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1 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO INFORMAL MEETING OF THE SUBSIDIES COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION. For further information contact: Lucie Giraud, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5075.
1-2 May, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts: CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GLOBALIZATION: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS. The conference is organised by Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Center for International Development and is also supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. The conference presents the existing ethical theories (e.g. utilitarian and transcendental ethics, biocentric and anthropocentric approaches) and how they are used in the context of biotechnology and development. Furthermore, the conference focuses on the key ethical issues that influence policy discussions on biotechnology. For further information contact: Brian Torpy, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, tel: (617) 496-5574; email:
brian_torpy@ksg.harvard.edu
; Internet: http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidbiotech/ethicsconf/description.htm
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1-4 May, Ottawa, Canada: CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD LABELLING (29TH SESSION). For more information contact the Codex Secretariat at the FAO, tel: (39-06) 5705-1; fax: 5705-4593; email: codex@fao.org
; Internet: http://www.fao.org/es/esn/codex/
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2-3 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES. For more information contact: Luis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
2 May, Brussels, Belgium: FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY IN THE LDCs - FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE. Organised by the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL). For further information contact: Rui Carimo; tel: (32-2) 284-1083; Internet:
http://www.europarl.eu.int/gue/tree/news/en/statem/010425-1fr.htm
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2-4 May, Brussels, Belgium: 4TH MEETING OF THE TRANSATLANTIC CONSUMER DIALOGUE. The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) is a forum of consumer groups from the EU and the US, constituted to influence the trade relations between the two blocs and to promote consumer interests. At the meeting, Senior EU and US Government officials, alongside leaders of European and American Consumer NGOs, will address issues of consumer concern in food safety, trade liberalisation in services, corporate governance and electronic commerce. For further information contact: Rinske van Duifhuizen, Consumers International, tel: (44-20) 722-66663, ext. 236; email:
rvan-dui@consint.org ; Internet:
http://www.tacd.org/ .
2- 8 May, New York, USA: FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT (FFD) PREPARATORY COMMITTEE SESSION. For further information contact: Harris Gleckman, Programme Officer, FFD Co-ordinating Secretariat, Room DC2-2018, United Nations, NY, NY 10017; tel: (1-212) 963-4690;
email:rvan-dui@consint.org
; Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/0501PC- bcpapers.htm .
3 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO INFORMAL MEETING OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL - PREPARATIONS FOR THE 4TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE. For further information contact: Keith Rockwell, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5007.
3 May, Geneva, Switzerland: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT. For further information contact: Luis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
4 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WORKING GROUP ON TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT. For further information contact: Luis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739 53 74.
4-6 May, Pacific Grove, California, USA: THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL'S 55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT ASILOMAR. Hosted by the World Affairs Council of Northern California, the conference will focus on globalisation, with a look at global trends, global actors, and global dangers. A group of speakers will provide insights into the positive and negative impacts of globalisation and offer their solutions for closing the gaps between those who have benefited, and those who have not, from the new global system. For further information contact: Suzan Negip-Schatt, Asilomar Coordinator, tel: (415) 293-4644; Internet:
http://www.wacsf.org/asilomar
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7-8 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TEXTILES MONITORING BODY. For further information contact: Luis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
8 May, Geneva, Switzerland: GENERAL COUNCIL. For further information contact: Nuch Nazeer, WTO Information and Media Relations Division;
tel: (41-22) 739-5393.
8-9 May, Brussels, Belgium: ASIA-EUROPE EXPLORATORY ROUNDTABLE ON FDI AND THE ENVIRONMENT. The main purposes of the roundtable are to: discuss how growth, sustainability and credibility can be tackled in an integrated approach in the framework of Foreign Direct Investment and the Environment between Asia and Europe; and to explore a common strategy to set up a joint Asia-Europe FDI Observatory. The conference is expected to make an important contribution to the preparatory process of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa in 2002 and to the UN International Conference on Financing for Development to be held in Mexico, 2002. For further information contact: Raymond Van Ermen, Executive Director, European Partners for the Environment (EPE) or Francisco Flores, Programme Assistant, email:
eupe@glo.be ; Internet: http://www.epe.be/FDI/index.html
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9 May, Geneva: WTO FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (SERVICES). For further information contact: Lucie Giraud, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5075.
9+11 May, Geneva: WTO COSTA RICA TRADE POLICY REVIEW. For further information contact: Josep Bosch, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5681.
9-11 May, Stockholm, Sweden: BRIDGING THE GAP: SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH AND SECTORAL INTEGRATION. This conference will be hosted by the Swedish government and jointly organised by the Swedish EPA, the EU Commission and the EEA. The objectives include: identifying gaps between research into sustainable development and sectoral integration, i.e. integration of environmental requirements into different policy areas; identifying key research and development issues for sectoral integration, focusing on environmental sustainability; and to advise end users on the research and development potential of sectoral integration. For further information contact: Ingvar Andrsson, Barbara Hessel, or Ann-Mari Gardlov, Swedish EPA, tel: (46-8) 698-1000; fax: 698-1510; email:
bridging@environ.se ; Internet: http://www.bridging.environ.se/
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10 May, Brussels, Belgium: EC TRADE POLICY DIALOGUE WITH CIVIL SOCIETY. Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy meets civil society representatives to discuss (i) Sustainable development and trade policy, (ii) The EU and the WTO: current situation and outlook for the launch of a New Round - preparing for the WTO Ministerial Conference in Qatar, and (iii) Issue Groups on Competition, Investment, TRIPs, WTO Reform/Transparency: first reactions. For further information contact: European Commission DG Trade; tel: (32-2) 299-0185; fax: 296-9309; Internet:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/csc/meetpl_1005.htm
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10 May, Geneva: WTO GATS RULES WORKING PARTY (SERVICES). For further information contact: Lucie Giraud, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5075.
