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Africities 8 Summit

20 november 2018 - 24 november 2018
Morocco
Marrakesh
Morocco

Africities is the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa’s flagship pan-African event that is held every three years in one of the five regions of Africa. We mobilize communities and local authorities in African countries, as well as financial institutions, civil society groups and development partners at continental and international level.

International Data Week 2018 (IDW 2018)

05 november 2018 - 08 november 2018
Gaborone
Botswana

International Data Week 2018 (IDW 2018) will be held on 5-8 November 2018 in Gaborone, Botswana. Hosted by the Botswana Open Science and Open Data Forum, IDW 2018 will bring together data scientists, researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers and data stewards from all disciplines and geographies across the globe.

World Cities Day

31 oktober 2018
Liverpool
Liverpool
United Kingdom

World Cities Day aims to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, enhance cooperation among countries and cities in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contribute to sustainable urban development. The overall World Cities Day theme is Better City, Better Life and this year’s particular theme is Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities. The main event will be celebrated in Liverpool, UK.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme

South African Urban Conference 2018

30 oktober 2018 - 31 oktober 2018
The Forum | Turbine Hall
65 Ntemi Piliso Street
Johannesburg
South Africa

The 2018 Urban Conference will follow on from the 2017 event which focused specifically on communication and engaging with urban stakeholders on the content of the IUDF. At this follow up event, the aim is to further embed the IUDF agenda by focusing on what implementation means in practice. A series of sessions will focus on the themes and sub-themes and will be designed so that there are theoretical and evidence-based inputs but also space for thinking through what practical implementations of the IUDF means for the various spheres of government and in different sectors

Government of South Africa
Local Governments for Sustainability
South African Local Government Association
South African Cities Network
South African Council for Planners

Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45)

15 oktober 2018 - 20 oktober 2018
FAO
Rome
Italy

The 45th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45) will hold discussions on policy convergence on food security and nutrition in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, convene a Global Thematic Event on the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security, and celebrate World Fo

FAO, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Thomson Reuters Annual Trust Conference

14 oktober 2018 - 15 oktober 2018
London
London
United Kingdom

Trust Conference is an annual human rights forum committed to finding real solutions to fight slavery, empower women, and advance human rights worldwide. The annual event convenes 600 delegates from the worlds of activism, civil society, law, government and business in the heart of London for two full days of inspiration, networking, and action.

 

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Sustainable Landscapes Conference

06 oktober 2018 - 07 oktober 2018
Inmarsat Conference Centre
99 City Road
London
United Kingdom

This forum will bring together each of the key themes and players from our previous events on smallholder farmer resilience, deforestation and sustainable agriculture. The Sustainable Landscapes Conference will tackle the biggest issues faced by business in creating a net positive impact and ensuring sustainable and resilient agricultural supply chains.

Innovation Forum

Climate Displacement Seminar

04 oktober 2018
University of Utrecht
Domplein 29
Utrecht
Netherlands

The impacts of climate change increasingly forces people away from their homes and livelihoods. Increased droughts force small-scale farmers to abandon their land and the rising sea level pushes poor families living in delta cities away from their homes.

LANDac
Displacement Solutions

World Habitat Day

01 oktober 2018

The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The Day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.

United Nations
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Tropentag 2018: Global food security and food safety: The role of universities

17 september 2018 - 19 september 2018
Ghent University
Ghent
Belgium

The annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development (TROPENTAG) is jointly organised by the universities of Berlin, Bonn, Göttingen, Hohenheim, Kassel-Witzenhausen, Hamburg, ZALF e.V., ETH Zurich (Switzerland), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Czech Republic), BOKU Vienna (Austria

Ghent University

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2018 (HLPF 2018)

09 juli 2018 - 18 juli 2018
United Nations
New York
United States

The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2018 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council will be held from Monday, 9 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Monday, 16 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018.

United Nations