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2008 Calendar of T&E events
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21-25 January, Geneva, Switzerland: SIXTH MEETING OF THE CBD OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING. The meeting will address compliance, and traditional knowledge and genetic resources, capacity-building and the nature, scope and objectives of an international regime on access and benefit-sharing. Internet: http://www.cbd.int/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=ABSWG-06
22-24 January, Beijing, China: BEIJING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMBATING DESERTIFICATION. The State Forestry Administration of the People's Republic of China (SFA) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) will organise this conference, which will bring together senior government decision-makers, representatives of local authorities, officials from the UN system, researchers and experts, as well as practitioners, to share lessons learned and best practices in combating desertification. It will be convened as an intersessional event in contribution to the 16th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/calendar/desertification_beijing2008.htm
23-27 January, Davos, Switzerland: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL MEETING 2008. The World Economic Forum will highlight 'The Power of Collaborative Innovation' as the principal theme for the Annual Meeting 2008 in Davos. Internet: http://www.weforum.org/en/events/AnnualMeeting2008/index.htm
29 January, Geneva, Switzerland: TECHNICAL AND INFORMAL WORKSHOP ON WTO DISCIPLINES ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES: ELEMENTS OF THE CHAIR'S DRAFT TEXT. This meeting is organised by UNEP, WWF, Oceana and ICTSD from 9h00-17h30 at the International Environment House II. The chair of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules recently circulated a draft text, which includes potential disciplines on fisheries subsidies. As part of the effort to facilitate discussion on the merits and implications of the Chair's draft text, this workshop aims to provide an opportunity for informal technical discussion and to allow for elaboration and exploration of issues in a non-negotiating context. The discussion will be conducted according to the "Chatham House Rule"-i.e. the outcomes from the meeting will not include the identity or affiliation of the speakers. To participate, please register with Cecile de Gardelle at cdegardelle@ictsd.ch or by calling +41-22-917 8755. Further information is available online at http://www.ictsd.org/dlogue/2008-01-29/2008-01-29-desc.htm
30-31 January, Tokyo, Japan: A CHANGE IN CLIMATE FOR WHALES: IS THERE A COMMON WAY FORWARD? - SECOND PEW-SPONSORED WHALE SYMPOSIUM. This meeting follows the first Pew Whale Symposium held in New York in April 2007 and will precede a special meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) on the future of the whale conservation regime at the end of February, as decided at the last annual meeting of the IWC. Internet: http://www.pewwhales.org/tokyosymposium/
30-31 January, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING ON ENERGY
SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. This meeting is organised by the US Government
and follows the first such meeting, which convened in September 2007
in Washington, DC. Internet: http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/environment/
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5 February, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO GENERAL COUNCIL. For further information, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; tel: +41 22 739 5007; fax: +41 22 739-5458; email: enquiries@wto.org.
7-9 February, New Delhi, India: DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT (DSDS) 2008: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE. The DSDS will offer a platform for leading figures from North and South to address the vital issues of climate change and sustainable development, and to set the stage for an intensified search for global solutions during the year. Internet: http://www.teriin.org/dsds/2008
11-13 February, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW - MEXICO. For further information, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; tel: +41 22 739 5007; fax: +41 22 739-5458; email: enquiries@wto.org
13-14 February, Rome, Italy: EXPERT MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. This is part of the High-Level Conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, to be held from 3-5 June 2008. This workshop will identify key issues on climate change and biodiversity and contribute to developing a Policy on Climate Adaptation with regard to Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. Internet: http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/expert/exp-meeting-8.html
18-22 February, Rome, Italy: SBSTTA-13. The 13th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice is organised by the CBD Secretariat. Internet: http://www.cbd.int/meetings/default.shtml
20-22 February, Monaco: TENTH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE UNEP GOVERNING
COUNCIL AND GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENT FORUM (GCSS-10/GMEF). The
Governing Council constitutes the annual ministerial-level global environmental