10-11 May, Brussels, Belgium: EUROPE & THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. In preparation for the 2002 UN Environment Conference, Europe will be hosting a conference on Rio + 10. It will be addressing Environment and the World's Poor. Keynote speakers will include Dr Klaus Topfer, UNEP Executive Director; Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission; Pascal Lamy, EU Commissioner for Trade; Poul Nielson; EU Commissioner for Development; Margot Wallström, EU Commissioner for Environment; and Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, forthcoming WTO Director-General. The conference will be held just ahead of the 3rd UN Conference on Least Developed Countries and will include action proposals related to water, agriculture, trade, finance, debt reduction, sustainable energy, people's empowerment and global governance. For further information contact: Francisco Flores, Programme Assistant, tel: (32-2) 771-1534; fax: 539-4815; email: francisco.flores@epe.be
or eupe@glo.be ; Internet: http://www.epe.be/objective2002/index.html
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11 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES. For further information contact: Louis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
14-16 May, Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris, France: OECD FORUM 2001. Sustainable Development and the New Economy will be the primary themes of this year's forum, held in conjunction with the annual summit meeting of the OECD Ministerial Council. Join ministers, heads of international organisations and representatives of business, labour and civil society to discuss and debate the opportunities and risks in the increasingly global, knowledge-based economy of the 21st century. For further information contact: Sarah Duncan, Senior Conference Manager, email:
oecdforum@touch-stone.co.uk
. To register online: http://www.oecd.org/forum2001/about/index.htm
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14-18 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES. For further information contact: Nuch Nazeer, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5393.
14-20 May, Brussels, Belgium: THIRD UN CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. An Intergovernmental PrepCom for the event will be held from 5-9 February 2001. For further information contact: Office of the Special Coordinator for Least Developed, Landlocked and Island Developing Countries, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, tel: (41-22) 907-5893; fax: 907-0046; Internet:
http://www.unctad.org/en/subsites/ldcs/document.htm
and http://www.un.org/events/ldc3/conference/
. From IISD Linkages, http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/journal/
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16 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY. For further information contact: Nuch Nazeer, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5393.
16 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES (SPECIAL MEETING). For further information contact: Louis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
16-18 May, Paris, France: OECD ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS' MEETING and ANNUAL OECD COUNCIL MEETING AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL. For further information contact: Media Relations, OECD, Paris, France; tel: +33-1- 4524-8200; fax: 4524-1950; Internet:
http://www.oecd.org/media/upcoming.htm
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17 May, Geneva, Switzerland: POUR UNE APPRÉHENSION RAISONNABLE DES OBJECTIFS ET TRAVAUX DE L'ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE. With Paul Henri-Ravier, Deputy Director-General, WTO. Organised by the Forum Suisse de politique internationale. For further information contact: FSPI; tel: (41-22) 311-2424; fax: 311-2556; email:
oecdforum@touch-stone.co.uk
; Internet: http://www.geneve.ch/chancellerie/protocole/news/fspi.html
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17-19 May, Bariloche, Argentina: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE: STRATEGIES AND PLANIFICATION BEYOND NATIONAL BORDERS. Workshop, training and analysis of current trade and integration trends in the Southern Cone countries in South America, the FTAA process, the new concept of autonomous regionalism, management of shared resources and border areas in the integration process. Organised by ICEPH (Argentina) and sponsored by CLAES (Latin American Center for Social Ecology). This is the fourth workshop in the Sustainable South 2025 initiative of CLAES, which provides alternative integration proposals for southern countries in the year 2025. The workshop is directed at NGOs, academics, business and government sectors of both Argentina and Chile. For further information and inscriptions contact: ICEPH-Instituto Cordillerano de Estudios y Promoción Humana; tel/fax: (54 (0)) 2944- 424305; email:
oecdforum@touch-stone.co.uk
. Further information on Sustainable South 2025 (in Spanish) is available at:
http://www.geneve.ch/chancellerie/protocole/news/fspi.html
18 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN. For further information contact: Liliane Rastello, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5186.
20-22 May, St. Louis, Missouri, USA: 2001 WORLD CONGRESS OF THE WORLD AGRICULTURAL FORUM. The second World Congress, sponsored by the World Agricultural Forum, will bring together experts from production, supply, technology, government, academia, transportation, environmental protection and other disciplines. Included in discussions will be, inter alia: sustainability and environmental considerations; technology priorities and funding; and global economic and agricultural baseline long-range forecasting. For further information contact: tel: (314) 206-3205; Internet:
http://www.worldagforum.org/congress2001/index.html
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20-25 May, Durban, South Africa: SIXTH INDO-PACIFIC FISH CONFERENCE. The conference will address various aspects of the ichthyology of Indo-Pacific fishes, including evolution, genetics, systematics, ecology, biology, behavior and biogeography. For information contact: IPFC 2001, Oceanographic Research Institute; tel: (27-31) 337-3536; fax: 337-2132; email:
seaworld@dbn.lia.net ; Internet:
http://www.seaworld.org.za/ . From IISD Linkages,
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/journal/
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21 May, 10:00-11:30, Room C, WTO, Geneva: NGO BRIEFING ON 17-18 MAY SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES. For further information contact: Bernie Kuiten, WTO External Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5676.
21-22 May, Bonn, Germany: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GATS AND SUSTAINABLITIY. The objectives of the conference entitled, "To whose services? The consequences of the provisions of the General Agreement on Trade in Services on sustainable Development." are: discussions of the requirements for a sustainable regime for regulating international trade in services; discussions on the Sustainability Implications of GATS; further networking of NGOs active on GATS-physical meeting of GATSCrit members; and an intensive exchange of views with southern NGOs. For further information contact: The Forum Environment and Development, Project and Trade, Environment and Sustainability, tel: (49-228) 368-1010; fax: 359-096; email:
handelsprojekt@forumue.de .
21-23 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (SPECIAL MEETING). For further information contact: Peter Ungphakorn, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5412.
21-23 May, Brussels, Belgium: EC MEETING WITH NGOs CONCERNING THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE OF THE WTO. The purpose of the meeting is to have an exchange of views with the European Commission on the various subjects on the agenda of the next Special Session of the WTO's Committee on Agriculture. For further information contact: Robert Norris, EC, Brussels, Belgium; tel: (32-2) 299-0126; Internet:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/external/wto/dialogue/index_en.htm
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21-23 May, Stockholm, Sweden: PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS INC-5. The Conference of the Plenipotentiaries. For information, contact: UNEP Chemicals (IRPTC); tel: (41-22) 979-9111; fax: 797-3460; e-mail:
dodgen@unep.ch ; Internet: http://irptc.unep.ch/pops/
. From IISD Linkages Journal, http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/journal
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21-25 May, Singapore: US-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT MEETING. For background information visit:
http://www.ustr.gov/regions/asia-pacific/regional.shtml
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21 May 1 June, Bonn, Germany: 14th SESSIONS OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE. This meeting may also serve as the resumed COP-6. 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/ .
