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Ninth Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
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The ninth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will be organized around the theme “Indigenous peoples: development with culture and identity: articles 3 and 32 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” The Forum is expected to consider the results of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference and the implications for indigenous peoples’ local adaptation and mitigation measures.More details
Helping Islands Adapt: A Workshop on Regional Action to Combat Invasive Species on Islands to Preserve Biodiversity and Adapt to Climate Change
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Conference DetailsA workshop on regional action to combat invasive species on islands to preserve biodiversity and adapt to climate change. The purpose is to identify and strengthen mechanisms that enable effective and sustainable invasive species management (inclusive of prevention and incursion response) for islands.
Second Meeting of Caring for Climate Signatories
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Convened by the UN Global Compact, the second meeting of the Caring for Climate Signatories will take place at UN Headquarters in Geneva.
Call for Papers: Democratizing Climate Governance Conference
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The purpose of this conference is to examine these challenges and explore potential avenues for democratizing climate governance. ANU invites proposals that address issues of accountability, representation, participation, and legitimacy, as well as the appropriate roles of national and transnational institutions, civil society, scientists, scholars, communities, and citizens confronted with issue complexity.
Climate Change, Impacts on Employment and the Labour Market - Responses to the Challenges
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Workshop DetailsThe Global Unions Research Network (GURN) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) organise a workshop on “Climate Change, impacts on employment and the labour market”, which will be held next 25-26 March, in the International Trade Union House, 5, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, Brussels, Belgium.
Ninth Adaptation Fund Board Meeting
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The Board of the Adaptation Fund will meet for its ninth meeting to discuss ongoing work.The Adaptation Fund has been established by the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.9th AFB Meeting Adaptation Fund
Climate Investment Funds Partnership Forum
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The agenda for the second Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Partnership Forum, hosted by the Asian Development Bank, will be developed jointly with the CIF stakeholder community through close cooperation with the civil society and private sector observers of the Trust Fund Committees and Sub-Committee(s). The CIF Partnership Forum will be preceded by parallel learning events for countries involved in the Clean Technology Fund and Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience on March15, and CIF Trust Fund Committee meetings on 16-17 March.
African Ministerial Conference on Weather, Climate and Water Information
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African Ministers responsible for meteorology will meet to address ways of strengthening weather, climate and water information for decision-making. This first ministerial Conference, organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in partnership with the African Union, will be hosted by the Government of Kenya.For more information: World Meteorological Organization - Press Release
Regional workshop on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (ADRRN)
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This workshop is targeted for the ADRRN members in South Asian Countries to raise their awareness about the Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. There will be around 30 participants from Indonesia, Phillipines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Maldives, Taiwan. This workshop is organized by Save The Earth Cambodian ADRRN member with the support of AusAID. This workshop is also supported by Cambodian government through their Disaster Management cell.ADRRN
National Research Conference on Climate Change
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) are organizing a National Research Conference on Climate Change to be held at IITD on March 5 and 6, 2010.