forum in which participants gather to review important and emerging
policy issues in the field of the environment. The ministerial consultations
during the tenth special session of the Council/Forum will focus on
the emerging policy issues of "Globalization and the environment
- mobilizing finance to meet the climate challenge"; as well as
"International environmental governance and the United Nations
reform." Internet: http://www.unep.org/gc/gcss-x/
21-22 February, Beijing, China: CTI INDUSTRY JOINT SEMINAR: DIFFUSION OF CLIMATE-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES IN ASIAN COUNTRIES. The Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) will hold a "CTI Industry Joint Seminar: Diffusion of energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies in Asian countries" in cooperation with Bureau of International Cooperation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT). Internet: http://www.climatetech.net/events/index_new_detail.cfm?Page=1&EventsID=5561
25-27 February, New Delhi, India: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON MOVING TOWARDS GENDER SENSITISATION OF TRADE POLICY. The seminar will provide a forum to international trade and gender experts, policy makers, academia and civil society to discuss gender concerns in the context of trade liberalisation and globalisation, with particular reference to India and generally to developing countries. Internet: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lang=1&m=15066&year=2008&month=2
25-29 February, Geneva, Switzerland: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
FOLKLORE : 12TH SESSION. The Committee, hosted by the World Intellectual
Property Organisation, will focus in particular on issues faced by local
and indigenous communities. Internet: http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=14802
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3-4 March, London, UK: HIGH VISIBILITY? AIRLINE EMISSIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. This Chatham House event will tackle the dominant issue of 2008: airline emissions. It will address the steps which need to be taken by policymakers, the aviation industry and the investment community to address this fundamental issue. Internet: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/airlines
4 March, Brussels, Belgium: WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA FOR BIOFUELS. Recent scientific evidence suggests that CO2 efficiency of biofuels is questionable - in particular if land use changes are taken into account. The European Parliament ENVI Committee, the TAUW Consulting and Engineering Company together with the EP's ENVI Committee Secretariat and the EP's Policy Department A will be organising a workshop on "Sustainability criteria for biofuels". For further information and to register, contact Jurgen Ooms, email: Jurgen.Ooms@tauw.nl
3-7 March, Arusha, Tanzania: UNDERUTILIZED PLANTS FOR FOOD, NUTRITION, INCOME AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. The symposium will be organised around four main areas of importance for underutilised plants: food security; nutrition and health; income generation; and environmental sustainability. Participants will be invited to share and discuss reasons for the successes and failures of diverse types of approaches to promote underutilised plants. The meeting seeks to provide a global forum for exchange and debate on issues related to the promotion of underutilised plants. The symposium is an activity of the newly formed ISHS working group on underutilised plant genetic resources (PG3). Internet: http://www.icuc-iwmi.org/Symposium2008/
4-6 March, Washington, D.C., United States: WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (WIREC) 2008. WIREC 2008 is the third global ministerial-level conference on renewable energy, following events in Beijing in 2005 and Bonn in 2004. It is comprised of a Ministerial-level meeting co-located with the Trade Show and Business Conference. Internet: http://www.wirec2008.org/
7 March, Nusa Dua, Bali: 6TH INTERNATIONAL BIRD FLU SUMMIT. New-Fields, the organizer of International Bird Flu Summits has announced this year's conference to examine issues relating to the threat of a Bird Flu Pandemic. Contact New-Fields at (+1 202) 536-5000 for more information. Internet: http://new-fields.com/birdflu6/index.php
10-14 March, New York, US: SEVENTH INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS OF STATES PARTIES TO THE FISH STOCKS AGREEMENT. This meeting will be an informal consultation of the parties to the UN Agreement for Implementation of the Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. Participants will discuss the implementation of the Agreement, taking into consideration the outcome of the Review Conference as regards proposed means of strengthening implementation, promoting wider participation, and making recommendations to be considered by the General Assembly. Internet: http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_fish_stocks.htm
12-14 March, Brussels, Belgium. WORLD BIOFUELS MARKETS CONGRESS. The World Biofuels Markets Congress is Europe's largest gathering of biofuels professionals. It is intended for industry experts looking to share best practices and attract new clients. Mariann Fischer Boel, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, is confirmed to address this year's Congress. Internet: http://www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com/