22 May, Geneva, Switzerland: CAMBODIA: ACCESSION WORKING PARTY. For further information please contact: Josep Bosch, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5681.
22 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT. The agenda inter alia includes: a report of the joint advisory group on the UNCTAD/WTO International Trade Centre; notifications by the US and Japan under the generalized system of preferences; Financing for Development - WTO Members' Contribution to International Conference on Financing for Development; Special and Differential Treatment - Implementation and Proposals; Technical Assistance and Training, especially A Strategy for Technical Assistance in WTO. For further information contact: Hans-Peter Werner, WTO External Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5015.
22 May, BIODIVERSITY DAY: BIODIVERSITY AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES. For further information visit:
http://iucn.org/biodiversityday/index.html
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22-23 May, Brussels, Belgium: EU AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL MEETING. Topics, inter alia, are BSE & Foot and Mouth Disease and CAP reform (sugar and beef). For further information visit:
http://www.europa.eu.int/news/cal- en.htm .
22-25 May, New York: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY AND SOCIETY. This conference is organised by Columbia University and UNESCO. For further information contact: Christine Alfsen-Norodom, Columbia University, tel: (1-212) 854-9449; email: ca320@columbia.edu; Internet: http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/events/events/biodiversity.html. From IISD Linkages,
http://www.iisd.ca/journal/index.html
22-25 May, Nairobi, Kenya: CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE. This meeting is organised by UNEP. For further information contact: Masa Nagai, Legal Officer, Division of Environmental Policy Development and Law, United Nations Environment Programme, tel: (254-2) 623493; fax: 230198; email:
Masa.Nagai@unep.org .
23 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO ANNUAL REPORT 2001 RELEASE. For further information contact: Nuch Nazeer, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5393.
23 May, 09:00-11:00, Rms 2 & 5 of the International Environment House, 13 chemin des Anémones, Châtelaine, Geneva: ICTSD Café & Croissants dialogue on IPRS, BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE: VIEWS FROM ASIA, AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA. Messrs. Anil Gupta (Indian Institute of Management), Gordon Chavunduka (Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association) and Alejandro Argumedo (Indigenous People's Biodiversity Network, Peru) will each give a brief 15-minute presentation on their own approach to and experience in these issues, after which the floor will be given to the participants for an informal and open discussion from a sustainable development perspective. Participants are invited in their personal capacity. Given that there is limited seating, we would highly appreciate if you could kindly RSVP to us your intention to participate by email to:
hbaumuller@ictsd.ch or by fax at: (41-22) 917-8093.
24 May, London, England: ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL SEMINAR. The seminar is sponsored by the Environmental Council and entitled, "Overseas operating & sourcing: Is your company meeting the sustainability standard?" Issues that will be discussed in the one-day seminar include, inter alia: should environmental practices overseas reflect corporate environment policy and performance back home; and how to source products and have operations based overseas without promoting unethical trading and business practices. For further information contact: James Hanaway, Events & Training Co-ordinator, The Environmental Council, tel: (44-20) 7632-0112; fax: 7242-1180; email:
jamesh@envcouncil.org.uk ; Internet:
http://www.the-environment-council.org.uk/
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24-25 May, Beijing, China: EU-ASEM MINISTERIAL MEETING. ASEM (the Asia- Europe Meeting) is an informal process of dialogue and cooperation bringing together the fifteen EU Member States and the European Commission, with ten Asian countries (Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). The ASEM dialogue addresses political, economic and cultural issues, with the objective of strengthening the relationship between our two regions, in a spirit of mutual respect and equal partnership. The first ASEM Summit was held in Bangkok in March 1996, giving rise to an ongoing process including Summit-level meetings every second year, Ministerial-level meetings in the intervening years (although now normally once a year) plus a range of meetings and activities at the working level. For further information visit:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/asem/intro/index.htm
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27 May-2 June, Cartagena, Colombia: 21st ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT (IAIA). IAIA is "the environmental professional's forum", regularly hosting over 600 participants from 80+ nations at its annual meetings each year. Papers, posters, displays, and sponsors are being solicited for this special-emphasis conference stream on the impacts of genetically modified organisms. For further information contact: IAIA, tel: (701) 297-7912; fax: 297-7917; email:
rita@iaia.org ; Internet: http://www.iaia.org/
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28 May, 9:00-10:30, Room C, WTO, Geneva: NGO BRIEFING ON 22-23 MAY COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT. For further information contact: Bernie Kuiten, WTO External Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5676.
28 May, 16:30-17:30, Room C, WTO, Geneva: NGO BRIEFING ON 21-23 MAY SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. For further information contact: Bernie Kuiten, WTO External Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5676.
28 May, Rome, Italy: FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY. The theme of this meeting is "The application of appropriate agricultural technology and practices and their impact on food security and the eradication of poverty -- lessons learned from selected community based experiences". For further information visit:
http://www.fao.org/unfao/bodies/cfs/cfs27/cfs2001-e.htm
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28-29 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TEXTILES MONITORING BODY. For further information please contact: Luis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
28 & 30 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - BRUNEI, DARUSSALAM. For further information please contact: Lucy Giraud, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739- 5075.
