Events

International Workshop on Innovative Financial Mechanisms

27 January, 2010 - 29 January, 2010
Bonn, Germany

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is convening a three-day workshop on innovative financing mechanisms, to be held in Bonn from 27 to 29 January. The issues considered will include: - promotion of payment for ecosystem...

Global Donor Platform on Rural Development: General Annual Assembly

26 January, 2010 - 27 January, 2010
Rome, Italy

The 2010 Platform General Annual Assembly will take place at the headquarters for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome from 26-27 January, with IFAD and the GM playing host to this landmark event on the rural development...

Workshop on financial resource mobilization for sustainable land management in Central Africa

30 September, 2008 - 1 October, 2008
Douala, Cameroon

A sub-regional workshop, organized by the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC) on financial resource mobilization for sustainable land management (SLM) in Central Africa, will be held in Douala, Cameroon, from 30 September to 1 October 2008....

Building national capacities in Mesoamerica

29 September, 2008 - 18 October, 2008
Turrialba, Costa Rica & Michoacán, Mexico

The GM is running two 5-day training workshops in Turrialba, Costa Rica (29 September-3 October) and in Michoacán, Mexico (13 -18 October) to develop particpants' competencies in mobilizing resources to combat desertification. The workshops...

Integrated financing strategy for combating desertification in Jordan

8 July, 2008 - 9 July, 2008
Amman, Jordan

The second multi-stakeholder workshop on advancing the development of an Integrated Financing Strategy (IFS) for Combating Desertification in Jordan, is being organized by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) and the...

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...

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...

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....