14-16 March, Chiba, Japan: GLENEAGLES DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. The Gleneagles Dialogue is a multi-year, multi-government, public-private policy dialogue on climate change and clean energy issues, the findings of which will be submitted to the G8 summit process at this meeting in Japan. Internet: http://www.do-summit.jp/en/about/summary02.php
25-28 March, Helsinki, Finland: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE FOR INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THEIR TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. This event will provide an opportunity for an in-depth study of opportunities and challenges of responses to climate change for indigenous and local communities from the Arctic, and the comprehensive consideration of these climate change related issues that can be integrated into related work carried out by the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as other relevant agencies, including their programmes, policies and strategies. Internet: http://www.cbd.int/meetings/
26-27 March, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:IRRIGATION SUBSIDY METHODOLOGY WORKSHOP. The Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), in partnership with The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), is holding a two-day workshop to discuss a common methodology for measuring irrigatioin subsidies. Contact Chris Charles for more information. Internet: http://www.globalsubsidies.org/article.php3?id_article=46&var_mode=calcul#eight
27-28 March, New York City, US: BIODIVERSITY & ECOSYSTEM FINANCE. This will be the first meeting where financiers, corporations and the environmental communities come together to discuss how the business community can lead in biodiversity & ecosystem conservation. Internet: http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/general/documents/BiodiversityBrochure.pdf
27-29 March, San Jose, Costa Rica: LATIN AMERICA FORUM FOR JOURNALISTS ON SUBSIDIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: The Global Subsidies Initiative is holding a three-day forum for journalists in Latin America on the links between government subsidies and sustainable development. Contact: Javed Ahmad for more information. Internet: http://www.globalsubsidies.org/article.php3?id_article=46&var_mode=calcul#nine
31 March-4 April, London, UK: IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE.
The MEPC is the IMO's senior technical body on marine pollution. This
meeting will be the 57th session of the MEPC covering topics such as
ship recycling, air pollution prevention and ballast water management.
Internet: http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=109
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31 March-4 April, London, UK: IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE.
The MEPC is the IMO's senior technical body on marine pollution. This
meeting will be the 57th session of the MEPC covering topics such as
ship recycling, air pollution prevention and ballast water management.
Internet: http://www.imo.org/Newsroom/mainframe.asp?topic_id=109
7 April, Reading, U.K.:ECO-INNOVATION WORKSHOPS: The European Commission has recently highlighted bio-based products alongside other three other green areas - sustainable construction, recycling and renewable technologies within its newly announced Lead Markets Initiative (LMI). EC aim to use various policy measure to help stimulate eco-innovation in these sectors. In implementing bio-based innovation we have a lot to learn from the natural world. Biomimicry is a key mechanism to enable this and can be defined as the way humans mimic nature in the products we build and the systems we implement. Nature has 3.8 billion years of research and development in eco-innovation, with many problems solved that human designers and engineers still struggle with. A leading thinker on biomimicry has been Janine Benyus and the enclosed video clip highlights many fascinating, innovative examples from her work (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n77BfxnVlyc&feature=related). The workshop will bring together a number of leading thinkers and practioners to highlight experience related to bio-based innovation and biomimetics. Bio-Innovators will build on previous events on eco-innovation, sustainable building technologies, energy harvesting, low carbon and resourceful innovators (see http://www.cfsd.org.uk/eco-i-net/index.html). Internet: http://www.extra.rdg.ac.uk/eng/BIONIS/events.htm
7 April, Rome, Italy: COMMISSION ON PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES. Internet:
http://www.fao.org/events/index.asp
7-8 April, Barcelona, Spain: EXPO CO2; THE ESSENTIAL APPOINTMENT IN
THE CARBON ECONOMY: Barcelona (Spain) welcomes for the third time the
congress of reference in Europe concerning the creation of knowledge
in what respects CO2, Expo CO2 (www.expoco2.org), The economics and
global policies of the climate, co-organized by the Fundació
Fórum Ambiental and the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona. The
meeting will take place on the 7th and 8th of April in the Casa Llotja
de Mar of Barcelona (Spain), former stock exchange of the Catalonian
capital founded in 1330. A meeting which will be fundamental to discuss
the horizons of the future beyond 2012 and to expose the configuration
