EVENTS
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 us.
Upcoming : 2-8 March
6 March, Arusha, Tanzania: PROMOTING PRODUCTION AND TRADING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN EAST AFRICA. A joint delegation from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will present the results of four background studies done on food security and organic markets in the East African region with the goal of better integrating information and facilitating cooperation between Kenya, Uganda, and the Republic of Tanzania. For more information, see: http://www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf/openArusha.htm or contact Anna Griggs at anna.griggs@unep.ch.
6-9 March, Washington, D.C.: WORLD BANK ENERGY WEEK 2006 — "CLEAN ENERGY FOR DEVELOPMENT." The conference will explore a timeline to build on the G8 Plan of Action as adopted at Gleneagles focused on energy issues in developing countries. Participation is by application on website. For more information, see: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:20684128~menuPK:34482~pagePK:34370~piPK:34425~theSitePK:4607,00.html.
7-10 March, Porto, Alegre, Brazil: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRARIAN REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) will host a series of meetings to review different experiences of agrarian reform around the world by analysing impacts, processes, mechanisms and the actors involved, in order to develop proposals for future action. Those interested in attending can find more information about registration online. email: ICARRD-Secretariat@fao.org; internet: http://www.icarrd.org/index.html.
WTO
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/meets.pdf. 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. Unless otherwise indicated, all WTO meetings are held at the WTO, Centre William Rappard, rue de Lausanne 154, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland, and are open to WTO Members and accredited observers only.
2 March: SUB-COMMITTEE ON COTTON
3 March: WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION OF LEBANON
3 March: COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
8 March: WTO INTRODUCTION DAY