Events

For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD's web calendar, http://www.trade-environment.org/page/calendar.htm.

Coming up in the next two weeks

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

Other upcoming meetings

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

8 April, New Delhi, India: GLOBAL AGRO-INDUSTRIES FORUM: IMPROVING COMPETITIVENESS AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT. Internet: http://www.fao.org/events/index.asp

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/

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: http://www.cec.org/symposium

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

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/

30 June to 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