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 March 16: Opportunities and Uncertainties in the Middle East March 16 California, United States Third Global Science Conference “Climate Smart Agriculture 2015” March 16-18 Montpellier, France Is Democracy in Decline? March 16 Bonn, Germany Youth Entrepreneurship Leadership Laboratory March 16 Manila, Philippines Will 2015 be the Year for African Women? March 17 London, United Kingdom Syria Crisis: How Aid is Changing March 17 London, United Kingdom The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom March 17 London, United Kingdom Does Microfinance Still Hold Promise for Reaching the Poor? Facts and (A Little) Speculation March 17 Washington, D.C., United States, and online Fostering Dialogue on Climate Finance Between the Russian Federation and the World Bank Group March 17 Moscow, Russia Fair Trade, Fair Wage? Research Evidence from Ethiopia and Uganda March 17 London, United Kingdom Threats to Sustainability of the Forest Sector Workforce March 17 Geneva, Switzerland Financing the Future: Fresh Perspectives on Global Development March 17-18 Accra, Ghana The Ninth Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research March 17-18 Oslo, Norway 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health March 17-21 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Financial Inclusion: Promising Avenues for South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa March 18 London, United Kingdom, and online Doing Security and Justice Sector Reform Differently: What, Why and How? March 18 London, United Kingdom From Awareness to Activism: An Emancipation Dialogue on Equal Opportunities March 18 Bucharest, Romania Forum on Promoting Remittances for Development Finance March 18-19 Manila, Philippines International Conference on Health System Innovation March 18-20 Tasmania, Australia Financing Investment in Partner and Neighboring Countries March 19 Berlin, Germany Humanitarianism and the Media Panel Debate March 19 London, United Kingdom Leaving No One behind: Tackling Inequalities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda March 19 London, United Kingdom Vulnerability and Resilience in the Context of Environmental Change and Migration March 19 Washington, D.C., United States Evolving Perspectives on the Post-2015 Agenda: The Role of Emerging Economies and OECD Countries March 19 Tokyo, Japan Closing the Gender Gap in Farming Under Climate Change: New Knowledge for Renewed Action March 19 Paris, France Fourth IFC International Food Safety Forum March 19 Bishkek, Kyrgyztan Water Management and Supply: The Biggest Threat to China and Asia’s Security? March 19 Brussels, Belgium Evolving Sources of Value-added: Good-jobs, Bad-jobs? March 19 Tokyo, Japan Second International Conference on Food Security and Nutrition March 19-20 Florence, Italy A World Trade Organization for the 21st Century: The Asian Perspective March 20 Tokyo, Japan Business, Finance and Cities: Climate Action for Paris March 20 London, United Kingdom International celebrations International Day of Happiness March 20 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination March 21 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.