of a global carbon economics and the development of the whole potential
the climate economics has, with long term prospects. With this purpose,
it receives the most outstanding experts on the subject. Internet:
http://www.expoco2.org/angles/2008/formulario.asp
7-8 April, Geneva, Switzerland: SYMPOSIUM ON PUBLIC POLICY PATENT LANDSCAPING IN THE LIFE SCIENCES: This symposium will be the fourth in a series of public symposia on intellectual property as it relates to the life sciences, and will address how patent landscaping may be used within the life sciences for public policy purposes. Internet: http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2008/article_0010.html
7-9 April, Rome, Italy: MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE. Internet: http://www.fao.org/events/index.asp
7-10 April, Sofia, Bulgaria: 20th Session of the AFWC/EFC/NEFC COMMITTEE
ON MEDITERRANEAN FORESTRY QUESTIONS - SILVA MEDITERRANEN. Internet:
http://www.fao.org/events/index.asp
8 April, New Delhi, India: GLOBAL AGRO-INDUSTRIES FORUM: IMPROVING COMPETITIVENESS AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT. Internet: http://www.fao.org/events/index.asp
13-16 April, Ooty, India: GRADUATE COURSE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. The Society for Technology Management (STEM), Asia's premier technology management association, will be hosting its flagship international program, the Graduate Course in IPR and Technology Transfer. The intensive four-day program will examine the role of Intellectual Property (IP) as a strategic technology transfer tool using case studies, best practices, and interactive discussions. The faculty for the program comprises of senior IP practitioners, decision makers, academicians, drawn from prominent public research institutions and global international organizations involved in IP Management. This program is aimed at technology transfer officers, IP managers, technology managers and senior policy makers engaged in IP policy development from India and abroad. Participants will be able to learn current best practices in IPRs, in innovation management, and apply these principles and practices in their respective institutional and business environment. The program details, including program agenda and registration forms, are available online at http://www.stemglobal.org/events2008.html. Contact Akshat Medakker; akshatm@sathguru.com, or Prabhu Ram; prabhur@sathguru.com, for further details.
15-18 April, Geneva, Switzerland: 17th MEETING OF THE PLANTS COMMITTEE.
Organized by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Internet: http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.shtml
16-18 April, Dakar, Senegal: International Conference on Renewable Energy in Africa; "Making Renewable Energy Markets Work for Africa - Policies, Industries and Finance for Scaling-Up". The conference is jointly organised the Government of Senegal, the African Union, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to mobilise leadership and commitment by high-level decision makers to market based approaches to scaling up the use renewable energy in Africa so as to increase access to modern energy services and support sustainable industrial growth. Registration closes on 08 April 2008. Internet: www.unido.org/renewables/dakar2008
19 April, Geneva, Switzerland: JOINT MEETING OF THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS
COMMITTEE. Organized by Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Internet: http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.shtml
20-25 April, Accra, Ghana: TWELFTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD XII). The theme of UNCTAD XII is addressing the opportunities and challenges of globalisation for development. The conference will look at enhancing coherence at all levels for sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in global policy making; key trade and development issues in the world economy; enhancing the enabling environment at all levels to strengthen productive capacity, trade and investment; and strengthening UNCTAD. Internet: http://www.unctadxii.org/en/
21-24 April, Geneva, Switzerland: 23RD MEETING OF THE ANIMALS COMMITTEE. Organized by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Internet: http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.shtml
21-25 April, Hanoi, Viet Nam: ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY COMMISSION (22nd
SESSION). Internet: http://www.fao.org/events/index.asp
22-24 April, Abuja, Nigeria: WEST AFRICAN BIOFUELS SUMMIT 2008. The
summit is being planned to evaluate and chart a brighter future for
West Africa in the biofuels world. West Africa is well positioned to
be the biofuels centre for Africa, if she maximizes the potentials inherent
in biofuels. The summit has been designed as an annual event to discuss
and chart a new course for biofuels development and sustainability in
West Africa. Internet: http://www.scidev.net/en/events/west-african-biofuels-summit-2008.html
22-24 April, Phoenix, US: TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT IN NORTH AMERICA 2008. The three day event is open to the public and will feature discussions on reducing the environmental impact of trade corridors and evaluating what has been learned from 10 years of research on trade and the environment. Internet: www.cec.org/symposium. To receive updates, e-mail info@cec.org.
