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Calendrier des Evènements
Si vous voulez ajouter un évènement important
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Evènements
2004
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JANVIER 2004 [next month] [back to top] [other calendars] 12-13 January 2004, Monterrey, Mexico: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS. A special meeting of the presidents and prime ministers of 34 member-countries of the Organisation of American States (OAS). This Summit will discuss many concerns, seek solutions and develop a shared vision for their future development of the region, be it economic, social or political in nature. For further information, contact: Secretariat for the Summit Process, OAS, Suite 680, Washington, DC, 20006, tel: (+1 202) 458-3127; fax: (+1 202) 458-3665; email: summit-info@oas.org; Internet: http://www.summitsoftheamericas.org/default.htm 12-16 January 2004, Gland, Switzerland: 30TH MEETING OF THE RAMSAR STANDING COMMITTEE. Organised by Ramsar. Ramsar is the first of the modern global intergovernmental treaties on conservation and wise use of natural resources. The Standing Committee meets annually to carry out interim activity between each COP on matters previously approved by the Conference; prepare documentation for consideration at the next COP; supervise implementation of policy by the Ramsar Bureau and execution of the Bureau's budget; and decide upon applications for project support from the Ramsar Small Grants Fund. For further information, contact: Dwight Peck, Executive Assistant for Communications, tel: (+41 22) 999-0170; fax: 999-0169; email: peck@ramsar.org; Internet: http://ramsar.org/meetings.htm 15-16 January 2004, Geneva, Switzerland: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNECE REGION. The First Regional Implementation Forum On Sustainable Development is being organised by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The Forum aims at providing substantial inputs to the Review Year of the UNECE and contribute to the twelfth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-12) scheduled for 16-30 April 2004. For further information contact the UNECE Secretariat, tel: +41 22 917-4444; fax: 917-0107; e-mail: subashini.narasimhan@unece.org; Internet: http://www.unece.org/env/wgso/Sustainable% 20Development/sd_forum.jan2004.htm. 16 January, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 16 January 2004, Geneva, Switzerland: PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR UNCTAD XI - CIVIL SOCIETY HEARING. This meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations. UNCTAD XI will be held from 13-18 June 2003 in Sao Paolo, Brazil and is seen as an opportunity for tackling the most pressing developmental challenges confronting developing countries. For questions, including future meetings and accreditation to the Conference, please contact Amel Haffouz, email: amel.haffouz@unctad.org; Internet: http://www.unctad.org 16-21 January 2004, Mumbai, India: WORLD SOCIAL FORUM. Organised by the India General Council (IGC), India Working Committee (IWC), India Organising Committee (IOC) and Mumbai Organising Committee (MOC). People's movements across the world are working to demonstrate that the path to sustainable development and social and economic justice does not lie in neo-liberal globalisation but in alternative models for people-centred and self-reliant progress. WSF India offers a platform to discuss issues of concern to civil society aimed at building a society centred on the human person. For further information contact the WSF Secretariat, tel: +91-22-2421-6249; fax: +91-22-2421-6382; e- mail: wsfindia@vsnl.net; Internet: http://www.wsfindia.org/anotherworld.php. 17 January, Dhaka, Bangladesh: GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND CHALLENGES OF MULTILATERALISM. This meeting, organised by the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh, will focus on trade and development agendas. For further information visit http://www.iccbwbo.org/ibc.htm 20-22 January, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TEXTILES MONITORING BODY. 21-22 January, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION OF SAUDI ARABIA. 21-25 January 2004, Davos, Switzerland: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL MEETING. For more information on the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum contact the secretariat at tel: +41-22-869-1212; fax: +41-22-786-2744; e-mail: contact@weforum.org; Internet: http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Events+subhome. 23-24 February
2004, London, England: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE WTO: TRADE,
INVESTMENT AND ENVIRONMENT AFTER CANCUN. This international conference
is the fifth in the Royal Institute of International Affairs'
series on trade, investment, and sustainable development. Challenges
to the multilateral trading system in the wake of Cancun will
be discussed, including the US and EU response to developing country
concerns over agricultural subsidies, the negotiating dynamic
of the new G21 grouping of developing countries, and potential
conflicts between trade and sustainable development. For further
information and to register for the conference contact the Conference
Unit tel: +44-20-7957-5729; Internet: http://www.riia.org/index.php?
id=5&cid=38. 28-30 January
2004, Geneva, Switzerland: SEMINARS ON INVESTMENT AND COMPETITION.
