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The events and contact information below are reproduced from public websites of independent sources.  The Regional Environmental Office for South Asia and the U.S. government take no responsibility for inaccuracies or changes to the listings below.   Posting of these events does not constitute U.S. government endorsement of the events or hosting organizations.
 
                                                                          
SOUTH ASIA:

Writeshop on local adaptation strategies to water related stresses and hazards in the HKH region
Date:       August 3 – 7, 2009
Venue:     ICIMOD, Kathmandu
Contact:   Julie Dekens
Tel:         +977 (1) 5003222
Fax:        +977 (1) 5003299, 5003277
E-mail:     jdekens@icimod.org
Web:       http://www.icimod.org/?page=545

Regional Workshop on Community Conserved Areas in South Asia
Date:            August 4 – 7, 2009
Venue:          Kathmandu, Nepal
Organized by: Forest Action Nepal and Kalpavriksh (India)
Web:             http://www.forestaction.org

Regional Workshop on Linking Research with Policy in South Asia
Date:     August 6 – 7, 2009
Venue:   Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact: Dr. Narayan Sharma Paudel
E-mail:    nsp@forestaction.wlink.com.np
Web:      http://www.forestaction.org 

Challenges of Water Stress and Climate Change in the Himalayan River Basins Collaborative Dialogue Process
Date:       August 6 – 7, 2009
Venue:     Kathmandu, Nepal
Contact:   Ms. Ilmas Futehally
               Executive Director
               Strategic Foresight Group, Mumbai
Tel:         +91-22-26318260
E-mail:     initiatives@vsnl.com
Web:       http://www.strategicforesight.com/asian.htm

Hydropower Training Course
Date:            August 15 – 22, 2009
Venue:          Kathmandu Nepal
Organized by: SARI/Energy
Contact:       Michael Ellis
                   Chief of Party
                   PA Consulting Group
                   DLF Cyber City, Building No. 9B, 11th floor
                   Gurgaon-122 002, Haryana, India
Tel:              +91 124 4737400
Fax:             +91 124 4737444
Mobile:          +91 9971254490
Email:           Michael.Ellis@paconsulting.com
Web:            http://www.sari-energy.org/PageFiles/recActivities.asp

Third International Conference on environmentally Sustainable Development
Date:       August 16 – 18, 2009
Venue:     Abbottabad, NWFP, Pakistan
Contact:   Dr. Iftikhar A Raja
               Chairman, Environmentally Sustainable Development
               COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
               Abbottabad, Pakistan
Fax:         +92 (0) 992 383441
E-mail:      ESDev@ciit.net.pk
Web:        http://www.ciit-atd.edu.pk/ESDev

An Executive Training Programme on Business and Climate Change
Date:     August17-21, 2009
Venue:   TERI University, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Contact: Dr. Surender Kumar
             Department of Policy Studies, TERI University
             10, Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj
             New Delhi - 110 070
Tel:        +91-11-26122222
Fax:       +91-11-26122874
E-mail:   skumar@teri.res.in
Web:     http://www.teriin.org

Regional Training Workshop on Snow and Glacier Melt Runoff Modelling in the Himalayas
Date:      August 24 – 28, 2009
Venue:    ICIMOD, Kathmandu
Contact:  Dr. Arun Bhakta Shrestha
Tel:        +977 (1) 5003222
Fax:       +977 (1) 5003299, 5003277
E-mail:    abshrestha@icimod.org
Web:      http://www.icimod.org/?page=357

South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change 2009
Date:           September 3 – 6, 2009
Venue:         Mirabel Resort Hotel, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Organized by: Clean Energy Nepal, NYCA etc
Contact:       Secretariat
                   Clean Energy Nepal
                   108 Vinayak Marga, Kamaladi, Ganesthan 
                    Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel:              +977-1-4257481, 01-6915649
Email:            nyca.np@gmail.com; saysocc@gmail.com
Web:            http://nyca.net.np/saysocc09

