Bridges Trade BioRes • Volume 2 • Number 1 • 24th January 2002
Events
Coming Up In The Next Two Weeks
28 January - 8 February, New York, United States: CSD-10 ACTING AS 2ND PREPCOM FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Organised by the UN. For further information contact JoAnne DiSano, Director, UN Division for Sustainable Development (DESA); tel: (1 212) 963 3401 /3160; fax: 963 3463; email: maini@un.org; Internet: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/.
28-29 January, Nairobi, Kenya: REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA. For further information contact Anna Ogalo or Harrison Maganga, African Centre for Technology Studies, Nairobi, Kenya; tel: +254-2-524700/6; fax: +254-2-524701; e-mail: acts@cgiar.org or a.ogalo@cgiar.org; Internet: http://www.acts.or.ke. From IISD Linkages, http://www.iisd.ca.
1 February, Geneva, Switzerland: FAO ROUNDTABLE ON SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON AGRICULTURE. The Round Table will consider Special and Differential Treatment in the context of the on-going WTO negotiations on agriculture and in particular how to take into account concerns of developing countries related to the Development Box proposal, Small Island Developing States and Single Commodity Exporters. For further information contact the Commodities and Trade Division, UN Food and Agricultural Organization; http://www.fao.org/ES/ESC/default.htm.
4-7 February, San Jose, Costa Rica: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Sponsored by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, the conference will bring together researchers and other professionals interested in documenting and measuring the impact of international agricultural research. Participants are expected to highlight experiences and case studies of impacts on agricultural productivity, equity, poverty, social health, and nutrition, the environment, as well as on institutions and human capital. For further information contact: email:impacts@cgiar.org; Internet: http://www.cimmyt.org/research/economics/impacts/ . From IISD Linkages, http://www.iisd.ca.
4 - 8 February, Montreal, Canada: MEETING OF THE AD HOC INTER-SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP ON ARTICLE 8(J). For further information, contact Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary, CBD Secretariat; tel: (1 514) 288 2220; fax: 288 6588; email: secretariat@biodiv.org; Internet: http://www.biodiv.org.
Other Forthcoming
13-15 March, Vancouver, Canada: 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & TRADE FAIR ON BUSINESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Organised by GLOBE. The conference will bring together leaders from corporate, industrial and government circles to discuss strategy and source technology. For further information contact GLOBE Foundation Canada, tel: 1-800-274- 6097; email: info@globe.apfnet.org; Internet: http://www.globe2002.com.
25-27 March, Washington, DC, USA: 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND OZONE PROTECTION. Organised by a coalition of industry, business, and government. The annual conference evolved from the International Conference on Ozone Protection Technologies and the International Climate Change Conference. The merger of these two conferences provides a comprehensive educational program and exhibition featuring the latest ozone protection and climate change technologies and policies. Over 800 individuals from 30 countries participated in the last Earth Technologies Forum in Washington, DC. For further information contact Earth Technologies Forum, Arlington, Virginia, tel: (1-703) 807-4052; fax: 528-1734; email: earthforum@alcade-fay.com; Internet: http://www.earthforum.com.
7-19 April, The Hague, Netherlands: THE 6TH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (COP 6) Organised by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Government of the Netherlands. At its sixth meeting, the COP is expected to receive reports from its subsidiary bodies, the Executive Secretary and the Global Environment Facility, review the implementation of the programme of work, and focus on the following issues that will be considered in depth: forest biological diversity; invasive alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species; access and benefit-sharing as related to genetic resources; strategic plan, national reporting and operations of the Convention. Furthermore, the meeting will adopt a budget for the next biennium. For further information contact Mr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary, the CBD Secretariat, Montreal; tel: (1-514) 288 2220; fax: 288 6588; email: secretariat@biodiv.org; Internet: http://www.biodiv.org.