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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 integrated financing strategies (IFSs) in SolArid countries. The workshop is being organized as a regional initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Agriculture of Cape Verde, and will provide an excellent opportunity for participants to draw on and ... Read more
Workshop on financial resource mobilization for the Central and Eastern Europe region 30 September 2008 - 01 October 2008
Douala, Cameroon 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) region. The workshop will be held at the Mendel University of Forestry and Agriculture in Brno, Czech Republic, and is part of the regional initiative on financial resource mobilization for strengthening the implementation of the UNCCD for the Central and Eastern European countries, la... Read more
CRIC.5 12 March 2007 - 21 March 2007
Buenos Aires, Argentina At the request of the Government of Argentina, and after consultations with the President of COP 7 and the Chairperson of the CRIC at its fifth and sixth sessions, it has been agreed that the fifth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC.5) will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 12 to 21 March 2007. All available documents for the session have been posted on the UNCCD Secretariat's website.... Read more
Compensation for Ecosystems Services Synergies Workshop 26 February 2007 - 28 February 2007
Quito, Ecuador This workshop launches the joint efforts of the GM and its partner, Conservation International, to identify Compensation for Ecosystems Services (CES) mechanisms and explore how such mechanisms may be developed and utilized as innovative financing tools for UNCCD implementation in the Andean Region. The workshop promotes synergies between biodiversity conservation and Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in the context of supporting rural livelihoods and offers technical inputs and practical suggestions ... Read more
International Workshop on Empowering Women to Invest in SLM 05 June 2007 - 07 June 2007
Bamako, Mali The GM, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Sanitation of Mali, is convening an International Workshop on Empowering Women to Invest in Sustainable Land Management (SLM), in Bamako, Mali, from 5 to 7 June 2007. The workshop is being organized by GM’s Gender Programme in response to a request to the GM from women delegates and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from several francophone countries, for support for economic and social activities undertaken by women that contribute... Read more
Regional Forum on UNCCD Implementation in the SADC Region 30 July 2007 - 01 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 regional forum in Gaborone, Botswana, from 30 July to 1 August 2007, on UNCCD implementation in the SADC region. The forum, coordinated by the SADC Secretariat, draws on outcomes of the USAID-FRAME and IUCN-ROSA assessment of community-based natural resource managemen... Read more
8th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD COP8) 03 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 Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 6) and the 8th session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST 8) will also be held in conjunction w... Read more
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 consultation is being organized in within the framework of SolArid, the GM’s South-to-south Cooperation Programme, and is a direct follow-up to the International workshop on socio-economic costs of desertification held in Rome in December 2006. The consultatio... Read more
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. The course is facilitated by Oxford Policy Management (OPM), a consultancy firm that provides policy and organizational advisory services. It will draw on OPM’s practical experience of supporting public expenditure management processes, including agriculture sector Public Ex... Read more
Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and Caribbean 27 January 2008 - 01 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 international environment agenda relating to the implementation of the Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC) will be discussed and the regional implications of future international environmental negotiations on climate change ... Read more
 
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