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 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 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.