Home > Climate Change Efforts in the Asia-Pacific / International Meetings International Meetings Country Initiatives International Initiatives     　 Carbon Markets Asia June 24-25, 2008, Grand Hyatt Singapore, Singapore Now in its 4th year, Carbon Markets Asia will continue to provide an excellent platform for new project hosts to learn about the latest market developments and do business with CER buyers. 350 participants from 28 countries have attended Carbon Markets Asia to date, including over 75 project host companies. With a proven track record of delivering high calibre project developers and carbon credit buyers, Carbon Markets Asia offers the perfect environment for you to meet the right people face-to-face. This year Carbon Markets Asia 2008 has been expanded to include 2 streams of high level content, a series of in depth focused seminars and a bigger exhibition. 　 　 Fourth Internatioanl Conference on Environmental Education November 24-28, 2007, Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad, India The Conference will be a forum to show that Education works, to make it a part of decision-making, and scale it up. It will be a platform for sharing of practices and learnings; exchange of ideas and information on ongoing and planned initiatives in the field of Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) the world over. The Conference will highlight partnerships between the two fields, discuss the role of EE as a Champion of ESD and deliberate on partnerships with several other disciplines / organizations. The Conference will bring together participants from all over the world which include educators from the field of environment, health, water and sanitation, human rights, gender, peace, citizenship, social justice and others, civil society /NGOs, corporates, academics, and media, government officials and representatives of UN agencies. Working Session Themes have been developed based on DESD perspectives and will be crosscutting. 　 　 Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2006 December 13-15, 2006, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Following the tragic earthquake that struck Yogyakarta on the morning of 27 May 2006, the BAQ Organizing Committee conducted an assessment of the implications for the BAQ 2006 preparations. In a recent meeting of the BAQ Organizing Committee, the City of Yogyakata, the Province of Yogyakarta, the State Ministry of Environment, and CAI-Asia reconfirmed their commitment to host the largest regional meeting on urban air quality in Asia this year, in Yogyakarta.. The BAQ 2006 workshop , which had originally been scheduled for 13-15 September, will now take place on 13-15 December 2006. Read the official press release. 　 　 Global Environmental Change: Regional Challenges -An Earth System Science Partnership Global Environmental Change Open Science Conference November 9-12, 2006, Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China ESSP is organizing an Open Science Conference in Beijing, 9-12 November 2006, to present progress in our understanding of the natural and social systems of global environmental change and to highlight the ESSP approach to the study of the Earth System. CONFERENCE THEMES: Earth System Science Approach: New advances in studies of the physical, biogeochemical, biodiversity, and human dimensions aspects of global environmental change. Science for Sustainability: Global environmental change research relating to carbon, food, human health, and water; as reflected in the ESSP Joint Projects. Integrated Regional Studies: The dynamics, impacts and consequences of the interactions between natural and social systems at regional scales, including extreme events, and how they connect with global-scale phenomena. Global Change in Monsoon Asia: Global environmental change research in monsoon Asia. 　 　 Third International Conference on Climate Impacts Assessment (TICCIA) July 24-27, 2006, Hilton Cairns, Cairns, Australia Recent progress in understanding and predicting climate on timescales from a month to a century, combined with a growing understanding of impacts of climate, provides opportunities for vigorous cross-disciplinary research and applications with the important societal goal of reducing vulnerability to climate variations and change. The Third International Conference on Climate Impacts Assessment will review our current level of understanding in climate impacts research and assessment and new methods for assessing vulnerability and for building resilience and adaptive capacity both around the world and with a focus on the Pacific basin. The overarching conference theme is: Climate Impacts Science: Improving knowledge for adaptation 　 　 India, Climate Change and the CDM -Emerging legal issues under the international rules and domestic law May 15, 2006, Habitat World, International Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India The seminar will include presentations and open dialogue on: ・recent developments under the international climate change regime -particularly around the review of mitigation commitments and developments post-2012; ・legal aspects of institutionalising the CDM in India; ・legal and contractual issues of relevance to project developers and investors looking to enter into sale and purchase agreements for carbon credits from CDM projects; and ・the type of domestic law issues that can impact on the implementation of CDM projects in India, including renewable energy regulation and its interplay with the CDM.   　 Climate Change and Business Conference 2006 February 20-21, 2006, Hilton Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia The conference will engage mainstream Australian and New Zealand businesses on the climate change issue. It will explore the opportunities, risks, challenges and dilemmas facing a range of sectors and provide a forum for exchanging ideas, developing strategic networks and stimulating action. 　 　 Greenhouse 2005 -Action on climate change November 13-17, 2005, Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, Australia Greenhouse 2005: Action on Climate Change is a high-profile, prestigious international event, with a program designed to appeal to representatives from research and development organisations, government, industry, and the community. This event is unique in its multi-disciplinary, broad and inclusive treatment of climate change. 　   IPIECA Workshop October 25-26, 2005, The Kempinski Hotel, Beijin, China co-hosted by the Office of Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology of China. This workshop will bring together with experts from academia, business, governments, and international and non-governmental organizations to consider the future of international policy architectures to manage climate change risk.. Email to: IPIECA Workshop (Ms. Paula Lynch) Registration Deadline is 26 September paula.lynch@ipieca.org 　   Renewable Energy Finance Asia June 15-16, 2005, Excelsior Hotel, Hong Kong Under the initiative of Green Power Conferences, a dynamic, business-to-business event producer in the field of renewable energy is being organized in Hong Kong. Partnering with a network of international industry bodies and advisors, such as the UNEP, we provide quality information, facilitate business and accelerate the transition to a sustainable, low carbon society. Email to: Renewable Energy Finance Asia matthew.probyn@greenpowerconferences.com 　   Better Air Quality (BAQ) in Agura, India After a successful Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2003 workshop in December 2003 in Manila, Philippines, BAQ 2004 will take place in Agra, India from the 6th to the 8th of December 2004. The event will be jointly hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia).   　   Stakeholders Training Workshops It will be organized by Pacific Islands - Climate Prediction Project (PI-CPP). 2005/1/30 2/4 Vanuatu 2005/2/7 2/11 Solomon Island 2005/2/21 2/2 Samoa 2005/3/7 3/11 Cook Islands 2005/3/14 3/22 Fiji 2005 end of April Niue 2005/5/9 5/13 Tonga 　   Sustainable Energy Day It will take place in Melbourne, Australia on 13th of July 2005; Monash University, Solar Energy Applications Research Group (SERAG) will organize this. More information will be provided by http//www.ecse.monash.edu.ac/prof/searg/index.html 　   Solutions on Coastal Disasters 2005 It will be held in Charleston, South Carolina, USA from 8th to 11th of May, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute (COPR) will organize this conference. Specialists such as Coastal planners, managers, scientists, engineers, geologists will gather at this conference. 　   Climate and cryosphere: The " Frozen" Frontier of Climate Science: Theory, Observations, and Practical Applications It will take place in Beijing, China from 11th to 15th of April. World Climate Research Program will organize it. 　   Consultative Group of Experts hands-on training workshop on national greenhouse gas inventories for the Asia-Pacific region CGE will take place in Shanghai, China from 9th to 12th of February in 2005. 　   Third Meeting of Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Non-Annex Parties The last meeting of CGE in Manila, Philippines, discussed the finalization of the CGE work programme for the period 2004-2007, and modalities for cooperating with other expert groups established under the Convention and the National Communications Support Programme of the United Nations Development Programme and the Global Environment Facility, the 3rd Meeting of CGE will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2nd to 3rd of December 2004.