Event preview: This week in development cooperation

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 27: Grand Renewable Energy 2014 International Conference and Exhibition July 27 - Aug 1 Tokyo, Japan AgExchange: Animal Science Research Priorities Under Feed the Future July 28 - Aug 1 Online ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy: towards inclusive and sustainable development July 28 - Aug 1 Campinas, Brazil Knowledge Sharing at the Kisumu Agricultural Society of Kenya Fair July 28 Kisumu, Kenya CGD Europe: Should Direct Cash Transfers to the Poor Be a Benchmark for Traditional Aid? July 29 Washington DC, United States InsideNGO 2014 Annual Conference July 29 Washington DC, United States An Africa Development Forum event Investing in Africa: New Opportunities for Growth & Prosperity July 29 Washington DC United States The United States’ Role in Generating Debate on LGBT Rights July 29 Washington DC, United States Crafting Economic Policy at State July 29 Washington DC, United States The Value of Higher Education in Development: A Conversation with 2014 YALI Washington Fellows on Education & Youth Entrepreneurs July 29 Washington DC, United States 2014 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting July 29 - Aug 1 Suva, Fiji Are we getting things done? Rethinking operational leadership July 30 Online Getting Energy Prices Right: From Principle to Practice July 31 Washington DC, United States Deadline for application - Falling Walls Fellowship for Science Journalists 2014 July 31 Berlin, Germany Africa development forum event: What should African Leaders know to accelerate the achievement and sustainability of health goals in the post 2015 agenda? July 31 Washington DC, United States International celebrations: • World Hepatitis Day 28 • World Breastfeeding Week August 1 - 7 Know of an upcoming event that might be of interest to the international development community? Leave a comment below or email us at news@devex.com. Read more development aid news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive top international development headlines from the world’s leading donors, news sources and opinion leaders — emailed to you FREE every business day.