23-25 April, Paris, France: OECD-UNEP CONFERENCE ON RESOURCE EFFICEINCY. This meeting will discuss how improved resource efficiency can reduce negative environmental impacts while sustaining economic activity. Internet: http://www.oecd.org/department/0,3355,en_2649_33713_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
28 April-2 May, Ottawa, Canada: CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD LABELLING (36th
SESSION). Internet: http://www.fao.org/events/index.asp
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28 April-2 May, Ottawa, Canada: CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD LABELLING (36th SESSION). Internet: http://www.fao.org/events/index.asp
5-16 May, New York, U.S.:16th SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This review session at United Nations headquarters will focus on agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa. Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd
12-16 May Bonn, Germany: PLANT DIVERSITY - WORLD CONGRESS ON THE FUTURE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. In May, the world of diversity is meeting during the official negotiations of the United Nations Rio-Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety. "Planet Diversity" will bring together representatives from local and regional grassroots movements and institutions working on food and agricultural innovation and reconciliation based upon cultural and biological diversity. The organisers believe that diversity in its full sense is the common denominator of a world wide movement in the making. Internet: http://www.planet-diversity.org/registration.html
12-16 May Bonn, Germany: PLANT DIVERSITY - WORLD CONGRESS ON THE FUTURE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. In May, the world of diversity is meeting during the official negotiations of the United Nations Rio-Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety. "Planet Diversity" will bring together representatives from local and regional grassroots movements and institutions working on food and agricultural innovation and reconciliation based upon cultural and biological diversity. The organisers believe that diversity in its full sense is the common denominator of a world wide movement in the making. Internet: http://www.planet-diversity.org/registration.html
19-23 May, Ca' Tron di Roncade, Italy: INTRODUCTION TO BIOSAFETY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS: EVALUATION OF SCIENTIFIC DATA AND RISK ASSESSMENT DOSSIERS. This is the first of two new biosafety workshops scheduled for next year by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). Internet: http://www.icgeb.org/MEETINGS/crsform.htm
30 May, 2008, Guildford, U.K.: FROM PRODUCTION TO CONSUMPTION: LEGAL
AND POLICY CHALLENGES FOR A NEW APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE. A Workshop
in which three main issues will be debated; 1) Sustainable Consumption,
Policy and Regulation; 2) Sustainable Consumption and Trade Law; 3)
Sustainable Consumption and Emissions Trading. Internet: www.surrey.ac.uk/errg
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1-7 June, 2008 Valparaiso, Chile: VII LATIN AMERICAN COURSE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY. The course is hosted by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). Internet: http://www.icgeb.org/MEETINGS/CRS08/Meetings2008.htm
3-5 June, Nairobi, Kenya: 5th AFRICAN ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION (ARSCP-5). The Development of the African 10 Year Framework Programme (10-YFP) on Sustainable Consumption and Production as part of the Marrakech Process on the 10 Year Framework Programmes was facilitated by UNEP and UN-DESA in close consultation with the Secretariats of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) and the Secretariat of the African Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ARSCP). The African 10-YFP was approved in March 2005 by AMCEN. For more information contact: Internet: http://www.unep.org/roa/Projects_Programmes/10YFP/index.asp
3-5 June, Rome, Italy: HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY
AND THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIOENERGY: The UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing this conference, which
will address food security and poverty reduction in the face of climate
change and energy security. The conference will seek to contribute to
the UN system efforts in the field of climate change. A series of expert
meetings and stakeholder consultations will take place during the January-April
2008 period as part of the preparatory process. For more information
contact: Office of the Assistant Director-General, Natural Resources
Management and Environment Dep; tel: +39 06 57051; fax: +39 06 570 53064;
e-mail: cccb-secretariat@fao.org;
Internet: http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/home.html?no_cache=1&L=7
16-17 June, London, UK: A NEW GLOBAL CLIMATE DEAL? ACHIEVING REAL COLLABORATION FOR A LOW CARBON FUTURE. This will be the 11th Chatham House conference on climate change. Topics will include how to balance economic growth with the need for emissions reductions in developing countries, developing low carbon technologies, carbon markets and equity, and climate strategies that can be agreed to in Copenhagen 2009. Internet: https://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/conferences/view/-/id/118/
16-24 June, Modena: 16TH ORGANIC WORLD CONGRESS. This year's meeting will be about the Principles of Organic Agriculture: ecology, fair, care and health. Internet: http://shop.ifoam.org/conference_3/
24-26 June, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. SEVENTH WORLD WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: This conference will focus on renewable energy technologies for electricity generation. The theme of the conference will be "Community Power," reflecting issues relating to ownership and development of renewable energies. As well as the conference, an exhibition and training sessions on project management, financing, governance and community engagement will be held. For more information contact: e-mail: wwwec@ontario-sea.org; Internet: http://wwec2008.com
24-28 June, Geneva, Switzerland: TWELFTH EADI GENERAL CONFERENCE: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE NEED FOR POLICY COHERENCE AND NEW PARTNERSHIPS. Individuals and organisations are cordially invited to submit a paper for the 12th General Conference of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). The conference deals with the overarching theme: "Global Governance for Sustainable Development" and will be hosted by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva. The deadline for abstract submission is 28 November 2007. We kindly ask you to use the online submission tool for submitting your abstract. Internet: http://www.eadi.org/gc2008
