Thursday, August 1, 2013

Events: First International Conference on Global Food Security 29 Sep - 2 Oct 2013

Event First International Conference on Global Food Security The First International Conference on Global Food Security aims to explore the economic, social, biophysical, technological and institutional drivers of current and future global food security. The topics list includes, inter alia: enabling trade and market policies for local and global food security; sustainable intensification of food production systems; novel ways of feeding...

Events: International Symposium on Sustainable Cities: Empowering Local Governments through Capacity Building organized by UNOSD on 26-28 Sep 2013

Event International Symposium on Sustainable Cities: Empowering Local Governments through Capacity Building The UN Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) will host this international symposium to strengthen dissemination and sharing of good practices and lessons learned on fostering sustainable cities, in recognition of the role of cities in protecting the environment, improving disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience and reducing...

Events: GREENHOUSE 2013: The Science of Climate Change organized by Australian and New Zealand on 8-11 Oct 2013

Adelaide Convention CentreTuesday 8th – Friday 11th October, 2013GREENHOUSE 2013: A joint Australian - New Zealand eventThe latest in climate change science, communication and policy from leading presenters from Australia and around the world.GREENHOUSE 2013 will feature briefings on the contents of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report. The Working Group 1 (science) Summary for Policymakers will be released shortly before our conference.TOPICS WILL...