For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies.
14-16 December, Bangalore, India: 3RD FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS CONFERENCE: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT - ANALYSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDUCING POVERTY. This meeting is organised by the Institut Veolia Environnement (IVE), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relationships (IDDRI). It will focus on challenges for sustainable development that arise from the nexus between energy, environment, and poverty. For further information, contact: Ulka Kelkar, TERI India; e-mail: eed@teri.res.in; Internet: http://www.teriin.org/events_inside.php_id_17298.
17-19 December, Algiers, Algeria: DESERTIFICATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL POLICY IMPERATIVE. This conference will interlink with and build upon other meetings and conferences held in 2006 to celebrate the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. It is hosted by the Algerian Government and organised by the UN University (UNU). For further information, contact Caroline King, UNU, Ontario, Canada; tel: (1-905) 525-9140, Ex. 24517; fax: (1-905) 529-4261; e-mail: conference@inweh.unu.edu; Internet: http://www.inweh.unu.edu/inweh/drylands/IYDD.htm.
18-19 December, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: NATIONAL SEMINAR ON GLOBALISATION AND INDIA: VOICES FROM THE GROUND. Organised jointly by the Consumer Unity and Trust Society’s Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment (CUTS-CITEE) and the Network of Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (NEED). The objective of this seminar is to provide a forum for civil society representatives to share their experiences in generating awareness on the linkages between trade and development throughout India; and to deliberate over the best policy methods to ensure that the poor benefit from globalisation. Internet: http://www.cuts-citee.org/events.htm.
19 December, Brussels, Belgium: EU TRADE SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT ASSESMENT (SIA) MEETING. This meeting, organised by the European Commission, is set to discuss the midterm reports of the Trade SIA of the Association Agreement under negotiation between the European Community and Mercosur. To register, send an email to trade-SIA@ec.europa.eu.
26-27 January, Budapest, Hungary: FARMSUBSIDY.ORG CONFERENCE. Farmsubsidy.org is planning to hold a two-day conference on "Transparency in European Union Farm Subsidies" in Budapest, Hungary in January. The conference will assemble current participants in the Farmsubsidy.org network and people who would like to become involved in promoting greater transparency in European Union agricultural policies. Farmsubsidy.org is a project coordinated by the Danish International Center for Analytical Reporting (DICAR) and EU Transparency, a non-profit organisation in the UK. Its aim is to obtain detailed data relating to payments and recipients of farm subsidies in every EU member state and make this data available in a way that is useful to European citizens. The project involves journalists, analysts and campaigners in more than ten countries. For further information see http://www.farmsubsidy.org/budapest_conference.
30-31 March, the Hague, the Netherlands: TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE - AN APPRAISAL OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. The Conference, organised at the T.M.C. Asser Institute, will focus on the legal and institutional aspects of the Kyoto Protocol implementation and the post-2012 phase, bringing together the most qualified experts worldwide on the subject. The conference programme, the registration form and all relevant information on the event, are available at: http://www.eel.nl/events/EventShowPublished.asp?event_id=263.