, US. EIGHTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CSD-18). This session will review the state of implementation of goals and targets for Transport, Chemicals, Waste Management, Mining and the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption & Production Patterns. For more information, visit: http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/dsd_aofw_mg/mg_pdfs/mg_csd18_call_sg_repo.pdf
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