Events 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 Nov. 2: Climate Change: Raising Ambition, Delivering Results Nov. 3 Chatham House, London Africa Day of Food and Nutrition Security Nov. 3 Kinshasa, Congo Fifth Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development Nov. 3-5 Seoul, Korea Second UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Nov. 3-5 Vienna, Austria Gender, Water and Development Conference 2014 Nov. 3-7 Eastern Cape, South Africa Challenges and Opportunities in the Fight against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Lessons from IOM Workshops Nov. 4 Washington, D.C. AfDB Golden Jubilee celebration Nov. 4 Abidjan, Ivory Coast IFPMA conference, in partnerships with Devex, Investing for Healthier Societies: Innovation, Inclusiveness and Sustainability Nov. 4 New York, United States Sustainable Governance: From Rhetoric to Action: Engaging Women as a Means for Stronger Health Systems and Greater Health Outcomes Nov. 4 Washington, D.C. OECD & UNDP Webinar: Best Practices in Green Public Procurement Nov. 4 Online National Capacity Building Workshop on Sustainable and Inclusive Transport Development in Myanmar Nov. 4-5 Naypyitaw, Myanmar Second UNIDO Forum on Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) Nov. 4-5 Vienna, Austria India Economic Summit Nov. 4-6 New Delhi, India Fifth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development Nov. 4-6 Hammamet, Tunisia 2014 Commitment to Development Award Reception Nov. 5 Washington, D.C. Irish Forum for Global Health International Conference 2014 Nov. 5-6 Dublin, Ireland 2014 APEC Economic Leaders' Week Nov. 5-11 Beijing, China The Economist: World Water Summit Nov. 6 London, United Kingdom Food Safety Considerations for Innovative Nutrition Solutions Nov. 6 New York, United States Call Me Educated: Mobile Phone Monitoring of Adult Education in West Africa Raises Test Scores Nov. 6 Washington, D.C. TIDI Talks - LGBT Rights in the Developing World Nov. 6 Dublin, Ireland Educating Mothers, Saving Lives: Effects of Maternal Secondary Schooling on Child Mortality in Zimbabwe Nov. 6 Washington, D.C. Sustainable Energy in Central Asia: Business Opportunities and Technology Transfer Nov. 6 Brussels, Belgium 2014 Busan Global Partnership Workshop Nov. 6-7 Busan, Seoul​ Cultivating Nutritious Food Systems: A Dialog with U.S. Leaders Nov. 7 Washington, D.C. Workshop on Self-Consumption of Renewables: The Role of Storage in Revolutionising Grid Infrastructure Nov. 7 Tokyo, Japan What is the Role of a Country’s Universities in Pluralistic Rural Advisory Services? The U.S. Land-Grant Model and Other Examples Nov. 7 Online Technical Discussion on Issues Related to Articles 5, 7 and 8 of the Kyoto Protocol Nov. 7 Bonn, Germany Third World Congress of Public Health Nutrition Pre-Congress Workshop Nov. 7-9 Banjul, The Gambia Diversity, Tolerance and Intolerance in Social Media Nov. 8 Quebec, Canada 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.