Water Quality Research to Evaluate the Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices Utilized in the United States and India
Date:            September 7 – 8, 2009
Venue:          Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Organized by: USDA and Allahabad Agricultural Institute
Contact:       Dr. D. M. Denis
                   Member Secretary
                   International Secretariat
                   Allahabad Agricultural Institute
                   Deemed University, Allahabad -211007, U.P. India
Tel:              +91-532-2684295, 9415324345
Fax:             +91-532-2684593
Email:           dmd2003@rediffmail.com
Web:            http://www.aaidu.org/usda/usda_workshop.htm

Experience Sharing Workshop on “Studying the Linkages Between Ecosystem Services and Poverty: Building Networks in South Asia”
Date:           September 8 – 9, 2009
Venue:         Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Organized by: North-Eastern Hill University
                   Contact: Prof. B. K. Tiwari 
                   Professor
Tel:             +91 (364) 2721158
Mobile:         +91-9436100984
E-mail:          bktiwarinehu@gmail.com
Web:            http://www.nehu.ac.in

Indian Environment Summit 2009 – International Event on Waste, Water, Pollution, Energy and Recycling
Date:            September 14 – 16, 2009
Venue:          New Delhi, India
Organized by: IRWM & Co., GTZ and Center for Environment Education
Contact:        IRWM & Co. 
                    New Delhi, India
Tel               +91-11-46565890-95
Fax              +91-11-29235871
E-mail:          info@iesummit.net
Web:            http://iesummit.net

Community Forestry International Workshop
Date:      September 15 – 18, 2009
Venue:    Pokhara, Nepal
Contact:  Mr. Bala Ram Kandel
              Member Secretary, Management Committee
              Department of Forests
              Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel:         +977-1-4247599
Fax:        +977-1-4229013
E-mail:     cpfd@wlink.com.np
Web:       http://www.communityforestryworkshop.com.np

Regional Training Programme on Marine Resources Sampling, Data Collection and Interpretation for South Asia Seas
Date:           September 18 – 22, 2009
Venue:         Chennai, India
Organized by: SACEP
Tel:             +94 11 2589787
Fax:             +94 11 2589369
E-mail:          info@sacep.org
Web:            http://www.sacep.org

ICIMOD’s First International Training Course on Participatory Integrated Watershed Management
Date:      October 5 - 15, 2009
Venue:    Godavari, Lalitpur, Nepal
Contact:  Mr. Keshar Man Sthapit
Tel:         +977 1 5003222
Fax:        +977 1 5003299, 5003277
E-mail:     wsmtraining@icimod.org
Web:       http://www.icimod.org/?page=387

Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas
Date              October 14 – 16, 2009 (Tentative)
Venue:           Dehradun, India (Tentative)
Organized by:  Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Contact:         Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf
                    Executive Secretary
                    Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Tel:               +1 514 288 2220
Fax:               +1 514 288 6588
E-mail:           secretariat@cbd.int
Web:             http://www.cbd.int/doc/lists/events.pdf

18th APFEJ World Congress of Environmental Journalists
Date:       October 19 – 22, 2009
Venue:     Colombo, Sri Lanka
Contact:   Dharman Wickremaratne
Director -  Sri Lanka Environmental Journalists Forum &
               Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists (APFEJ)
               P O Box: 26
              434/3 Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka
E-mail:     ejournalists@sltnet.lk; afejchairman@yahoo.com
Web:        http://www.environmentaljournalists.org

22nd Asian Pacific Weed Science Conference
Date:            October 19 – 23, 2009
Venue:           Lahore, Pakistan
Organized by:  The Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society & G. C. University
Contact:        Prof. Dr. Gul Hassan
Tel:              +92-91-9218206, 9216542
E-mail:           secretarywssp@yahoo.com
Web:             http://www.wssp.org.pk

Global Tiger Workshop
Date:    October 27 – 30, 2009
Venue:  Kathmandu, Nepal
Web:     http://www.globaltigerinitiative.org/events.html

8th Global Conference on Environmental Education
Date:   November 1 – 5, 2009
Venue:  Goa, India
Contact: Indian Environmental Society
             U – 112, Vidhata House (3rd Floor)
             Vikas Marg, Shakarpur, Delhi – 110092, India
Tel:        +91-11–22046823, 22046824, 22450749
Fax:       +91-11–22523311
Email:     iesenro@vsnl.com, deshbandhu@iesglobal.org
Web:      http://www.iesglobal.org

