Addressing Drought and Water Scarcity: Solutions for Safeguarding the Global Food System in the 21st Century
The Library of Congress, Washington D.C., USA
Agriculture is feeling the brunt of prolonged droughts at home and abroad. While California, Colorado, and Texas are having one of the worst droughts on record, numerous other countries are also dealing with water shortages, including Brazil, northern India, northern China, south and central Australia, and every European nation around the Black Sea. […]
WaterSmart Innovations Conference
South Point Hotel and Conference Center, Las Vegas, USA
The purpose of this conference is to broaden the knowledge of innovations in urban water efficiency including products, policies, techniques and ideas. All topics related to innovations in water conservation will be considered. Potential topics include: Water/Energy Production Nexus Water Efficiency for Sustainable Building and Development Conservation Policy, Enforcement and Administration Community Outreach Programming Water […]
International Workshop on Promoting Legal and Sustainable Trade and Investment of Forest Products
Shanghai, China
From March 25-27, 2014 in Shanghai, China, the Center for International Forest Products Trade (CINFT) of China’s State Forestry Administration (SFA) hosted the “International Workshop on Promoting Legal and Sustainable Trade and Investment of Forest Products.” The event was co-organized by Forest Trends, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the EU FLEGT Facility […]
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2nd International Conference on Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable Development
University of Kerala, Kerala, India
Environmental degradation, particularly climate change, is augmenting the impact of natural disasters, thus seriously affecting food security ensured through the sustainable production of agricultural crops, livestock and fisheries. Sustainable development is a certain compromise among environmental, economic, and social goals of community, allowing for wellbeing for the present and future generations. Designing appropriate policies and […]
Webinar – Green Infrastructure as a Catalyst to Economic Growth
Webinar, [Virtual]
Over the summer Defra and Natural England published a report on the role Green Infrastructure plays as a catalyst to economic growth. This study pulled together evidence from the UK and around the world demonstrating how investment in GI encourages inward investment and attracts increased visitor spending at a local level and saves environmental costs […]
Katoomba XVIII: Forests, Water, and People
Beijing, China
í í Continuing the tradition of 17 previous international Katoomba meetings, Katoomba XVIII: Forests, Water, and People will gather leading experts, practitioners, policymakers, and investors from China and abroad to advance nature-based solutions to the water crisis for an urbanizing world. Water resources are increasingly jeopardized by climate change, pollution, watershed degradation, and misuse, with […]
Training Asumura Cocoa Landscape CREMA Stakeholders on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Ghana
Catholic Pastoral Centre, Goaso, Ghana
The Nature Conservation Research Centre (NCRC) and Forest Trends’ Communities and Markets Initiative organized the workshop “Training Asumura Cocoa Landscape CREMA Stakeholders on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Ghana” held in Goaso, Ghana, on April 18 – 20, 2013. The workshop was generously supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The objective […]
International Conference on Water, Wastewater & Isotope Hydrology
Bangalore University Central College, Bangalore, India
The conference will discuss and explore new and innovative methods of treatment, better understanding and assessment of resources and their supporting ecosystems, proper management for conservation and approaches to achieve the dual aim of economic development and ecological sustainability. The focus is the necessary infrastructure to provide good quality water, in sufficient quantity, in the most sustainable manner. The conference will […]
Seminário: Iniciativas Brasileiras que Promovem Incentivos Econômicos para a Recuperação e Conservação dos Serviços Ecossistêmicos
Areté - Centro de Estudo Helênicos, São Paulo , Brasil
Iniciativas brasileiras falam a mesma língua sobre pagamento por serviço ambiental ou ecossistêmico? Quais são os desafios para estimular a demanda e a oferta de serviços ambientais e ecossistêmicos no Brasil? Existe um entendimento comum sobre o que significa Pagamento por Serviço Ambiental e ou Ecossistêmico (PSA/E)? Esses questionamentos são os pontos chaves das discussões […]
WEF Stormwater Congress
McCormick Place South, Chicago , US
The inaugural WEF Stormwater Congress, taking place in Chicago on October 5-9, 2013, is an exciting place to engage with leaders in the stormwater sector and is a unique opportunity to be part of something innovative and different at WEFTEC. Because this audience and topic is growing rapidly, and has a long and successful history […]