28-30 May, Saskatchewan, Canada: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE. Hosted by the Indigenous Peoples Program, Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan. The conference seeks to bring together academic and community-based knowledge about protecting traditional resources, cultural knowledge, and bio-diversity. For further information contact: Priscilla Settee, Conference Co-ordinator, Indigenous Peoples Program, University of Saskatchewan; tel: (1-306) 966-5556; fax: 966-5567; email:
Priscilla.Settee@usask.ca
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28 May - 1 June, Geneva, Switzerland: FIFTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT. Organised by the Economic and Social Council (UNCTAD). Issues to be discussed include: National capacity-building in biotechnology, with particular attention to agriculture and the agro-industry, health and the environment; implementation and progress made on decisions taken at the fourth session of the Commission; and presentation of country reports on technology and innovation policies For further information, see
http://www.unctad.org/en/special/ecn16nos5.htm
28 May - 3 June, Honolulu, Hawaii: CONFERENCE ON BUILDING BRIDGES WITH TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE. The conference will address a range of issues involving indigenous peoples, conservation, and sustainable development, including: approaches to economic development within a framework of environmental and cultural conservation; dialogue among groups that have or use traditional knowledge and those involved in research, conservation and development; development of new business based on traditional knowledge; and conservation priorities, intellectual property rights, education and other issues related to economic development. For further information visit:
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/traditionalknowledge
. From IISD Linkages, http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/journal/
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29-31 May, Quito, Ecuador: Regional Workshop on "Regional Strategy for In Situ Conservation of Genetic Resources in the Countries of the Andean Tropics". This meeting is organised by the CAN General Secretariat. For further information please visit:
http://www.comunidadandina.org/english/press/press_week.htm
30-31 May, Brussels, Belgium: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SESSION JOINT DEBATE - ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. Topics are - inter alia - "Integrating Environmental Issues With Economic Policy" and "Environment Policy and Sustainable Development". For further information visit:
http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep/owa/p_calses.plenary? ilg=EN&iorig=plenary&istcmd=
30 May-1 June, Panama City, Panama: MEETING OF THE FTAA NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE. For further information please visit
http://www.ftaa-alca.org/alca_e.asp
or http://www.sice.oas.org/CALEND_E.asp
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4 June: UNDP ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION ON 'REFORMING
TECHNICAL COOPERATION FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT'. The United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Dutch Government
and other partners, has launched an inquiry to examine, question and
scrutinise the fundamentals of technical cooperation and capacity development.
All voices are invited to join in this effort from North to South, from
mainstream to fringes, from academic circles to practitioners and end-
users in the field. The objective is to better understand successes
and failures of technical cooperation; readiness for change by donors,
recipients and the "development industry"; and alternatives and options
for developing lasting indigenous capacities. To join the discussion,
send a message to: majordomo@undp-forum.capacity.org
; in the subject line type: subscribe reforming-tc, or visit http://www.undp.org/capacity
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5 June: WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY. For back ground information please see:
http://www.unep.org/wed/
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5 June, 10h30 - 12h30, International Environment House, Room 3, 13,
ch. Des Anemones, Geneva, Switzerland: ROUNDTABLE ON ILLEGAL ENVIRONMENTAL
TRADE. This roundtable will explore some of the practical challenges
to combating lucrative illegal trade markets. It will focus on how can
policy-makers work together to overcome these problems through national
efforts and international cooperation. RSVP by 30 May. For information
contact: Mr. Aniket Ghai, , Geneva Environment Network (GEN), International
Environment House, 11-13 ch. des Anémones, Geneva, Switzerland; tel:
(41-22) 917-8505; fax: 797-3464; email:
aniket.ghai@unep.ch ; Internet:
http://www.environmenthouse.ch .
5 & 7 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION
OF EAST CARIBBEAN STATES' (OECS) TRADE POLICY REVIEW. For further information
contact: Josep Bosch, WTO Information and Media Relations Division;
tel: (41-22) 739 56 81.
5-7 June, Brussels, Belgium: Public hearing on the EC Green Paper "The
Future of the Common Fisheries Policy". The Directorate-General for
Fisheries will host a public hearing on the future of the Common Fisheries
Policy on the basis of the Commission Green Paper published in March.For
further information please visit: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/fisheries/greenpaper/index_en.htm
6 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO DOHA PREP: INFORMAL MEETING ON SINGAPORE
ISSUES AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE WORK PROGRAMME. For further information
contact: Lucy Giraud, WTO Information and Media Relations Division;
tel: (41-22) 739-5075.
6-7 June, Shanghai, China: MEETING OF APEC MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
TRADE. Ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
will address, inter alia, prospects for a new round of trade negotiations
and China's WTO accession. For further information visit: http://www.apecsec.org.sg/
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7-8 June, Luxemburg: MEETING OF THE EC ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL. This Council
meeting is the last meeting during the Swedish Presidency. For further
information contact: Anette Törnqvist, Press Officer; tel: (46 8) 405
20 27; mobile: 548 76 80; email: anette.tornqvist@environment.ministry.se
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9 June, Georgetown, Guyana: 12TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARRIBEAN ACADEMY
OF SCIENCE Topic: "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development
in the 21st Century". For further details contact: Anesa Hosein; fax:
(592) 226-4276; email: natsciug@hotmail.com
(regarding exhibitions) and
lebureau@webworksgy.com (general conference); Internet:
http://www.cas2001.org.gy .
9-12 June 2002, Veracruz, Mexico: 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY and the 4TH SYMPOSIUM ON CLEANER BIOPROCESSES AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT. Organised by the International Society of Environmental
Biotechnology (ISEB), International Centre of Cleaner Technologies and
Sustainable Development (CITELDES) and the Mexican Society of Biotechnology
and Bioengineering. For further information contact: Dr. Eugenia Olguin;
email: eugenia@ecologia.edu.mx
; Internet: http://cape.uwaterloo.ca/research/iseb/events.htm
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11-12 June, Washington, DC, USA: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS IN PROMOTING GLOBAL CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP. This conference will discuss the debate over global corporate responsibility in four countries: Great Britain, the Netherlands, Canada, and the US. Secondly, participants will examine what is the appropriate role of governments in promoting such strategies in an increasingly integrated world. For further information contact: National Policy Association; tel: (1-202) 265-7625; fax: 797 5516; email:
npa@npa1.org ; Internet: http://www.multinationalguidelines.org/oecd/conf_reg_info.htm
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11-14 June, Bangkok, Thailand: 3RD ASIA DEVELOPMENT FORUM: "ASIA'S FUTURE ECONOMY". The agenda of the symposium contains inter alia issues such as 'Globalization and Natural Resource Management' and 'Challenges of Globalization for Regional Financial Architecture'. For detailed information visit:
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/offrep/eap/eapprem/
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12-13 June, Geneva, Switzerland: CASPIAN STURGEON RESOURCES: STAKEHOLDER'S MEETING. This high-level meeting between the Caspian littoral states is organised by UNEP in cooperation with other international organisations and is aimed at developing a regional management structure to restore the populations of sturgeon species in the Caspian Sea. For information contact: CITES Secretariat, 15 chemin des Anemones, 1219 Chatelaine-Geneva, Switzerland; tel: (+41-22) 917- 8139/40; fax: (+41-22) 797-3417; email:
cites@unep.ch ; Internet: http://www.cites.org
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12-14 June, Göteborg, Sweden: KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY. A Pre-summit Conference hosted by Göteborg University. The conference seeks to bring together academics, politicians and business communities. For further information contact: Pia Sundh, Co-ordinator; tel: (46 31) 772 4955; fax: 772 4958; email:
june.conference@gu.se ; Internet:
http://www.gmv.gu.se/ ; on-line registration:
http://www.gu.se/form/juneform.html
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13-14, June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO WORKING GROUP ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT.
