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Global
Rice Bran Oil Conference 2015 to be held in August
Mumbai | Saturday, Jul 4 2015 IST
The
second international conferencetitled 'Global Rice Bran Oil Conference 2015',
hosted by The SolventExtractors' Association of India (SEA), will be held on
7th and 8thAugust 2015 at Trident Hotel, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The
conference,according to the organizers SEA, will bring together over
400delegates and special invitees from not only India, but also fromChina,
Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries, for a closerinteraction for
promoting rice bran oil and its value addedproducts.
This conference will showcase the latest
products anddisseminate information on the latest technologies on rice bran
oiland its value added products.Speaking on the beneficial qualities of rice
bran oil, an officialfrom SEA said, "Rice bran oil, also know as the
'Wonder Oil' is aunique edible oil produced from the oily layer of brown rice,
whichis separated as rice bran, while producing white rice."The world
production of rice bran oil is about 15 lakh tonnes, outof which 9.5 lakh
tonnes are produced in India, against thepotential of 16 lakh tonnes, according
to SEA. Other major rice branoil producing countries are China, Japan, Thailand
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Rice Storage Workshop, April 7,2015 Richvale
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 • Richvale, CA
+ to calendar
A workshop to discuss the rice shortage and mill insect pest management will take place April 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lundberg Family Farms, 5311 Midway, Richvale, Calif.
The workshop is organized by the research team of the Post-Harvest Grain Management Project, which was funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Grants Program.
The team consists of several scientists with many year’s experience in the subject of pest management in stored grains and storage and milling facilities.
The workshop will focus on pest management in rice mills as well as in storage bins.
Major topics include: Current status and challenges of rice grain insect pest management; integrated pest management programs; monitoring and dynamics of storage insect pests inside and around rice mills; structural treatments, residual insecticides, and aeration; economics of storage rice insect pest control; and, integrated storage rice insect pest management and tool delivery.
Register on-line at http://ucanr.edu/2015ricemillworkshop
Registration is free. Please register before April 1 to ensure participation. Seats will be filled on a first-come basis. Lunch will be provided.
DPR CE credits have been requested.
For more information, contact Luis Espino, University of California Cooperative Extension at 530-458-0578, laespino@ucanr.edu, or Jim Stewart, Lundberg Family Farms 530-538-3500.
courtesy:http://westernfarmpress.com/rice-storage-workshop-april-7-richvale?utm_source=USA+Rice+Daily%2C+March+18%2C+2015&utm_campaign=Friday%2C+December+13%2C+2013&utm_medium=email
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Innovation Summit 2015
http://www.irp.edu.pk/summit15/
Annual Technology Event of 500+ Technologies
and 1000+ Innovators
March, 4-5, 2015. In Punjab University
Lahore
Email your project to uip@irp.edu.pk
Jointly
organized by Pakistan Science Foundation, University of the Punjab and
Institute of Research Promotion. Management support is provided by PASTIC,
University of Management and Technology, Shafi Reso Chem and Industry
Stakeholders.Induss Pak Corporations is organizing a special session on
Visit Innovation Summit
Innovation
Summit is annual event organized to develop an exchange between researchers and
research users. The summit is an open place for visitors. The stakeholders from
industry, academia, public sector and social sector are invited to visit
technologies and attend conference sessions.
Display Innovations of Academia
Professors of
universities and R&D organizations are known for innovative ideas, new
technologies and research work. Display your ideas, technologies in labs and
pilot scale development in the exhibition. This is right place to promote your
innovation and link with potential donors, investors, supporters and users of
your technologies
Display Industry Technologies
Exhibit your
innovative products developed and commercialized by your industry. Innovation
Summit is a place to boost your image of innovation and progressive
organization. Display your product, process and business model having proven
track of technological innovation.
Be Part of Innovation Summit
We invite
industry, academia, public and social sector organizations to support the
annual innovation summit. You can share expenses, extend sponsorship support,
fund innovation awards, fund travel and stay of students /guests and offer
other managerial and operational support.
Session of Innovation Summit 2015
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Technologies for Agricultural Implements
(Machinery)
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Technologies for Metals and Materials
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Technologies for Textile Processing
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Technologies for Electric and Electronics
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Biotechnologies for Food and Dairy Sector
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Technologies for Information and Communication
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Technologies for Industrial Chemicals
·
Technologies for Solar Energy
Conference Sessions of Summit 2015
Guidelines for Session Organizers
Avail Confirmed Innovation Awards by
Industry
Contacts:
Misbah –
misbah@irp.edu.pk – 0321-5040789 – Rahmat –
rahmat@irp.edu.pk – 0321-4917181
Why to Participate in Innovation Summit
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To listen experiences of innovators
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To network with creative minds
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To liaison with stakeholders of your idea
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To be the part of the innovative community
Why to Exhibit Innovative Technology by
Academia
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To find investor of your technology
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To get support for commercialization of your
technology
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To get R&D funding from PSF
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To find related expertise and support
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To link your research with industry
stakeholders
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To win Innovation Award
Why to Exhibit Innovative Products by Industry
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To gain social welcome for your innovative
product
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To improve branding of your innovative product
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To get financial support for further R&D of
product
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To get technical support of university
scientists
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To find more innovative technologies
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To promote your organization as innovative one
For
Registration Visit on http://www.irp.edu.pk/summit15/
The 2nd Plant Genomics Congress Asia
19-20 March 2015
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GFIA to Host Largest Gathering of Agriculture Ministers in the GCC
9-11 March, Abu Dhabi
19-20 March 2015
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GFIA to Host Largest Gathering of Agriculture Ministers in the GCC
9-11 March, Abu Dhabi
Over 40 Agriculture Ministers from across the world are confirmed as attending GFIA 2015. As well as participating in the inaugural meeting of the UN's Global Alliance for Climate SmartAgriculture, ministerial delegations will be present to hold bilateral meetings, conduct trade talks and search for sustainable agriculture innovations for food producers back home.
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Rice
Featured at North Louisiana Ag Expo
Serving up rice samples at
LARC booth
WEST
MONROE, LA -- An estimated 10,000 people attended the 33nd annual North
Louisiana AgExpo on January 16-17 where they learned about the state's ag
industry, especially rice. For correctly
answering questions about rice, visitors to the Louisiana Rice Council (LARC)
booth received sample bags of Louisiana-grown rice, provided by the Louisiana
Rice Growers Association. Attendees also enjoyed a cup of red beans and rice,
courtesy of the Northeast Louisiana Rice Growers Association.
Recipe brochures, nutrition information, and
rice-facts sheets from the USA Rice Federation were distributed. LARC members,
including President Eric Unkel, Vice President Charles Precht, Jr., and Jimmy
Hoppe manned the booth with assistance from USA Rice field staff, Randy and
Mary Jemison.The Expo was established by the North Louisiana Agribusiness
Council to educate citizens about the regional and state impact of agriculture.
Contact: Randy Jemison (337) 738-7009
Gulf Food 2015
8-12 February 2015
Visit website for more information:
http://www.gulfood.com/
GFIA 2015
| Date: | 09-Mar-15 to 11-Mar-15 |
| Location: | Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre / Abu Dhabi / United Arab Emirates |
| Category: | Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Technology Conferences & Trade Fairs |
Welcome to the future of sustainable agriculture. Hosted by the City of Abu Dhabi and in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture is the world’s largest collection of sustainable agriculture innovations. With the support of over 30 Foundation Partners and international collaborators, GFIA 2015 will host over 6,000 of the world’s brightest minds to show the world how game-changing technologies can feed the world.
One ticket will give you access to over 50 hours of conference content. But don’t worry about which conferences to attend, which roundtables to join or which exhibitors to meet. Your ticket to GFIA gives you access to ALL SIX conference programmes, all features, and the international exhibition for three days of networking, discovery and collaboration.
GFIA is unique in that it attracts all the players – from across the full food value chain – needed to effect real change in the way we feed the world.
The innovators, the policy-makers, the donors, the development agencies, the food producers, the foundations, the NGOs, the research organisations, the investors, will all be there.
Winner of 2014 Middle East Event Award for ‘Best Meeting/Conference’, GFIA is the most influential event in the world for all those wishing to contribute to the sustainable agriculture movement.
One ticket will give you access to over 50 hours of conference content. But don’t worry about which conferences to attend, which roundtables to join or which exhibitors to meet. Your ticket to GFIA gives you access to ALL SIX conference programmes, all features, and the international exhibition for three days of networking, discovery and collaboration.
GFIA is unique in that it attracts all the players – from across the full food value chain – needed to effect real change in the way we feed the world.
The innovators, the policy-makers, the donors, the development agencies, the food producers, the foundations, the NGOs, the research organisations, the investors, will all be there.
Winner of 2014 Middle East Event Award for ‘Best Meeting/Conference’, GFIA is the most influential event in the world for all those wishing to contribute to the sustainable agriculture movement.
Visit on on website for more information: http://www.innovationsinagriculture.com/
Upcoming Rice & Agriculture Events in 2014 & 2015 Globally ,Click the following link:
Plant Genomics Congress - Asia
For more
details please visithttp://www.globalengage.co.uk/plantgenomicsasia.html
Date:
March 19th,
2015 to March 20th, 2015
Venue:
Country:
Malaysia
City:
Kuala Lumpur
Padiglione Italia Expo 2015
The
Padiglione Italia Expo for 2015 will take place in Milan from May 1 to October
31. The Expo is soliciting offers for Italian milling companies to become the
official rice supplier to the 2015 Expo. The rice will be distributed in the
hall reserved for Italian products, along with pizza and pasta.A contribution
of at least 200,000 euros (about $267,000) is required to become the official
rice supplier, and interested parties must submit their offer from this
starting point by September 17. The winner will become the rice supplier for
the entire Italian area and can use a special logo on the packaging.
Date: May
1st, 2015 to October 31st, 2015
Venue:
Country: Italy
State/Province: Milano
Cereals Europe 2015
For more
details please visithttp://www.cerealseurope.com/.
Date: March
24th, 2015 to March 26th, 2015
Venue: Hotel President Wilson
Country: Switzerland
City: Geneva
ABARES Outlook 2015
For more
details please visit http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/outlook-2015
Date: March
3rd, 2015 to March 4th, 2015
Venue: National Convention Centre
Country: Australia
City: Canberra, ACT Australia
2015 AfricaRice Science Week & GRiSP-Africa Forum
For more
detail please visit: http://africarice.blogspot.in/2015/01/2015-africarice-science-week-grisp.html
Date: February
9th, 2015 to February 13th, 2015
Venue: AfricaRice Temporary
Headquarters
Country: Benin
City: Cotonou
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Plant Science Conferences
Conviron is an active participant in numerous plant science conferences around the world and we are proud to have forged so many long-term relationships with the plant science community.
The following is our current tradeshow calendar. We would be pleased if you would drop by our conference booth and would welcome the opportunity to meet you, learn more about your research and determine how we can work together to help address your needs.
Gulf Food 2015
8-12 February 2015
Venue:Dubai World Trade Centre
http://www.gulfood.com/
June 2-4, 2015
visit for more information : http://ricemtconvention.com/
50-Years Golden Jublee Celebration of Agricultural Engineering Profession
National Seminar:A National Seminar on “Emerging Technologies and Futuristic Directions in Agricultural Engineering” will be held on Friday 23, 2014 at 9:00 AM in the Seminar Room of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi at the occasion of 50 years Golden Jublee Celebration of Agricultural Engineering Profession during the first Social-Gathering of Agricultural Engineers for the Year 2014. For any information & participation, Contact: Engr. Prof. Dr. M. Yasin (Arid University) at 03336104565 or email at drmyasindg@gmail.com or psaepak@gmail.com
Engineers Night at University of Agriculture:An engineer’s night will be arranged on Friday 24, 2014 to have fun the 50 years Golden Jublee Celebration of Agricultural Engineering Profession by the Student Society of Agricultural Engineers at Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. The night events will start at 21:00 at UAF-Iqbal Auditorium. Anyone engineering graduate willing to participate can contact Engr. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor at abdul.ghafoor@uaf.edu.pk (Programme Finalization under processes)
Student Activities
Student Activities will be uploaded here (Required your suggestion)
Engineers Night, Sport Gala, Celebration etc
Institutional Activities
Activities of Education Institutions will be uploaded here (Required your suggestion & Cooperation)
Seminars, Conferences, Exhibitions, Research Activities etc.
Professionals Activities
Activities of Professional Engineers working in different sectors will be uploaded here (Required your suggestion & Cooperation)
Field Activities, Innovation, Research Work, Field Seminars, Conferences, Exhibitions, etc.
Global Rice Market and Trade Summit
27-29 October 2014, Bangkok International Trade and
Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Thailand
This event opens
discussions to a wide array of topics:
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Expert analysis of important rice markets,
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Insights into the premium rice market (e.g., basmati, jasmine, and
japonica),
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Chinese rice imports,
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Policy-related factors influencing the rice market and trade flow,
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African and Middle Eastern market updates,
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An in-depth analysis of Myanmar’s rice value chain and potential
investment opportunities in the rice sector), and
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Updates on the most recent rice technologies and varieties.
The first Global
Rice Market and Trade Summit, organized by the International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI), will be attended by various stakeholders in the rice
market and trade industry.
Have ample networking
opportunities and be among the participants:
• rice exporters„„ •
importers • „traders • „millers • „retailers • commodity analysts • „grain
merchandisers • „commodity traders • „farmers • „government and trade officials
• „freight brokers • „freight insurance agents • „researchers • representatives
from seed, fertilizers, and agri-food companies and corporations
For inquiries, please
contact:
Samarendu Mohanty International Rice Research Institute Phone: +63 2 580 5600 (ext. 2722)
Email: s.mohanty@irri.org
http://ricecongress.com/2014/grmt/
More Upcoming Events
Conference Symposiums Seminars Special Lecture
Agri, Food, Aqua & Veterinary 2015 Conferences
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Food Processing & Technology August 10-12, 2015 London, UK
4th International Conference and Exhibition on Nutrition & Food
Sciences October 26-28, 2015 Chicago, USA
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Probiotics & Functional Foods November 3-5, 2015 Valencia, Spain
4th International Conference and Exhibition on Metabolomics &
Systems Biology April 27-29, 2015 Philadelphia, USA
5th International
Conference on Clinical & Experimental Cardiology April 27-29, 2015 Philadelphia, USA
5th International
Conference on Clinical & Experimental Dermatology July 13-15, 2015 New Orleans, USA
5th International
Conference on Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology August 4-6, 2015 Valencia, Spain
International Conference
and Business Expo on Wireless Communication September 21-23, 2015 Baltimore, USA
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Biosensors & Bioelectronics September 28-30, 2015 Atlanta, USA
International Conference on
Significant Advances in Biomedical Engineering April 27-29, 2015 Philadelphia, USA
International Conference
and Exhibition on Automobile Engineering September 1-3, 2015 Valencia, Spain
2nd International
Conference on Computer Graphics and Animation September 21-22, 2015 San Antonio,
USA
2nd International
Conference on Digital Marketing and Social Media September 21-22, 2015 San Antonio,
USA
3rd International
Conference and Exhibition on Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering October 5-7, 2015 San Francisco, USA
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Biometrics & Biostatistics November 16-18, 2015 San Antonio, USA
2ndInternational
Conference and Exhibition on Industrial Engineering November 16-18, 2015 Dubai, UAE
3rd International Conference on Functional and Comparative Genomics
& Pharmacogenomics September 21-23, 2015 San Antonio,
USA
4th International
Conference on Clinical Microbiology & Microbial Genomics October 5-7, 2015 Philadelphia, USA
World Congress on
Beneficial Microbes: Food, Pharma, Aqua & Beverages Industry August 25-27, 2015 Valencia, Spain
9th Global
summit and Expo on Vaccines & Vaccination November 30-December 02, 2015 San
Francisco, USA
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Materials Science & Engineering September 14-16, 2015 Florida, USA
3rd International
Conference and Exhibition on Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation May 18-20, 2015 San Antonio, USA
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Cosmetology & Trichology June 22-24, 2015 Philadelphia, USA
International Conference and Exhibition on Lung Disorders &
Therapeutics July 13-15, 2015 Baltimore, USA
3rd International
Conference and Exhibition on Traditional & Alternative Medicine August 3-5, 2015 Birmingham, UK
International Conference
and Expo on Audiology and Hearing Devices August 17-18, 2015 Birmingham, UK
International Conference
and Exhibition on Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics August 24-26, 2015 London, UK
International Conference and Exhibition on Gastrointestinal
Therapeutics August 25-27, 2015 Valencia, Spain
3rd International
Conference on Predictive, Preventive, Personalized Medicine & Molecular
Diagnostics September 01-03, 2015 Valencia, Spain
International Conference on
Targeting Diabetes and Novel Therapeutics September 14-16, 2015 Las Vegas, USA
International conference and exhibition on Haircare &
Transplantation December 07-09, 2015 Florida, USA
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Orthopedics & Rheumatology October 26-28, 2015 Baltimore, USA
3rd Global Summit and
Medicare Expo on Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery November 30-December 02, 2015
Atlanta, USA
4th International Conference and Exhibition on Obesity & Weight
Management December 07-09, 2015 Atlanta, USA
4th International Conference and Exhibition on Neurology &
Therapeutics July 27-29, 2015 Rome, Italy
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Addiction Research & Therapy August 03-05, 2015 Florida, USA
International Conference on
Parkinsons Disease and Movement Disorder August 11-13, 2015 Frankfurt, Germany
3rd International
Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia August 31-Sep 02, 2015 Toronto,
Canada
International conference on
Adolescent Medicine & Child Psychology September 28-30, 2015 Houston, USA
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Occupational Health & Safety August 24-25, 2015 Toronto, Canada
5th International
Conference and Exhibition on Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs August 03-05, 2015 Florida, USA
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance & Clinical Trials August 10-12, 2015 London, UK
International Conference
and Expo on Drug Discovery & Designing August 11-13, 2015 Frankfurt, Germany
6th World
Congress on Bioavailability & Bioequivalence: BA/BE Studies Summit August 17-19, 2015 Chicago, USA
6th International
Conference on Biomarkers & Clinical Research August 31-Sep 2, 2015 Toronto, Canada
6th International
Conference and Exhibition on Analytical & Bioanalytical Techniques September 1-3, 2015 Valencia, Spain
2nd International
Summit on Past and Present research systems of Green Chemistry September 14-16, 2015 Florida, USA
3rd International
Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry & Natural
Products October 26-28, 2015 Hyderabad, India
4th International
Conference and Exhibition on Biologics and Biosimilars October 26-28, 2015 Baltimore, USA
4th International
Conference on Medicinal Chemistry & Computer Aided Drug Designing November 02-04, 2015 Atlanta, USA
3rd World Congress on Petrochemistry and Chemical Engineering November 30-December 02, 2015
Atlanta, USA
International Conference
and Exhibition on Mesoscopic & Condensed Matter Physics June 22-24, 2015 Boston, USA
International Conference
and Exhibition on Biopolymers and Bioplastics August 10-12, 2015 San Francisco, USA
3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Lasers, Optics
& Photonics September 1-3, 2015 Valencia, Spain
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SD Calendar Upcoming Events
February 2015
UNGA High-Level Thematic Debate on Means of
Implementation for a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda
The
President of the 69th UN General Assembly (UNGA), Sam Kutesa, will convene this
thematic debate, which will focus on how to mobilize resources to turn
aspirations for the post-2015 development agenda into realities. It is expected
to discuss financing, technology development and transfer and capacity
building. The debate will also consider investments in climate financing, rural
development, infrastructure, protection of the global commons and social
sectors.
dates: 9-10 February 2015 venue: UN Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office of the President of the UNGA www: http://www.un.org/pga/090215_hl-debate-means-implementation-...
