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 events@ictsd.ch.
Upcoming : 1- 7 February
1 February, Online. BASIC COURSE ON INTERNATONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW. The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) is offering this basic course, free of charge, through its e-learning platform. It will introduce fundamental principles, the law making process, implementation and compliance procedure, and negotiation of environmental agreements. For more information contact Ali Merzouk, tel: +41-22-917-88-79; fax: +41-22-917-80-47; e-mail: ELPelearning@unitar.org; internet: http://www.unitar.org/elp/e-learning
2-3 February, Paris, France. CITIZENS OF THE EARTH: THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL ECOLOGICCAL GOVERNANCE. At the instigation of French President Jacques Chirac, this conference will bring together government ministers, scientists, business leaders, NGOs, and public figures from more than 60 countries to assess the threats facing the environment, develop priorities for combating those threats, and work towards creating a United Nations Environment Organization to promote better environmental governance. internet: http://www.citoyensdelaterre.fr/conference/?-English-
5-9 February, Nairobi, Kenya. UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP), 24th SESSION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL/GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVRIONMENT FORUM. Members of the UNEP Governing Council will gather to review and discuss important and emerging environmental policy issues, cooperation and coordination with the UN system and civil society, the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, and the UNEP’s contribution to the forthcoming session of the Commission on Sustainable Development. Side events include an Environmentally Friendly Technologies Exhibition and a High-Level Roundtable on the theme of this year’s session: "Globalization and Environment." internet: http://www.unep.org/gc/gc24/.
WTO
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/meets_public/meets_e.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 February: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY- JAPAN
7-8 February: GENERAL COUNCIL
Other Upcoming
28 February- 2 March, Wels, Austria. WORLD SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DAYS 2007. Organized by the O.Ö. Energiesparverband, four concurrent conferences offer a range of events and seminars on sustainable energy production and use, the future of renewable energy technology, efficiency and renewable energy sources, and rural sustainable energy development. internet: www.wsed.at
19-24 February, Nicosia, Cyprus. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT: SURVIVAL AND SUSTAINABILITY. Organized by Near East University, the conference features more than 100 keynote speeches, including three by Nobel laureates, which address environmental threats and challenges. The aim of the conference is to create a multi-disciplinary discussion between policy makers, researchers, and academics in order to produce policy options and materials for decision makers seeking to combat environmental problems. internet: http://www.neuconference.org.