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 Aug. 24:
Asia Pacific Resilience Innovation Summits and Expo
Aug. 24-26
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Strengthening Agriculture and Forestry Research and Extension Linkages for Sustainable Food Security and Trade
Aug. 24-28
Apia, Samoa
Youth AG-Summit — Feeding a Hungry Planet
Aug. 24-28
Canberra, Australia
Short Course on Forest Governance. Operationalizing Equity and Justice in REDD+, PES and FLEGT
Aug. 24 to Sept. 4
Norwich, United Kingdom
Vivienda Sostenible, Retos y Oportunidades para Promover Viviendas Verdes
Aug. 25
San José, Costa Rica
The 11th East Asia Top Level Officials’ Meeting on Competition Policy and the 9th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy
Aug. 25-26
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
External Support for Decentralization Reforms and Local Governance Systems in the Asia-Pacific: Better Performance, Higher Impact?
Aug. 25-27
Manila, Philippines
Opportunity Knocks: How Gender Relations are Hindering Innovation in Africa
Aug. 26
Webinar
Measuring Progress on Financial and Digital Inclusion
Aug. 26
Washington, D.C., United States
Gender Budgeting: Critical Perspectives with Optimistic Overtones
Aug. 26
Washington, D.C., United States
Economic Corridor Development for Competitive and Inclusive Asia
Aug. 26-27
Singapore
EU Water Initiative Multistakeholder Forum 2015
Aug. 27
Stockholm, Sweden
Soils and Landscape Management: Policy Opportunities for the International Year of Soils
Aug. 27
Washington, D.C., United States
Measuring Integration of Immigrants
Aug. 27
Washington, D.C, United States
First Dialogue of the EU with the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Aug. 27-28
Geneva, Switzerland
Exploring the Potential of E-learning in Benin
Aug. 27-28
Cotonou, Benin
South Takes Action — Climate South Initiative: Challenges and Solutions
Aug. 29
Libreville, Gabon
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