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For a more comprehensive list of events for the trade and environment community visit the BioRes online calendar.
Coming up in the next two weeks (5-19 November)
7-8 November, Copenhagen, Denmark. GLOBAL GREEN GROWTH 2010 CONFERENCE. This Conference is organised and hosted by Climate Consortium Denmark and is supported by the Danish Government. Participants are to discuss the political framework, the role of businesses, and financing in connection with the transition to green growth. The conference aims to put forward ideas that can contribute to creating growth and new jobs based on green solutions at the global level. For more information visit the conference website.
7-11 November, Nanning, China. 11TH ASIAN MAIZE CONFERENCE. The 11th Asian Maize Conference will be sponsored by the Government of Guangxi Zhuang Minority Autonomous Region, P.R. China, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The theme of the meeting will be addressing climate change effects and meeting maize demand for Asia. Scientists and maize production specialists of all disciplines, governmental and non-governmental organisations, and seed industries are invited to participate. For more information visit the event website.
8-11 November, Jakarta, Indonesia. EIGHTH ANNUAL ROUNDTBLE MEETING ON SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL (RSPO). The 8th annual meeting of RSPO - RT8 - will be held in conjunction with the 7th Annual General Assembly of RSPO members. The theme for the 2010 meeting is “RSPO is also for Smallholders” and the aim is to come out of the 2010 meeting with a certification for smallholder sustainable palm oil production. The RT8 hopes begin the process of promoting and rewarding smallholder sustainable palm oil production. The meeting will include open interactive sessions, plenary sessions by experts in the field and updates on the progress and activities in RSPO. For more information or to register visit the RSPO website.
9-10 November, London, UK. CLIMATE FINANCE 2010 & THE TENTH ANNUAL CARBON FINANCE 2010 CONFERENCE. This event aims to showcase innovative tools being developed to encourage funding for global low-carbon development. Carbon markets as well as other approaches to deliver public and private sector finance on a large scale will be addressed. The proposed agenda will include topics such as leveraging public sector funding, climate change and the bond market, climate finance and green stimulus packages, voluntary carbon markets among other topics. For more information or to register visit the conference website.
8-11 November, Anchorage, United States. ECOSYSTEMS 2010: GLOBAL PROGRESS ON ECOSYSTEM-BASED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM. This symposium will bring together international fishery scientists, managers, and stakeholders to share insights into the current status and future prospects on ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). After achieving general international consensus on the need for EBFM in the 1990s, to what extent is it being successfully implemented? This symposium builds on the 16th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium, “Ecosystem Approaches for Fisheries Management,” held in 1998, as well as international symposia held in France, Iceland, and Norway in the last decade. The goals of Ecosystems 2010 are to evaluate global progress toward ecosystem-based fisheries management, by reviewing regional case studies, development of new analytical tools and practical approaches toward future progress, and to offer explicit, practical advice for progress in EBFM implementation. For more information visit the event website.
11-12 November, Seoul, South Korea. G20 SUMMIT IN SEOUL. Building on past achievements and close cooperation among members, the G20 will double its efforts in 2010 to help the world make a successful transition from global recovery to stronger, more sustainable and balanced growth. Among the issues to be addressed at the Seoul summit will be the completion of the International Monetary Fund’s quota reform. In addition to financial regulatory reform and policy coordination, South Korean President Lee-Myung-bak vowed to promote an outreach program for countries that are not represented at the G-20. Building global financial safety nets that can mitigate the destructive effects of liquidity crises and a plan to host a business summit to coincide with the G-20 Summit in November will also be key issues. For more information visit the G20 website.
Other Upcoming Events
17-27 November, Paris, France. 17TH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (ICCAT). The annual meeting of ICCAT is closely linked to the management of bluefin tuna stocks, which has significant financial implications for the European tuna fishing fleets and tuna fattening farms. For more information visit the ICCAT website.
24-26 November, Tokyo, Japan. ADBI-OECD ROUNDTABLE ON INNOVATION FOR BALANCED AND SUSTAINAIBLE GROWTH. This roundtable is co-organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Institute and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It will deal with the following issues relating to innovation: innovation today; innovation for balanced and sustainable growth; making innovation work for development; seizing the benefits of the global value chain at the local level; green growth, innovation and technological transfer; and international cooperation for innovation. For more information visit the event website.
5 December, Cancun, Mexico. FOREST DAY 4. Forest Day is one of the world’s leading global platforms for anyone with an interest in forests and climate change to come together with others and exchange their views. This event will be held alongside the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and will be organised by a number of organisations, including the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). For more information visit the event website.
14 December, Paris, France. 26TH OECD MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - GREEN GROWTH. This roundtable of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will bring ministers together with business and policy experts. Former political leaders will also be invited to explain what policy advice is needed to turn an idea like green growth into practical and politically realistic policy solutions. For more information visit the event website.
13-14 January, Panama City, Panama. CSD INTERSESSIONAL MEETING ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION. The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) will provide a non-negotiating space for Member States, Major Groups and UN Agencies to discuss potential programs to be included in the 10-Year Framework of Programs on SCP (10YFP) to support regional and national initiatives, the structure the 10YFP could take, and the possible visions and objectives it could serve. For more information visit the event website.
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