This
2015 edition of the Les Assises du Vivant dialogues of the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will bring together scientists,
civil society and other stakeholders to discuss the links between biodiversity
and climate change in the run-up to the 21st session of the Conference of the
Parties (COP 21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The
event, titled 'Biodiversity and Climate Change in Interaction: Creating new
life possibilities,' will focus on three themes, namely: rethinking
conservation - towards 'no regrets' strategies; developing ecological
solidarity and environmental justice by 'teaming up' with the rest of the
living world; and doing business differently by articulating performance and
resilience.
dates: 9-10 February 2015 venue: 7,
Place de Fontenoy location: Paris, Ile-De-France, France contact: John
Crowley e-mail: J.Crowley@unesco.org
www: http://en.unesco.org/events/assises-du-vivant-2015-biodivers...
The
first meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors under the
Turkish Presidency will be hosted in Istanbul, Turkey, on 9-10 February 2015.
The finance ministers are expected to convene four times throughout the year.
Turkey has chosen to focus on 'inclusive and robust growth through collective
action' under its leadership in 2015. The three pillars that will guide the
G20's work this year are: strengthening the global recovery and lifting the
potential; enhancing resilience; and buttressing sustainability.
dates: 9-10 February 2015 location: Istanbul,
Turkey www: https://g20.org/2015-event-schedule/ https://g20.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015-TURKEY-G-20-...
The
International Disaster Conference and Expo 2015, organized by the US Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), together with the International Association
of Emergency Managers (IAEM), will focus on issues relating to disaster
preparation, response, recovery and mitigation on a global scale, in particular
emergency management, homeland security, first response and loss mitigation,
among others. The conference aims to create opportunities for public and
private sector engagement, and discussions relating to policy, lessons learned,
best practices and forward thinking.
dates: 10-12 February 2015 venue: Ernest
N. Morial Convention Center location: New
Orleans, LA, US contact: IDCE phone: +1-504-582-3072
fax: +1-888-637-3976 e-mail: info@idcexpo.net
www: http://internationaldisasterconference.com/ http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/39582
A joint
workshop of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the UNFCCC Secretariat, on 'Enhancing
Observations to Support Preparedness and Adaptation in a Changing Climate -
Learning from the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report,' will take place from 10-12
February 2015, in Bonn, Germany.
dates: 10-12 February 2015 location: Bonn,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany contact: GCOS
Secretariat phone: +41-22-730-8067 fax: +41-22-730-8052
e-mail: GCOSJPO@wmo.int
www: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=Calendar
The
European Council meeting, or 'EU Summit,' will be held in Brussels, Belgium. It
will be the second meeting chaired by President of the European Council Donald
Tusk, who took office on 1 December 2014.
date: 12 February 2015 venue: Justus
Lipsius Building, Rue de la Loi 175 location: Brussels,
Belgium www: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/calendar/?ent[]=6...
The Project
on Sustainable Transformation for 2015 is organising this public symposium to
explore linkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and disaster
risk reduction (DRR), in particular, linkages between the post-2015 development
agenda and the Hyogo Framework for Action. Participants will develop policy
recommendations for the forthcoming UN World Conference on DRR in Sendai,
Japan, and discuss how SDGs can help build safe, inclusive, resilient cities
and human settlements, as well as promote better risk communication in Japan.
The one-day event is sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, and
is organized under the auspices of the UN University Institute for the Advanced
Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS).
date: 12 February 2015 venue: ANA
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 9F Rosemary, 1 Kitanocho, Chuo-ku, Kobe location: Kobe,
Hyogo, Japan contact: Norichika Kanie phone: +81-3-5734-2906
fax: +81-3-5734-2906 e-mail: info@post2015.jp
www: http://ias.unu.edu/en/events/upcoming/sustainable-developmen... http://www.post2015.jp/en/
This
webinar, titled "Learning from wetlands — the case for dry soils," is
being convened by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in
collaboration with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat and Wetlands
International. It aims to build knowledge and expand the understanding of
policy and scientific issues related to reducing emissions from soil carbon
based on lessons learned from peatlands and other wetlands. The webinar will
address topics, such as: building scientific knowledge on soil carbon;
establishing policy and regulatory frameworks; and implementing projects and
programmes for reducing emissions. The webinar is targeted towards Focal
Points, national biodiversity managers, sustainable land management (SLM)
experts and other technical specialists in Africa. Outcomes include the
identification of priority actions to enhance the consideration of soil
biodiversity and carbon for implementing the CBD. Those who are interested
should register before 6 February 2015.
date: 12 February 2015
1:00 PM location: virtual contact: Annie
Cung e-mail: annie.cung@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2015/ntf-2015-009-webin...
The 8th
part of the second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform
for Enhanced Action (ADP) of the UNFCCC will convene from 8-13 February 2015,
in Geneva, Switzerland.
dates: 8-13 February 2015 venue: UN
Office at Geneva location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland contact: UNFCCC
Secretariat phone: +49-228-815-1000 fax: +49-228-815-1999
e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.int
www: http://unfccc.int/meetings/unfccc_calendar/items/2655.php?ye...
The 53rd
Session of the Commission for Social Development will convene under the
priority theme for the 2015-2016 review and policy cycle, 'Rethinking and
strengthening social development in the contemporary world'. The Commission is
expected to address, inter alia: the follow-up to the World Summit for Social
Development; relevant UN plans and programmes of action on the situation of
social groups, including disabled persons, youth and families; and its proposed
programme of work for the biennium 2015-2016.
dates: 4-13 February 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US www: http://undesadspd.org/CommissionforSocialDevelopment/Session...
This
Disaster Risk Reduction Expert Forum, organized by the Consortium for Capacity
Building of the University of Colorado Boulder, US, will convene to examine
'lessons learned about lessons learned' about hydro-meteorological disaster
risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation, focusing on usability of
the lessons identified from scientific and societal findings relating to DRR
and a changing climate.
dates: 10-13 February 2015 location: Antalya,
Turkey contact: Michael Glantz e-mail: glantz@colorado.edu
www: www.ccb-boulder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Advertising-a... http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/41446
Organized
for the first time, Resilient Cities Asia 2015, taking place from 11-13
February 2015, in Bangkok, Thailand, will aim to become a key regional platform
for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, providing innovative
solutions for cities and local governments, currently facing related threats
and challenges, that will help mainstream resilience considerations into policy
and practice. The event builds on 'Resilient Cities - The Annual Global Forum
on Urban Resilience and Adaptation,' held since 2010, in Bonn, Germany, and is
organized by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability.
dates: 11-13 February 2015 location: Bangkok
(Krung Thep), Thailand contact: ICLEI South Asia e-mail: resilient.cities.asia@iclei.org
www: http://asialeds.org/events/resilient-cities-asia-2015
Organized
by the Soil Conservation Society of India in collaboration with the Indian
Council of Agricultural Research, this conference will address ways to boost agricultural
productivity for food security and economic development, while conserving and
restoring the natural resource base. Topics to be covered include: assessment,
development and management of natural and human resources for livelihood and
food security; integrated management of water and land resources to prevent
land degradation and salinity related desertification; conservation agriculture
systems for drylands, rainfed and irrigated areas; climate change mitigation
and adaptation strategies including carbon sequestration in soils for different
land use systems; and policy frameworks for capacity building to mitigate
emerging problems in natural resource management. This is a 2015 International
Year of Soils event.
dates: 10-13 February 2015 venue: National
Agricultural Science Centre (NASC) Complex, DPS Marg (Pusa), New Delhi — 110012
location: New Delhi, Delhi, India contact: Shri
Jagatveer Singh phone: +911125848244 e-mail: soilcsi@gmail.com
www: http://www.icscsi2015.in/docs/First%20Circular.pdf http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/events/detail/en/c/263707/
Asia Regional Capacity-building Workshop on
Mainstreaming Biosafety into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
and Resource Mobilization
Organized
by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this
workshop aims to enhance the capacity of Asian Parties to the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety to implement the Nagoya — Kuala Lumpur Supplementary
Protocol on Liability and Redress by effectively integrating biosafety into
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and national
development plans. The second objective of the workshop is to build Parties'
capacity to identify and mobilize resources for implementation and identify
opportunities and means to foster regional cooperation.
dates: 9-13 February 2015 location: Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia contact: CBD Secretariat phone: +1
514 288 2220 fax: +1 514 288 6588 e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=BSMBWS-2015-01
The
Third Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET),
organized by the the African Union Commission (AUC), the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) and the Government of Cape Verde, will comprise two
segments: an expert segment from 10-12 February 2015; and a ministerial segment
from 13-14 February 2015. The conference will seek to, inter alia: review and
endorse the Draft Implementation Plan of the Integrated African Strategy on
Meteorology; consider and adopt the AMCOMET Constitution and Rules of
Procedures; and review progress made in the establishment of a Regional Climate
Centre in Central Africa and the feasibility of developing an African Regional
Space Programme.
dates: 10-14 February 2015 location: Praia,
Cape Verde contact: AMCOMET Secretariat phone: +41-22-730-8513
fax: +41-22-730-8053 e-mail: amcomet@wmo.int
www: http://www.wmo.int/amcomet/en/events/third-session-african-m... http://www.wmo.int/amcomet/sites/default/files/field/doc/eve...
The
First Renewable Energy Global Investment Promotion Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST) in
New Delhi, India, will provide a platform for the global investment community
to connect with stakeholders in India. The event, organized by the Indian
Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), jointly with the Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI), is expected to take place from 15-17 February 2015. The
meeting will focus on the further growth of renewable energy and energy
efficiency in the country. A plenary session is planned for 15 February, with
participation by high-level speakers, and the event is expected to attract over
200 attendants from various countries, international financial institutions,
banks and non-banking financial companies, and energy sector actors. An
exhibition of manufacturers, promoters and developers is also planned for showcasing
India's manufacturing capabilities and latest technologies.
dates: 15-17 February 2015 location: New
Delhi, Delhi, India contact: Girish Kuma, Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy of India fax: +91-11-24361298 e-mail: gkumar.mnre@nic.in
www: http://www.re-invest.in/
This
workshop will address the challenges of fostering sustainable firewood use for
heating and cooking in households of the UN Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE) region. It will provide a platform for exchanging experiences
throughout the region on how to improve wood energy applications, and
participants will be invited to develop guidance for providing an enabling
policy framework to optimize the use of wood as a clean and healthy source of
energy for households. The workshop will result in two outcomes: a collection
of best practices; and a roadmap for policy makers. Participants will review
and discuss the draft documents, which will be provided prior to the workshop.
Participants from development agencies, academia, and intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations addressing heating and cooking are expected to
attend the workshop. A parallel exhibition will be held from 13-27 February
2015, in order to raise awareness regarding the complexity of, and potential
improvement in, firewood use in households, including regarding health and
resource efficiency. It will showcase the different aspects of efficient
firewood use in households, encouraging people to learn about wood, where its
energy is stored, how it is transformed to heat and how to preserve this heat
for household use.
dates: 18-19 February 2015 venue: Palais
des Nations, Room VII location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland contact: Florian
Steierer e-mail: florian.steierer@unece.org
www: http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=37423 http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/timber/meetings/20150218/...
Convened
under the UN Forum on Forests Facilitative Process to support financing for
sustainable forest management (SFM), the 'Workshop on Harnessing Climate Change
Financing for Sustainable Forest Management in Southeast Asia' will consider
links and opportunities for harmonization between SFM financing and REDD+. The
workshop will be co-convened with the UN Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
dates: 17-19 February 2015 location: Bangkok
(Krung Thep), Thailand contact: Mark Petimezas phone: 1
212 963 3401 e-mail: unff@un.org
www: http://unff-fp.un.org/event/#_EVENTURL http://unff-fp.un.org/events/climate-change-financing-for-sf...
This
workshop aims to foster a dialogue on enhancing ecosystem approaches to the
management of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) through global,
regional and national processes. The workshop is expected to result in a
synthesis on the current state of knowledge on global and regional processes
that can be used to improve sustainable use of fisheries resources and
biodiversity conservation in ABNJ, and address areas of uncertainty as a result
of a weak knowledge base on fisheries and biodiversity. Participants will
assess knowledge; global, regional and national efforts; and available capacity
on fisheries and biodiversity conservation in ABNJ, with the aim of identifying
gaps and capacity needs. The workshop will also share lessons learned and
emerging trends in development, management and research on ABNJ from around the
world and establish cross-sectoral linkages for improved information sharing on
ABNJ. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the Global
Ocean Forum are organizing the workshop, in collaboration with other partners.
dates: 17-20 February 2015 venue: FAO
Headquarters location: Rome, Lazio, Italy contact: Miriam
Balgos or Marco Boccia e-mail: miriambalgos@globaloceans.org
or Marco.Boccia@fao.org www: http://www.fao.org/fishery/nems/40670/en http://www.commonoceans.org/fileadmin/user_upload/common_oce...
The
intergovernmental negotiations on post-2015 development agenda will take place
over several sessions starting in January 2015. The second session will take
place on 17-20 February 2015, and focus on the Declaration.
dates: 17-20 February 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of UNGA President e-mail: dowlatshahi@un.org
www: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/declaration https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
The
Office of the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) is organizing a
high-level thematic debate on 'Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice in the Post-2015 Development Agenda'. The debate aims to discuss the
linkages between crime prevention, criminal justice and sustainable development
within the context of the post-2015 agenda. The debate will consider how to
address social and economic challenges and promote sustainable development
through strengthening crime prevention and criminal justice systems, norms and
standards while also addressing threats that undermine them, such as
corruption, illicit trafficking and corruption. The debate will include an
opening session and two panel discussions, and will result in a President's
summary.
date: 24 February 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of the President of the UNGA www: http://www.un.org/pga/240215_hl-debate-integrating-crime-pre...
The
Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) on National Communications from non-Annex I
Parties will hold the Hands-On Training Workshop on the Preparation of Biennial
Update Reports (BURs) for the Africa region from 23-25 February 2015, in Bonn,
Germany.
dates: 23-25 February 2015 location: Bonn,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany contact: UNFCCC
Secretariat phone: +49-228-815-1000 fax: +49-228-815-1999
e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.int
www: https://unfccc.int/national_reports/non-annex_i_natcom/meeti... http://unfccc.int/meetings/unfccc_calendar/items/2655.php?ye...
Working Group Meeting of the Climate and
Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC)
The
Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC)
Working Group, which oversees the activities of CCAC, will meet in Kathmandu,
Nepal, on 24-25 February 2015. The CCAC is a voluntary international framework
that was launched in February 2012 to address short-lived climate pollutants
(SLCPs) as an urgent and collective challenge. The CCAC is a partner-led effort
and aims to reduce emissions of methane, black carbon, and many
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in order to protect the environment and public
health, promote food and energy security, and address near-term climate change.
dates: 24-25 February 2015 location: Kathmandu,
Bagmati, Nepal contact: CCAC Secretariat phone: +33
1 44 37 14 50 fax: +33 1 44 37 14 74 e-mail: ccac_secretariat@unep.org
www: http://www.ccacoalition.org/
The 2015
Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will host a
segment on Operational Activities for Development. The meeting will take place
from 23-25 February 2015, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. This year's
segment will also include sessions focusing on the opportunities and challenges
facing the UN development system in: advancing South-South cooperation;
strengthening the coherence of funding of operational activities; and enhancing
the effectiveness of the UN system support for national capacity development.
