Events

Workshop on financial resource mobilization for the Central and Eastern Europe region

10 September, 2008 - 12 September, 2008
Brno, Czech Republic

On 10-12 September 2008, the GM will convene a regional workshop, in conjunction with the UNCCD Secretariat and the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, on financial resource mobilization for the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)...

Building capacity and exchanging knowledge on integrated financing strategies in SolArid countries

16 June, 2008 - 20 June, 2008
Praia, Cape Verde

As part of its South-to south cooperation programme, SolArid, the GM is co-organizing an international workshop, in Praia, Cape Verde, from 16 to 20 June 2008, on capacity-building measures and exchanging experiences on issues related to developing...

Central American workshop on promoting civil society organizations’ engagement in sustainable land management

29 April, 2008 - 30 April, 2008
Tegucigalpa, Honduras

In Central America, civil society organizations (CSOs) play an important role in supporting rural communities in adopting sustainable land use and management practices, calling on governments to provide incentives for communities in dry and degraded...

Workshop in Burkina Faso on civil society organizations’ participation in promoting SLM

23 April, 2008 - 24 April, 2008
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

The UNCCD calls for civil society organizations (CSOs) at all levels to become involved in policy design, planning and programme implementation, based on their experiences and links with dryland communities.   In Burkina Faso, civil society...

Central Asian Strategic Partnership Agreement meeting and Training Course on Designing Integrated Financing Strategies for Central Asian Countries

22 April, 2008 - 26 April, 2008
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

In conjunction with Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management (CACILM) 2nd Steering Committee, the GM is convening a meeting of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) members on 22 April 2008, with a view to exploring means of...

GM co-organizes training course on designing integrated financing strategies in Iran

23 February, 2008 - 25 February, 2008
Tehran, Iran

The GM is organizing a training course on Designing Integrated Financing Strategies (DIFS), in partnership with the Forest Range and Watershed Management Organization (FRWO), from 23 to 25 February 2008, in Tehran, Iran.   DIFS is a GM initiative...

International Conference on Financing for Congo Basin Forest Ecosystems

21 February, 2008 - 22 February, 2008
Tunis, Tunisia

The African Development Bank Group, committed to supporting the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) with the implementation of its Convergence Plan, is hosting an international conference on Financing Mechanisms for the Sustainable Management...

Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and Caribbean

27 January, 2008 - 1 February, 2008
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

The 16th Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, is being organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, next week. Emerging issues on the...

Beijing International Conference on Combating Desertification

22 January, 2008 - 24 January, 2008
Beijing, China

The State Forestry Administration of the People's Republic of China (SFA) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) are organizing an International Conference on Combating Desertification, from 22-24 January 2008, in...

Private sector engagement: GM side event at UNFCCC COP 13

5 December, 2007
Bali

The Global Mechanism (GM) is co-organizing a side event at the 13th Session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 13) in Bali on 5 December 2007, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...