CUTS Centre for Competition, Investment and Economic Regulation
(C-CIER), Jaipur, India will organise a luncheon Panel Discussion
on Civil Society Perceptions of FDI as part of the Final Meeting
of the 'Investment for Development' (IFD) project on 28 January;
a conference of the INCSOC entitled 'Engaging Civil Society in
Promoting a Healthy Competition Culture' on 29 January; and an
international seminar as part of the final meeting of the IFD
project entitled 'FDI Policies and Regulation - How to Foster
Economic Development?' on 30 January. For further information
contact IFD, email: ifd@cuts.org
or incsoc@incsoc.net. FEVRIER 2004 [previous month] [next month] [back to top] [other calendars] 4-6 February, Geneva, Switzerland: UNCTAD-COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT WORKSHOP TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE. This workshop on will focus on "Elements of National Sui Generis Systems for the Preservation, Protection and Promotion of Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices and Options for an International Framework". The objective is to draft a menu of actions and policies which could be included in holistic national systems for the preservation, protection and promotion of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices. For further information contact Sophia Twarog, UNCTAD, tel: +41 22 907 5082; email: sophia.twarog@unctad.org; Internet: http://www.unctad.org/trade_env 4-7 February, New Delhi, India: FOURTH DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT 2004. This summit, organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), will focus on the theme of Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Addressing the WEHAB Agenda. For further information contact the Summit Secretariat, TERI at tel: +91-11-2468-2138; fax: +91-11-2468-2144; email: dsds@teri.res.in; Internet: http://www.teriin.org/dsds 18-20 February 2004, Vienna, Austria: FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (GFSE-4). The proposed working title for GFSE-4 is "Energy for Sustainable Development: Reconsidering the Role of Subsidies". As GFSE-4 will take place about three months prior to the German-sponsored international conference on renewables - Renewables 2004 - in Bonn in June, GFSE-4 may devote at least one day to the issues specifically connected with renewables. For further information contact: Irene Freudenschuss-Reichl; tel: +1-212-963-6890; fax: +1-212- 963-7904; e-mail: freudenschuss-reichl@un.org; Internet: http://www.gfse.at/. 23 February 2004, Geneva, Switzerland: PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR UNCTAD XI - CIVIL SOCIETY HEARING. This meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations. UNCTAD XI will be held from 13-18 June 2003 in Sao Paolo, Brazil and is seen as an opportunity for tackling the most pressing developmental challenges confronting developing countries. For questions, including future meetings and accreditation to the Conference, please contact Amel Haffouz, email: amel.haffouz@unctad.org; Internet: http://www.unctad.org 25 February,
Adelaide, Australia: SYMPOSIUM ON WHY HAVE A WTO? FOCUSSING ON
THE WELFARE EFFECTS OF WTO LAW. Sessions include Accommodating
Non-economics Objectives in WTO Law; SPS, Food Safety and GMOs;
and Intellectual Property. This symposium is an opportunity for
lawyers and economists to hear presentations and to engage in
discussion on the underlying principles of WTO law. For further
information, please see the website of the Institute for International
Economics, Business and Law at MARS 2004 [previous month] [next month] [back to top] [other calendars] 1-3 March 2004, Geneva, Switzerland: THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON SYNERGIES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING UNDER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ADDRESSING CHEMICALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT. Organised by UNITAR in collaboration with several other international organisations. UNITAR has initiated a series of thematic workshops aimed at building the capacity of countries in chemicals and waste management. For further information contact: UNITAR, tel: +41-22 917-1234; fax: 917-8047; e-mail: cwm@unitar.org; Internet: http://www.unitar.org. 2-5 March 2004, Concepción, Chile: GLOBAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FORUM. Organised by UNIDO and the Chilean Government. This event will bring together representatives from the scientific, public, private and social sectors as well as high-level decision makers to review opportunities and challenges in biotechnology for the developing world. For further information contact: tel: +56 41 204-649; fax: 214-288; e- mail: gbf2004@udec.cl; Internet: http://www.gbf2004.cl. 24-26 March, Montreal, Canada: EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL. For further information contact the Ozone Secretariat, tel: +254-2-62-3850; fax: +254-2-62-3601; email: ozoneinfo@unep.org; Internet: http://www.unep.org/ozone 25-26 March
2004, Jeju, Republic of Korea: MEETING ON TRADE, ENVIRONMENT AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This meeting is to be held before the
8th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council and the Global
Ministerial Environment Forum. For further information see http://www.unep.org.