An important outcome of this year's Operational Activities for Development
Segment will be an ECOSOC resolution providing guidance to the analytical
preparations of the Secretary-General for the 2016 quadrennial comprehensive
policy review (QCPR) process.
dates: 23-25 February 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US www: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/di... http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/
The
fourth edition of Mexico WindPower will bring together key players in the wind
power industry, including government representatives, companies, industry
experts, academics and professionals. Participants will discuss how the supply
chain can help achieve Mexico's 35% renewable energy targets by 2024 and the
implications of this goal for the wind industry. Mexico WindPower 2015 will
include: high-level presentations on the development of Mexico's wind power
potential; discussions on wind energy technology and solutions; and a 5,000
square meter exhibition for products and services for the wind industry. Mexico
WindPower is an annual event jointly organized by the Global Wind Energy
Council (GWEC), the Mexican Wind Energy Association and event organizer EJ
Krause.
dates: 25-26 February 2015 location: Mexico
City, Distrito Federal, Mexico contact: Pat
Hazan-Tessler phone: +1-301-493-5500 fax: +1-301-493-5705
e-mail: tessler@ejkrause.com
www: http://mexicowindpower.com.mx/2015/home-eng.html
The UN
Statistics Division is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on the indicator
framework for the post-2015 development agenda, to be held back-to-back with
the 46th session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC 46), which takes place
on 3-6 March 2015. The Expert Group Meeting, with participation of
representatives from national statistical systems and international and
regional organizations, is expected to discuss the development of the indicator
framework for the post-2015 development agenda. The objective is to reach a
common understanding of how this work will be conducted within the available
time frame. Statistical experts from civil society, academia and private
sectors will also participate. The outcome of the meeting will be presented to
UNSC 46 under agenda item 3, Data in support of the post-2015 development
agenda.
dates: 25-26 February 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Luis
GonzC!lez Morales phone: +1 212 963 0692 e-mail: gonzalezmorales@un.org
www: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/newsletter/globalstat_unsd_calend... http://unstats.un.org/unsd/post-2015/activities/egm-on-indic...
The UN
Environment Programme's (UNEP) Regional Gateway for Technology Transfer and
Climate Change Action in Latin America and the Caribbean (REGATTA) and the
facilitator of REGATTA's Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Community of
Practice, Practical Action Latin America, are co-organizing this meeting of
members of the EbA Community of Practice to strengthen the network, discuss
regional experiences in EbA and identify opportunities for collaboration.
dates: 26-27 February 2015 location: Lima,
Peru e-mail: info@solucionespracticas.org.pe
www: http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=77865e2d8ac8b3a11af7f6a5...
The Food
and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is convening an online conference
to discuss the costs and benefits of various options for climate change
mitigation in the forestry sector including REDD+, green building, and the
promotion of bioenergy. The conference will be organized under two themes:
'climate change mitigation through forest management interventions', and
'climate change mitigation through improved wood utilization'. The online
discussion will take place from 6-27 February 2015.
dates: 6-27 February 2015 location: virtual
contact: Illias Animon e-mail: illias.animon@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/forestry/cc-mitigation-economics/en/
The
Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop will focus on
sharing and learning from regional experiences on integrated marine and coastal
area management, with the aim of holistically achieving the Aichi Biodiversity
Targets 6 and 11. Participants will also discuss scientific and technical tools
to support the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including the description of
ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs). The SOI is a
global platform to enhance capacity and build partnerships to achieve the Aichi
Biodiversity Targets related to marine and coastal biodiversity. The
Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Ministry of
Environment of Peru and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
are convening the meeting. The Japan Biodiversity Fund and the French Marine
Protected Areas Agency fund the SOI.
dates: 23-27 February 2015 location: Lima,
Peru contact: CBD Secretariat phone: +1
514 288 2220 fax: +1 514 288 6588 e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2014/ntf-2014-122-soi-e...
The 41st
Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 41) will meet in
the first half of 2015 to address, inter alia, future work of the IPCC and
lessons from the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5).
dates: 24-27 February 2015 venue: UN
Office at Nairobi location: Nairobi, Kenya contact: IPCC
Secretariat phone: +41-22-730-8208/54/84 fax: +41-22-730-8025/13
e-mail: IPCC-Sec@wmo.int
www: http://www.ipcc.ch/index.htm
This is
the second of two events organized by the Global Soil Partnership (GSP), with
the support of the European Commission, to follow up on priorities identified
during launch workshops for the African Soil Partnership held in Accra, Ghana
and Nairobi, Kenya in 2013. One of the common gaps identified during the
workshops was the need to improve the availability of updated soil data and
information for supporting decision taking in relation to soil management.
Capacity development in this area was therefore identified as a priority in the
region. This event is being organized as part of the International Year of
Soils 2015.
dates: 23-27 February 2015
[tentative] location: Nairobi, Kenya www: http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/news-events-archive...
Events
held during Sustainable Land Management Week (SLM) will incorporate the needs
and priorities of land administration in the UN Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE) region in support of the post-2015 development agenda and the proposed
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A workshop on 'Promoting Inclusive, Safe,
Resilient and Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements through Designing and
Managing Public Spaces' will take place on Tuesday, 24 February, in order to
discuss how sound urban public areas promote democracy, inclusiveness and
openness, and enhance social cohesion. A workshop organized by the Working
Party on Land Administration (WPLA) will convene on Wednesday, 25 February, and
will address challenges posed by illegal and unplanned urban growth in the
region and tools available to governments to improve livelihoods. On Thursday
and Friday, 26-27 February, the ninth session of the WPLA on 'Land and SDGs'
will meet, providing an international platform for a high-level exchange on
issues related to land administration and management. Representatives of UNECE
member States will review the WPLA's work in 2014 and 2015 and discuss how the
UNECE can continue to work to improve land management and land administration
practices in the UNECE region. The Second Meeting of International
Organizations/Agencies will meet on Friday, 27 February to provide an
opportunity to discuss how to work together to improve land management and
administration in Europe and the UNECE region.
dates: 24-27 February 2015 venue: Palais
des Nations location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland contact: Amie
Figueiredo, WPLA Secretariat phone: +41 (0)22
9172625 e-mail: Amie.Figueiredo@unece.org
www: http://www.unece.org/hlm/slmw2015#/
The UN
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will host a special event titled
'Multi-stakeholder partnerships: Making them work for the Post-2015 Development
Agenda,' featuring two panel discussions. The event will highlight examples of
successful partnerships, including from the viewpoint of mechanisms for their monitoring
and review, and how these partnerships can be aligned with the post-2015
development agenda.
date: 27 February 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US www: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/newsletter/desanews/di... http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/
The
seminar will focus on the monitoring requirements for the new goals and targets
of the post-2105 development agenda — the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
— from a national perspective. It will provide a forum for both data producers
and users from different areas to exchange views on how to deal with the new
monitoring needs in an effective way, and on how the national monitoring of the
SDGs should be conducted, including by ensuring full national ownership of the
process. The seminar will also offer statistical experts from national
statistical offices, private sector and civil society an opportunity to discuss
how to utilize traditional and innovate ways to meet the data demand for the
monitoring of the SDGs.
date: 27 February 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: United
Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) phone: +1
212 963 9851 e-mail: statistics@un.org
www: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/statcom_2015/seminars/pos...
Beyond Enforcement: Communities,
Governance, Incentives and Sustainable Use in Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade
The
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Sustainable Use and
Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi), the International Institute for
Environment and Development (IIED), the Austrian Ministry for the Environment,
the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED) and TRAFFIC are
holding a symposium to explore the roles of communities, governance, incentives
and sustainable use in combating illegal wildlife trade. This symposium seeks
to evaluate whether and under what circumstances community-based interventions
are likely to achieve success in combating current patterns of illegal use and
trade of wildlife (both plants and animals), and provide examples, lessons
learnt and guidance in order to support governments, institutions and
organizations in meeting relevant international commitments. Outputs of the
meeting will be presented at the inter-governmental Conference on Illegal
Wildlife Trade in Kasane, Botswana, in March 2015.
dates: 26-28 February 2015 location: Johannesburg,
Gauteng, South Africa www: http://pfbc-cbfp.org/news_en/items/suli-enen.html
March 2015
Africa
Environment Day, celebrated annually on 3 March, was established by the
Organization of African Unity in 2002 as a way of raising awareness of the
pressing environmental challenges facing the continent. Since 2012, the Africa
Environment Day has been celebrated in conjunction with Wangari Maathai Day, in
order to pay tribute to the late Nobel Laureate's green legacy.
date: 3 March 2015 location: worldwide
contact: Directorate of Information and
Communication, African Union Commission e-mail: dinfo@africa-union.org
www: http://www.au.int
The
Committee will provide advice to the Secretary of the International Treaty on
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) on the coordination of
the programme of work on sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food
and agriculture (PGRFA), cooperation with the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) and other relevant processes, and the development of a toolbox
on the sustainable use of PGRFA.
dates: 3-4 March 2015
[tentative] location: Rome, Lazio, Italy contact: ITPGR
Secretariat phone: +39 06 570 53441 fax: +39
06 570 56347 e-mail: pgrfa-treaty@fao.org
www: http://www.planttreaty.org/content/second-meeting-ad-hoc-tec...
The
second Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe conference,
taking place from 4-5 March 2015, in The Hague, the Netherlands, will focus on
securing Europe's critical infrastructure. The event is aimed at stakeholders
from industry, operators, agencies and governments. The conference will feature
a presentation on the European Commission's Copernicus Project, which is
developing an autonomous, multi-level operational Earth observation capacity.
dates: 4-5 March 2015 venue: Crowne
Plaza Den Haag Promenade location: Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
contact: Neil Walker phone: +44-7725-318601
e-mail: neilw@torchmarketing.co.uk
www: http://www.cipre-expo.com/ http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/37263
As part
of the preparatory process for the Third International Conference on Financing
for Development (FfD 3), hearings with civil society and the business sector
will be hosted by the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly, with
support from the Financing for Development Office (FFDO) and the UN
Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS).
dates: 4-5 March 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Susan
Alzner phone: 212-963-3125 e-mail: info@un-ngls.org
www: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/overview/third-conference-ffd/prep...
UNGA High-Level Thematic Debate on
Advancing Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in the Post-2015 Development
Agenda
The
President of the 69th UN General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, will convene this
thematic debate on Advancing Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in the
post-2015 development agenda. The debate will focus on measures to advance
gender equality and women's economic and political empowerment at all levels,
including education. Organizational arrangements were updated in a 2 December
2014 note of the President:
http://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/12/021214_hl-thematic-debates.pdf
date: 6 March 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of the President of the UNGA www: http://www.un.org/pga/statements/opening-69th-session/ http://www.un.org/pga/calendar/
The 46th
Session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) will agree on modalities for
the development of the indicator framework for the post-2015 development
agenda, among other agenda items. UNSC's Friends of the Chair Group on broader
measures of progress (FOC) is expected to prepare and guide discussions on the
development and implementation of the framework. The annotated provisional
agenda (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/doc15/2015-1-Agenda-Rev-E.pdf),
provisional programme of work (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/doc15/2015-L1-Timetable-E.pdf),
and side events (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/SideEvents_2015.htm) are
available.
dates: 3-6 March 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: UNSC
e-mail: statcom@un.org
www: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/commission_46th_session.h...
The
Major Groups participating in the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) are convening a
workshop on sustainable forest management (SFM) under the theme, 'Designing the
vehicles for securing the means of implementation'. Expected outputs from the
meeting are recommendations to be submitted to the eleventh meeting of the UNFF
(UNFF11). The workshop is being supported by the Governments of Nepal and
Germany in collaboration with the Major Groups Partnership on Forests (MGPoF),
the UNFF Secretariat and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO).
dates: 2-6 March 2015 location: Kathmandu,
Bagmati, Nepal contact: Lambert Okrah e-mail: info@mgp-forests.org
www: http://www.mgp-forests.org/
This
regional workshop on Sustainability Science will focus on how sustainability
science can address economy-environment interactions and contribute to
sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. The workshop is expected to
develop: a policy paper and strategy for the next ASEAN Plan of Action on
Science and Technology 2016-2020; and a regional framework and tools to
implement sustainability science. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) Jakarta office is organizing the workshop in
collaboration with the Malaysia FIT Programme on the 'Science Harnessed for
ASEAN Regional Policy (SHARP)' and Japan FIT Programme on the 'Sustainability
Transformation Across the Region (STAR)'.
dates: 4-6 March 2015 location: Kuala
Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia contact: Rahmah Elfithri or Joana Vitorica
Onaindia e-mail: elfith@ukm.my
www: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/natural-sciences-...
This
international interdisciplinary conference will convene from 4-6 March 2015, in
Bogota, Colombia, under the theme 'Achieving Sustainability Goals through
Knowledge Sharing'. The conference will aim at exchange and sharing of
knowledge on environmental information and communication in a variety of
environmental domains and sectors, and methods models and techniques. The event
will focus on examining how environmental information and communication are
generated, handled, managed, distributed and made accessible. The conference is
being organized by Esri Colombia, the German National Committee for the
Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), and the International
Society for Environmental Protection (ISEP). Presentations and documentation of
the main conference will be in English. Related workshops will be mostly
conducted in Spanish.
dates: 4-6 March 2015 venue: Hotel
and Convention Center Cosmos 100 location: Bogota,
Distrito Especial, Colombia contact: Conference
Secretariat e-mail: org@CEGeoIC2015.net
www: http://cegeoic2015.net/ http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/40023
This is
one of a series of Regional Soil Partnership Workshops being convened as part
of activities to commemorate the International Year of Soils (IYS) 2015, under
the auspices of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP). One of the objectives of the
workshops is to consolidate collaboration among Focal Points to the GSP.
Activities during the workshops will include: establishing steering committees
where these are not currently available; appointing chairs for working groups'
pillars; and finalizing the regional implementation plans.
dates: 2-6 March 2015 location: Santiago,
Region Metropolitana, Chile www: http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/highlights/detail/e... http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/regional-partnershi...
The
UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference will take place from 9-12 March 2015, in Mexico,
and will address the theme "Combating desertification, land degradation
and drought for poverty reduction and sustainable development — the
contribution of science, technology, traditional knowledge and practices".
It will be held during the fourth special session of the Committee on Science
and Technology (CST S-4) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD). The Scientific Conference aims harness a wide range of scientific,
local and traditional knowledge to achieve poverty reduction and sustainable
development in areas susceptible to desertification, land degradation and
drought. The Conference is being organized by the UNCCD Secretariat and the
Scientific and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development (STK4SD)
Consortium.
dates: 9-12 March 2015 location: Cancun,
Quintana Roo, Mexico contact: STK4SD Consortium e-mail: 3sc.unccd@agropolis.fr
www: http://3sc.unccd.int/ http://www.unccd.int/en/about-the-convention/the-bodies/The-...
The 2015
South-East European Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will
take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 11-13 March 2015. The event will promote
the latest energy developments in relation to renewable energy and energy
efficiency, and related services, encourage their large-scale implementation in
South-East Europe, and aim to boost foreign investment in the regional economy.
The exhibition will feature industry exhibitors, and provide networking opportunities
for international and local industry players. The event will target
participants from relevant economic sectors and industries, government, the
financial sector, media, academia and civil society. In parallel, the same
venue will host the annual 'Waste Management and Recycling Exhibition and
Conference' and 'Smart Cities Exhibition and Conference for South-East Europe'.
dates: 11-13 March 2015 venue: Inter
Expo Center location: Sofia, Sofiya, Bulgaria contact: Zdravka
Kazanlieva, Via Expo phone: +359-32-960011 e-mail: office@viaexpo.com
www: http://viaexpo.com/en/pages/ee-re-exhibition http://viaexpo.com/htdocs/images/fm/EE%20&%20RE,%20Smart...
The 36th
meeting of the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee (JISC) will take
place in Bonn, Germany, from 12-13 March 2015.
dates: 12-13 March 2015 location: Bonn,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany contact: UNFCCC
Secretariat phone: +49-228-815-1000 fax: +49-228-815-1999
e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.int
www: http://ji.unfccc.int/index.html http://unfccc.int/meetings/unfccc_calendar/items/2655.php?ye...
The
Energy and Climate Partnerships of the Americas (ECPA) will hold this seminar
in order to provide training and an updating of knowledge on the integration of
distributed energy resources to the electrical system. It will also aim to
facilitate understanding of the conceptual models, technologies, markets and
regulatory frameworks for the operation of smart grids, and will identify
technical, regulatory, environmental and economic barriers to and opportunities
for their implementation.
dates: 11-13 March 2015 location: Santiago,
Region Metropolitana, Chile contact: Juan Cruz
Monticelli e-mail: jmonticelli@oas.org
www: http://ecpamericas.org/Events/?id=529
The 17th
session of the Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC) of the Global
Climate Observing System (GCOS), the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)
and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) will take place from 16-17
March 2015, in Zurich, Switzerland. The session documents will be made
available on the TOPC website.
dates: 16-17 March 2015 location: Zurich,
Switzerland contact: GCOS Secretariat phone: +41-22-730-8067
fax: +41-22-730-8052 e-mail: GCOSJPO@wmo.int
www: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=Calendar http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=TOPC
The
third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be hosted by the
Government of Japan and organized by the UN International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (UNISDR). Participants are expected to agree a post-2015 framework
for disaster risk reduction (DRR).
dates: 14-18 March 2015 location: Sendai,
Miyagi, Japan contact: UNISDR phone: +41-2291-78907
fax: +41-2291-78964 e-mail: isdr@un.org
www: http://www.wcdrr.org/
The
Third Global Scientific Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is the
result of a Netherlands-led initiative aimed at simultaneously addressing the
themes of agriculture, food security and climate change. The Conference will
continue the work of the first and second conferences, held in Wageningen, the
Netherlands, in 2011, and Davis, California, US, in 2013. The initiative has
structured its work around two parallel processes: one to address the science
of CSA and the other to focus on policy. The conference, which will focus on
vulnerable countries and populations, filling research gaps and closing the
science-policy divide, will be an opportunity for researchers to update
knowledge of CSA and make recommendations to policymakers. The Food and
Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the CGIAR Consortium are among the
conference organizers.
dates: 16-18 March 2015 venue: Le
Corum, Esplanade Charles De Gaulle, 34000 location: Montpellier,
Languedoc-Roussillon, France contact: Agropolis
International phone: +33 (0)4 67 04 75 75 fax: +33
(0)4 67 04 75 99 e-mail: csa2015.montpellier@agropolis.fr
www: http://csa2015.cirad.fr/index.php/csa2015 http://www.cifor.org/event/climate-smart-agriculture-2015/
Meeting
under the theme 'Unlocking Africa's Energy Potential,' this forum will bring
together relevant stakeholders to discuss the policy, technology and financing
aspects of unlocking Africa's energy potential. More specifically, it will
address: how to meet the energy demand of Africa's economies and close the
energy access gap; the ideal energy mix for Africa's energy future; whether the
gap between existing infrastructure and investment required to increase energy
accessibility can be bridged; and whether African governments are ready to provide
the necessary leadership and governance to bring about an energy revolution in
Africa. The forum also aims to demonstrate the growing significance and
viability of business and investment in the African energy sector. It will
include plenary sessions, panel discussions, keynotes addresses and business
networking programmes on: energy security in the changing African energy
landscape; building capacity for power sector growth; the global fossil fuel
industry and oil and gas development in Africa; ensuring clean, safe and
affordable energy for all; renewable energy potential and trends; sharing of
best practices, technology and alignment of energy policies; financing energy
systems of Africa; fostering corporate social responsibility and public-private
partnerships; and promoting the role of youth and women in Africa's energy
future. The forum will offer a platform for discourse across sectors and groups
without focusing on an "ideological debate on public versus private
investment or fossil fuel versus renewable energy". Ultimately, the forum
aims to catalyze a new energy paradigm to serve as a basis for sustainable
growth of Africa. The meeting is being co-hosted by Global Energy Initiative
and MCI-Middle East.
dates: 18-19 March 2015 location: Nairobi,
Kenya contact: Rudinov Vincent phone: +97143116300
e-mail: rudinov.vincent@mci-group.com
www: www.africafutureenergyforum.org
The
Coordinating Unit of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of
Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) will convene the
Second Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG2) to the Raptors MoU.
dates: 16-19 March 2015 location: Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates contact: Nick
Williams e-mail: nwilliams@cms.int
www: http://www.cms.int/en/news/2015002-second-meeting-technical-...
