EVENTS
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch.
Upcoming : 18-24 January
24-28 January, Davos, Switzerland: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL MEETING 2007: SHAPING THE GLOBAL AGENDA, THE SHIFTING POWER EQUATION. Be it in geopolitics from west to east, or in business from producers to consumers, power is shifting at a tremendous pace, raising questions of how we are to organize and operate in a changing global environment. This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting summit is a unique opportunity will bring together leaders from all walks of life — business, government, the media, academia, the arts and civil society — to examine global shifts in power — in geopolitics from west to east, as well as in business from producers to consumers. They will address questions of how to organize and operate in a changing global environment, and seek to this shift and shape the 2007 global agenda. Internet: http://www.weforum.org/en/index.htm.
20-25 January, Nairobi, Kenya: WORLD SOCIAL FORUM 2007. The seventh World Social Forum aims to bring together activists in social justice, economic justice, and environmental sustainability from all over the globe for five days of workshops, symposia, and cultural events. The theme for this year’s forum is "People’s Struggles, People’s Alternatives". Internet: http://wsf2007.org.
22-24 January, New Delhi, India: SEVENTH DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT. Organised by the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Focusing on the sustainability of natural resources, this summit will bring together decision makers from government, business, civil society, the media, the research and scientific community to discuss and debate long term sustainable development. Themes include climate change and health, technology for the poor, prudent use of natural resources, and water management systems. Internet: http://static.teriin.org/dsds/2007/about.htm
23-27 January, Chiang Mai, Thailand: INTERNATIONAL DIALOUGE ON SCIENCE AND PRACTICE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: LINKING KNOWLEDGE WITH ACTION. Organised by the Initiative of Science and Technology for Sustainability (ISTS), the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), and the Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI). Sustainable development is only possible with the knowledge and collaboration of science and practitioners at the global, regional, and local levels. This dialogue aims to bring together these actors to discuss the quality and effectiveness of sustainable development activities and further promote implementation of sustainable technologies. Internet: http://www.scidev.net/events/index.cfm?fuseaction=readevents&itemid=672&language=1.
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.
22-24 January: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - CHAD
23 January: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
Other Upcoming
31 January-1 February, Geneva, Switzerland: EXPLORATORY DIALOGUE ON PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT THROUGH TRADE. Convened by the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD in collaboration with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), this dialogue aims to promote investment in sustainable land management in dryland regions through market access, trade, and knowledge mobilisation. For further information please contact Marie Chamay, e-mail: mchamay@ictsd.ch or Eleonora Canigiani, e-mail: e.canigiani@ifad.org; internet: http://www.global-mechanism.org/news–events/events/promoting-slm-through-trade-workshop/.