For further information contact: Luis Ople, WTO Information and Media
Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
13-14, June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION OF UKRAINE. For further information contact: Josep Bosch, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5681.
13-16 June, Rome, Italy: THE ICPM EXPLORATORY WORKING GROUP ONb PHYTOSANITARY
ASPECTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, BIOSAFETY AND INVASIVE SPECIES.
Organised by the FAO Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures. For
further information contact: IPPC Secretariat or Christina Devorshak,
email: ippc@fao.org or
Christened@fao.org ; Internet: http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpp/pq/En/Archive/WG_GMOs/repor.htm
14, June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO SEMINAR ON "GOVERNMENT FACILITATION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE FOR DEVELOPMENT". For further information contact: Jean-Guy Carrier, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 7395429.
15 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO DOHA PREP: INFORMAL
MEETING ON ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS/REVIEWS (AG, SVCS, ETC.). For further
information contact: Lucy Giraud, WTO Information and Media Relations
Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5075.
15 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO GENERAL COUNCIL ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. For further information contact: Jean-Guy Carrier, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 7395429.
15 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON MARKET ACCESS. For further
information contact: Luis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations
Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
15-16 June, Goteborg, Sweden: MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL. The summit,
which takes place towards the end of the Swedish presidency period,
deals with several of the most important issues on the EU agenda, such
as EU enlargement, the environment, and sustainable development. For
further information visit: http://www.eu2001.se/static/eng/eusummit/goteborg_1.asp.
17-19 June, Bangkok, Thailand: PANEL OF EXPERTS ON PESTICIDE SPECIFICATIONS,
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, APPLICATION STANDARDS AND PRIOR INFORMED
CONSENT. The 18th Session is expected to meet to consider new provisions
of the Code of Conduct and update various guidelines in support of the
Code. The 19th Session is scheduled to be held from 27-29 October 2002
in Rome. The 20th session is tentatively planned for May 2003 in Rome.
For information contact: Gero Vaagt, FAO; tel: (39-6) 5705-5757; e-mail:
Gero.Vaagt@fao.org ; Internet:
http://www.fao.org/waicent/FaoInfo/Agricult/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/Events/c.htmsticid/Events/c.htm
18 June, Luxemburg: MEETING OF THE EC FISHERIES COUNCIL. For further
information visit: http://www.eu2001.se/eu2001/calendar/meetinginfo.asp?iCalendarID=203
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18 June, Washington, DC, USA: TOWARDS A SHARED VISION OF DEVELOPMENT.
A conference organised by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).
For further information contact: Juliana Pungiluppi; tel: (1 202) 623
20 45; email: JULIANAP@iadb.org
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18-19 June, Geneva, Switzerland: FEDRE FORUM INTERNATIONAL: "LA LIBERATION DU MARCHE DE L'ENERGIE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT REGIONAL DURABLE". Avec le haute patronage de la Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l'Europe, du Congres des Pouvoirs Locaux et Regionaux de l'Europe, de la Confederation Suisse et du Canton de Geneve. Pour plus d'information, veuillez prendre contact avec FEDRE, tel: ++41 22 8071712; fax: 8011718; email:
info@fedre.org . Internet: http://www.fedre.org.
18-22 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS
OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPs). For further information contact:
Peter Ungphakorn, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel:
(41-22) 739-5412.
18-22 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TEXTILES MONITORING BODY. For further information contact: Luis Ople, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5374.
18-22 June, Paris, France: 45TH MEETING OF THE CITES STANDING COMMITTEE
For further information contact: CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland;
tel: (41-22) 917-8139; fax: 797-3417; email:
cites@unep.ch ; Internet:
http://www.cites.org/
18-22 June, Havana, Cuba: THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON ENVIRONMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERICAL FAIR. Entitled "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
Fact or Dream, Ten Years After the Rio Summit," the major topics to
be addressed include: environmental education, environmental management
for sustainable development, environmental law and policy, economy and
environment, biological diversity and protected areas, energy and sustainable
development, and environmental health issues. In addition to the convention,
Cuba will also be hosting an associated Commercial Fair that offers
the opportunity to showcase the most novel things in environmental matters
and has an objective to facilitate contacts of business and new investments
in a national market of growing demand, in function of the Cuban requirements
as for the protection of the environment. For further information contact:
Pam, Cuba Environmental Conference, tel: (415) 255-7296, ext 231; email:
pam@globalexchange.org
; Internet: http://www.cubaciencia.cu/hosting/3ra_conv/index.htm
18-22 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPs). For further information contact: Peter Ungphakorn, WTO Information and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5412.
18-23 June, Rome, Italy: 120TH SESSION OF THE FAO COUNCIL. The proposed
agenda includes -- inter alia -- the report of the 24th Session of the
Committee on Fisheries; the report of the 63rd Session of the Committee
on Commodity Problems; the report of the 15th Session of the Committee
on Forestry; the report of the 16th Session of the Committee on Agriculture;
the report of the 27th Session of the Committee on World Food Security
(CFS); and Negotiations for the Revision of the International Undertaking
on Plant Genetic Resources, in Harmony with the Convention on Biological
Diversity. For further information visit: http://www.fao.org/unfao/bodies/council/cl120/cl120-e.htm
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20 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT.
For further information contact: Hans-Peter Werner, WTO Information
and Media Relations Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5286.
20 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY. For further
information contact: Nuch Nazeer, WTO Information and Media Relations
Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5393.