The IV
Mediterranean Forest Week is being convened by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the UN (FAO), the Government of Spain, FOREST EUROPE and other
partners in order to explore the role of Mediterranean forests in the green
economy. The Week will bring together stakeholders to explore policy
considerations from the Tlemcen Declaration and Strategic Framework on
Mediterranean Forests (SFMF), promote resilient forests, consider the
integration of other sectors within national forest programmes and develop an
overall vision for the future of Mediterranean forests and woodlands.
dates: 17-20 March 2015 venue: Hospital
de la Santa Creu location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain contact: David
Solano e-mail: david.solano@ctfc.es
www: http://med.forestweek.org/
The UN
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the UN (FAO) Forestry and Timber Section working party will
consider guidance and issues related to work areas covered by the Working Party
including: forest data, monitoring and assessment, policy dialogue and advice,
and outreach and communications. The meeting will also include a celebration of
the International Day of Forests 2015.
dates: 18-20 March 2015 venue: Palais
des Nations (Room V) location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland contact: Florian
Steierer e-mail: florian.steierer@unece.org
www: http://www.unece.org/forests/wpfsem2015.html#/
As part
of a series of two environmental seminars held back-to-back in each region of
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International
Aviation and Environment Seminar will be held from 18-19 March 2015, and the
States' Action Plans Seminar will be held from 19-20 March 2015, in Warsaw,
Poland, for the European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Region. The seminars are
supporting ICAO Member States in their efforts to institute climate-friendly
aviation. The first seminar, intended for civil aviation, environment, energy,
industry, civil society, academia, and National Action Plan (NAP)
representatives, as well as the general public, will cover: aviation and
environmental outlook, aircraft noise, local air quality, global emissions,
sustainable alternative fuels, market-based measures, technology, operations,
green airports, States' action plans, assistance to States and financingb
. The second seminar is for NAP Focal Points to learn about ICAO Guidance on State Action Plans; the Action Plan Emissions Reduction (APER) website, supporting documents and ICAO tools; assistance for the implementation of the Action Plan; and States' best practices.
dates: 18-20 March 2015 location: Warsaw,
Poland contact: ICAO phone: +1-514-954-8219
fax: +1-514-954-6077 e-mail: icaohq@icao.int
www: http://www.icao.int/Meetings/EnvironmentalWorkshops/Pages/20... http://www.icao.int/Meetings/EnvironmentalWorkshops/Document...
The 20th
session of the Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC) of the Global
Climate Observing System (GCOS) and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
will take place from 18-20 March 2015, in Zurich, Switzerland. The session
documents will be made available on the AOPC website.
dates: 18-20 March 2015 location: Zurich,
Switzerland contact: GCOS Secretariat phone: +41-22-730-8067
fax: +41-22-730-8052 e-mail: GCOSJPO@wmo.int
www: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=Calendar http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=AOPC
The
fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 59) will
focus on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, including challenges
that affect its implementation and the achievement of gender equality and the
empowerment of women. The Commission will undertake a review of progress made
in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 20
years after its adoption at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. The
Beijing+20 review will also include the outcomes of the 23rd special session of
the UN General Assembly, the first five-year assessment conducted after the
adoption of the Platform for Action. The session will also address
opportunities for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the
post-2015 development agenda.
dates: 9-20 March 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: UN
Women phone: +1 646 781-4400 fax: +1
646 781-4444 www: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw59-2015 http://csonet.org/index.php?page=view&nr=278&type=13...
Celebrated
annually on 23 March in commemoration of the entry into force, in 1950, of the
Convention of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and in celebration
of the contribution of national meteorological and hydrological services to
society, the 2015 World Meteorological Day will be held under the theme
'Climate Knowledge for Climate Action'. The Twitter hashtag for the day will be
#WorldMetDay.
date: 23 March 2015 location: worldwide
contact: WMO Secretariat phone: +41-22-730-8111
fax: +41-22-730-8111 e-mail: wmo@wmo.int
www: http://www.wmo.int/worldmetday/
As part
of a series of two environmental seminars held back-to-back in each region of
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International
Aviation and Environment Seminar will be held from 23-24 March 2015, and the
States' Action Plans Seminar will be held from 24-25 March 2015, in Dubai, the
United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the Middle East Region. The seminars are
supporting ICAO member States in their efforts to institute climate-friendly
aviation. The first seminar, intended for civil aviation, environment, energy,
industry, civil society, academia, and National Action Plan (NAP)
representatives, as well as the general public, will cover: aviation and
environmental outlook, aircraft noise, local air quality, global emissions,
sustainable alternative fuels, market-based measures, technology, operations,
green airports, States' action plans, assistance to States and financing. The
second seminar is for NAP Focal Points to learn about ICAO Guidance on State
Action Plans; the Action Plan Emissions Reduction (APER) website, supporting
documents and ICAO tools; assistance for the implementation of the Action Plan;
and States' best practices.
dates: 23-25 March 2015 location: Dubai,
United Arab Emirates contact: ICAO phone: +1-514-954-8219
fax: +1-514-954-6077 e-mail: icaohq@icao.int
www: http://www.icao.int/Meetings/EnvironmentalWorkshops/Pages/20...
The
Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will convene its ninth meeting to
continue its work operationalizing the Fund. In addition, the Board committee
meetings and panels will take place on 23 March 2015.
dates: 24-26 March 2015 venue: GCF
headquarters, 175 Art Centerbdaero, Yeonsubgu, 406b840 location: Incheon,
Republic of Korea additional: Songdo contact: GCF
Secretariat phone: +82 32 458 6038 fax: +82
32 458 6094 e-mail: secretariat@gcfund.org
www: http://news.gcfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/notif_GCF_... http://news.gcfund.org/
The
Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) 2015 will convene under the theme 'Global
Change, Sustainable Development Goals and the Nexus Approach,' and include
participants from UN organizations, UN University (UNU) institutes,
governments, international organizations, as well as individual researchers and
representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Focusing on the
contributions of a nexus approach to the management of water, soil and waste,
the DNC 2015 will address the following issues: maintaining and enhancing
environmental resources under global change; facilitating efficient and
sustainable use of limited natural resources; engaging international
development partners in the promotion of the nexus approach; and facilitating a
transition to a green economy, especially with regard to agriculture. The DNC
2015 is organized by the UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material
Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) as a follow-up to its workshop 'Advancing
a Nexus Approach to the Sustainable Management of Water, Soil and Waste,' held
from 11-12 November 2013 in Dresden, Germany.
dates: 25-27 March 2015 venue: HC6rsaalzentrum,
Technische UniversitC$t Dresden, BergstraCe 64 location: Dresden,
Sachsen, Germany contact: UNU-FLORES phone: +49-351-892-193-70
e-mail: DNC2015@unu.edu
www: http://www.dresden-nexus-conference.org/home.html
This
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) workshop is part of a series of regional
workshops the Secretariat is organizing to facilitate the description of
Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) through the
application of the scientific criteria in decision IX/20, annex I as well as
scientific guidance on the identification of marine areas beyond national
jurisdiction (ABNJ). The workshop will bring together scientific and technical
experts to analyze biological and ecological data and information on marine
ecosystems, habitats and species, and geological, physical or oceanographic
data. Participants are expected to produce a regional workshop report on areas
meeting EBSA criteria for consideration by the CBD's Subsidiary Body on
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA). A Training Session on
EBSAs will precede the workshop on 22 March 2015.
dates: 22-27 March 2015 location: Colombo,
Sri Lanka contact: CBD Secretariat phone: +1
514 288 2220 fax: +1 514 288 6588 e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2014/ntf-2014-128-ebsa-... http://www.cbd.int/ebsa/meetings?tab=previous
The
intergovernmental negotiations on post-2015 development agenda will take place
over several sessions starting in January 2015. The third session will take
place on 23-27 March 2015, and focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
and targets.
dates: 23-27 March 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of UNGA President e-mail: dowlatshahi@un.org
www: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/sdgsandtarget... https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
The 2015
conference will take place under the theme, 'Linking Land Tenure and Use for
Shared Prosperity,' in recognition of the role of land tenure in affecting
asset distribution, land use patterns and other socio-economic outcomes at
landscape, community and household levels. The conference is expected to bring
together over 1,000 participants from around the world, including
representatives from governments, the private sector, civil society and
academia to discuss innovative approaches to improving land governance.
Sessions will address ten themes on land tenure and prosperity through keynote
lectures, policy roundtables and paper and poster presentations. An innovation
fair will showcase the role of open data and technological innovations in
improving land governance. A pre-conference workshop, 'Monitoring land
governance,' will take place in advance of the opening session on March 23 and
a post-conference learning day will convene on March 27.
dates: 23-27 March 2015 venue: World
Bank headquarters, 1818 H Street location: Washington
D.C., US contact: World Bank e-mail: landconference@worldbank.org
www: http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2014/08/06/landconference...
This
global conference on tenure and fishing rights will focus on rights-based
approaches for fisheries. It aims to share experiences and information on the
application of rights-based approaches to responsible fisheries and social
development, particularly in areas where tenure governance is weak.
Participants will discuss concepts of tenure and users rights to support
fisheries stakeholders and policymakers in designing and implementing
arrangements for efficient, equitable and sustainable resource utilization and
development. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is hosting
the conference with the Government of Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries.
dates: 23-27 March 2015 location: Siem
Reap, Cambodia contact: Rebecca Metzner, Chief FIPI, FAO e-mail: Rebecca.Metzner@FAO.org
www: http://www.fao.org/fishery/nems/40684/en
This
meeting, organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), on
Sustainable Development of Air Transport in Africa, will aim to promote a new
regulatory framework for the region and is expected to result in the adoption
of a declaration on the regional implementation of this framework. Topics of discussion
will include: market access liberalization; air carrier ownership and control;
consumer protection; air transport connectivity enhancement; taxes and charges;
regulatory responses for passengers; and the cost of regulatory differences.
The event will be organized in partnership with the Civil Aviation of
Madagascar.
dates: 25-27 March 2015 location: Antananarivo,
Madagascar contact: ICAO phone: +1-514-954-8219
fax: +1-514-954-6077 e-mail: icaohq@icao.int
www: http://www.icao.int/Meetings/AirTransport-Madagascar/Pages/d...
The
thirteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the
Convention (CRIC 13) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
will take place two weeks after the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference and fourth
special session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-4). CRIC 13
will be preceded by Consultations of affected country Parties of the
Convention's Regional Implementation Annexes on 23 and 24 March 2015. Delegates
will also discuss how to integrate ongoing processes to align national action
programmes with the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to
sustainable land management.
dates: 25-27 March 2015 location: Bonn,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany contact: UNCCD
Secretariat phone: +49 228 815 2800 fax: +49
228 815 2898/99 e-mail: secretariat@unccd.int
www: http://www.unccd.int/en/about-the-convention/the-bodies/The-... http://www.unccd.int/Lists/SiteDocumentLibrary/CRIC/CRIC%201...
The C40
Cities Climate Leadership Group and the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, are
hosting Latin American mayors for a one-day forum on climate change leadership
at the local government level. The Forum will provide an opportunity for cities
in the region to announce commitments on climate change in line with the
Compact of Mayors. Participants will also share best practices, seek collective
strategies, and learn of the technical assistance available to cities complying
with the Compact. Mayors from both C40 cities and non-C40 cities in Latin
America will be in attendance.
date: 27 March 2015 location: Buenos
Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina contact: C40
- Rio de Janeiro e-mail: http://www.c40.org/contact
www: http://www.c40.org/events/c40-cities-climate-leadership-grou...
Powering
East Africa, part of a series of stakeholder-led meetings designed to connect
African Governments, utilities and regulators with investors, will center on
"breaking the transmission barrier," or the requirements for
unlocking investment in power transmission to increase energy access and
support regional growth and development. Panel discussions will focus on, inter
alia: the role of power utilities in unlocking the transmission barrier; the
role of the East African Power Pool (EAPP) in delivering cross-border
transmission; financing of transmission networks, including barriers to private
sector participation; and global transmission and distribution models.
dates: 25-27 March 2015 venue: Windsor
Golf and Country Club location: Nairobi, Kenya contact: Amy
Offord phone: +44-20-7384-8068 e-mail: amy.offord@energynet.co.uk
www: http://www.energynet.co.uk/event/powering-east-africa-2015
UNCTAD Multi-year Expert Meeting on
Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building
and Sustainable Development
The
third session of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development
will take place in March 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland.
dates: 30-31 March 2015 venue: Palais
des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10 location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland fax: 41 22 917 0214 e-mail: meetings@unctad.org
www: http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=645
The
Eighth Joint African Union Commission (AUC)-Economic Commission for Africa
(ECA) Annual Meetings will take place as part of the AU Conference of Ministers
of the Economy and Finance and the ECA Conference of African Ministers of
Finance, Planning and Economic Development, under the theme, 'Implementing
Agenda 2063: Planning, Mobilizing and Financing for Development'. The
conference will include plenary sessions; round table debates; side events; and
the launch of the annual Economic Report on Africa, which addresses the theme
of trade and industrialization. The conference will include a ministerial
segment from 30-31 March and an expert segment from 26-27 March.
dates: 25-31 March 2015 venue: UN
Conference Centre location: Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia
contact: UNECA phone: +251
11 551 5826 e-mail: ecainfo@uneca.org
www: http://www.uneca.org/cfm2015
April 2015
The 2015
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Integration Segment, chaired by Vladimir
Drobnjak (Croatia), Vice-President of ECOSOC, will bring together Heads of
States and Governments, ministers, governors, mayors, the UN system, the
tripartite constituents of the International Labour Organization (ILO), civil
society, academia and the private sector. The segment will focus on 'achieving
sustainable development through employment creation and decent work for all'.
dates: 30 March - 1 April 2015 location: New
York City, US www: http://csonet.org/index.php?page=view&nr=279&type=13... http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/integration/2015/index.shtml
The
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the French Government, with
the regional Government of Martinique, will convene this meeting on
accelerating the uptake of renewables on islands. Invited participants will
discuss: renewable resource assessments as a prerequisite to investment;
waste-to-energy systems, which can reduce waste disposal and electricity costs;
and renewable-based desalination, which will provide islands with fresh water
from the surrounding sea. Energy is a critical development challenge for
islands, and most electricity is generated from imported diesel fuel at a high
cost; thus, fuel import bills often exceed total export revenues. While many
islands have identified the transition to renewable energy as a policy
priority, realizing such a transition is often difficult due to the small size
of island markets, high installation costs, shortages of skills and limited
access to finance.
dates: 8-9 April 2015 location: Martinique
phone: +971 2 417 9000 www: http://www.irena.org/menu/index.aspx?mnu=cat&PriMenuID=3...
