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14-18 December, Cairo, Egypt. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR THE ARAB STATES ON NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS (NBSAP), AND THE MAINSTREAMING OF BIODIVERSITY. This Convention on Biological Diversity workshop will look at, inter alia, national strategies, action plans, mainstreaming, strategy enhancement and sectoral and cross-sectoral action plans and integration relating to biodiversity. For further information, visit http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=NBSAPCBW-MENA-01.
15 December, Geneva, Switzerland. SYMPOSIUM ON PUBLIC SECTOR IP MANAGEMENT IN THE LIFE SCIENCES. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. Public research institutions account for a significant share of the research undertaken in the life sciences. Public funds also support a large amount of life sciences research by others. Given the direct publish interest in this research and its results, coherent intellectual property (IP) strategies and policies will help to ensure that benefits from new technologies resulting from these investments, for instance in fields such as public health, agriculture and the environment, flow to the public. This symposium will explore different national approaches, institutional policies and public-private partnerships, with a view to learning from practical experience. It will provide a forum for informal discussion on these themes with the aim of reviewing the central issues in public sector IP management in the life sciences. The event is open to the general public and is free-of-charge. For further information, please refer to http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/2008/lifesciences/ip_lss3_ge/.
15-16 December, Tokyo, Japan. ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL SYNTHESIS MEETING FOR THE 5TH WORLD WATER FORUM. The World Water Forum, held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 16 to 22 March 2009, is the world’s largest water event, and serves as a platform towards global collaboration on water problems. Since different regions experience different water issues or have different solutions to the same water challenges, it is important to highlight the uniqueness of each region through regional contributions to the Forum. The Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF) serves as the World Water Forum’s regional coordinator for Asia-Pacific. This role covers a broad range of responsibilities, such as mobilising actors in the region, acting as catalyst for specific contributions to the Forum, gathering and compiling the region’s perspectives on the water challenges it faces, and more. For more information, please refer to http://www.adb.org/documents/events/2008/5th-world-water-forum/.
15-17 December, Sirte, Libya. FAO HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON WATER FOR AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY IN AFRICA: THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. The overall purpose of this conference will be to address the availability of water resources in Africa under the circumstances of increased demand by the agricultural and energy sectors and in the context of changing climatic conditions. The conference will analyse the present situation and needs, in terms of water for agriculture and energy, and the potential, the costs and the sources of financing, with a view to proposing to Heads of State and Government the policies, strategies and programmes for effective use and management of water resources. For more information, please contact: e-mail: Maher.Salman@fao.org; Internet: http://www.fao.org/nr/water/events.html or http://www.fao.org/nr/water/docs/sirteconceptnote.pdf
17 December, Copenhagen Denmark. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION MEETING: ECO-BUSINESS AS A DRIVER OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA? In occasion of his visit to Denmark, Danida advisor Søren Borch has offered to share his experiences from the eco-business component of Premaca, Danida’s Regional Environment Programme in Central America, with members of Danish Development Research Network. A three-fold sustainability approach in eco-business, where economic, social and environmental sustainability are promoted, will be illustrated with examples such as from forest agriculture and tourism. After the presentation, there will be time for networking and informal discussion of the examples provided and of other related issues that participants may be interested in, as well as measurement and communication of results. For more information, please refer to http://www.ddrn.dk/index.php?side_id=210.
18 December, Brussels, Belgium. FRENCH-GERMAN ENERGY RELATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT: STILL POWERING EUROPE? This seminar is part of the l’Ifri Energy Breakfast Roundtable, and includes Hinrich Thoelken, Economy Adviser, Embassy of Germany in France, Christophe Schramm, French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Jan Horst Keppler, Professor in Economics, University Paris-Dauphine and Fellow Research associated with the Energy Programme at Ifri, Kristina Notz, Research Fellow at Center for Applied Policy Research. For further information, please refer to http://www.ifri.org/frontDispatcher/ifri/manifestations/s_minaire_1033636016876/publi_P_energie_mar_s_______1222330555835.
19-20 December, Paris, France. SIXTH WORLD FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: PRIORITIES, FINANCING, GOVERNANCE. Launched in 2003, the Global Sustainability Forum provides an annual meeting for decision-makers and managers from the worlds of business, politics, education and the non-profit sector in the French-speaking world, with strong links to Asia, the US and Latin America. This annual event is intended to bridge the gap between the World Economic Forum of Davos and the alter-globalisation of Porto Alegre. For more information, please contact: tel: +33-(0)1-4325-2357; fax: +33-(0)1-4325-6259; e-mail: passages@club-internet.fr; Internet: http://www.fmdd.fr/synopsis.html
26-27 January, Bonn, Germany. FOUNDING CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA). Prior to the Founding Conference, the statutes will be sent to all member countries of the United Nations, inviting them to participate and become founding members of the agency at the Founding Conference. For more information contact: e-mail: info@irena.org; Internet: http://www.irena.org/index.htm
5-6 March, London, UK. AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT FUTURE. Given the balance between the soaring demand for transport, the environment and society needs, the demand for sustainable transport is becoming increasingly pressing. This conference will seek to address the steps which need to be taken by policymakers, the transport industry and the investment community to resolve this conundrum. For more information contact Chatham House Conferences, tel: +44 (0)20 7957 5753; fax: +44 (0)20 7321 2045; email: conferences@chathamhouse.org.uk; Internet: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/conferences/view/-/id/134/
5-7 February, New Delhi, India. DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT. This annual event will be organised around the theme “Towards Copenhagen: an equitable and ethical approach.” The DSDS is organised by TERI and seeks to provide long-term solutions for sustainable development. The 2009 Summit will aim to reinforce the climate change agenda of the previous year and will feature: an international climate change exhibition; screening of films on climate change; an Africa day; a young global leaders meeting; Sustainable Development Leadership Award; live performance: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain; and the CEO Forum 2009. For more information contact Satish Kumar, Programme Assistant, tel: +91 011 24682100 (Ext.2524); email: satish@teri.res.in; internet: http://dsds.teriin.org/2009/
10-12 March, Copenhagen, Denmark. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL RISKS, CHALLENGES AND DECISIONS. This Congress will include a session on ‘Adapting Coastal Zone and Marine Recourses to Climate Change’. The Congress is organised by the University of Copenhagen in cooperation with the partners in the International Alliance of Research Universities. It is part of the run-up to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009, and as such its main aim is to provide a synthesis of existing and emerging scientific knowledge necessary in order to make decisions concerning the application of mitigation and adaptation strategies in response to climate change. For more information contact Torben Mandrup Timmermann, tel: +4535324106; email: tmti@adm.ku.dk; internet: http://climatecongress.ku.dk/
18-20 March, Rotorua, New Zealand. INTERNATIONAL FOREST BIOSECURITY CONFERENCE. This conference is organised by the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO). It will explore the latest developments in forest biosecurity and discuss issues related to the exclusion, eradication and management of pests for the protection of the diverse benefits offered by forests. For more information contact: Amanda Davies; e-mail: amanda.davies@innovatek.co.nz; Internet: http://www.forestbiosecurity.com
4-8 May, Geneva, Switzerland. FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS. The fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) will address, inter alia: a non-compliance mechanism; synergies between the Rotterdam, Basel and Stockholm Conventions; and recommendations from the POPs Review Committee to schedule further chemicals under the Convention. For more information contact: tel: +41-22-917-8191; fax: +41-22-917-8098; e-mail: ssc@pops.int; Internet: http://www.pops.int/
4-15 May, New York, US. SEVENTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This policy session will focus on agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa. For more information, please refer to http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.
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