| Title of Meeting |
Periodicity (If Applicable) |
Venue and Dates |
| Regional Office for Africa (ROA) |
| International Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in West African Agriculture: The World Meteorological Organization with the Drylands Development Centre of the UN Development Programme and the UN Environment Programme are organizing this workshop. |
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1 March 2009 |
| African Environment Day |
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Dakar, 3 March 2009 |
| Ministers of Finance Meeting to be hosted by Tanzania and IMF |
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Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 10-12 March 2009 |
| Expanded Negotiators for African Climate Change Forum Meeting |
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Bonn, Germany 23 March 2009 |
| Consultative Meeting for Southern Africa – AMCEN and the Climate Change agenda |
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Luanda, Angola 26-27 April 2009 |
| 17th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development: This policy session will focus on agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa. |
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UN Headquarters, New York, USA, 4 -15 May 2009. |
| Special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) |
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25 - 27 May 2009
Nairobi, Kenya |
| Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise: New Opportunities for Livelihoods and Wealth in Central and West Africa: Organized by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Cameroon Ministry of Forests and Wildlife, this conference will seek to catalyze new and broader actions on securing tenure rights in Central and West Africa for implementation by governments, civil society organizations and local communities with the support of international institutions and funding agencies. Participants will share experiences in securing tenure rights, including the relationship between tenure reform and other goals such as improving livelihoods, securing investment, spurring small scale enterprises, and addressing climate change. |
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Yaoundé, Cameroon 25 – 29 May 2009 |
World Economic Forum on Africa.
Advance correspondence has been sent to the ED informing him that an invitation will be sent soon. The Forum has a lot of plans for this year's meeting with climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as other sustainability topics firmly on the agenda. Organizers would like UNEP to be in the programme. |
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Cape Town, South Africa 10-12 June 2009 |
AU Summit: The Assembly of Heads of State and Government will be preceded by the Permanent Representatives' Committee (Ambassadors) from 26-27 June 2009 and the Executive Council (Ministers of Foreign Affairs) 29-30 June 2009.
The situation is still volatile in the planned host country, Madagascar but will be kept under review |
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Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1-3 July 2009 |
Second World Congress on Agroforestry:
The overall Congress theme is “Agroforestry - The Future of Global Land Use”. Plenary, symposia, concurrent sessions, and poster sessions will be organized around different major topics, based on the following: markets as opportunities and drivers of agroforestry land use; tree-based rehabilitation of degraded lands and watersheds; climate change adaptation and mitigation; agroforestry's contribution to a multifunctional agriculture combining productivity with environmental sustainability; and policy options and institutional innovations for agroforestry land use. It is organized by ICRAF-The World Agroforestry Centre, in collaboration with UNEP and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) of the University of Florida. |
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Nairobi, Kenya. 23 -29 August 2009. |
| Seventh World Forum on Sustainable Development- Experts will meet from 19 to 20 October and the Heads of States Summit will be held on 21 and 22 October). |
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
19-22 October 2009 |
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| Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific (ROAP) |
| Delhi Sustainable Development Summit |
Annual |
New Delhi, 5-7 February |
| Economic Cooperation Organization |
Annual |
Tehran, Iran, 11 March 2009 |
| 4th high-level meeting on Environment and Health |
Annual |
Beijing, China 24-25 March 2009 |
| Asahi Newspaper Environmental Symposium |
Annual |
March or April (Date not yet fixed, Tokyo, Japan |
| International Cooperation Forum on Resource and Environment |
Ad Hoc |
18 April 2009, Changsha, Hunan Province, China |
| The World Civic Forum |
Inaugural meeting |
5-8 May 2009, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| World Ocean Conference 2009 |
Ad Hoc |
11-15 May 2009, Mandao, Indonesia |
| Greater Mekong Subregion Ministerial Conference |
Annual |
20-22 May 2009
Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| ASEAN+Korea Summit, East Asia Green Growth Strategy |
Ad Hoc |
May 29, May 31-1st June |
| Interstate Sustainable Development Commission Meeting |
Annual |
May 2009, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| ASEAN-ROK CEO Summit |
Ad Hoc |
1 June 2009 |
| Abu Dhabi Knowledge Forum by ICIMOD |
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29 June- 3 July 2009, Abu Dhabi |
| Global Environment Forum |
Annual |
17-19 August 2009, Inchon, Republic of Korea |
| World Youth Conference |
Bi-Annual |
21-26 August 2009, Daejon, Republic of Korea |
| World Children’s Conference |
Bi-Annual |
17-21 August 2009, Daejon, Republic of Korea |
| Northeast Asian Summit on Climate Change |
Ad Hoc |
August (Date not yet fixed), Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia |
| South Asia Co-operative Environmental Programme Governing Council |
Annual |
August or September (Dates not yet fixed),
Islamabad, Pakistan |
| South Asia Climate Change Meeting |
Ad Hoc |
6-8 September 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| AIT 50th anniversary, 20th Year Anniversary UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific |
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8 September 2009, Bangkok , Thailand |
| Seventh Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention & Ninth Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol |
Ad Hoc |
28 September – 9 October 2009, Bangkok, Thailand |
| South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme and South Asia Seas Governing Council |
Annual |
5-9 October 2009, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Promoting Technologies and Policies that Foster a Low-Carbon Society |
Tokyo, Japan |
16-17 October 2009 |
| 15th ASEAN Summit |
Annual |
19-22 October 2009, Bangkok, Thailand |
| ICIMOD BOARD Meeting |
Annual |
4-5 November 2009, Beijing, China |
| 10th GSA(Global Sports Alliance) Anniversary Celebration Ceremony |
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11 November 2009, Tokyo, Japan |
| Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting (TEMM) |
Annual |
November/December (Dates not yet fixed), Beijing, China |
| China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development |
Annual |
11 – 13 November 2009, Beijing, China |
Board Meeting of UNEP-Tongji IESD.