A
Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) High-Level Symposium will be held in
Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 8-10 April 2015. The Symposium, organized by
the Republic of Korea and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(DESA), is the first high-level preparatory event for the 2016 DCF. It will
engage up to 200 high-level experts from a wide range of stakeholders. It will
focus on how to bring together commitments on financing and other means of
implementation (MOI) from the Monterrey and Rio processes, in order to allow countries
and other stakeholders to take an integrated approach to development
cooperation, ensure more robust monitoring and accountability for progress and
achieve better and more lasting development results.
dates: 8-10 April 2015 location: Incheon,
Republic of Korea www: http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/newfunct/dcfrok.shtml
The
Department of Economics and the Institute for Policy Research at the University
of Bath are hosting this international forum to discuss state-of-the-art
academic research on international environmental agreements informed by the
insights of policymakers and practitioners in the field. The forum will include
academic presentations (ten academic keynote presentations and 40 academic
contributed papers) and engagement with stakeholders through roundtable
discussions and public lectures. The forum seeks to connect researchers with
those who design and implement policy, as well as those who are affected by the
policies. The first Forum was hosted by the University of Exeter in 2011. The
following topics, inter alia, are expected to be addressed: impact of the
negotiation process on implementation of environmental agreements; the role of
institutions in shaping and monitoring agreements; the role of research and
development, adaptation and geoengineering in the success of climate change
mitigation strategies; the impact of policy instruments at the international
and domestic level on the success of agreements; the role of international and
domestic law in designing international environmental agreements; ecological,
technological and societal thresholds and tipping points; the roles of
uncertainty, risk and learning; and the economic impacts of agreements.
dates: 9-11 April 2015 venue: University
of Bath location: Bath, England, UK e-mail: sustainability-forum@bath.ac.uk
www: http://www.bath.ac.uk/economics/events/news_0003.html
The 2015
ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) World Congress will be held under
the theme of 'Sustainable Solutions for an Urban Future' in Seoul, Republic of
Korea. The week-long triennial event will include: the ICLEI Council Meeting;
plenaries on trends and targets, financing, accelerating local action and the
SDGs; and sessions on 'Urban China,' water and innovative city leaders.
Alongside the Congress, parallel events are planned, including an Urban Nature
Forum, Researchers' Symposium and technical site visits in the city of Seoul.
An expected outcome of the Congress is the collation of local governments'
proposals into coherent themes and agendas so that they may contribute to the
international debate.
dates: 8-12 April 2015 venue: Dongdaemun
Design Plaza (DDP), 281 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu location: Seoul,
Seoul-T'Ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea contact: ICLEI
World Secretariat phone: +49-228 / 97 62 99-93 fax: +49-228
/ 97 62 99-01 e-mail: world.congress@iclei.org
www: http://worldcongress2015.iclei.org/home/
The 3rd
Urban Nature Congress will take place at the ICLEI World Congress and provide a
platform to share information, showcase good case studies, encourage
interactive discussion, and offer inspiration for cities.
dates: 11-12 April 2015 location: Seoul,
Seoul-T'Ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea contact: ICLEI
Cities Biodiversity Center e-mail: biodiversity@iclei.org
www: http://www.cbc.iclei.org/events-recent http://worldcongress2015.iclei.org/home/
Among
other things, the biennial session of the full UN Economic Commission for
Europe is expected to adopt the Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing
negotiated under the auspices of the UNECE's Committee on Housing and Land
Management (CHLM). The Charter is to be a UNECE contribution to the Third UN Conference
on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III).
dates: 14-16 April 2015 venue: Palais
des Nations location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland contact: UNECE
Secretariat www: http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=35851#/
The 18th
session of the Ocean Observations Panel for Climate (OOPC) of the Global
Climate Observing System (GCOS), the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and
the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) will take place from 14-16 March
2015, in Sendai, Japan.
dates: 14-16 April 2015 venue: Tohoku
University, Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science location: Sendai,
Miyagi, Japan contact: GCOS Secretariat phone: +41-22-730-8067
fax: +41-22-730-8052 e-mail: GCOSJPO@wmo.int
www: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=Calendar http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/OOPC.htm
The
Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) will take
place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 13-16 July 2015. According to UN General
Assembly Resolution 68/279, the first draft of the outcome document will be
prepared by the co-facilitators on the basis of informal consultations, taking
into account inputs from Member States, and presented by February 2015. The
Preparatory Process as outlined in the road map issued by the co-facilitators
in October 2014 will include three drafting sessions on the outcome document.
The second drafting session will take place on 13-17 April 2015.
dates: 13-17 April 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: FfD
Secretariat www: http://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/10/241... http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/third-conference-ffd/index.htm
CPD 48,
taking place on the theme 'Realizing the future we want: integrating population
issues into sustainable development, including the post-2015 development
agenda,' will discuss actions for the further implementation of the Programme
of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
General debates will address population issues in the post-2015 agenda, as well
as on the contribution of population and development issues to the theme of the
annual ministerial review in 2015.
dates: 13-17 April 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of the Director, Population Division, UNDESA phone: +1-212-963-3209
fax: +1-212-963-2147 e-mail: population@un.org
www: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/commission/...
The
Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) was established at the first
Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) to provide scientific and
technical advice and guidance on global soil issues to the GSP primarily, and
to specific requests submitted by global or regional institutions. The ITPS
also advocates for addressing sustainable soil management in the different
sustainable development agendas.
dates: 13-17 April 2015 location: Potsdam,
Brandenburg, Germany www: http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/intergovernmental-t...
The 2015
Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) will bring together thousands of government officials, journalists,
civil society organizations, academia and the private sector. The IMF's
International Monetary and Financial Committee and the joint World Bank-IMF
Development Committee will meet to discuss progress on the IMF's and the WBG's
work. Seminars, regional briefings, press conferences and many other events
focused on the global economy, international development and the world's
financial markets will also be held.
dates: 17-19 April 2015 venue: World
Bank Headquarters location: Washington D.C., US www: https://www.imf.org/external/am/index.htm
The
Workshop on Hydrofluorocarbon Management is being convened by the Montreal
Protocol Secretariat, immediately prior to the 35th Meeting of the Open-Ended
Working Group.
dates: 20-21 April 2015 location: Bangkok
(Krung Thep), Thailand contact: Dan Teng'o e-mail: dan.tengo@unep.org
www: http://ozone.unep.org/en/meetings.php
The 3rd
Global Soil Week will provide a platform for discussions on issues related to
soils and land, and facilitate the emergence of new initiatives and strengthen
existing ones. The Week will be composed of workshops on topics that have
emerged since the 1st Global Soil Week: carbon land management; soils and
water; land rehabilitation; cities; land governance; economics of land and land
degradation; land degradation neutral world (LDNW); soil and biomass for
non-food purposes; and soils and food security. In addition, the agenda will
include dialogues organized by various stakeholders, and lunch break dialogues
with presentations on activities, ideas, research and experiences relating to
soils and land. The event is hosted by the Global Soil Forum at the Institute
for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), in partnership with several UN
agencies, intergovernmental and international organizations and German
government agencies.
dates: 18-24 April 2015 location: Berlin,
Germany contact: IASS Potsdam phone: +49-331-28822-374
e-mail: globalsoilweek@iass-potsdam.de
www: http://globalsoilweek.org/
This
meeting will be proceeded by a two-day meeting on hydrofluorocarbon management.
dates: 22-24 April 2015 location: Bangkok
(Krung Thep), Thailand contact: Dan Teng'o e-mail: dan.tengo@unep.org
www: http://conf.montreal-protocol.org/meeting/oewg/oewg-35/defau...
The
fourth session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015
development agenda will take place on 20-24 April 2015. The session is
scheduled to focus on Means of Implementation and the Global Partnership for
Sustainable Development.
dates: 20-24 April 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of UNGA President e-mail: dowlatshahi@un.org
www: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/moiandglobalp... https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
The
Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning
of the Multilateral System (MLS) of Access and Benefit-Sharing of the
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
(ITPGR) will be preceded by a day of regional and inter-regional consultations.
According to its terms of reference, the Working Group is to develop a range of
measures that will increase user-based payments and contributions to the ITPGR
Benefit-Sharing Fund in a sustainable and predictable long-term manner, and
enhance the functioning of the MLS by additional measures.
dates: 20-24 April 2015
[tentative] location: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
contact: ITPGR Secretariat phone: +39
06 570 53441 fax: +39 06 570 56347 e-mail: pgrfa-treaty@fao.org
www: http://www.planttreaty.org/content/third-meeting-ad-hoc-open...
This
Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting will bring together ministers of the Arctic
States and high-level representatives of the indigenous Permanent Participant
organizations to set the Council's objectives for the next two years. The 2015
Ministerial Meeting will mark the conclusion of Canada's and the beginning of
the United States' chairmanship, which will last from 2015-2017. The April 2015
meeting will be preceded by an event in Ottawa, Canada, on 23 April 2015 to
showcase the Council's accomplishments during Canada's chairmanship.
dates: 24-25 April 2015 location: Iqaluit,
Nunavut, Canada contact: Arctic Council Secretariat phone: +47-77-75-01-40
e-mail: acs@arctic-council.org
www: http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/resources/news-an...
CBD Regional Workshop on EBSAs in the
North-West Indian Ocean and Adjacent Gulf Areas, and Training Session on EBSAs
The
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is convening this
Regional Workshop to 'Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or
Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the North-West Indian Ocean
and Adjacent Gulf Areas'. The workshop will be hosted by the Ministry of
Environment and Water of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is being convened
in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office West
Asia (ROWA) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild
Animals (CMS) Office — Abu Dhabi, among others.
dates: 19-25 April 2015 location: Dubai,
United Arab Emirates contact: CBD Secretariat e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2014/ntf-2014-129-ebsa-...
This
conference, organized by the Water Resource Engineering Department of Mehran
University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan, together with the
Research and Development Foundation (RDF) of Pakistan, will seek to: provide a
forum for sharing lessons and strengthening the participation of civil society
and the public sector in climate change-related activities; strengthen
collaboration among stakeholders on the issue of climate change and its
impacts; and create linkages among organizations at various levels working on
climate change.
dates: 28-30 April 2015 venue: Mehran
University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro location: Pakistan
additional: Jamshoro, Sindh contact: RDF
phone: +92-22-210-2702-03 fax: +92-22-210-2704
e-mail: contact@climatechange-muet-rdf.org.pk
www: http://climatechange-muet-rdf.org.pk/ http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/41634
May 2015
From 1
May-31 October 2015, Expo 2015 will be held on the theme, "Feeding the
Planet, Energy for Life". It is organized by the Bureau International des
Expositions (BIE), which is the body responsible for overseeing and regulating
issues relating to the organization of World and International Expos.
Recognizing the role of food and nutrition in achieving sustainable
development, the event will focus on a variety of related themes, including
improving food quality and security, ensuring healthy and high-quality
nutrition for humans, and promoting innovation in research, technology, and
business practices.
date: 1 May 2015 venue: Expo - Milano
2015 location: Milan, Italy contact: Expo
2015 Planning Office phone: +39 02 89459400/499 www: http://en.expo2015.org/
The
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) will follow up on the outcome of
the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP) and discuss the post-2015
development agenda. The 14th session will include discussions on youth
self-harm and suicide, indigenous issues in the Pacific region, and the
possibility of an optional protocol to the UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Other issues to be addressed include
implementation of UNDRIP, and the future work of the PFII.
dates: 20 April - 1 May 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters, New York City location: New York
City, US contact: PFII Secretariat phone: +1
917 367 5100 fax: +1 917 367 5102 e-mail: indigenous_un@un.org
www: http://undesadspd.org/IndigenousPeoples/UNPFIISessions/Fourt... http://undesadspd.org/IndigenousPeoples/UNPFIISessions.aspx
This
meeting, supported by the Transportation Research Board of the US National
Academies, will bring together representatives from government, the private sector,
academia, business and non-profit organizations to examine and promote holistic
sustainability approaches to transportation, combining all pillars of
sustainable development and addressing present and future needs. The meeting
will also stimulate debate on how to realize this view in practice and in
research; and examine ways to institutionalize sustainable practices globally.
The agenda will include technical discussions on sustainability concepts, tools
and practices and plenary sessions. Specific issues the conference will address
include: international and cross-border challenges and initiatives related to
incorporating sustainability into transportation, including sustainability
issues in air travel and marine travel; policies, programmes, projects and
institutional approaches; case studies, including national, state and local
sustainability strategies and policies; and assessment, monitoring and
evaluation.
dates: 7-8 May 2015 venue: Keck
Center of the National Academies location: Washington
D.C., US contact: Monica A. Starnes e-mail: mstames@nas.edu
www: http://www.slocat.net/event/1283
The
Sixth Asia Pacific Urban Forum is organised on the theme of 'Sustainable Urban
Development in Asia-Pacific: Towards a New Urban Agenda'. The meeting will
discuss priority areas to be addressed in the post-2015 development agenda, and
will provide recommendations to the High-level Regional Preparatory Meeting for
Habitat III for Asia Pacific that will take place subsequently in Indonesia in
May 2015. The Fifth Asia Pacific Urban Forum previously took place in Bangkok,
Thailand, on the theme of 'Cities of opportunity: Partnerships for an inclusive
and sustainable future'.
dates: 6-8 May 2015
[tentative] venue: UN Conference Centre, Rajdamnern Nok
Avenue, Bangkok 10200 location: Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand contact: Donovan
Storey e-mail: storey@un.org
www: http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/S1_ESCAP%20DStore... http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/E70_Res12E.pdf
This
science fair will convene in parallel with a segment of the Conferences of the
Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, which will
address the theme 'From Science to action, working for a safer tomorrow'.
Closely reflecting this theme, the science fair aims to: increase understanding
of the scientific basis of the three conventions; clarify the scientific
processes established under the conventions for their effective implementation;
and increase awareness and understanding of the in-depth scientific
considerations relating to decision-making under the three conventions.
dates: 7-9 May 2015 location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland contact: Katarina Magulova phone: +41-22-917-8170
fax: + 41-22-917-8098 e-mail: katarina.magulova@unep.org
www: http://synergies.pops.int/2015COPs/ScienceFair/tabid/4246/la...
This meeting
will bring together energy efficiency executives and policymakers from across
sectors, disciplines and borders to: discuss the latest technology and
information and develop 'best practices' policies and strategies for
implementing energy efficiency strategies; and integrate effective policies and
business practices into actionable plans for the next generation of energy
efficiency. This is the second Energy Efficiency Global Forum; the first one
was convened in 2007. Energy Efficiency Global is hosted by the Alliance to
Save Energy, a coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer
leaders, which was founded in 1977 to promote energy efficiency in order to
achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and energy security.
dates: 12-13 May 2015 venue: Walter
E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW location: Washington
D.C., US contact: Becca Rohrer phone: +001.202.530.2206
e-mail: brohrer@ase.org
www: http://eeglobalforum.org
The
Second biannual European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA), organized
by three European research projects, Base, Ramses and ToPDad, with European
stakeholders, will take place from 12-14 May in Copenhagen, Denmark. The
conference will focus on a wide range of issues related to climate change
adaptation under the theme 'Integrating Climate Adaptation Action in Science,
Policy, Practice and Business'. The event will be comprised of different types
of sessions aiming to combine scientific and practical knowledge, policy-making
processes, and business cases, including: sessions focusing on latest research
results; dialogues on costs and benefits, strategies, and implementation; and
events for facilitating public-private partnerships and identifying business
opportunities. The other conference organizing partners are the Confederation
of Danish Industry, the European Commission, City of Copenhagen, Aarhus
University, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Danish Ministry of
the Environment.
dates: 12-14 May 2015 venue: Bella
Center location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark contact: SC8ren
Simonsen phone: +45-4492-4492 e-mail: sls@discongress.com
www: http://www.ecca2015.eu/about-ecca-2015
The
eleventh session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF11) will consider the future
of the international arrangement on forests, based on challenges and its
effectiveness. The meeting will also review progress in the implementation of
the global objectives on forests and the non-legally binding instrument on all
types of forests. Thematic issues under consideration will include sustainable
forest management (SFM) and forest law enforcement as was as cooperation and
coordination.
dates: 4-15 May 2015 location: New
York City, US contact: UNFF Secretariat phone: +1
212 963 3401 e-mail: unff@un.org
www: http://www.un.org/esa/forests/session.html
The 12th
Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Basel Convention, seventh
meeting of the COP to the Rotterdam Convention, and seventh meeting of the COP
to the Stockholm Convention are expected to convene back-to-back in May 2015.
dates: 3-15 May 2015 location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland contact: Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
Secretariats www: http://synergies.pops.int/Home/tabid/813/mctl/ViewDetails/Ev...
UNGA High-level Thematic Debate on
Strengthening Cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-regional
Organizations
The
President of the 69th UN General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, will convene this
High-level Thematic Debate.
date: 15 May 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Tala
Dowlatshahi, Office of UNGA President e-mail: dowlatshahi@un.org
www: http://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/12/021...
The 36th
International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE), organized by
the International Center for Remote Sensing of Environment (ICRSE) and the
German Aerospace Center (DLR), will focus on the use of Earth observation
systems and related eemote sensing techniques for understanding and managing
the Earth environment and resources. The conference will provide an opportunity
for learning about recent milestones in the development of Earth observation
programmes addressing sustainable development, global environmental issues and
resilience to disasters, including those by the Copernicus Programme, the US
Land Imaging Program and the DLR. The event is targeted at practitioners,
scientists, policy makers, system engineers and students interested in learning
on the present situation in a range of fields critical in the Earth's
sustainable management.
dates: 11-15 May 2015 venue: Berlin
Conference Center, Alexanderplatz Square location: Berlin,
Germany contact: ISRSE-36 e-mail: isrse36@dlr.de
www: http://www.isrse36.org/ http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/38111
The
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) will hold its 68th session from 11-15 May 2015, in London,
UK.
dates: 11-15 May 2015 venue: IMO
headquarters location: London, England, UK contact: IMO
Secretariat phone: +44-20-7735-7611 fax: +44-20-7587-3210
e-mail: info@imo.org
www: http://www.imo.org/MediaCentre/MeetingSummaries/Pages/Defaul...