21 June, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands: RESEARCH WORKSHOP
ON CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. For
information and submission of abstracts, contact: Elaine White, ERP
Environment, P.O. Box 75, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 6EZ UK Telephone:
+44 (0)1274 530408, Fax: +44 (0)1274 530409, email: mailto:elaine@erpenv.demon.co.uk
21-22 June, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands: THE SEVENTH ANNUAL
ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDITING CONFERENCE. For information and submission
of abstracts, contact: Elaine White, ERP Environment, P.O. Box 75,
Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 6EZ UK Telephone: +44 (0)1274 530408,
Fax: +44 (0)1274 530409, email: elaine@erpenv.demon.co.uk
22 June, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands: THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM:
ACCOUNTABILITY TOWARDS CIVIL SOCIETY For information and submission
of abstracts, contact: Elaine White, ERP Environment, P.O. Box 75,
Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 6EZ UK Telephone: +44 (0)1274 530408,
Fax: +44 (0)1274 530409, email: elaine@erpenv.demon.co.uk
25-30 June, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: ASEAN REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE BASEL
CONVENTION. Organised by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
For further information visit: http://www.aseansec.org/.
26 June, Geneva, Switzerland: UNEP MEETING ON COMPLIANCE, ENFORCEMENT
AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT IN MEAs AND THE WTO. The meeting, organised in
collaboration with the WTO, will focus on concrete examples of where
trade or WTO rules can enhance or inhibit compliance with and enforcement
of MEAs, and on concrete examples of how the reliance on negotiation,
conciliation and soft-law compliance mechanisms in MEAs have proven
to be effective in MEA implementation. It will also develop input for
discussions taking place on international environmental governance in
the context of preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
For further information contact: Hussein Abaza, UNEP; tel: (41-22) 917-8179;
email: etu@unep.ch ; Internet: http://www.unep.ch/etu/etp/events/upcming/ceds.htm
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27-28 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT.
On the agenda are the Items related to linkages between the multilateral
environment and trade agendas, including Items 1, 5, 7, 8. For further
information contact: Hans-Peter Werner, Information and Media Relations
Division; tel: (41-22) 739-5007; Internet:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/envir_e/cte00_e.htm .
27-29 June, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA: FOURTH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. The goal of this conference
is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative
analysis of global economic issues. Particular emphasis will be placed
on applied general equilibrium methods, data and applications. Related
theoretical and applied work is also welcome. For additional information
and registration materials, contact: Judy Conner, Global Trade Analysis
Project, Purdue University - 1145 Krannert Building, West Lafayette
IN 47907-1145; tel: (1-765) 494-4267; fax: (1-765) 496-1224, email:
conner@agecon.purdue.edu
; Internet:
http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/GTAP/conferences/Conference2001/ .
27-29 June, Malmo, Sweden: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT-FORUM FOR PARTNERSHIP.
Organised by the City of Malmö, SALA (Swedish Association of Local Authorities),
the Swedish Ministry of the Environment, the EU Commission, CEMR (Council
of European Municipalities and Regions) and the European Sustainable
Cities and Towns Campaign. Anyone interested in taking part in the discussion
on European environmental policy should come to the conference where
one will get to meet experts and decision makers, go on study tours,
visit seminars and discussions establishing contacts and exchanging
experience with colleagues from Europe and the rest of the world. For
further information contact: Johanna Lampinen, Swedish Association of
Local Authorities; email: johanna.lampinen@svekom.se
; tel: (46 8) 452 72 64; Internet: http://www.agenda21forum.org/sustainable
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27-29 June, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 10th WORLD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONGRESS. Under the auspices of the WORLD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS
(WEDC) leaders of Asian and Western countries will present their views
on economic development for a sustainable future. Every year since 1992,
the WEDC has convened more than 1200 government and business leaders
from over 80 countries to discuss and define the global agenda for the
development of infrastructure projects worldwide. For further information
please contact Simon de Rozario, Business Development Manager; tel:
00-60-3-61578205; fax: 00-60-3-61577324; email:
ecoevent@putra.net.my . email:
wedckl@putra.net.my . Internet:
http://www.wedckl.com/ .
29 June, Geneva, Switzerland: AFRICA CLAIMING THE XXIST CENTURY: WILL GLOBALIZATION OVERSHADOW THIS REALITY? This meeting is held by the World Bank Office in Geneva to formulate new strategies to fight poverty, to protect the environment and get the most out of globalisation. Guest peaker: Mr. Callisto Madavo, World Bank Vice President for Africa. For further information please contact the World Bank Office, tel: (+41-22) 748-1000; email:
zhaddad@worldbak.org .
29 June-2 July, Maoming City, Guangdong Province: THE INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON RURAL ECONOMY OF CHINA AFTER WTO. The symposium is entitled
"Rural Development in China in the New Century: After China's Entry
into the WTO". The purpose of the symposium is to explore the new situation
faced by Chinese farmers after the country's accession in this trade
organization, their new opportunities and new challenges ahead, in a
context of international experience and globalisation in the 21st century.
The symposium will have important impacts on the agricultural and rural
development in China. For further information contact: Ms. Zhang Hong,
Coordinator, tel: (86-10) 6527-5067; fax: 6513-7559; email:
Keyanchu@cscrdi.cass.net.cn .
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1-4 July, The Bahamas: 22ND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM). For further information contact: Caribbean Community Secretariat, Conference Services Section; email:
carisec1@caricom.org ; Internet:
http://www.caricom.org/expframes2.htm.