International Conference on Solid Waste Management - WasteSafe 2009
Date:      November 9 – 10, 2009
Venue:    Khulna, Bangladesh
Contact:  Jhumana Akter 
              Room No. C204N
              Department of civil Engineering
              Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
Tel:        +880-41-769468, Ext-211
Fax:       +880-41-774780
E-mail:    wastesafe@ce.kuet.ac.bd
Web:      http://www.wastesafe.info

3rd Decentralised Conference on Water and Wastewater International Network
Date:             November 10-13, 2009
Venue:           Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal
Organized by:  International Water Association (IWA)
Contact:        DEWSIN Conference Secretariat
                    C/o Ishan Regmi
                    GPO Box: 4836
                    Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel:               +977-1-4248957
Fax:              +977-1- 4216250
Email:            ishanregmi@hotmail.com 
Web:             http://www.iwa.nepaliko.com

Green Conclave 2009
Date:            November 12 – 13, 2009
Venue:          New Delhi, India
Organized by: Ministry of Earth Sciences, Planet Earth and Gateway Media 
Web:             http://www.greenconclave.in/greenconclave/index.php

4th Environmentally Friendly Vehicles (EFV) Conference and Exposition
Date:     November 23 – 24, 2009
Venue:   New Delhi, India
Contact: Mr. Parthaa Bosu
             Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers
             Core 4 B, 5th Floor
             India Habitat Centre
             Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003
Tel:        +91-11-47103021
Fax:        + 91-11-24648222
E-mail:    pbosu@siam.in
Web:      http://www.4efv.in 

International Conference on Developments in Renewable Energy Technology
Date:           December 17 – 19, 2009
Venue:         Dhaka, Bangladesh
Organized by: United International University
Contact: House # 80, Road #8A (Old -15)  
              Satmasjid Road, Dhanmondi        
              Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
Tel:         +88 (02) 9125912-5
Fax:         +88 (02) 9125916
Email:       info@uiu.ac.bd
Web:        http://www.icdret.uiu.ac.bd

International Conference on Food Security and Environmental Sustainability – FSES 2009
Date:      December 17 – 19, 2009
Venue:    Kharagpur Campus, Kharagpur, India
Contact:  Bhabani Das
E-mail:     fses2009@gmail.com

3rd International Perspective on Current & Future State of Water Resources & the Environment
Date:            January 5 – 7, 2010
Venue:          Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Organized by:  Environmental & Water Resource Institute and
                    India Institute of  Technology, Madras
Web:             ewri@asce.org
Web:             http://content.asce.org/conferences/india2010/index.html

7th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST)
Date:            January 11 - 14, 2010
Venue:           National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad
Organized by:  Centres of Excellence in Science & Applied Technologies (CESAT)
Contact:         Dr. Arshad Munir
                     Scientific Secretary
                     Centres of Excellence in Science & Applied Technologies (CESAT)
                     Plot # 94, H-11/4
                     Islamabad – Pakistan
Tel:                +92-51-906724701
Fax:               +92-51-4437282
E-mail:            secretary@ibcast.org.pk
Web:              http://www.ibcast.org.pk

Aquatech India
Date:             February 3 – 5, 2010
Venue:           New Delhi, India
Organized by:  Amsterdam RAI and Inter Ads-Brooks Exhibitions (India) Pvt. Ltd
Contact:         Marieke Leenhouts
E-mail:           aquatech@rai.nl
Contact:        http://www.india.aquatechtrade.com

Fourth International Conference on Plants and Environmental Pollution
(ICPEP – 4)

Date:            February 7 – 10, 2010
Venue:          National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
Organized by: National Botanical Research Institute and International Society of
                   Environmental Botanists
Contact:       The Organizing Secretaries (ICPEP-4)
                   International Society of Environmental Botanists
                   National Botanical Research Institute
                   Rana Pratap Marg
                   Lucknow-226001, India
Tel:             +91-522-2297821
Fax:            +91-522-2205836/2205839
E-mail:         isebnbrilko@sify.com; isebmail@gmail.com
Web:           http://isebindia.com/icpep-4/icpep-4.html

4th International Renewable Energy Conference
Date:             February 17-19, 2010
Venue:           New Delhi, Delhi, India 
Organized by:  Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
E-mail:           ss.madan@nic.in
Web:             http://mnes.nic.in/pdf/irec-mnre.pdf 