29 - 31 March 2004, Seoul, Republic of Korea: EIGHTH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL/FIFTH GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENT FORUM. For more information, contact: Secretary for UNEP Governing Council, tel: (254 2) 623431/ 623411, fax: 623929/623748, email: beverly.miller@unep.org, Internet: http://www.unep.org AVRIL 2004 [previous month] [next month] [back to top] [other calendars] 1-3 April 2003, Berlin, Germany: ENCOS 2004. This meeting will be the first European Networks Conference on Sustainability in Practice (ENCOS) focussing on the conditions and requirements for a new European level of capacity building. Organised by Kolleg für Management und Gestaltung Nachhaltiger Entwicklung. The goal of the meeting is to obtain an inter- and transdisciplinary understanding on the latest developments in international practice, research and education on sustainability issues. For further information visit http://www.ENCOS2004.net 20-21 April 2004, Amsterdam, Netherlands: CARBON MARKET INSIGHTS 2004. The annual Point Carbon conference on the world's carbon markets. The meeting aims to provide concise viewpoints on recent carbon market developments and likely future directions. In view of the fact that by 31 March 2004, all countries covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will have to submit their National Allocation Plans, Carbon Market Insights 2004 provides an opportunity to be updated on the developments in the carbon markets and explore the consequences for industry and business. In-depth sessions on the status and prospects for the CDM will be provided on day two. For more information contact Marte Nordseth or Ian Roche, tel: +47-907-71-668/ +47-975-39-036; e-mail: conference@pointcarbon.com; Internet: http://www.pointcarbon.com/category.php?categoryID=192. 26-29 April
2004, Vancouver, Canada: IAIA'04: IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT - WHOSE BUSINESS IS IT? This 24th Annual Meeting of
the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) will
focus on the role of the private sector in impact assessments,
including implications for improving the professional practice
and processes of impact assessment. The IAIA'04 conference event
offers an opportunity for experts, decision makers, industry,
and professionals of different visions and expertise to explore
this issue. For submission instructions or more information on
IAIA'04 visit http://www.iaia.org
or contact Bridget John, tel: +1.701.297.7908; email: bridget@iaia.org.
MAI 2004 [previous month] [next month] [back to top] [other calendars] 9 May - 26
September 2004, Barcelona, Spain. FORUM BARCELONA 2004. The forum
will bring together people from all over the world to debate issues
around the themes of sustainable development, cultural diversity
and conditions for peace. For 141 days, this will be the place
where visitors experience cultures and entertainment from around
the world through exhibitions, markets, performances, games and
more. For further information, visit http://www.barcelona2004.org/eng/.