2-7 July, Geneva, Switzerland: 24TH SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. For further information contact: Secretariat of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, UN FAO, Rome, Italy; tel:(+39 06) 57051; fax: 5705 4593. Internet:
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/cac24/al01_01e.htm
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2-7 July, VIU Campus, Venice, Italy: 2001 EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL IN RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS. Organised by the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) and the Venice International University (VIU). Economic Valuation Methods will be the theme of this year. In the six days of intensive lecturers and seminars, experienced researchers will give survey lectures focussed on topics such as non- market valuation; contingent valuation; choice experiments; travel cost and other indirect methods; valuation and the policy process. The deadline for applications is 30 March 2001. For further information contact: Monica Eberle, The Summer School Secretariat, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Castello 5252, I-30122 Venice, Italy; tel: (39-041) 2711458; fax: 2711461; email:
eberle@feem.it ; Internet: http://www.feem.it/ess/
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5-6 July, Tokyo, Japan: GLOBAL ROUND-TABLE ON INTER-LINKAGES. This Round-table takes place as input to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10). For further information contact: Jerry Velasquez, United Nations University; tel: (81) 35467-1301; fax: 33407-8164; email:
jerry@geic.or.jp ; Internet: http://www.unu.edu/
. From IISD Linkages, http://www.iisd.ca/journal/index.html
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6-7 July, WTO, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO-NGO SYMPOSIUM ON ISSUES CONFRONTING THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM. The World Trade Organization will be the venue of a symposium on critical issues confronting the world trading system. Representatives from governments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the media and members of the academic community are invited to participate. The aim of the symposium is to provide as much time as possible for both general and specific, issues-based discussion. An opening plenary on the morning of the first day of the symposium will be followed by five separate work sessions, each with a moderator and several discussants. The work sessions are: Agriculture; TRIPs - Access to Essential Medicines; Trade and Environment; Services; and WTO & Civil Society. For further information, including the programme and registration forms, visit:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/ngo_e/ngo_symp_2001_e.htm
or contact: Bernie Kuiten, WTO External Relations, rue de Lausanne 154, CH- 1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland; tel: (41-22) 739-5676.
10-12 July, Bangkok, Thailand: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY FOODS AND CROPS: SCIENCE, SAFETY AND SOCIETY. Britain and the OECD are organising this conference to take forward the international debate on new biotechnology. For further information please visit:
http://www.oecd.org/bangkok/index.htm
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12-13 July, Kathmandu, Nepal: LAUNCH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL PROGRAMME ON FARMERS' RIGHTS TO LIVELIHOOD. South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) are jointly conducting a programme to protect the rights of the farmers and marginal communities of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. For further information contact: South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE); tel: 977-1-268681; fax: 977-1-268022 and Mr. Ratnakar Adhikari, email:
rmadi@propublic.wlink.com.np
or Mr. Navin K. Verma, email: navin@hqsawtee.wlink.com.np
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13 July-10 August, Adelaid, Research Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia: LIVE & ONLINE. This symposium will include an online conference and live series (a conference on 26-29 July and a symposium on globalising art on 4 August). Refereed clusters will include the following topics: (i) global economies; (ii) global culture; (iii) globalising art protest movements; (iv) local, regional, global dynamics international aid and human rights;(v) global ecologies: and, (vi) the www world administration (WTO, UN, World Bank). The conference will be hosted at:
http://arts.adelaide.edu.au/ARCHSS/
. Registration information online from 1 May 2001. for questions about the online or live series contact the ARCHSS administrative officer Judy Barlow; tel: (618) 8303-4817; fax: 8303-4882; email:
judy.barlow@adelaide.edu.au
. Internet: http://arts.adelaide.edu.au/ARCHSS/
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14-15 July, Kathmandu, Nepal: A SOUTH-SOUTH SEMINAR "FROM BRUSSELS TO DOHA: INTEGRATING LDCs INTO THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM". South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) and CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment (CUTS-CITEE) are jointly organising a seminar to prepare a plan of action to influence the WTO agenda with a view to operationalise overt and covert commitments made by the developed countries to facilitate better integration of the LDCs into the multilateral trading system. For further information contact: South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE); tel: 977-1-268681; fax: 977-1-268022 and Mr. Ratnakar Adhikari, email:
rmadi@propublic.wlink.com.np
or Mr. Navin K. Verma, email: navin@hqsawtee.wlink.com.np
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16-18 July, Geneva, Switzerland: UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HIGH - LEVEL SEGMENT. Topic: ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This theme provides an excellent opportunity to harness the capacities of the United Nations system to address an issue central to international development co-operation: the socio-economic development of Africa. It is especially suitable for strengthening the dialogue between governments, international organisations and civil society and for engaging the business community in support of the objectives of the United Nations system. For further information visit:
http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/dev_afr/index.htm
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16-18 July, Geneva, Switzerland: UNCTAD EXPERT MEETING ON "WAYS TO ENHANCE THE PRODUCTION AND EXPORT CAPACITIES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTS, INCLUDING NICHE PRODUCTS, SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS (EPPS)”. Experts from around the world will discuss: (i) trends in production of and trade in food and agricultural products; (ii) measures to enhance production and export opportunities for developing countries; (iii) role of fairtrade organizations; (ix) impact of quality and organic standards, and (x) improving market access for developing country food exports. For more information, please visit the UNCTAD website at:
http://www.unctad.org/en/special/c1em15no.htm
, or contact Dr. Sophia Twarog, Trade, Environment and Development Section, UNCTAD/DITC; tel: 41-22-907-5082, fax: 41-22-917-0047; email:
sophia.twarog@unctad.org .
16-27 July, Bonn, Germany: RESUMED COP-6/14 SESSIONS OF THE UNFCC SUBSIDIARY BODIES. Key issues that must still be resolved at the resumed talks include a package of financial support and technology transfer to help developing countries contribute to global action on climate change, including measures for adapting to climate change impacts; the establishment of an international emissions trading system and a "clean development mechanism"; the extent to which targets should be achieved through domestic action (vs. emissions trading and CDM); the rules for counting emissions reductions from carbon "sinks" such as forests and farmland; and a compliance regime. For more information, contact the UNFCCC Secretariat, tel: (49-228) 815-1000; fax: 815-1999; email:
secretariat@unfccc.int ; Internet:
http://www.unfccc.int/ . From IISD Linkages
http://www.iisd.ca/ .
18 July, Miami, Florida: NEGOTIATING THE US-CHILE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND BEYOND. North-South Centre Speaker Series, featuring the Honourable John O'Leary, United States Ambassador to Chile. Location: University of Miami Faculty Club, 1550 Brescia Avenue, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida. For information contact: Conchita Ramos; tel: (305) 284-6868; email:
cramos@miami.edu .
18-20 July, Geneva, Switzerland: PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM. This meeting is organised by Mandat International. Additional details on the forum's objectives and registration can be found at the following link:
http://www.mandint.org/forum .
