Events

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...

Expert consultation on desertification, migration and local development in Sahel-Saharan states

26 November, 2007 - 29 November, 2007
Tripoli, Lybia

The Global Mechanism, in partnership with the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CENSAD) Secretariat, is organizing an experts’ consultation on desertification, migration and local development in Tripoli (Libya) from 26 to 29 November 2007. The...

CACILM Steering Committee Meeting

30 October, 2007 - 31 October, 2007
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

The Global Mechanism will contribute to the first Steering Committee of the Central Asian Initiative for Land Management (CACILM) on 30 and 31 October 2007 in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, by articulating the resource mobilization strategy for phases 2 and...

Training course: Public Financial Management in Agriculture

17 October, 2007 - 18 October, 2007
FAO HQs, Rome, Italy

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in partnership with the Global Mechanism (GM), is organizing a training course for staff of the Rome-based United Nations agencies in Public Financial Management (PFM), on 17 and 18 October 2007....

8th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD COP8)

3 September, 2007 - 14 September, 2007
Madrid, Spain

The 8th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 8) will be held in Madrid, Spain, from 3 to 14 September 2007, hosted by the Government of Spain. The 6th session of the...

Regional Forum on UNCCD Implementation in the SADC Region

30 July, 2007 - 1 August, 2007
Gaborone, Botswana

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, the GM, the United States Agency for International Development FRAME Network (USAID-FRAME) and the World Conservation Union Regional Office for Southern Africa (IUCN-ROSA) are convening a...

International Workshop on Mainstreaming the Environment into National Development Frameworks

18 June, 2007 - 20 June, 2007
Bamako, Mali

The United Nations Development Programme Drylands Development Centre (UNDP/DDC), in collaboration with GM and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is convening an International workshop on Mainstreaming the Environment, with a special focus...