Events preview: This week in development cooperation

Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting Aug. 22:

EVENTS IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS

Infrastructure Africa
Aug. 21-22
Johannesburg, South Africa

Webinar: Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU): Improving Nutrition Outcomes Through Optimized Agriculture Investments
Aug. 21-24
Online

Tax Compliance in the Developing Digital Economy
Aug. 21-24
Tokyo, Japan

Civil Society's Role in Overcoming Critical Barriers to Maternal and Child Survival
Aug. 23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Developing the Seed Sector: What Role for Policy?
Aug. 23
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Future Learning 2020 Summit
Aug. 23-24
Santa Clara, California, United States

Acting on the Call Summit 2017
Aug. 24-25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Conference: Implementation of Agenda 2030: Financial, Economic and Political Challenges
Aug. 25
Tokyo, Japan

2017 World Water Week
Aug. 27 -  Sept. 1
Stockholm, Sweden

Empowering Local Communities with Social Accountability Tools
Aug. 30
Stockholm, Sweden

Webinar: Engaging African youth in agribusiness in a changing climate
Aug. 30
Online

Financing Infrastructure Connectivity for Economic Corridor Development
Aug. 30-31
Bangkok, Thailand

INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCES AND EVENTS

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Aug. 23

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Aug. 30

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