27 June, Villa Erba, Como, Italy. FIRST GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON GMO ANALYSIS.
This conference aims to address the science and technology underpinning
genetically modified organism (GMO) control and analysis by bringing
together international experts willing to share knowledge and participate
in promoting international scientific dialogue across diverse yet interdependent
areas such as sampling for GMO analysis, consistency of test results,
result interpretation and reporting, and harmonizing standards for detection
of genetically modified traits. Internet: http://gmoglobalconference.jrc.it/menu.htm
30 June-2 July Paris, France: ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY WORKSHOP. The International Energy Workshop (IEW) is a network of global energy experts who meet annually to discuss a wide range of topics, with particular emphasis on global as well as regional energy issues. The annual IEW meetings focus on energy assessments and try to understand the reasons for diverging views of development in the energy sector. Internet: http://www.internationalenergyworkshop.org/Pre_announcement_2008.html
30 June-4 July, Geneva, Switzerland: 31ST SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. Internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp?lang=en
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30 June-2 July Paris, France: ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ENERGY WORKSHOP. The International Energy Workshop (IEW) is a network of global energy experts who meet annually to discuss a wide range of topics, with particular emphasis on global as well as regional energy issues. The annual IEW meetings focus on energy assessments and try to understand the reasons for diverging views of development in the energy sector. Internet: http://www.internationalenergyworkshop.org/Pre_announcement_2008.html
30 June-4 July, Geneva, Switzerland: 31ST SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. Internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp?lang=en
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September, Cape Town, South Africa. RISKS, BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE RELEASE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN THE AFRICAN REGIONS. The second workshop of two new biosafety workshops scheduled for next year by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). Internet: http://www.icgeb.org/MEETINGS/crsform.htm
WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2008: "TRADING INTO THE FUTURE",
24-25 SEPTEMBER 2008 This year's Forum - "Trading into the Future"
- will provide a platform for reflection on the multilateral trading
system's six decades. In particular, input will be sought on the challenges
and opportunities facing the WTO in each of its main functions, as well
as on the challenges and opportunities facing the main actors and stakeholders
of the system. This dialogue can contribute towards identifying practical
and effective ways forward for the multilateral trading system. Civil
society representatives interested in organizing a session during the
2008 Public Forum should fill out the Call for Proposals Form before
Thursday 1 May 2008. Find out more at: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/ngo_e/forum08_background_e.htm
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20 -25 October 2008, Rome, Italy: FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION (PIC COP-4). For more information contact: Rotterdam Convention Secretariat; tel: +41-22-917-8296; fax: +41-22-917-8082; e-mail: pic@unep.ch; internet: http://www.pic.int
21-23 October 2008, Gwangju, Korea: SIXTH UNU & GIST JOINT PROGRAMME WORKSHOP ON SOUND MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. The deadline for receiving applications is 30 June 2008. To further these goals of the UNU & GIST Joint Programme, the 2008 Workshop will facilitate discussion of emerging environmental and energy issues of among researchers from both developing, and developed, countries, focusing on new research trends in the sound management of hazardous chemicals and sustainable energy. Internet: http://www.ists.unu.edu/
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