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. 24:
mHealth Summit
Dec. 7-11
Washington D.C., United States
South-South Cooperation on Climate Change Forum
Dec. 8
Lima, Peru
Why Forests? Why Now? Events at the 20th UNFCCC Conference of Parties
Dec. 8
Washington D.C., United States
The Governance, Corruption & Rule of Law and Private Sector Development Workgroups Present: The Mystery of Growth: Do Property Rights Programs Improve Economic Opportunity – What Have We Learned?
Dec. 8
Washington D.C., United States
Africa in Global Economic Governance: Nigerian and South African Perspectives
Dec. 8-9
London, United Kingdom
World Policy Conference
Dec. 8-10
Seoul, Korea
Social Safety Nets Core Course 2014
Dec. 8-19
Washington D.C., United States
Launch of the Global Nutrition Report 2014
Dec. 9
Washington D.C., United States
Making waves: Media’s potential for girls in the Global South
Dec. 9
London, United Kingdom
Winners and Losers of Globalization: Political Implications of Inequality
Dec. 9
Washington D.C., United States
Understanding USAID's Development Innovation Accelerator — A Discussion with Bruce McFarland
Dec. 9
Washington D.C., United States
Caring for Climate Business Forum: Innovation. Ambition. Collaboration
Dec. 8-9
Lima, Peru
Regional Aquaculture Conference 2014
Dec. 9 - 11
Puglia, Italy
Substantive Informal Session for Third Financing for Development Conference
Dec. 9 - 12
New York, United States
Webinar: "Adaptive Management" in Aid Programs
Dec. 10
Online
Food Tank Webinar Series: Youth in Agriculture with Courtney Paisley
Dec. 10
Online
Farm Journal Forum 2014: Globally Positioned Agriculture
Dec. 11
Washington D.C., United States
WHO: Building resilient health systems in Ebola-affected countries
Dec. 10-11
Geneva, Switzerland
Skills Development in Asia and Pacific — Planting Seeds One Step AheadDec. 10-11
Manila, Philippines
Sustainable Energy for All in Gambia — Validation Workshop for the National Action Agenda and Investment ProspectusDec. 10-11
Banjul, the Gambia
Conference: Learning Development Lessons en route to High Income
Dec. 10
Istanbul, Turkey
Live Q&A: how can Africa's natural resources benefit all citizens?
Dec. 11
Online
Disaster Risk Management Public Seminar Series No.4 “Multilateral Cooperation for Disaster Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean”
Dec. 11
Tokyo, Japan
OECD Technology Foresight Forum 2014 — The Internet of Things
Dec. 11
Paris, France
ILO/EC International Conference 'Competitiveness and Jobs in Europe'
Dec. 12
Brussels, Belgium
International events:
International Anti-Corruption Day
Dec. 9
Human Rights Day
Dec. 10
International Mountain Day 2014
Dec. 11
Worldwide
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