Event preview: This week in development cooperation

This week, discussions on climate financing and including mHealth in boosting South African health systems take center stage in global development events, while the World Health Organization plans a series of events to mark World Breastfeeding Week.

By // 29 July 2013
A woman and a child ride past a wind turbine in Peru. The Second Latin American and Caribbean dialogue on climate finance will be held from July 29 to 30 in El Salvador. Photo by: Daniel Bachhuber / CC BY-NC-ND

The future of international development cooperation is not just hashed out in dusty field offices and ramshackle schools and hospitals, but also at a variety of events, celebrations and other gatherings.

Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting July 29:2nd Latin American and Caribbean dialogue on climate financeSan Salvador, El SalvadorJuly 29-30China summit on caring for climateBeijing, ChinaJuly 29-31Connecting community: Workshop for conveners and citizen leadersDurban, South AfricaJuly 29-31UNFCCC: LDC Expert Group regional training workshop on adaptation for African Anglophone least developed countriesKigali, RwandaJuly 29-August 2Future of Our Cities roundtableJohannesburg, South AfricaJuly 30Launch: Report on keeping the lifeline open - Remittances and markets in SomaliaWashington, D.C., United StatesJuly 31The new frontier: Including mHealth in strengthening South African health systemsJohannesburg, South Africa July 31-August 1Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – Eastern Europe regional consultation meetingBudapest, HungaryJuly 31-August 2Learning to Adapt 5Sydney, AustraliaAugust 1Asian development review conferenceManila, PhilippinesAugust 1-2International celebrations

Elections

  • Pakistan (Presidential) – July 30

  • Zimbabwe (Parliamentary, presidential) – July 31

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  • Johanna Morden

    Johanna Morden

    Johanna Morden is a community development worker by training and a global development journalist by profession. As a former Devex staff writer based in Manila, she covered the Asian Development Bank as well as Asia-Pacific's aid community at large. Johanna has written for a variety of international publications, covering social issues, disasters, government, ICT, business, and the law.

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