FEBRUARY 2019

EMG Nexus Dialogue Series 2019: Sound Management of Chemicals and WasteThe UN Environment Management Group (EMG) Nexus Dialogue Series 2019 will convene a dialogue under the theme, ‘Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste’.

Date and location: 5 February 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland

Registration information: https://goo.gl/ZJydWK

1st World Summit on Leaving No One BehindThe Summit will bring together governance leaders and funding agencies, and is expected to “set off a stream of chosen projects” that will address the challenges faced by those being left behind in the least developed countries (LDCs).

Date and location: 7 - 8 February 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland

Registration information: https://www.waterlex.org

World Sustainable Development Summit 2019WSDS 2019 will focus on the theme, ‘Attaining the 2030 Agenda: Delivering on our Promise’. The “mega themes” to be addressed during the event are clean oceans, climate finance, energy transitions, mobility and sustainable agriculture.

Date and location: 11-13 February 2019 | Delhi, India

Registration information: https://goo.gl/HGA4vb

EAFRD financial instruments – adequate products for financing rural infrastructuresThis fi-compass EAFRD event aims to further raise awareness and facilitate exchange of experiences and ideas on the potential for financial instruments in supporting agricultural and rural infrastructures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), to investigate the financing gap for infrastructure investment in rural areas and to discuss how to set up adequate and effective financial instruments.

Date and location: 13 February 2019 | Brussels, Belgium

Registration information: https://goo.gl/PWT7FE

Our analysts work around the clock to compilea comprehensive list of all the events and conferences in the development sector that you will not find anywhere else. Below are some of the most noteworthy events in the sector.

Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition Research Conference on Carbon Pricing

The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC), an initiative that brings together leaders from government, business, and civil society to drive carbon pricing action around the world.

Date and location: 14-15 February 2019 | New Delhi, India

Registration information: https://goo.gl/J11Nbc

World Symposium on Climate Change and TourismThe World Symposium on Climate Change and Tourism will focus on the impacts of climate change on the tourism industry and discuss possible responses in order to reduce its vulnerability.

Date and location: 13-15 February 2019 | Bariloche, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina

Registration information: https://goo.gl/MYQ6PQ

AfricaSan5The AfricaSun initiative seeks to promote access to safe sanitation and hygiene in Africa and end large-scale open defecation. The Ngor Commitments represent a set of shared commitments by African governments on sanitation that emanated from AfricaSan4.

Date and location: 18-22 February 2019 | Cape Town, South Africa

Registration information: https://www.africasan.com/

CGRFA 17The CGRFA is the only international forum that specifically deals with all components of biodiversity for food and agriculture, including plants, animals, aquatic resources, forests, micro-organisms and invertebrates.

Date and location: 18-22 February 2019 | Rome, Lazio, Italy

Registration information: http://www.fao.org/cgrfa/en/

2nd Latin American Symposium on Climate Change AdaptationThis event will seek to foster climate resilience in Latin America by showcasing replicable experiences from research, field projects and best practice.

Date and location: 20-21 February 2019 | Lima, Peru

Registration information: https://goo.gl/bvhCxC

Global Reporting Initiative Reporters’ Summit: North America 2019

GRI is organizing its third Annual Reporters’ Summit, which will focus on the theme, ‘Practical Solutions to Improve your Sustainability Reporting’. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the practicalities of sustainability reporting and get the latest news on innovation and the most recent developments in the field.

Date and location: 25 February 2019 | US, Tempe, AZ

Registration information: https://goo.gl/nJ4nhX

World Resources Forum 2019

The 2019 Forum will consider the theme, ‘Closing Loops: Transitions at Work’, with a focus on the circular economy, cities and regions as laboratories for circular change.

Date and location: 124-27 February 2019 | Antwerpen, Belgium

Registration information: https://www.ovamenglish.be/

AIDF Africa SummitThe AIDF Africa Summit presents an opportunity to explore best practice, policy and project updates, innovation and partnerships in ICT, data and mobile solutions for humanitarian and development programmes.

Date and location: 26-27 February 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya

Registration information: http://africa.aidforum.org/

Food & Beverage Plastic Packaging Summit: latest innovations and sustainable technologiesThis 4th edition of the Summit will focus on the industry’s increasing challenge for innovation towards a sustainable future. The conference will also explore the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package, and its impact on the dynamics of the entire supply chain, including the latest developments from the Waste Framework and Packaging directive, as well as the Single Use Plastics Directive.

Date and location: 27 -28 February 2019 | Netherlands, Rotterdam

Registration information: https://goo.gl/GTckUQ