Upcoming Events & Meetings

Impact Assessment and Responsible Development for Infrastructure, Business and Industry

Puebla (Mexico), May 28 - June 4, 2011

What are the consequences to ecosystems, cultural heritage and human well-being -in the short and long run- of decisions taken by infrastructure developers, industry executives and managers, financial agents and business leaders? In a shared common world, common objectives should be identified for responsible development, in which each sector of the economy becomes aware of the effects of its decisions. At IAIA11, ideas and experiences on this theme will be shared by experts from around the globe, with the end result being a better collective knowledge about how to ensure a better future.

VIII Convención Internacional sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo

La Habana (Cuba), Junio 4 - 8, 2011

La Convención tiene como objetivo desarrollar un fluido y amplio intercambio de puntos de vista e ideas, sobre aspectos metodológicos, teóricos y prácticos asociados al medio ambiente y el desarrollo sostenible, con el propósito de encontrar mejores opciones para enfrentar y solucionar los problemas involucrados en este ámbito de estudio. La Convención es la reunión internacional tradicional más importante sobre Medio Ambiente que se celebra en Cuba. Está organizada en 5 congresos y 3 coloquios que abarcan diversos contenidos ambientales de actualidad: Cambio Climático, Educación Ambiental; Áreas Protegidas; Gestión Ambiental; Manejo de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Derecho Ambiental, Ordenamiento Ambiental y Evaluación de Peligro, Vulnerabilidad y Riesgos.

Indigenous peoples, marginalized populations and climate change workshop

Mexico City (Mexico), July 19 - 21, 2011

The aim of the workshops is to identify, compile and analyze relevant indigenous and local observations, knowledge and practices related to understanding climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation. The workshops will provide a key opportunity to ensure that experience, sources of information and knowledge (scientific, indigenous and local), along with data and literature (scientific and grey), focusing on vulnerable and marginalized regions of the world are made available to the authors of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report and the global community.

21st World conference on disaster management (WCDM) 2011

Toronto (Canada), July 19 - 22, 2011

WCDM is proud to be the premier annual event for disaster management professionals, providing a global perspective on current issues and concerns in the industry. This coming conference will cover the following topics: pandemic planning, natural disasters, climate change, corporate resilience, corporate planning/preparedness and business continuity.