The 2015
Global Land Forum will take place under the theme 'Land governance for
inclusive development, justice and sustainability: time for action'. The event
will bring together practitioners, land users, activists, policy makers and
researchers from around the world. Participants will debate, share and plan
joint action on people-centered land governance, with the aim of contributing
to broader goals of poverty reduction, food security, environmental
sustainability and human well-being and dignity, including within the context
of the post-2015 development framework. The first day of the Forum will be
dedicated to 'Africa Day,' with a spotlight on land governance in Senegal and
the Africa region. The second and third days will discuss issues from a global
perspective. The fourth day includes a field trip, which will be followed by an
Assembly on the fifth day. The event will include plenary sessions, workshops
and a Marketplace of Ideas. The International Land Coalition (ILC) is
organizing the event together with the Pan African Institute for Consumer
Citizenship and Development (CICODEV Africa) in partnership with Cadre de
Recherche et d'Action sur le Foncier au SC)nC)gal (CRAFS) and others.
dates: 11-17 May 2015 location: Dakar,
Kaolack, Senegal contact: ILC Secretariat phone: +39-06-5459-2445
e-mail: dakar2015@landcoalition.org
www: http://www.landcoalition.org/en/node/2490
The
Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC)
High-Level Assembly will gather CCAC ministers and Heads of partner
organizations to evaluate CCAC's progress, provide input on the direction of
CCAC's future work and learn about the latest policy and scientific
developments related to short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). CCAC, hosted by
the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), is a voluntary international coalition of
partners focusing on addressing SLCPs in order to protect the environment and
public health, promote food and energy security, and address near-term climate
change. CCAC partners include governments, international organizations and
non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
date: 19 May 2015 location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland contact: CCAC Secretariat phone: +33
1 44 37 14 50 fax: +33 1 44 37 14 74 e-mail: ccac_secretariat@unep.org
www: http://www.ccacoalition.org/
Hosted
by the International Hydropower Association (IHA), the 2015 World Hydropower
Congress will take place in Beijing, China. The congress will focus on
discussing and debating strategies for the hydropower sector over the next 35
years, and examining how sustainably developed hydropower can address climate
change, and energy and water security. The congress is expected to attract
1,000 participants, including representatives of key organizations around the
world involved in hydropower operation and development, as well as specialists
from other areas, including politics, finance, the environment and technology.
dates: 19-21 May 2015 location: Beijing,
China contact: IHA Central Office phone: +44-20-8652-5290
fax: +44-20-8643-5600 www: http://www.hydropower.org/congress
The
second annual Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Forum will continue the
momentum from the launch of the UN Decade of SE4ALL (2014-2024) at the first
annual Forum, which took place in June 2014. The Forums were envisioned as
annual events that will provide benchmarks for progress during the Decade. UN
Member States will use the global platform as an opportunity to "take
stock and push forward". The event is expected to include governments,
civil society and the initiative's partner organizations, who will present
their work, form partnerships and commit to further action. The Forum will also
facilitate coordinating input from SE4ALL to other processes, such as climate
change negotiations and the post-2015 development agenda. The SE4ALL initiative
aims, by 2030, to ensure universal energy access to modern energy services,
double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency and double the share
of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
dates: 17-22 May 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Global Facilitation
Team, SE4ALL e-mail: forum@se4all.org
www: http://www.se4all.org/ http://www.se4all.org/se4all-forum/
The UN
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is organizing the
Second Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD). The APFSD meets
annually as the regional platform that gives input to deliberations of the
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The First APFSD
convened in Pattaya, Thailand, from 19-21 May 2014. The 2014 forum brought
together ministers, government officials, private sector and civil society
representatives from 30 countries, and was preceded by a civil society meeting.
dates: 21-22 May 2015 location: Bangkok
(Krung Thep), Thailand contact: Strategic Communications and Advocacy
Section, UNESCAP phone: +66 2 288-1865 e-mail: escap-scas@un.org
www: http://www.unescap.org/events/second-asia-pacific-forum-sust... https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&am...
The 4th
International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health, convening
under the theme Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes, will take place from 20-22
May 2015, in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference is being organized by Wessex
Institute of Technology, UK, and aims to address the need for academia and
practitioners to exchange knowledge and experience on ways to handle the
increasing risk of natural and human-made disasters. Topics to be addressed
include: disaster analysis, monitoring and mitigation; risk mitigation; risk
and security; safety and resilience; socioeconomic issues; health risk; and
multihazard risk assessment.
dates: 20-22 May 2015 location: Istanbul,
Turkey contact: Gemma Breen phone: +44-238-029-3223
fax: +44-238-029-2853 e-mail: gbreen@wessex.ac.uk
www: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/15-conferences/disaster-management-2... http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/37850
The UN
proclaimed 22 May the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to
increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme for the
2015 Day will be 'Biodiversity for Sustainable Development' to reflect the
importance of efforts made to establish a set of Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) as part of the UN post-2015 development agenda for the period of
2015-2030 and the relevance of biodiversity for the achievement of sustainable
development. The selection of the theme also underlines the adoption of the
Gangwon Declaration at the High-level Segment of the twelfth meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
date: 22 May 2015 location: worldwide
contact: CBD Secretariat e-mail: Secretariat@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=005427 http://www.cbd.int/idb/
The
fifth session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015
development agenda will take place on 18-22 May 2015. This session is expected
to focus on follow-up and review.
dates: 18-22 May 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of UNGA President e-mail: dowlatshahi@un.org
www: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/followupandre... https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
Organized
under the theme, 'Information Systems for Crisis Management in a Complex and
Uncertain World,' the 12th International Conference on Information Systems for
Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2015) will focus on technologies,
procedures, approaches, methods and tools that can be employed to improve
crisis response in an increasingly complex and dynamic world. The conference
will feature an EU Project Symposium that will provide participants an
opportunity to build ties for future collaboration across Europe and beyond.
dates: 24-27 May 2015 venue: University
of Agder location: Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway contact: Tina
Comes and Bjorn Erik Munkvold e-mail: iscram2015@iscram.org
www: http://iscram2015.uia.no/ http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/39653
The
Clean Energy Ministerial's (CEM) 23 participating governments will send energy
ministers and representatives to Mexico for the group's sixth meeting, to be
hosted by the Government of Mexico. The meeting will assess progress achieved
since the body's founding five years ago and consider the best next steps for
transitioning to a global clean energy economy. According to the meeting
organizers, CEM6 will be a "decision-making meeting," where the
participating government ministers will decide on a plan for how the forum can
be more ambitious and effective. Member governments will also have the
opportunity to demonstrate how they are advancing national clean energy goals
and how the CEM can contribute to a successful Paris Climate Change Conference
in December 2015.
dates: 27-28 May 2015 location: Mexico
contact: CEM Secretariat e-mail: http://www.cleanenergyministerial.org/Contact-Us
www: http://www.cleanenergyministerial.org/Events/CEM6 http://www.cleanenergyministerial.org/Our-Work/Ministerial-M...
The IWRA
XVth World Water Congress will take place from 25-29 May 2015, in Scotland. The
XVth World Water Congress will provide a platform for open discussions and
debates among scientists, practitioners and policy makers from developed and
developing countries and from different disciplines and sectors. In
collaboration with Scotland Ls Water, the IWRA Congress will promote in-depth
discussions on the complexity of water policies, management, development and
governance practices at the local, national, regional and global levels in a
rapidly changing world as the fast evolving global landscape is driving
decisions in the sectors L policies, performance and prospects. Twitter:
@WaterCongressXV .
dates: 25-29 May 2015 location: Edinburgh,
Scotland, UK contact: IWRA Secretariat fax: +33
(0)4 67522829 e-mail: office@iwra.org
www: http://worldwatercongress.com/
This
Symposium will aim to "bring ocean observations to users". It will
coordinate ocean-related tasks within the Group on Earth Observations (GEO);
discuss implementation of ocean observation systems; and raise awareness of the
societal benefits of ocean observations to the broader community, particularly
donors and policymakers. The symposium will be organized according to the Blue
Planet Components: Sustained Ocean Observations; Sustained Ecosystems and Food
Security; Ocean Forecasting and Services; Services for the Coastal Zone; Ocean
Climate and Carbon; and Developing Capacity and Social Awareness. It will
include a particular focus on observations in the Asia-Pacific region, linking
observations to societal benefits, such as for small island developing States
(SIDS) and coastal environments and the blue economy. GEO coordinates Blue
Planet's work and is composed of 90 member nations, the European Commission
(EC) and over 70 participating organizations.
dates: 27-29 May 2015 venue: Hilton
Cairns Hotel, 34 Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland location: Cairns,
Queensland, Australia e-mail: info@blueplanetsymposium.com
www: http://www.blueplanetsymposium.com/
This
conference will facilitate South-led initiatives on climate change, connecting
government, business, civil society and social enterprise leaders from the
global South for "a different kind of debate on climate - a debate led by
the South, for the benefit of the whole world". The Climate South
Initiatives hopes to give voice to those not typically heard at climate change
conferences, to engage youth in the process, and to encourage collaboration on
solutions, rather than negotiation. Developing and emerging economies will
share their knowledge and expertise, focusing on areas for South-South
cooperation. The expected outcome is a declaration outlining the joint measures
that will support climate change leadership in the global South; the document
will also give input to the climate change negotiations planned for
November/December 2015 in Paris, France.
dates: 28-29 May 2015 venue: Stade
de l'AmitiC) Sino-Gabonaise, AngondjC) (Suburb of Libreville) location: Libreville,
Estuaire, Gabon contact: Richard Attias & Associates phone: +1
212 794 8801 e-mail: climate-south@richardattiasassociates.com
www: http://climate-south.com/en/home http://climate-south.com/en/contact
The
Third International Open Data Conference 2015 will convene under the theme,
'Enabling the Data Revolution'. The event aims to broaden the dialogue on the
open data movement to include experts in sectors that want to use open data and
scale up innovative approaches with the overall aim of ensuring that all
citizens around the world benefit from the data revolution. The event will take
stock of the evolution of the global open data community and discuss how to
chart its future agenda. The Government of Canada, Canada's International
Development Research Center and the World Bank are organizing the conference.
The hash tag for the event is #IODC15.
dates: 28-29 May 2015 venue: Shaw
Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive Ottawa location: Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada www: http://opendatacon.org/
June 2015
A Global
Environment Facility (GEF) Council consultation with civil society
organizations will be held on 1 June 2015, in Washington D.C., US, preceding
the 48th meeting of the GEF Council, taking place from 2-4 June at the same
location.
date: 1 June 2015 location: Washington
D.C., US contact: GEF Secretariat phone: +1-202-473-0508
fax: +1-202-522-3240/3245 e-mail: secretariat@thegef.org
www: http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/10937
The
Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Council meets twice per year to approve new
projects with global environmental benefits in the GEF's focal areas, and to
provide guidance to the GEF Secretariat and Agencies.
dates: 2-4 June 2015 location: Washington
D.C., US contact: Secretariat www: http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/10108
The
European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) will provide an opportunity
for professionals working along the entire biomass value chain to network,
conduct business, and present and discuss the latest developments in the
industry. Topics covered at the conference will include biomass resources
(feedstock, residues, by-products, algae production, and municipal and
industrial wastes, among others); biomass conversion technologies for heating,
cooling and electricity (including combustion, gasification, and anaerobic
digestion); biomass conversion technologies for liquid and gaseous fuels,
chemicals and materials; biomass policies, markets and sustainability; and
bioenergy in integrated energy systems.
dates: 1-4 June 2015 venue: Messe
Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Messeplatz 1 1021 Wien location: Vienna,
Wien, Austria contact: ETA-Florence Renewable Energies phone: +39
055 5002280 ext. 221 e-mail: biomass.conference@etaflorence.it
www: http://www.eubce.com/
The 18th
meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change
Fund (SCCF) Council will be held on 4 June 2015, in Washington D.C., US, in
parallel with the 48th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Council, taking place from 2-4 June, at the same location.
date: 4 June 2015 location: Washington
D.C., US contact: GEF Secretariat phone: +1-202-473-0508
fax: +1-202-522-3240/3245 e-mail: secretariat@thegef.org
www: http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/10943
This
conference, organized under the auspices of the International Year of Soils
2015, aims to facilitate the exchange of information and views among scientists
and stakeholders involved in land resources research, land management and
land-use policy planning. It also aims to provide a platform to review progress
in the development of land information, land registries, land-use planning and
related services based on land quality at different levels, from farm to
global. Events being organized during the conference include the 'Sino-EU Panel
on Land and Soil' and the scientific meeting of the Danube Land and Soil Nexus
of the European Union.
dates: 2-4 June 2015 location: Keszthely,
Zala, Hungary www: http://lq2015.georgikon.hu/ http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/en/
This day
is celebrated annually on 5 June.
This is
one of a series of Regional Soil Partnership Workshops being convened as part
of activities to commemorate the International Year of Soils 2015, under the
auspices of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP). One of the objectives of the
workshops is to consolidate collaboration among Focal Points to the GSP.
Activities during the workshops will include: establishing steering committees
where these are not currently available; appointing chairs for working groups'
pillars; and finalizing the regional implementation plans. This event is being
organized as part of the International Year of Soils 2015.
dates: 2-5 June 2015 location: Havana,
Ciudad De La Habana, Cuba www: http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/events/detail/en/c/261190/ http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/regional-partnershi...
The 12th
Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention
on Wetlands (COP 12) will take place in June 2015, in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
dates: 1-9 June 2015 venue: Conrad
Resort and Casino location: Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay
contact: Ramsar Secretariat phone: +41-22-999-0170
fax: +41-22-999-0169 e-mail: ramsar@ramsar.org
www: http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-cops-cop12/mai...
This
forum will bring together experts and practitioners in urban adaptation and
resilience. Presentations, panels, workshops and trainings will address: urban
risk and vulnerability and disaster risk management; resilience data and
indicators; adaptation planning, policy and integrated approaches;
communicating resilience and applying ICT solutions; ecosystem-based adaptation
and resource security; creating resilient public health systems;
community-based, bottom-up approaches; resilient building, design and
infrastructure; capacity building, governance and collaboration; and financing
resilience planning and development. ICLEI — Local Governments for
Sustainability, the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and the City of Bonn
are hosting the event.
dates: 8-10 June 2015 location: Bonn,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany contact: Laura
Kavanaugh phone: +49—(0)228 / 976 299-28 fax: +49-(0)228
/ 976 299-01 e-mail: resilient.cities@iclei.org
www: http://resilientcities2015.iclei.org http://resilient-cities.iclei.org/resilient-cities-hub-site/...
The 40th
sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies to the UNFCCC are expected to take place in
June 2015.
dates: 1-11 June 2015 location: Bonn,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany contact: UNFCCC
Secretariat phone: +49-228 815-1000 fax: +49-228-815-1999
e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.int
www: http://www.unfccc.int
The 17th
session of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress will be held
from 25 May to 12 June 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland.
dates: 25 May - 12 June 2015 location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland contact: WMO Secretariat phone: +41-22-7308111
fax: +41-22-7308181 e-mail: wmo@wmo.int
www: https://sites.google.com/a/wmo.int/cg-17/ http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=Calendar
The 39th
session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
(FAO) will be convened under the auspices of the International Year of Soils
(IYS) 2015. The latest edition of the World Soil Resources Report will be
launched during the Conference.
dates: 6-13 June 2015 venue: FAO
Headquarters location: Rome, Lazio, Italy www: http://www.fao.org/unfao/govbodies/gsbhome/conference/en/ http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/iys-2015/en/
Desertland,
the Conference on Desertification and Land Degradation, will bring together
academics, civil society, governments, scientists and other stakeholders to
discuss challenges related to desertification and land degradation and develop
appropriate solutions. The conference will consider management strategies for
areas affected by drought and land degradation. Participants will focus on
seven topics: land management and land degradation; water harvesting and water
saving techniques in drylands; acidity and drought; soil hydrology; sediment
transport and overland flow; GIS applications in wetlands and drylands; and
soil and water management. Day one will address 'Water Security: Responses to
local, regional and global challenges.' The second day, which takes place on
the World Day to Combat Desertification, will focus on the theme 'Preventing
and Combatting Land Degradation in Drylands'. The University of Ghent and the
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are organizing
the conference.
dates: 16-17 June 2015 venue: NH
Hotel Gent Belfort, Hoogpoort 63. 9000 Ghent location: Ghent,
Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium contact: University of Ghent e-mail: info@desertland.eu
www: http://www.desertland.eu/index.asp
The 67th
session of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Executive Council will
be held from 15-17 June 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland.
dates: 15-17 June 2015 location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland contact: WMO Secretariat phone: +41-22-7308111
fax: +41-22-7308181 e-mail: wmo@wmo.int
www: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=Calendar http://www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html
The UN
Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Secretariat has announced that the
slogan for the 2015 World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) will be 'No such
thing as a free lunch. Invest in healthy soils'. National and global
observances will convene under the theme, 'attainment of food security for all
through sustainable food systems'. A global observance event will take place in
Milan, Italy, during the UN Expo Milano 2015.
date: 17 June 2015 location: worldwide
contact: UNCCD Secretariat e-mail: secretariat@unccd.int
www: http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/WDCD/... http://www.unccd.int/Lists/SiteDocumentLibrary/WDCD/WDCD%202...
The 12th
International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) will take
place in Jeju, Republic of Korea, in June 2015.
dates: 14-19 June 2015 location: Jeju
City, Jeju (Cheju-Do), Republic of Korea contact: Conference
Secretariat phone: +82-64-735-1036 fax: +82-64-735-1098
e-mail: icmgp2015@icmgp2015.com
www: http://mercury2015.com/
The
Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) will take
place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 13-16 July 2015. According to UN General
Assembly Resolution 68/279, the first draft of the outcome document will be
prepared by the co-facilitators on the basis of informal consultations, taking
into account inputs from Member States, and presented by February 2015. The
Preparatory Process as outlined in the road map issued by the co-facilitators
in October 2014 will include three drafting sessions on the outcome document.