ASIA:

Global Environment Forum
Date:     August 17 – 19, 2009
Venue:   Incho, Korea
Web:     http://www.unep.org/drc/events-meetings/index.asp

World City Water Forum
Date:    August 18 – 21, 2009
Venue:  Incheon, Korea
Web:     http://www.wcwf2009.org 

ICEE 2009: "International Conference on Energy and Environment"
Date:    August 26-28, 2009
Venue:  Singapore
Web:     http://www.waset.org/wcset09/singapore/icee 

Sub-regional Capacity Building Workshop on Forest Biodiversity and Climate Change
Date:             September 2 – 5, 2009
Venue:           Singapore City, Singapore
Organized by:  Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Contact:        Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf
                    Executive Secretary
                    Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Tel:              +1 514 288 2220
Fax:             +1 514 288 6588
E-mail:          secretariat@cbd.int
Web:            http://www.cbd.int/doc/lists/events.pdf

Clean Energy Expo Asia 2009
Date:            September 16 – 18, 2009
Venue:          SUNTEC, Singapore
Organized by: Asian Development Bank
Contact:       Samuel Tumiwa
                   Senior Energy Specialist
Tel:             +63 2 632 6624
Fax:             +63 2 636 2198
E-mail:         stumiwa@adb.org
Web:           http://www.adb.org/News/calendar.asp

Workshop on Forest Biodiversity and Climate Change
Date:            September 16 – 19, 2009
Venue:          Singapore
Organized by: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Contact:       Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf
                   Executive Secretary
                   Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Tel:             +1 514 288 2220
Fax:            +1 514 288 6588
E-mail:        secretariat@cbd.int
Web:          http://www.cbd.int/doc/lists/events.pdf 

Water Congress – APAC Series
Date:    October 6 – 7, 2009
Venue:  Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel:      +60 3 27236745
E-mail:  CindyC@marcusevanskl.com
Web:    http://www.watercongress.com

Power-Gen Asia 2009 – Renewable Energy World Asia
Date:       October 7 – 9, 2009
Venue:     Bangkok, Thailand
Contact:  Kelvin Marlow
Tel:        +44 (0)1992 656 610
Fax:       +44 (0)1992 656 700
E-mail:    exhibitpga@pennwell.com
Web:       http://www.powergenasia.com/index.html

Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN) Regional Forum
Date:      October 12 – 14, 2009
Venue:    Singapore
Contact: AECEN Secretariat
             SG Tower, 5th Floor, Unit 506
             161/1 Soi Mahadlek Luang 3
             Rajdamri Road, Patumwan
             Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Tel:        +662-651-8826
Fax:       +662-651-8864
E-Mail:   info@aecen.org
Web:     http://www.aecen.org

The ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity 2009 (ACB2009)
Date:      October 21 – 23, 2009
Venue:    Singapore
Contact: The ACB2009 Secretariat
             ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)
             Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
E-mail:   ACB2009@aseanbiodiversity.org
Web:     http://www.aseanbiodiversity.org 

Regional Workshop on Household Water Security and Ministers of Water Security Initiative
Date:            October 27-29, 2009
Venue:          Bangkok, Thailand
Organized by: UNESCAP (Environment and Development Division)
Web:            http://www.unescap.org/esd/calendar/events.asp

Second Asia-Pacific Mayors’ Forum on Environmentally Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development
Date:            October 27-29, 2009
Venue:          Ulsan, Republic of Korea
Organized by: UNESCAP (Environment and Development Division)
Web:            http://www.unescap.org/esd/calendar/events.asp

First World Young Earth-Scientists Congress 2009
Date:             October 25 – 28, 2009
Venue:           Beijing, China
Organized by:  China University of Geosciences of Beijing
Contact:        YES Network Secretariat
                    Dr. Claudio Margottini
                    Geological Survey of Italy
                    ISPRA - Italian High Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
                    Via Curartone, 3 - 00185 Rome, Italy
Fax:              +39 (060 4465 159
Email:            yes-network@apat.it 
Web:            http://www.yescongress2009.org 