JUIN 2004 [previous month] [next month] [back to top] [other calendars] 1-4 June 2004, Bonn, Germany: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGIES. German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder announced at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in September 2002 that Germany would host this Conference. Themes to be considered include financing (instruments) and market development, formation of enabling political framework conditions, and capacity building (education, research, networks, cooperation, etc.). The Conference is expected to add to the momentum generated by the coalition of like-minded countries for promotion of renewable energy (known as the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition, JREC). For further information contact: Secretariat of the International Conference for Renewable Energies; tel: +49-6196- 794404; fax: +49-6196-794405; e-mail: info@renewables2004.de; Internet: http://www.renewables2004.de/. 13-18 June 2004, Sao Paulo, Brazil: 11TH UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT. UNCTAD holds its ministerial-level conference every four years to set the organisation's priorities and guidelines for action. The conference is UNCTAD's highest governing body and also includes a high-level debate on current issues involving economics and development. The theme of the 2004 UCTAD XI conference will be "Enhancing coherence between national development strategies and global economic processes towards economic growth and development, particularly of developing countries". For further information visit: http://www.unctad.org. 14-25 June, Bonn, Germany: TWENTIETH SESSIONS OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES TO THE UNFCCC. For further information contact the UNFCCC Secretariat, tel: +49-228-815-1000; fax: +49-228-815-1999; email: secretariat@unfccc.int; Internet: http://www.unfccc.int JUILLET
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28 August-3 September 2004, St. Louis, Mauritius: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE TEN-YEAR REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BARBADOS PROGRAMME OF ACTION. Organised by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division of Sustainable Development. UN Undersecretary General Anwarul Chowdhury will serve as secretary general for the review of the 1994 Barbados Program of Action for the Sustainable Development of the Small Island Developing States. The review will focus on the economic, social and environmental vulnerabilities of small island developing states, including the issues of poverty eradication, reducing the threat of HIV/AIDS, increasing trade and coping with climate change. For further information contact Diane Quarless, SIDS Unit; tel: +1 212 963-4135; fax: +1 917 367-3391; email: Mauritius2004@sidsnet.org; Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sids/sids.htm SEPTEMBRE 2004 [previous month] [next month] [back to top] [other calendars] OCTOBRE
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2004 [previous
month] [next month] [back
to top] [other
calendars] 4-6 November, Port Harcourt, Nigeria: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE NIGER DELTA. Organised by the Rivers Economic Development Forum, the theme of the conference will be Capacity Building: Strategies For Poverty Reduction in the Niger Delta. For further information contact Uduak Isong Head of Administration, Rivers Economic Development Forum, tel: +234-084-485023; email: rivforum@yahoo.com 17-21 November
2004, Geneva, Switzerland: FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO
THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION (COP-1): COP-1, preceded by a last meeting
of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in September, is
tentatively scheduled for November 2004. For more information
contact the Joint Interim Secretariat: Niek van der Graaff, FAO;
tel: +39-6- 5705-3441; fax: +39-6-5705-6347; e-mail: Niek.VanderGraaff@fao.org;
or Jim Willis, UNEP Chemicals; tel: +41-22-917-8111; fax: +41-22-797-3460;
e-mail: chemicals@unep.ch;
Internet: http://www.pic.int.
17-25 November, Bangkok, Thailand: THE 3RD IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS: "PEOPLE AND NATURE, MAKING THE DIFFERENCE". Organised by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The Congress will consist of a three-day World Conservation Forum and a four-day Members' Business Assembly. During the Forum, IUCN members, partners and interested stakeholders will debate options that safeguard the ecosystems upon which future prosperity depends. During the Assembly, IUCN members - governments and NGOs - will approve the 2005-2008 Programme Framework and Financial Plan, elect officers, consider resolutions and recommendations, and set the membership dues. For further information, contact: IUCN, tel: (+41 22) 999-0232; fax: (+41 22) 999-0020; email: ursula.hiltbrunner@iucn.org; Internet: http://www.iucn.org 29 November to 10 December, Buenos Aires, Argentina: TENTH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UNFCCC. For further information contact the UNFCCC Secretariat, tel: +49-228-815-1000; fax: +49-228-815-1999; email: secretariat@unfccc.int; Internet: http://www.unfccc.int
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