The third drafting session will take place on 15-19 June 2015.
dates: 15-19 June 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US www: http://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/10/241... http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/third-conference-ffd/index.htm
The Asia
Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), organized since 2006, seeks to provide a space for
sharing best practices in policy, technology and finance to support climate and
energy security in the region. The event comprises pre-forum events, plenary
sessions, keynote presentations, panel discussions and 'Deep Dive Workshops' on
specific topics. The 2015 ACEF is being organized by the Asian Development Bank
(ADB), the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Energy
Council (WEC) and the Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO). Pre-forum
events of the 2015 ACEF include the International Off-Grid Renewable Energy
Conference and the Quantum Leap in Wind Workshop.
dates: 16-20 June 2015 venue: ADB
headquarters location: Manila, Philippines contact: ADB
phone: +63-2-632-4444 fax: +63-2-636-2444
www: http://asialeds.org/events/asia-clean-energy-forum-2015
The
third Global Soil Partnership (GSP) Plenary Assembly is scheduled for 22-24
June 2015, in Rome, Italy. The provisional agenda and further information will
be communicated as per the Rules of Procedure.
dates: 22-24 June 2015 location: Rome,
Lazio, Italy contact: Ronald Job Vargas Rojas e-mail: GSP-Secretariat@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/en/ http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/
The
sixth session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015
development agenda will take place on 22-25 June 2015. The session is scheduled
to focus on negotiating the outcome document of the September 2015 summit to
adopt the post-2015 development agenda.
dates: 22-25 June 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of UNGA President e-mail: dowlatshahi@un.org
www: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/negotiationso... https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015
Organized
under the auspices of the International Year of Soils (IYS) 2015, this
conference aims to raise public awareness of the central importance of soils,
both in the maintenance of healthy food production for future generations and
as the world's largest carbon bank and a potential regulator of climate change.
The conference is co-organized by a consortium of organizations, including the
Save Our Soils Initiative, International Foundation of Organic Agriculture
Movements (IFOAM) and WWF.
date: 26 June 2015 venue: Peace
Palace location: The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
www: http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/events/detail/en/c/266578/
The
President of the 69th UN General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, will convene this
high-level event, with the aim of giving momentum and adding impetus to efforts
to reach a global agreement in 2015 under the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC). Organizational arrangements were updated in a 2
December 2014 note of the President:
http://www.un.org/pga/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/12/021214_hl-thematic-debates.pdf
date: 29 June 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of the President of the UNGA www: http://www.un.org/pga/statements/opening-69th-session/ http://www.un.org/pga/calendar/
July 2015
The 26th
general assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
will take place from 22 June to 2 July in Prague, the Czech Republic, under the
theme 'Earth and Environmental Sciences for Future Generations.' Held every
four years, the scientific programme of IUGG general assembly in 2015 will
include lectures and presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions,
business meetings and field trips.
dates: 22 June - 2 July 2015 venue: Prague
Congress Centre, 5. Kvetna 65 location: Prague,
Hlavni Mesto Praha, Czech Republic contact: IUGG
2015 Prague Secretariat phone: +420-261-174-305 fax: +420-261-174-307
e-mail: info@iugg2015prague.com
www: http://www.iugg2015prague.com/ http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/29766
The
Third High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 3), which
will take place under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC), will focus on the theme, 'Strengthening integration, implementation
and review - the HLPF after 2015'. The HLPF is mandated to meet every year
under the auspices of ECOSOC and every four years at the level of Heads of
State and Government under the auspices of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). HLPF
3 will convene on 26 June-2 July and 6-8 July 2015.
dates: 26 June - 8 July 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: UN
Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination (DESA) www: http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1838 http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1556
The 7th
International i-Rec Conference and Student Competition, focusing on the theme
of 'Reconstruction and Recovery in Urban Contexts,' will take place from 6-8
July at University College London (UCL), UK. The conference will seek to
enhance understanding of how urban contexts shape disaster recovery, and how
reconstruction and recovery activities can enhance the functioning of cities.
Comprised of keynote presentations, individual paper presentations and thematic
round table sessions, the event is designed to bring together researchers and
practitioners with the aim of moving forward, and bringing to the attention of
decision makers, issues relevant for post-disaster organization and action.
dates: 6-8 July 2015 venue: University
College London location: London, England, UK contact: Cassidy
Johnson, Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL e-mail: cassidy.johnson@ucl.ac.uk
www: https://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/i-rec http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/41511
The
Seventh Summit of the BRICS (Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and
South Africa) will be held from 9-10 July 2015, in Ufa, the Russian Federation.
The host country has signaled it will: ensure the continuity of the group's
operation; take into account priorities put forward during the Brazilian
presidency of the BRICS; and seek to enrich the group's work with new ideas,
and strengthen its role in international affairs and regional issues.
dates: 9-10 July 2015 location: Ufa,
Bashkortostan, Russian Federation contact: Ufa-2015
SCO BRICS Office Group phone: +7-347-246-69-00 fax: +7-347-246-69-01
e-mail: info@ufa2015.ru
www: http://ufa2015.com/media/news/957/ http://www.ufacity.info/eng/press/news/169945.html
Organized
by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
International Council for Science (ICSU) and Future Earth, in collaboration
with a partnership of French organizations, this science-focused conference
will examine the latest research around climate change. Participants will
discuss the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
and any new research since the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The event
will touch upon the following themes: state of knowledge on climate change;
scenarios exploring our common future; responding to climate change challenges;
and collective action and transformative solutions. The Chair of the conference
is Chris Field, Co-Chair of Working Group II of the IPCC.
dates: 7-10 July 2015 venue: UNESCO
headquarters, 7 Place de Fontenoy location: Paris,
Ile-De-France, France contact: Conference Secretariat e-mail: science@commonfuture-paris2015.org
www: http://www.commonfuture-paris2015.org/
This
conference is part of the annual programme of conferences convened by the
Caux-Initiatives of Change Foundation since 1946, with a view to explore 'the
vital link between personal change and global change'. Launched in 2013, in
collaboration with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Secretariat, the Caux Dialogue on Land and Security aims to explore innovative
approaches to complex land issues by focusing on solutions that exist
"outside the normal focus of governments and development agencies".
The conference brings together a range of stakeholders from grassroots
activists, policy makers, business leaders, scientists and land restoration
practitioners.
dates: 10-14 July 2015 venue: Caux
Conference Centre, Rue du Panorama 2 CH-1824 Caux location: Caux,
Vaud, Switzerland contact: CAUX-Initiatives of Change Foundation
phone: +41 21 962 9111 fax: +41
21 962 9355 e-mail: info@caux.ch
www: http://caux.iofc.org/en/Caux-Conferences-2015
The
Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) will take
place on 13-16 July 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference will be held
at the highest possible political level, including Heads of State or
Government, relevant ministers — ministers for finance, foreign affairs and
development cooperation — and other special representatives. The conference
will result both in an intergovernmentally negotiated and agreed outcome and in
summaries of the plenary meetings and other deliberations of the Conference, to
be included in the report of the Conference.
dates: 13-16 July 2015 location: Addis
Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia contact: FfD
Secretariat www: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/consultations/index.htm http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/68/279...
This
meeting will prepare for the 27th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal
Protocol, scheduled to convene from 1-5 November 2015.
dates: 20-24 July 2015 location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland contact: Dan Teng'o e-mail: dan.tengo@unep.org
www: http://conf.montreal-protocol.org/default.aspx
The
seventh and eighth sessions of the intergovernmental negotiations on the
post-2015 development agenda will take place back-to-back from 20-31 July 2015.
The sessions are both scheduled to focus on negotiating the outcome document of
the September 2015 summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda.
dates: 20-31 July 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of UNGA President e-mail: dowlatshahi@un.org
www: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015 https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/negotiationso...
August 2015
The UN
organizes International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples annually. The
theme of the 2015 event is, 'Indigenous Peoples as Custodians of the Land and
its Ecosystems'.
date: 9 August 2015 location: US
(worldwide) contact: Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues e-mail: indigenous_un@un.org
www: http://undesadspd.org/IndigenousPeoples/InternationalDay/201... http://www.unccd.int/en/media-center/Pages/CalendarDetail.as...
This
conference will meet under the theme "Human and Environmental Health Risk
Factors in the Pacific Basin," and cover such areas as: hazardous waste
management and remediation; E-waste; air pollution; persistent toxic
substances; emerging pollutants; climate change; and children's environmental
health. More specifically, proposed sessions are expected to address, among
others: an ecosystem approach to environmental health in the Pacific Basin;
environmental impact of natural disasters; and arsenic projects in Southeast
Asia.
dates: 10-13 August 2015 venue: University
of Indonesia location: Depok, Jawa Barat, Indonesia www: http://www.pacificbasin.org/blog/conferences-2/2015-pbc-conf...
The Asia
Pacific Resilience Summits and Expo (APRISE2015) will feature: the seventh
annual Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo; the Pacific Agriculture
Innovation Summit and Showcase; the Pacific Defense Energy Summit and Showcase;
and the Islands Innovation Summit and Showcase. All the events will bring
together stakeholders from the business, government and technology sectors to
focus on resilience. Participants will explore solutions across the
"global resilience pillars of energy, agriculture, water and
security" for the vanguard communities in the onset of climate change.
Energy topics will include everything from microgrids, storage, grid security
and defense, to bioenergy, waste and water innovations, transportation, carbon
utilization and renewables. In addition to covering related energy topics, the
Agriculture Summit will consider, inter alia, precision agriculture, crop and
yield innovations, and aquaculture innovations. On islands, the programme will
include an examination of islands' resilience needs, including disaster and
resource management.
dates: 24-26 August 2015 venue: Hawai'i
Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Avenue 96815 location: Honolulu,
HI, US contact: Sarah Wenning, Vice President, Operations
phone: +1 (512) 697-8849 e-mail: wenning@techconnect.org
www: http://resiliencesummit.com/
September 2015
The 28th
meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES AC28) will convene in Tel
Aviv, Israel, with a view to developing recommendations for CITES CoP 17.
dates: 30 August - 3 September 2015 location: Tel
Aviv, Israel contact: CITES Secretariat e-mail: jvasquez@cites.org
www: http://cites.org/eng/com/ac/index.php http://cites.org/eng/news/calendar.php
Working Group Meeting of the Climate and
Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC)
The
Working Group meeting of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce
Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) will take place from 2-3 September 2015.
CCAC, hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), is a voluntary
international coalition of partners focusing on addressing SLCPs in order to
protect the environment and public health, promote food and energy security,
and address near-term climate change. CCAC partners include governments,
international organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The CCAC
is a partner-led effort and aims to reduce emissions of methane, black carbon,
and many hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in order to protect the environment and
public health, promote food and energy security, and address near-term climate
change. The CCAC Working Group oversees the CCAC's cooperative actions.
dates: 2-3 September 2015 location: TBA
contact: CCAC Secretariat phone: +33
1 44 37 14 50 fax: +33 1 44 37 14 74 e-mail: ccac_secretariat@unep.org
www: http://www.ccacoalition.org/
At the
margins of the XIV World Forestry Congress (WFC), this dialogue will convene
under the theme, 'Forests USE water! And forest ecosystems PROVIDE water!' and
focus on the links between water and forests including trade-offs and synergies
between water yield and other forest ecosystem services. In addition, a
five-year action plan will be launched to support and increase coordinated
international and national action on forest-water linkages in science, policy,
economics and forest practices. Participants will be able to actively
contribute to the debate and to the five-year plan. The dialogue will be hosted
by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), which is calling for
abstracts, videos and posters.
dates: 8-9 September 2015 location: Durban,
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa contact: Thomas
Hofer e-mail: thomas.hofer@fao.org
www: http://msgfocus.com/files/amf_fao/project_59/December_2014/F...
The 2015
World Forestry Congress, the first to be held in Africa, will come together
under the theme, 'Forests and People — Investing in a sustainable future'. The
Congress, convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and
the government of South Africa, will consider how forests can be mainstreamed
into global discussions on sustainable development and will facilitate the
development of partnerships to address global forestry issues.
dates: 7-11 September 2015 location: Durban,
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa contact: South
Africa Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries e-mail: WFC-XIV-Info@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/en/
The
International Day of South-South Cooperation commemorates the adoption of the
1978 Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical
Cooperation among Developing Countries. The annual day also aims to raise
awareness on South-South cooperation as an important element for development
that offers opportunities for developing countries and countries with economies
in transition to pursue sustainable development and economic growth.
date: 12 September 2015 location: worldwide
www: http://www.un.org/en/events/southcooperationday/ http://www.unccd.int/en/media-center/Pages/CalendarDetail.as...
The
United Nations Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda was mandated by
the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2013 (Resolution 68/6). The United
Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda will be
held from 25-27 September 2015, and will be convened as a high-level plenary
meeting of the General Assembly.
dates: 25-27 September 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US contact: Office
of the President of the UN General Assembly www: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/summit
The 70th
Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) is scheduled to open at UN
Headquarters on Tuesday, 15 September 2015. The General Debate is scheduled to
open on Tuesday, 22 September 2015.
dates: 15-28 September 2015 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York City, US www: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/INF/67/1
October 2015
The
fourth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM 4)
is tentatively scheduled to be held in Geneva, nine months after the second
meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.
dates: 28 September - 2 October 2015 [tentative] location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland contact: SAICM Secretariat phone: +41-22-917-8532
fax: +41-22-797-3460 e-mail: saicm.chemicals@unep.org
www: http://www.saicm.org http://www.saicm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...
The
Government of South Africa together with the South African National Energy
Development Institute (SANEDI) and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the
21st Century (REN21) are hosting the South Africa International Renewable
Energy Conference (SAIREC), to gather ministers, decision-makers, civil
society, academia and the private sector to discuss experiences and strategies
for accelerating the global deployment of renewable energy. The event is aimed
particularly at giving the African renewable energy industry opportunities to
showcase its work and gain insights from other participants. This event will
build upon previous "IREC" conferences held in Abu Dhabi (2013),
Delhi (2010), Washington D.C (2008), Beijing (2005) and Bonn (2004).
dates: 4-7 October 2015 location: South
Africa contact: REN21 Secretariat e-mail: secretariat@ren21.net
www: http://ren21.net/Portals/0/documents/activities/IRECs/IREC%2...
Held
under the theme 'Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Global Public
and Animal Health,' the third GRF One Health Summit, organized by the Global
Risk Forum GRF Davos, will include oral and poster presentations focusing on
the topics of: global health; diseases and disease control; environment and
health impacts; food and agriculture; and global health and sustainable
development. The Summit will seek to develop an international research and
education strategy for One Health, and further develop and strengthen the One Health
paradigm. One Health is an integrative health risk management perspective
aiming to reverse the worst of current problems at the human-animal-environment
and development interface.
dates: 4-7 October 2015 venue: Davos
Congress Center, Talstrasse 49a 7270 Davos Platz location: Davos,
Graubunden, Switzerland contact: Global Risk Forum GRF Davos phone: +41-81-414-16-00
fax: +41-81-414-16-01 e-mail: info@grforum.org
www: http://onehealth.grforum.org/home/ http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/events/37152
Under
the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS),
the Coordinating Unit of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of
Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) will host the
Second Meeting of Signatories (MoS2) to the Raptors MoU, with support from the
Norwegian Environment Agency.
dates: 5-8 October 2015 location: Trondheim,
Sor-Trondelag, Norway contact: Nick P Williams, Programme Officer —
Birds Of Prey (Raptors) e-mail: nwilliams@cms.int
www: http://www.cms.int/en/news/2014039-2nd-meeting-signatories-m...
The Food
and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) will convene this meeting in order
to bring together forestry experts and decision-makers from the region. The meeting
is one of six region-specific meetings held every two years in support of the
FAO Regional Forestry Commissions.
dates: 5-9 October 2015 location: TBA
contact: Hivy Ortizchour e-mail: hivy.ortizchour@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/forestry/31106/en/
The 42nd
session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 42) is expected
to convene in October 2015.
dates: 6-10 October 2015
[tentative] location: Dubrovnik, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska,
Croatia contact: IPCC Secretariat phone: +41-22-730-8208/54/84
fax: +41-22-730-8025/13 e-mail: IPCC-Sec@wmo.int
www: http://www.ipcc.ch/scripts/_calendar_template.php?wg=8
The 2015
Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) will take place in Lima, Peru, in October 2015. The Annual Meetings bring
together ministers of finance and central bank governors from the institutions'
188 member countries, and provide a forum for civil society, the private
sector, academics and others to engage in discussions on economic issues.
dates: 9-11 October 2015 location: Lima,
Peru contact: David Theis, World Bank phone: +1
202-458-8626 e-mail: dtheis@worldbank.org
www: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/2012/09/14/world-bank-group...
A Global
Environment Facility (GEF) Council consultation with civil society
organizations will be held on 19 October 2015, in Washington D.C., US,
preceding the 49th meeting of the GEF Council, taking place from 20-22 October
at the same location.
date: 19 October 2015 location: Washington
D.C., US contact: GEF Secretariat phone: +1-202-473-0508
fax: +1-202-522-3240/3245 e-mail: secretariat@thegef.org
www: http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/10941
The
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council meets twice per year to approve new
projects with global environmental benefits in the GEF's focal areas. The
Council also provides guidance to the GEF Secretariat and Agencies.
dates: 20-22 October 2015 location: Washington
D.C., US contact: GEF Secretariat phone: (202)
473-0508 fax: (202) 522-3240/3245 e-mail: secretariat@thegef.org
www: http://www.thegef.org/gef/calendar-date http://www.thegef.org/gef/council_meetings
The 19th
meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change
Fund (SCCF) Council will be held on 22 October 2015, in Washington D.C., US, in
parallel with the 49th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Meeting,
taking place from 20-22 October at the same location.
date: 22 October 2015 location: Washington
D.C., US contact: GEF Secretariat phone: +1-202-473-0508
fax: +1-202-522-3240/3245 e-mail: secretariat@thegef.org
www: http://www.thegef.org/gef/node/10944
The
Extraordinary Ministerial Conference and the 7th Ministerial Conference of
FOREST EUROPE will be held back to back to consider the work of the
intergovernmental negotiating committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on
Forests in Europe. Preparations for the meetings will include roundtables and
expert meetings to identify priority topics for discussion.
dates: 19-23 October 2015 location: Madrid,
Spain www: http://www.foresteurope.org/news/dates-forest-europe-extraor...