International Conference on Engineering, Environment, Economics, Safety and Health 2009 (CONVEEESH'09)
Date:              October 26 – 27, 2009
Venue:           Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Organized by:  Universitas Sam Ratulangi, Manado
E-mail:           risto71@yahoo.com
Web:             http://main.conveeesh.com

International Congress on Biological Invasions (ICBI)
Date:             November 2 – 6, 2009
Venue:           Fuzhou, China
Organized by:  U. S. Geological Survey
Contact:        Ms. Annie Simpson
                    U. S. Geological Survey
Tel:              +1-703-648-4281
Fax:             +1-703-648-4224
E-mail:         asimpson@usgs.gov
Web:           http://www.icbi2009.org

Regional Workshop on Transboundary Protected Areas
Date:            November 3 – 8, 2009
Venue:          Lao PDR
Organized by: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)
Contact:        HQ: 3F ERDB Building
                    Forestry Campus, College 
                    Laguna 4031 Philippines
Tel/fax:         +63-49-5362865
E-mail:          contact.us@aseanbiodiversity.org
Web:            http://www.aseanbiodiversity.org

World Ocean Week
Date:             November 6 – 12, 2009
Venue:           Xiamen, China
Organized by:  Government of the People's Republic of China
Contact:         World Ocean Week Secretariat (WOW)
Tel:               +86-592-5396362
Fax:              +86-592-5396367
E-mail:           oceanweekxiamen@gmail.com
Web:             http://www.oceanweek.org/en/main.asp

2nd Asia Pacific Regional Water Conference & Exhibition
Date:             November 17 – 19, 2010
Venue:           Sheraton Subang Hotel and Towers, Malaysia
Organised by:  Water Association of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (SWAn)
Tel:               +60 3 5569 0406/07 
Fax:               +60 3 5569 0402 
Email:             enquiry@aprwc.com
Web:              http://www.aprwc.com

East Asian Seas Congress 2009
Date:    November 23 – 27, 2009
Venue:  Manila, Philippines
E-mail:  info@pemsea.org
Web:    http://pemsea.org

Environmental Science and Technological Conference 2009
Date:             December 7 – 8, 2009
Venue:           Permai Inn Hotel, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Organized by:  Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Contact:        ESTEC’09 Secretariat
                    Department of Engineering Science
                    Faculty of Science and Technology
                    Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 
                    Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
E-mail:          estec2009@umt.edu.my
Web:            http://www.umt.edu.my/ESTEC2009/index.html

International Year of Biodiversity begins: Asia Ministerial Conference on Wildlife Enforcement and Tiger Conservation
Date:    January 2010 (TBC)
Venue:  Hua Hin, Thailand
Web:    http://www.globaltigerinitiative.org/events.html

CITES 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15)
Date:       March 13 – 25, 2010 (TBC)
Venue:     Doha, Qatar
Contact:  CITES Secretariat
              International Environment House
              11 Chemin des Anémones
              CH-1219 Châtelaine 
              Geneva, Switzerland
Tel:         +41-22-917-81-39/40
Fax:         +41-22-797-34-17
E-mail:     info@cites.org 
Web:       http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.shtml

Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Date:             October 11 – 15, 2010
Venue:           Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Organized by:  Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Contact:        Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf
                    Executive Secretary
Tel:              +1 514 288 2220
Fax:             +1 514 288 6588
E-mail:          secretariat@cbd.int
Web:            http://www.cbd.int/doc/lists/events.pdf

Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Date:            October 18 – 29, 2010
Venue:           Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Organized by:  Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Contact:         Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf
                     Executive Secretary
Tel:                +1 514 288 2220
Fax:               +1 514 288 6588
E-mail:            secretariat@cbd.int
Web:              http://www.cbd.int/doc/lists/events.pdf


REST OF THE WORLD:

10th International Congress of Ecology
Date:       August 16 – 21, 2009
Venue:     Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Contact:  INTECOL 2009 Congress Managers
              C/- Tour Hosts Pty Ltd
              GPO Box 128
              Sydney, NSW, 2001, Australia
Tel:        +61 2 9265 0700
Fax:       +61 2 9267 5443
Email:     intecol10@tourhosts.com.au
Web:      http://www.intecol10.org/default.asp

