For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch.
Coming Up: 17 - 25July
14-18 July, Geneva, Switzerland: SEVENTH SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION. For further information, contact: Interim Secretariat for the Stockholm Convention, tel: (41 22) 917-8191, fax: 797-3460, email: ssc@chemicals.unep.ch, Internet: http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/.
17-19 July, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US: BELL CONFERENCE - ECOSYSTEMS AND ENTERPRISE: PERSPECTIVES ON EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS. This conference organised by the World Resources Institute seeks to examine lessons arising from the interplay between enterprises seeking sustainability and the context in which they operate. For more information contact: Oretta Tarkhani, Event & Conference Services; email: oretta@wri.org; Internet: http://about.wri.org/event.cfm?eid=368.
18 July, London, England: PROSPECTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE REGIME DISCUSSION MEETING. At the meeting organised by the Royal Institute of International Affairs, panellists will present their perspectives on: progress and stumbling blocks at the June climate negotiations; prospects for Russian ratification and the Moscow Climate Conference; and emerging issues for COP9 and beyond. To attend please contact Sam Usiskin, tel: +44 (0)20 7957 5711; email: sam.usiskin@riia.org.
23 July, Mexico City, Mexico: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA FOR CARBON-BASED FORESTRY PROJECTS AND THE MEXICAN CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY PROCESS. This workshop will be organised by researchers at the School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia (UK) and the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (UK), in cooperation with the Instituto Nacional de Ecologia, to inform the Mexican policy process and discuss a set of sustainable development criteria for carbon-based forestry projects. A range of institutions and organisations, including government, international consultancies and NGOs, will participate and present their views on forestry carbon- based projects and sustainable development. For further information contact Yatziri Zepeda, email: yatzem@ine.gob.mx or Esteve Corbera, email: e.corbera-elizalde@uea.ac.uk.
WTO Events
16-18 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.
17 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT - DEDICATED SESSION.
18 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES.
21 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON RULES - REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS.
21 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TEXTILES MONITORING BODY.
21 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY.
22-23 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS - TRADE FACILITATION.
22-23 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON RULES.
24 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS.
24-25 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO GENERAL COUNCIL.
Other forthcoming meetings
11 September, Hong Kong, China: FINANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This conference is organised by Global Knowledge Ventures and the Business Environment Council of Hong Kong, and seeks to find an interactive, practical and commercial approach to financing Sustainable Development in Hong Kong and China. For more information contact: Peter Castellas; tel: +613-9754-1862; email: pcastellas@gkv.com.au; Internet: http://www.enviroseries.com/2003/fsd/index.html.
4-5 November, London, England: DELIVERING CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY: PROGRAMMES, POLICIES AND POLITICS. This two-day international conference is organised by the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) in association with the Carbon Trust. It will address the emerging questions surrounding delivering climate technology. Building on the success of earlier RIIA climate change conferences, this year’s focus on delivery will provide a key international forum for debate as the attention moves from general commitments to specific implementation. For further information contact RIIA, tel: +44 (0)20 7957 5700; fax: +44 (0)20 7957 5710; email: contact@riia.org; Internet: http://www.riia.org/index.php?id=5&cid=36.