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 Feb. 1:
International Development Week
Feb. 1-7
Canada
Policy Responses to Food Price Volatility
Feb. 2
Washington, D.C., United States
Smart, Green and Integrated Transport Information Day
Feb. 2
Brussels, Belgium
Global Post-harvest Loss Prevention Course: Fundamentals, Technologies and Actors
Feb. 2
Online
Asian Regional Trade Unions Training on Sustainable Development, Green Jobs and Decent Work
Feb. 2-6
Bangkok, Thailand
A Reform Agenda for China’s New Urbanization
Feb. 3
Online
Positioning Europe in global science: Priorities for research to achieve sustainable solutions
Feb. 3
Brussels, Belgium
Experiences of working with Save the Children on Ebola
Feb. 3
London, United Kingdom
European Multistakeholder Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility
Feb. 3-4
Brussels, Belgium
Conference on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources
Feb. 3-4
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Agricultural Development Support Project in Myanmar public consultations
Feb. 3-10
Yangon, Myanmar
Financing for Sustainable Development
Feb. 4
London, United Kingdom and online
Presentation of World Development Report 2015: Mind, Society and Behavior
Feb. 4
Tokyo, Japan
Delivering Water and Food Security for the Bottom of the Pyramid
Feb. 4
Online
Together to #EndFGM: Facebook Q&A with Lindsay Northover
Feb. 4
Online
Webinar on Waste Management and Climate Change in developing countries
Feb. 4
Online
Maternal Education and Under-5 Mortality in Low and Middle Income Countries: Do Girls and Twins Fare Better When Mothers Are (More) Educated?
Feb. 4
London, United Kingdom
Seminar and Book launch: Changing livelihoods and language repertoires: hunting, gold mining and schooling in the Peruvian Amazon
Feb. 4
London, United Kingdom
Meeting of experts concerning Convention No. 185
Feb. 4-6
Geneva, Switzerland
The U.S. Government Response to Biothreats and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Feb. 5
New York, United States
Risking Everything: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities in Migration
Feb. 6
London, United Kingdom and online
53rd session of the Commission for Social Development
Feb. 6
New York, United States
International celebrations:
World Cancer Day
Feb. 4
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
Feb. 6
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