The 22nd
meeting of the Plants Committee of the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES PC22) will be held for the
last time before the seventeenth meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties
(CITES COP17) in Tbilisi, Georgia.
dates: 19-23 October 2015 location: Tbilisi,
T'Bilisi, Georgia contact: CITES Secretariat e-mail: jvasquez@cites.org
www: http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.php
The 12th
session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the UN Convention to
Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place over two weeks in Ankara,
Turkey. As the Convention's primary decision-making body, the COP will meet to
discuss and make decisions regarding the Convention's implementation.
dates: 12-23 October 2015 venue: Congresium
Ankara - Ato International Convention and Exhibition Centre, SC6DC<tC6zC<
Caddesi No:1/A, 06510 Cankaya location: Ankara,
Turkey contact: UNCCD Secretariat phone: +49
228 815 2800 fax: +49 228 815 2898/99 e-mail: secretariat@unccd.int
www: http://www.unccd.int/en/Pages/default.aspx http://www.unccd.int/en/media-center/MediaNews/Pages/highlig...
The 2015
International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy Conference will center on recent
research and market developments in bioenergy, including: challenges across
bioenergy value chains; and cross-cutting topics, such as environmental
sustainability, socioeconomic issues and trade. The conference will include a
special session dedicated to industrial developments and applications, which
will feature presentations on German developments. In addition to presentations,
the event will include opportunities for business-to-business meetings, a
social programme, technical field trips, and a poster exhibition. The
conference is supported by the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
dates: 26-29 October 2015 location: Berlin,
Germany contact: Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.
(FNR) phone: +49-3843-6930-165 fax: +49-3843-6930-102
e-mail: v.pelikan@fnr.de
www: http://ieabioenergy2015.org/
At the
Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
(IGF), governments, mining companies and industry associations will convene to
discuss enhancing the contribution of the mining sector to sustainable
development. To foster coordinated action in strengthening good governance in
the mineral sector, the IGF will convene high-level representatives from
developing country governments, donor agencies, international organizations,
civil society and the private sector.
dates: 26-30 October 2015 venue: Palais
des Nations location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland e-mail: IGF.Secretariat@international.gc.ca
www: http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=682
November 2015
The UN
Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) Committee on Housing and Land
Management (CHLM) will hold its 76th session to review its work and discuss
issues involving housing, land management and urban development, including
standards for energy efficiency in housing, smart cities, and implementation of
the Strategy for Sustainable Housing and Land Management in the ECE Region for
the Period 2014-2020.
dates: 3-4 November 2015 venue: Palais
des Nations [tentative]
location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland [tentative] contact: Gulnara
Roll, Head, Housing and Land Management Unit, UNECE Secretariat phone: +41-22-917-2257
e-mail: gulnara.roll@unece.org
www: http://www.unece.org/housing-and-land-management/meetings-an...
The 27th
Meeting of the Parties (MOP 27) to the Montreal Protocol will convene from 1-5
November 2015.
dates: 1-5 November 2015 location: Dubai,
United Arab Emirates contact: Dan Teng'o e-mail: Dan.tengo@unep.org
www: http://conf.montreal-protocol.org/default.aspx
The 72nd
joint session of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Committee on
Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the UN (FAO) European Forestry Commission as well as the third
European Forest Week (Silva2015) will discuss sustainable forest management
(SFM) in Europe and the role of sustainable forest industries in the regional
economy.
dates: 2-6 November 2015 location: Switzerland
additional: Engelberg contact: Paolo
Cravero e-mail: paolo.cravero@unece.org
www: http://www.unece.org/forests.html
Joint Session of the 38th European Forestry
Commission and 72nd UNECE Committee on Forest and Forest Industry
The Food
and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the UN Economic Commission for
Europe (UNECE) will convene this meeting in order to bring together forestry
experts and decision-makers from the region. The meeting is one of six
region-specific meetings held every two years in support of the FAO Regional
Forestry Commissions.
dates: 2-6 November 2015 location: Switzerland
contact: Dominique Reeb e-mail: dominique.reeb@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/forestry/efc/en/
CBD 19th Meeting of SBSTTA and 9th Meeting
of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions
of the Convention
The
nineteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice (SBSTTA 19) and the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended
Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held back to back.
dates: 1-7 November 2015 location: Montreal,
Quebec, Canada contact: CBD Secretariat e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2015/ntf-2015-003-cop13...
The
Turkish Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) will host G20 leaders in Antalya,
Turkey, for the G20 Leaders' Summit in November 2015. The G20 aims to conclude
the Summit with practical outcomes on such priority areas as development,
climate change, financing for climate change, trade, growth and employment.
dates: 15-16 November 2015 location: Antalya,
Turkey www: https://g20.org/ https://g20.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2015-TURKEY-G-20-...
This
event, organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 'Water For All' program,
aims to improve the productivity and efficiency of irrigation and drainage
services to farmers in Asia, following up on the first Asian Irrigation Forum
held in 2012. The ADB's Water Financing Program has invested in several hundred
irrigation projects in the region.
dates: 16-20 November 2015 venue: Asian
Development Bank, 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines location: Manila,
Philippines contact: ADB Water for All Program phone: +63
2 632 4444 fax: +63 2 636 2444 www: http://www.adb.org/news/events/asian-irrigation-forum-2 http://www.adb.org/news/events/asian-irrigation-forum-2012
December 2015
The 10th
World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference is expected to meet in
December 2015. The Ministerial Conference is the topmost decision-making body
of the WTO. It usually meets every two years, and brings together all members
of the WTO.
dates: 1-4 December 2015
[tentative] location: TBA www: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/minist_e.htm
The FAO
Conference, in June 2013, unanimously endorsed World Soil Day and requested
official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013, the 68th
UN General Assembly declared the 5th of December as World Soil Day. World Soil
Day 2015 will focus on the theme 'Soils, a solid ground for life'.
date: 5 December 2015 location: worldwide
contact: Global Soil Partnership Secretariat
e-mail: GSP-Secretariat@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/world-soil-day/en/ http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/news-events-archive...
The
third annual Global Landscapes Forum will take place on 6 December 2015, in
Paris, France, conciding with the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties
(COP 21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A successor
to past Forest Days and Agriculture and Rural Development Days, the Forum
focuses on land use as a key sector for achieving global climate and
sustainability goals, and brings together stakeholders from different land-use
sectors. In previous years, Global Landscapes Forum coordinating partners have
included the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Consortium
of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR) Research Program on
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the UN (FAO), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
dates: 5-6 December 2015 venue: Palais
des CongrC(s location: Paris, Ile-De-France, France contact: Ann-Kathrin
Neureuther, Global Landscapes Forum e-mail: a.neureuther@cgiar.org
www: http://www.landscapes.org/setting-stage-2015-global-landscap... http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=68cb62552ce24ab3c280248d...
The 21st
session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC is expected to take
place in December 2015, in Paris, France.
dates: 30 November - 11 December 2015 location: Paris,
Ile-De-France, France contact: UNFCCC Secretariat phone: +49-228
815-1000 fax: +49-228-815-1999 e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.int
www: http://www.unfccc.int
The Day
is meant to provide opportunities to raise awareness on the importance of
mountains to life; highlight opportunities and constraints in mountain
development; and build partnerships for positive change in mountains and
highlands globally.
date: 11 December 2015 location: worldwide
January 2016
The 66th
meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES SC66) will meet in Geneva,
Switzerland.
dates: 11-15 January 2016 location: Geneva,
Geneve, Switzerland contact: CITES Secretariat e-mail: jvasquez@cites.org
www: http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.php http://cites.org/eng/com/sc/index.php
The Food
and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) will convene this meeting to bring
together forestry experts and decision-makers from the North American region.
The meeting is one of six region-specific meetings held every two years in
support of the FAO Regional Forestry Commissions.
dates: 11-16 January 2016 location: Campeche,
Mexico e-mail: lvpaqueo@fs.fed.us
www: http://www.fao.org/forestry/31117/en/
February 2016
The 47th
Session of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC), taking place in February or
March 2016, is expected to agree on the indicator framework and set of
indicators for the post-2015 development agenda, among other agenda items.
UNSC's Friends of the Chair Group on broader measures of progress (FOC) will
prepare and guide discussions on the development and implementation of the
framework.
date: 1 February 2016
[tentative] venue: UN Headquarters location: New
York City, US contact: UNSC e-mail: statcom@un.org
www: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/broaderprogress/pdf/SA-2014-9-Pos... http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm
The Food
and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) will convene this meeting in order
to bring together forestry experts and decision-makers from the region. The
meeting is one of six region-specific meetings held every two years in support
of the FAO Regional Forestry Commissions.
dates: 1-6 February 2016 location: Tanzania
contact: Foday Bojang e-mail: foday.bojang@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/forestry/afwc/en/
May 2016
The
twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and
Technological Advice (SBSTTA 20) and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body
on Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held
back to back, in Montreal, Canada.
dates: 25 April - 7 May 2016 location: Montreal,
Quebec, Canada contact: CBD Secretariat e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2015/ntf-2015-003-cop13...
This
conference is expected to lead to major progress in climate change adaptation,
and fosters an exchange of innovative and practical ideas, experiences and
insights among governments, businesses, researchers and civil society from
around the world. The conference will examine and discuss the latest adaptation
research, as well as have an Adaptation Practice Expo and Business Fair, which
will include stands, matchmaking facilities and signing ceremonies, and
showcase cutting edge adaptation projects. The conference programme will
address all sectors and geographic regions, with a special focus on urban and
coastal areas.b( b(Adaptation Futures 2016 is also expected to: strengthen ties
between science and practiceb(; engage communities of practice and build new
partnerships;b( and link adaptation action to current development, investment
and planning decisions.b( b(The programme will include plenary and parallel
sessions, roundtables, excursions, exhibitions and side events. Adaptation
Futures is the biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on
Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA). The European
Commission and the Government of the Netherlands will co-host the fourth
edition of this conference.
dates: 10-13 May 2016 location: Rotterdam,
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands contact: Jacqueline de Haan-Vellinga e-mail: jacqueline.de.haan@minienm.nl
www: http://www.adaptationfutures2016.org
The UN
Environment Assembly (UNEA) will convene for the second time in 2016. The UNEA
of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) represents the highest level of
governance of international environmental affairs in the UN system. The Rio+20
conference agreed in June 2012 to strengthen and upgrade UNEP through measures
including universal membership of its Governing Council and ensuring the active
participation of all relevant stakeholders. In March 2013, the 67th session of
the UN General Assembly changed the designation of the Governing Council of
UNEP to become UNEA, reflecting the intention to elevate its status.
dates: 23-27 May 2016 venue: UNEP
Headquarters, UN Offices in Nairobi (UNON), Gigiri location: Nairobi,
Kenya contact: Jiri Hlavacek phone: (254-20)
7621234 e-mail: unepinfo@unep.org
www: http://www.unep.org/unea/en/ http://www.unep.org/unea/blog_landing.asp
The 42nd
sessions of the subsidiary bodies to the UNFCCC are expected to take place in
May 2016.
dates: 18-29 May 2016 location: Bonn,
Germany contact: UNFCCC Secretariat e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.int
www: http://www.unfccc.int
August 2016
The
International Primatological Society (IPS) Congress is held every two years and
draws many of the leading figures in primate research, conservation and
education.
dates: 21-27 August 2016 location: Chicago,
IL, US contact: International Primatological Society
www: http://www.un-grasp.org/news/155-grasp-chosen-to-host-global... http://www.internationalprimatologicalsociety.org/
September 2016
The
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Congress meets
every four years to bring together leaders from government, the public sector,
non-governmental organizations, business, UN agencies and indigenous and
grass-roots organizations to discuss and decide on solutions to environment and
development challenges worldwide. The event will hold a public forum consisting
of debates, workshops, dialogues, round-table discussions, training courses,
music and exhibitions, as well as a Members\' Assembly that will deliberate on
IUCN resolutions and recommendations regarding key conservation issues.
dates: 1-10 September 2016 venue: Hawaii
Convention Center location: Honolulu, HI, US contact: Ewa
Magiera, IUCN Media Relations phone: +41 76 505 33
78 e-mail: ewa.magiera@iucn.org
www: http://www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/news___press/?1...
The 71st
Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 71) will convene at UN
Headquarters on Tuesday, 13 September 2016. The General Debate will open on
Tuesday, 20 September 2016.
dates: 13-26 September 2016 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York, US www: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/INF/67/1
October 2016
The
Third UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)
aims to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable urban development,
assess progress and accomplishments to date, address poverty and identify and
address new and emerging challenges. The conference is expected to result in an
action-oriented outcome document and the establishment of a 'New Urban Agenda'.
dates: 17-21 October 2016 location: Quito,
Pichincha, Ecuador contact: UN-HABITAT phone: +1-917-367-4355
e-mail: Habitat3Secretariat@un.org
www: http://www.unhabitat.org/habitat-iii
December 2016
The 22nd
session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC is expected to
take place in from 30 November-11 December 2016, at a venue to be determined.
dates: 30 November - 11 December 2016 location: TBA
contact: UNFCCC Secretariat phone: +49-228
815-1000 fax: +49-228-815-1999 e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.int
www: http://unfccc.int/meetings/unfccc_calendar/items/2655.php?ye...
CBD COP 13, COP-MOP 8 to the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety and COP-MOP 2 to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and
Benefit-sharing
The
thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13), the eighth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety (COP-MOP 8), and the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties
serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and
Benefit-sharing (COP-MOP 2), will be held back-to-back, in Los Cabos, Mexico.
dates: 4-17 December 2016 location: Los
Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico contact: CBD
Secretariat e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int
www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2015/ntf-2015-003-cop13...
February 2017
The
sixteenth regular session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture (CGRFA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN is
expected to address a series of sectoral and cross-sectoral issues of relevance
to genetic resources for food and agriculture.
dates: 30 January - 3 February 2017 [tentative] location: Rome,
Lazio, Italy contact: CGRFA Secretariat phone: +39
06 5705 4981 fax: +39 06 5705 5246 e-mail: cgrfa@fao.org
www: http://www.fao.org/nr/cgrfa/en/
June 2017
The
international Expo 2017 will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, and will aim to
promote the most appropriate and viable sustainability-driven action plans to
address the possibilities of future energy. The Expo, organized under the theme
'Future Energy' and the sub-theme 'Solutions for Tackling Humankind's Greatest
Challenge,' will address future energy from several perspectives, including:
exploration of stategies, programmes and technologies for sustainable energy
development; promotion of energy security and efficiency; and the encouragement
of renewable energy use. Venues for the World's Fairs and their themes are
determined by taking into account political, economic, geographical and
cultural contexts. The history of World's Fairs extends back to "the Great
Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations," which took place in
London in 1851.
date: 1 June 2017 location: Astana,
Kazakhstan contact: Expo 2017 Press Office phone: +7-7172-91-94-63
e-mail: info@expo2017astana.kz
www: http://www.expo2017astana.com/en
September 2017
The 72nd
Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (U
NGA 72) will convene at UN
Headquarters on Tuesday, 12 September 2017. The General Debate will open on
Tuesday, 19 September 2017.
dates: 12-25 September 2017 venue: UN
Headquarters location: New York, US www: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/INF/67/1
January 2018
The
ninth World Urban Forum (WUF9), convened by the UN Human Settlements Programme
(UN-Habitat), will bring together thousands of stakeholders to share practices
and knowledge on how cities are built, planned and managed. WUF9 participants
will include representatives of: national, regional and local governments; non-governmental
organizations; community-based organizations; research institutions and
academies; the private sector; development finance institutions; foundations;
the media; and UN organizations and other international agencies. The WUF's key
objectives include: advocating for and raising awareness on sustainable urban
development; advancing knowledge on sustainable urbanization through debates,
and exchange of experiences and best practices; and coordinating and
cooperating within and between different constituencies towards advancing and
implementing the Habitat Agenda. WUF is the biggest major international event
to address human settlements, including rapid urbanization and its impact on
cities, communities, economies, climate change and policies. It meets every two
years, and participation has increased to around 22,000 attendees from all over
the world. WUF9 will be the first Forum to meet after the post-2015 development
agenda process and the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban
Development — Habitat III in 2016.
date: 1 January 2018
[tentative] location: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia contact: UN-Habitat
phone: (+254) 20 7621234 e-mail: infohabitat@unhabitat.org
www: http://unhabitat.org/kuala-lumpur-to-host-world-urban-forum-...
August 2018
The
Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) will gather over 800 of the world's
leading primate experts, scientists and researchers at the XXVII International
Primatological Society (IPS) Congress. GRASP's bid to host the meeting was
built upon the theme, 'Global Connectivity to Ensure the Future of Primates,'
and proposes to include Nairobi-based UN experts in areas such as climate
change, deforestation, sustainable development, and civil conflict, among
others, in IPS symposia, workshops and panels. The event will convene during
2018. The XXVI IPS Congress is scheduled to convene from 21-27 August 2016, in
Chicago, Illinois, US.
date: 1 August 2018
[tentative] venue: UN Headquarters, Gigiri location: Nairobi,
Kenya contact: GRASP Secretariat www: http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2803&...
October 2019
The
International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) announced the
convening of the first World Congress to be held in Latin America. The Congress
will facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences on forest research
and should allow for greater participation among researchers from Latin
America.
date: 1 October 2019
[tentative] location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil contact: Gerda
Wolfrum e-mail: wolfrum@iufro.org
www: http://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc19-press-r...
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Coalesce Research Group is very delighted to invite you to “International Conference on Neuroscience and Brain disorders (Brain disorders 2020)” on ‘March 30-31, 2020’ at ‘Osaka, Japan’ with the ongoing theme “Current Research Trends in Neuroscience and Brain Disorders".
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