The spotlight is on Davos this week as world and business leaders head to the Swiss ski town for World Economic Forum annual meeting. Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting Jan 19:
Creating a Gender-Inclusive Supply Chain: Moving from Data to Action
Jan. 19
Online
Transparency and Disclosure in Public-Private Partnerships
Jan. 19
Washington, D.C., United States
Out of School and Out of Work in Latin America: 20 million young people looking for opportunities
Jan. 19
Washington, D.C., United States
Conserving Critical Ecosystems in Africa — Empowering Civil Society to Conserve Biodiversity Hotspots
Jan. 19
Brussels, Belgium
The Potential for Climate Change Induced Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jan. 19
Washington, D.C., United States
Citizen Participation: Knowledge Production & Policy in Development Aid
Jan. 19
London, United Kingdom
Using Behavior Change Communications to Increase Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Jan. 20
Washington, D.C., United States
HABITAT III Thematic Meeting: Sustainable energy and cities
Jan. 20
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Supporting Families Globally. Ending the Institutionalization of Children
Jan. 20
Brussels, Belgium
Putting the Politics into International Public Health
Jan. 20
London, United Kingdom
Top priorities for Africa in 2016
Jan. 20
Washington, D.C., United States
International Conference on Sustainable Development through Quality Infrastructure Investment
Jan. 20-21
Tokyo, Japan
Agricultural Trade and Rural Development: Duet or Solo Playing
Jan. 20-21
Geneva, Switzerland
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Jan. 20-23
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
Addressing Safety and Resilience through Quality Infrastructure “Enhancing Resilience through Quality Infrastructure and Operations”
Jan. 21
Tokyo, Japan
SID-Washington Independent Consultants Network Kick-Off Meeting and Happy Hour
Jan. 21
Washington, D.C., United States
Ebola: A Game Change in Global Health?
Jan. 21
Geneva, Switzerland
As Good as Money in the Bank: Increasing Resilience Through Improved On-Farm Storage
Jan. 21
Online
Careers in International Development
Jan. 21
London, United Kingdom
PEPFAR and Sustainability: Lessons Learned
Jan. 21
Washington, D.C., United States
Exhibition on resilience in Madrid
Jan. 21-Feb. 21
Madrid, Spain
Managing Water for Food Security
Jan. 21
Online
TICAD Seminar Series “Land Use Planning & Spatial Development for Smart Growth in African Cities”
Jan. 22
Tokyo, Japan
Annual Conference of Swiss Development Cooperation
Jan. 22
Zurich, Switzerland
Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: What role for the EIB?
Jan. 22
Brussels, Belgium
A New Global Indicator: Bridging Gender, Food Security and Nutrition
Jan. 22
Brussels, Belgium
Panel Discussion: Canada in the Post-2015 World
Jan. 25
Ottawa, Canada
The Syrian refugee crisis and the United States
Jan. 25
Washington, D.C., United States
International Conference on Family Planning
Jan. 25-28
Nusa Dua, Indonesia
Combatting Crime and Violent Extremism Using Forensic Economics
Jan. 26
Washington, D.C., United States
Aging and Economic Update in East Asia and Pacific
Jan. 26
Tokyo, Japan
Popular Representations of Development: Creating Global Alliances or Reproducing Inequalities?
Jan. 26
London, United Kingdom
Is Global Health becoming Over-Medicalized?
Jan. 26
London, United Kingdom
El Niño’s Strength: Smallholder Farmers, Food Security, and Resilience
Jan. 26
Washington, D.C., United States
Europe in the World: Promoting Peace and Security
Jan. 26
London, United Kingdom
International Recovery Forum 2016
Jan. 26
Hyogo, Japan
Tech Talk with Farmforce: Improving outgrower schemes through mobile technology
Jan. 26
Washington, D.C., United States
Global Environment Facility Introduction Seminar
Jan. 26-28
Washington, D.C., United States
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