Shanghai Expo related event |
Ad Hoc |
14 – 15 November 2009, Shanghai, China |
| Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EA Net) Meeting (Intergovernmental Meeting IG11) |
Annual |
19 – 20 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand |
| East Asian Seas Congress 2009 |
Every 3 years |
23-27 November 2009, Manila, Philippines |
| Sub-regional Governmental Policy Dialogue (SEPD) |
Annual |
November/December 2009 (Dates not yet fixed), Apia, Samoa |
| Asia Sustainability Summit: Development Alternatives |
Ad hoc |
11-12 December 2009, New Delhi, India |
| SAARC-UNEP Meeting |
Annual |
Bangkok, (Dates not yet fixed) |
| Development Alternatives, Asia Pacific Business Meeting |
Annual |
India, (Dates not yet fixed) |
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| Regional Office for Europe (ROE) |
| Executive Body for the Convention on Long-range Trans-boundary Air Pollution, Working Group on Strategic and Review |
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Geneva, Switzerland, 9-13 March |
| World Water Forum |
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Istanbul, Turkey,
16-22 March 2009 |
| Poverty Environment Partnership 14th Conference |
Annual |
Geneva, Switzerland, 31 March – 2 April |
| G 8 – Environment Ministers Meeting |
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Siracusa, Italy, 23 April 2009 |
| UNSCEAR, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, 57th Session |
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Vienna, Austria, 25-29 May |
| Basel Convention: First meeting of the Expanded Bureau of COP9 |
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Geneva, Switzerland, 23-24 June |
| Basel Convention: Seventh session of the Compliance Committee of the Basel Convention |
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Geneva, Switzerland, 25-26 June. |
| Green Week |
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Brussels, 23-26 June |
| UNIDO: Industrial Development Board, 36th session |
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Vienna, Austria, 23-26 June |
| G 8 - Proper |
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La Maddalena, 8-10 July |
| G 20 Meeting |
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2 April 2009, London, United Kingdom |
| Third World Climate Conference (WCC-3) |
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Geneva, Switzerland,31 Aug- 4 Sept |
| The Pan European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS) will be holding the Fifth Intergovernmental Biodiversity in Europe Conference in Belgium in September 2009 |
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Belgium, September 2009 |
| Road to Copenhagen – 3 conference |
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Brussels, November 2009 |
| United Nations Climate Conference (COP15) |
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Copenhagen, 7-18 December |
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| Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean (ROLAC) |
| Meeting of Council of Ministers of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development CCAD |
Annual |
Nicaragua, February 2009 - Ordinary session |
| Intersessional Committee of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2009 |
| World Environment Day - 2009 |
Annual |
Mexico City and throughout other cities in Mexico. Date: 5 June, 2009 |
| IX Ibero-American Forum of Minister of Environment |
Annual |
Santiago, Chile. June 2009 |
| Civil Society Forum 2009 |
Annual |
Oct-Nov 2009 (Dates not yet fixed), Peru |
| Sixth Latin American Training Programme on Environmental Law and Policy |
Annual |
Venue and dates: TBC |
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| Regional Office for North America (RONA) |
| 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting |
Annual |
6-17 April 2009, Baltimore, MD |
| 16th Regular Session of the CEC Advisory Council and Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee |
Annual |
22-23 June 2009, Denver, CO |
| GEF Council Meeting |
Annual |
22-24 June 2009, Washington, DC |
| Consultations and GEF Council Meeting |
Annual |
9-13 November 2009, Washington, DC |
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| Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA) |
| GCC Prize for Environment Awards Ceremony |
Annual |
Oman, Muscat, 21-22 April 09 |
| 13th GCC Session of the Ministers Responsible for the Environment |
Annual |
| Launching of Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2009 |
One-off |
Manama, Bahrain, 10-12 May 2009 |
| Asia ODS Trade Forum (for private sector, trading partners and governments) and Joint Network Meeting of the Compliance Assistance Programme of West Asia and Asia Pacific |
One-off |
10-14 May 2009 |
| Meetings of the Joint Committee on the Environment and Development in the Arab Region (JCEDAR) and Executive Bureau of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) in preparation for 21st Session of CAMRE in November |
Annual |
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 4-9 Oct 2009 |
| Environment (CAMRE) in preparation for 21st Session of CAMRE in November |
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| Montreal Protocol Meeting of the Parties (Provisional) being organized by Ozone Secretariat |
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Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 3-8 Nov 09
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| 21st Session of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment |
Annual |
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 11-12 Nov 09
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| Fifth Middle East and North Africa Renewable Energy Conference (MENAREC-V) |
Pseudo-Annual |
Morocco, October-November 2009 |
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