18-27 July, Bonn, Germany: UNFCCC COMFERENCE OF THE PARTIES 6TH SESSION PART II (COP-6, part 2). Following up the UN Framework Convention On Climate Change COP-6, part 1 in The Hague, The Netherlands, took place from 13 - 24 November 2000. The Parties will finalise their 6th annual meeting in Bonn. For further information visit:
http://www.unfccc.de/sessions/cop6_2/index.html
20-22 July, Genoa, Italy: G-8 SUMMIT 2001. Leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized countries will meet for their annual summit. For further information see:
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4-6 September, Bonn, Germany: 2020 Vision Conference on Food Security: The conference takes stock of the current situation, reviews progress in achieving sustainable food security since the first 2020 Vision conference in 1995, and offers state-of-the-art projections from the International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI) to show how many will go hungry in 2020 if appropriate action is not taken. It also focuses on the emerging issues that are most likely to affect the global goal of achieving sustainable food security for all by the year 2020. For further information:
http://www.ifpri.cgiar.org/2020conference
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10-28 September, Geneva, Switzerland: JOINT FAO-WHO MEETING ON PESTICIDES RESIDUES. The 26th session of the joint meeting of the FAO panel of experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues. This meeting is expected to produce reports and monographs summarizing the assessments of certain pesticides. For information, contact: Amelia
Tejada, FAO; tel: (39-6) 5705-4010; fax: 5705-6347; email:
Amelia.Tejada@fao.org ; Internet:
http://www.fao.org/waicent/FaoInfo/Agricult/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/events/c.htm
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24-25 September, Geneva, Switzerland: PREPARATORY REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. The conference is organized by the UN Economic Commission for Europe and is open for States and NGOs based in Europe. At the same time, states are invited by the UN to constitute national committees that integrate NGO's for the preparation of the conference. These committees will have to choose among measures taken in Switzerland to promote sustainable development. Selected examples will be presented during the World Conference. Moreover, the committee will organize the support of Switzerland to an international competition of posters made by children from around the world on the issue of sustainable development. For further information contact: UN Economic Commission for Europe, email:
mary.pat.silveira@unece.org
. For Switzerland, contact: M Werner Thut, Direction of Development and Cooperation, Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Berne, Switzerland.
24-28 September, Cusco, Peru: CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY IN THE ANDES AND AMAZON BASIN, LINKING SCIENCE, NGOs AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. This international interdisciplinary congress will focus on the countries of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and their ecosystems ranging from deserts to tropical forests, to mangroves, lowland forests in the Amazon basin, tropical dry forests, relicts of Andean forests and scrub formations in the Paramo region. For information contact Sigrun Lange, INKA
e.V, International network for the conservation of cultural and biological diversity,
Gravelottestr. 6, 81667 Munich, Germany; fax: (49 - 89) 4591-1920; email:
Sigrun.Lange@inka-ev.de ; Internet:
http://www.inka-ev.de/ .
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1-5 October, Montreal, Canada: SECOND MEETING OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL. Issues to be discussed include liability and redress; monitoring and reporting; Secretariat; guidance to the financial mechanism, rules of procedures for the MOP; issues for implementation; a draft provisional agenda for the MOP; and items for continued consideration from ICCP-1. Internet:
http://www.biodiv.org/ .
4-5 October, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT On the agenda, inter
alia: discussion of Items 9 and 10; review of the two thematic clusters, i.e. market access and linkages between the multilateral environment and trade agendas; and adoption of the 2001 Report of the
CTE. For further information contact: Hans-Peter Werner, Information and Media Relations Division;
tel: (41-22) 739-5007; Internet:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/envir_e/cte00_e.htm
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8-12 October, Rome, Italy: EIGHTH PICINC MEETING. The eighth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for the Preparation of the Conference of Parties of the Rotterdam Convention for the Application of the Prior Informed Consent
(PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (INC-8). For further information contact: Niek van der
Graaff, FAO, tel: (39-6) 5705-3441; email:
Niek.VanderGraaff@fao.org ; or Jim Willis, UNEP
Chemi-cals, tel: (41-22) 917-8111; e-mail:
chemicals@unep.ch ; Internet: http://www.pic.int/
. From IISD Linkages, http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/journal/
.
15-17 October, Alexandria, Egypt: Biotechnology and Sustainable Development: Voices of the South and the North. Sponsored by the Government of Egypt, Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
(ICARDA), World Bank and others. Addresses scientific, ethical, safety, regulatory, intellectual property rights, trade and economic issues surrounding biotechnology debate. Includes strong representation from developing countries, including scientists, government, media, farmer groups, non-governmental organizations, philanthropic organizations, academics and members of the private sector and civil society. Posters may be submitted for viewing during the conference. For further information contact: Dr. Ismail
Serageldin, Program Committee Chair, tel: (20-2) 572-4358 or 572-5785; fax: 572-8099; email:
icarda-cairo@cgiar.org ; Internet:
http://www.egyptbiotech2001.com/
.
29 October - 9 November, Marrakech, Morocco: 7TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (COP-7). For further information, contact: the UNFCCC Secretariat;
tel: +49-228-815-1000; fax: +49-228-815-1999; e-mail:
secretariat@unfccc.int ; Internet:
http://www.unfccc.int/ .
October 2001, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: BIOMALAYSIA 2002. This symposium is organised by the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, Malaysia and is aimed at: (i) attracting participation from industry, international organisations and the business community; (ii) creating opportunities for biotechnology businesses; (iii) facilitating joint business ventures and strategic alliances; and, (iv) increasing public awareness of biotechnology. For further information contact: Secretariat of BioMalaysia 2002; fax: (603) 297-0153; email:
biom2002@mastic.gov.my ; Internet:
http://nbd.mastic.gov.my/ .
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9-13 November, Doha, Qatar: WTO FOURTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE. For information contact: Keith Rockwell, WTO Information and Media Relations Division, (41-22) 739-5015.
12-16 November, Caracas, Venezuela: ADVANCED ISSUES IN BIOSAFETY: RISK MONITORING AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. General aspects of biosafety and risk assessment, risk monitoring of GMOs and public perception of biotechnology will be the issues addressed by international experts in this workshop. For further information contact: Giovanni
Ferraiolo, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology;
tel: +39-040-3757364; fax: 226555; email:
ferraiol@icgeb.trieste.it .
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