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 February 10:
Afghanistan Development Goals: 2014 and BeyondFeb. 10Washington, D.C., United States
Latin America & the Caribbean Workgroup: The Use of Special Development Regions to Improve Governance in Honduras and BeyondFeb. 10Washington D.C., United States
Citizens’ dialogue: LondonFeb. 10London, United Kingdom
Beyond the crisis? Business in Europe 2014Feb. 10Brussels, Belgium
Frontier Issues in Economic Growth: A Symposium from The Growth Dialogue Feb. 10Washington D.C., United States
Do Politicians’ Relatives Get Better Jobs? Evidence from Municipal Elections in the PhilippinesFeb. 10Washington D.C., United States
SAIS Global Issues in Agriculture Speaker Series: Dr. Pamela Ronald of UC Davis on “Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food”Feb. 10Washington D.C., United States
Experts Meeting on Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development in Asia and PacificFeb. 10–12Manila, Philippines
Incorporating Nutrition into Feed the Future Research ProgramsFeb. 11Online
Eighth meeting of the Network of public finance economists in public administration Feb. 11Brussels, Belgium
Social enterprise in Kenya: challenges and opportunities Feb. 11Nairobi, Kenya
Civil Society Workgroup: The World Bank’s New Strategy and its Emphasis on Increasing Citizen’s Engagement Feb. 11Washington DC, United States
2013 Commitment to Development Award DinnerFeb. 11Washington DC, United States
Safer Internet Day - Let’s create Better Internet togetherFeb. 11Brussels, Belgium
Feedback on Using the Feed The Future Monitoring System (FTFMS) during the reporting period October – December 2013Feb. 11–12Online
EU-ASEAN Aviation SummitFeb. 11–12Grand Copthorne, Singapore
Second High Level Meeting of the Africa-EU Energy PartnershipFeb. 11-13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Regional Workshop on African Agriculture in a changing climate: Enhancing the up-take of Climate Smart AgricultureFeb. 11-14Arusha, Tanzania
Room for Discussion by Lilianne PloumenFeb. 12University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Special Event: MBAs Without BorderFeb. 12Washington D.C., United States
Economics for Development: A Conference in Honor of Eduardo LeyFeb. 12Washington D.C., United States
Korea Green Innovation DaysFeb. 12-13Washington, D.C., United States
Food Security in a World of Changing Climate and Natural Resource Scarcity: The Role of Agricultural TechnologiesFeb. 12Washington D.C., United States
IFPRI Agricultural Technology Summit: Food Security in a World of Changing Climate and Natural Resource Scarcity: The Role of Agricultural TechnologiesFeb. 12Washington D.C., United States
3rd World Congress on Agroforestry “Accelerating the impacts of agroforestry”Feb. 12–14Delhi, India
Feeding the World SummitFeb. 13London, United Kingdom
Bit 2014: International Tourism ExchangeFeb. 13Milan, Italy
Role of Microfinance Programs in Promoting Financial Inclusion: Findings from Field Studies in India and PakistanFeb. 13Tokyo, Japan
A New Global Partnership: European Civil Society on the Post-2015 FrameworkFeb. 13Brussels, Belgium
From the Shallows to the Deep: Who is taking the lead? Women, Water and Leadership: A Workshop for Asia and the PacificFeb. 13–14Manila, Philippines
Employment (and fiscal) effects of social investmentFeb. 14Brussels, Belgium
The Commission adopts the Risk Finance GuidelinesFeb. 15Brussels, Belgium
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