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 Jan. 12: USAID Town Hall on Partnering to End Extreme Global Poverty Jan. 11 Pomona, United States Arab Water Week 2015 Jan. 11-15 Dead Sea, Jordan EU Workshop: Needs of Persons with Disabilities Throughout Disaster Management Cycle Jan. 12-13 Riga, Latvia Second UNNExT Masterclass: Single Window in the Context of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Jan. 12-21 Cheon-An, Korea Disaster Risk Management Public Seminar Series No. 5: The Role of the Private Sector in Building Resilience to Disasters Jan. 13 Tokyo, Japan Liberia After Ebola Jan. 13 Washington D.C., United States Workshop on Building Resilient Communities Through Urban Planning and the Integration of Natural Sciences Jan. 13 Geneva, Switzerland Advanced Regional Government Procurement Workshop for Asian Economies Jan. 13-15 Bangkok, Thailand Funding for Social Impact: Advice from the Experts Jan. 14 Online Tokyo Conference on International Study for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Jan. 14-16 Tokyo, Japan Future Tense Event: How Will Human Ingenuity Handle a Warming Planet? Jan. 15 Washington D.C., United States Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for Africa in 2015 Jan. 15 Washington D.C., United States Towards a Common Understanding? Employment and Decent Work in Fragile Settings Jan. 15 Geneva, Switzerland Young Children’s Well-Being in Comparative Perspective: A Multicountry Case Study of Breast-Feeding and Leave Policies Jan. 15 London, United Kingdom Transforming Transportation 2015: Smart Cities for Shared Prosperity Jan. 15-16 New York, United States Humanitarian Innovation Jam 2015: Innovation Management Jan. 15-16 Washington, D.C., United States Informal Interactive Hearings with Civil Society for Third Conference on Financing for Development Jan. 15-16 New York, United States Global Conference on a Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics Jan. 15-16 New York, United States 2015 UN-Water Annual International Conference Jan. 15-17 Zaragoza, Spain International Recovery Forum 2015 Jan. 16 Kobe, Japan Stakeholder Preparatory Forum on Post-2015 Development Agenda Jan. 16 New York, United States Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda — Current International Discussions and Challenges for Implementation Jan. 16 Tokyo, Japan 80th International Green Week Jan. 16-25 Berlin, Germany Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2015 Jan. 17 Berlin, Germany Commission on Genetic Research on Food and Agriculture’s 15th Regular Session: Towards the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture Jan. 17 Rome, Italy International celebrations Anniversary of 2010 Haiti earthquake Jan. 12 India National Youth Day Jan. 12 Read more international development news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive the latest from the world’s leading donors and decision-makers — emailed to you FREE every business day.