World Water Week 2009
Date:      August 16 – 22, 2009
Venue:    Stockholm, Sweden
Contact: Stockholm International Water Institute
             Drottninggatan 33
             SE-111 51, Stockholm, Sweden
Tel:       +46 (0)8 522 139 60
Fax:      +46 (0)8 522 139 61
E-mail:  katarina.andrzejewska@siwi.org
Web:    http://www.worldwaterweek.org

Second World Congress on Agroforestry
Date:            August 23 -29, 2009
Venue:          Nairobi, Kenya
Organized by: The World Agroforestry Centre, UNEP, Institute of Food and
                    AgriculturalSciences (IFAS) of the University of Florida
Web:             http://www.unep.org/drc/Events-Meetings/index.asp

World Climate Conference – 3 (WCC-3)
Date:            August 31 – September 4, 2009
Venue:          Geneva, Switzerland
Organized by:  World Meteorological Organization 
Contact:        Mr. Buruhani Nyenzi
                    Director, WCC-3 Secretariat
Tel:               +41 (0) 22 730 82 73
Fax:              +41 (0) 22 730 80 42
E-mail:           wcc-3@wmo.int
Web:              http://www.wmo.int/wcc3

World Water Congress
Date:            September 6 – 10, 2009
Venue:          Mexico City, Mexico
Organized by: International Water Association
Web:             http://www.sei.se/news-a-events/seievents.html?start=60

Environmental Health Risk 2009
Date:             September 21-23, 2009
Venue:           New Forest, United Kingdom
Organized by:  Wessex Institute of Technology
Contact:        Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst
                    Southampton SO40 7AA, UK
Tel:               +44 (0)238 029 3223  
Fax:              +44 (0)238 029 2853  
Email:             wit@wessex.ac.uk 
Website:         http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2009/ehr09/index.html

13th World Forestry Congress
Date:            October 18 – 25, 2009
Venue:          Buenos Aires, Argentina
Organized by: U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization – FAO
Contact:       Mr. Douglas Kneeland
                   Chief, Forestry Information and Liaison Service
                   Forestry Department, UNFAO
Tel:             +39 06 5705 3925
Fax:             +39 06 5705 5137
E-mail:          douglas.kneeland@fao.org
Web:            http://www.cbd.int/doc/lists/events.pdf 

7th World Forum on Sustainable Development - "Climate Change: What Opportunities for Sustainable Development?"
Date:             October 19-22, 2009
Venue:           Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa
Organized by:  World Forum on Sustainable Development
Contact:         PASSAGES-ADAPES
                     World Forum on Sustainable Development/Forum
                     Modial de Developpement Durable (FMDD)
Tel:                +1 43 25 67 00
E-mail:            passages4@wanadoo.fr
Web:              http://www.cbd.int/doc/lists/events.pdf 

Climate Change as Challenge for Intercultural Inquiry on Values
Date:             November 3 – 6, 2009
Venue:           Aarhus, Denmark
Organized by:  Aarhus University
Contact:        Jacob Bock
                    Project Manager
Tel:               +45 8942 2109
Email:            filbock@hum.au.dk
Web:             http://www.globaldialogueconference.org 

Greening the City: Fostering Inspired and Innovative Leadership for Just and Sustainable Urban Communities
Date:             November 6 – 8, 2009
Venue:           Cambridge, MA, United States
Organized by:  Lesley University
Web:              http://lesley.edu/gsass/environmental_studies/uel/uel_conference.html

21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Date:             November 23 – 27, 2009
Venue:           Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (Tentative)
Organized by:  Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Contact:         Mr. Marco Gonzales
                     Executive Secretary Secretariat of the Vienna
                     Convention and the Montreal Protocol
                     United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Tel:                +254 20 76238850/7623851
Fax:               +254 20 7624691/2/3
E-mail:            ozoneinfo@unep.org
Web:              http://ozone.unep.org

Fifteenth session and Conference of the Parties (COP) serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP)
Date:            December 7 – 18, 2009
Venue:          Copenhagen, Denmark
Organized by: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Contact:        UNFCCC
                    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Tel:               +49 228 815 1999
E-mail:           secretariat@unfccc.int
Web:             http://unfccc.int/meetings/unfccc_calendar/items/2655.php?year=2009