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Green growth and sustainable development

Previous green growth events

 

2011

December

  • 15-16/12/2011: 2nd Intersessional Meeting of UNCSD, UN Secretariat, New York, USA
  • 13-15/12/2011: OECD - Asian Development Bank (ADB) : An international policy dialogue on progressing water policy reform in agriculture with focus on Indonesia. Bogor, Indonesia.
  • 12-15/12/2011: Eye on Earth Summit 2011, Abu Dhabi
  • 05-06/12/2011: Brazil's relations with West Africa: focus on energy and renewable energy resources, forum organised by the Sahel and West Africa Club.  Praïa, Cape Verde.
  • 05-06/12/2011: Asia-Pacific Conference on Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies, jointly convened by  OECD, the Economic and Social Research Institute of Japan (ESRI), Statistics Korea (KOSTAT), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) and OECD Development Centre.  Tokyo, Japan.

November

  • 29/11-01/12/2011: Aid Effectiveness, fourth high level forum on aid effectiveness to assess 2010 targets and commitments of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action. ENVIRONET side event “”. Organised by the Development Co-operation Directorate. Busan, Korea.
  • 29/11-01/12/2011: UNFCCC COP17.  Durban, South Africa. Thursday 8 December: OECD Breakfast: Catalysing Investment in Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Growth, and High-level Panel Discussion: Green growth and climate change: Achieving a climate-resilient and low carbon economy
  • 28/11-02/12/2011: UNIDO General Conference, Fourteenth session. Austria, Vienna.
  • 24/11/2011: Conference on Energy/Climate organized by the Conseil Central de l’Energie (CCE). Brussels, Belgium.
  • 17/11/2011: ”20 Years of Modern History of Russian Oil”. With OECD Participation. Moscow, Russia.
  • 16-18/11/2011: Bonn 2011: The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus: Solutions for a Green Economy, Bonn, Germany
  • 11/11/2011: Finland to the forefront of the bioeconomy. MTT Agrifood Finland. Helsinki, Finland
  • 9-10/11/2011: 10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP), Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • 3-4/11/2011: G20 Summit. Cannes, France.
  • 3-4/11/2011: Annual Meeting of Sustainable Development Experts at the OECD, Paris, France.
  • 2-4/11/2011: Sixth International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases (NCGG-6) Science, Policy and Integration. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 2/11/2011: World Business Council for Sustainable Development Meeting.  Munich, Germany

October

September

August

  • 26-29/08/2011: "One people, One planet" international forum, orgarised by the town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve in conjunction with the Maison du Développement Durable (MDD), Université Catholique de Louvain, Agoria Wallonie, and United World Colleges. With the participation of the OECD.

  • 22-26/08/2011: Montréal 2011 Ecocity World Summit Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Canada.

  • 21-27/08/2011: World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden. See:The Water Challenge, OECD's response.

July

  • 21-22/07/2011: Ministerial Meeting, Pacific preparatory meetings for Rio+20, Apia, Samoa.
  • 13/07/2011: Southeast Asian Economic Outlook 2011 Seminar, OECD.  Paris, France.
  • 8/07/2011: Conference open to the media on Local and regional strategies to relaunch economic and employment development, organised by the OECD LEED Trento Centre (www.trento.oecd.org). Trento, Italy.
  • 6-8/07/2011: New Directions in Welfare Congress, OECD.  Paris, France.
  • 04/07/2011: East Forum 2011: Competitive Growth for Quality Jobs Policies, Solutions and Strategies for Development and Employment.   Rome, Italy.

June

May

April

March

  • 30/03/2011: Competitiveness through Green Growth: A Model for Finland? Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy.  Helsinki, Finland.

  • 29-30/03/2011: Global Forum on Environment and climate change expert group seminar with developing countries.

  • 24-25/03/2011: Challenges and policies for promoting inclusive growth, OECD-World Bank conference.  OECD, Paris.

  • 22/03/2011: World Water Day. See also www.oecd.org/water. Publication of: Benefits of Investing in Water and Sanitation: An OECD Perspective. 

  • 19-21/03/2011: China Development Forum.  Beijing, People’s Republic of China.

  • 17-18/03/2011: Meeting of the DAC Network on Povery Reduction (POVNET), including a presentation on the UK's Foresight report on the Future of Food and Farming.

  • 10-11/03/2011: "Doing more with less: local partnerships’ role in the recovery", 7th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance. Vienna, Austria.

  • 10-11/03/2011: Conference on "Statistics for policymaking: Europe 2020" organised by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union and a Directorate General of the European Commission. Participation of the Secretary-General. 

  • 09/03/2011: Mobilising Private Sector Finance for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use workshop, OECD.  Paris.

  • 08-09/03/2011: China Council Task Force on "Green Economy" workshop, Paris.

February

  • 24/02/2011: High-level parliamentary seminar organised by the Public Affairs and Communication Directorate.

  • 22/02/2011: Security Implications of Climate Change in the Sahel: Evidence and Policy Options. OECD, Paris, France.

  • 18/02/2011: G20 finance ministers and Central Bank governors meet.  Paris.

  • 10-11/02/2011: Green Growth Strategy Workshop, OECD Headquarters, Paris

  • 06-11/02/2011: World Social Forum.  Dakar, Senegal.

January

 

2010

December

November

  • 29-30/11/2010: Policies for Agricultural Development, Poverty Reduction and Food Security, Global Forum on Agriculture, Paris.  
  • 29-30/11/2010:   Enhancing Skills Development for Competitiveness in the Tourism Industry, workshop organised by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development and the Ministry of Tourism of Egypt.
  • 29/11/2010: , OECD-Slovenia roundtable with the participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Ljubljana, Slovenia. 
  • 25-27/11/2010:   “Making Reform Happen” conference organised and hosted jointly by the OECD General Secretariat and the Korean Development Institute (KDI).  Participation of the OECD Secretary-General and EU President José Manuel Barroso. 25/11/2010: Green Growth in Transportation, conference organised by the International Transport Forum and the Korea Transport Institute.
  • 24-27/11/2010: China International Green Industry Expo 2010 (CIGIE 2010), Beijing Exhibition Centre, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
  • 24-26/11/2010:   Innovation for Balanced and Sustainable Growth, roundtable organised by the Asian Development Bank Institute in partnership with the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. Tokyo, Japan. 22/11/2010: Presentation: Roadmap 2050: Introducing a practical guide to a prosperous, low-carbon Europe, Paris.
  • 18-19/11/2010: , Paris.
  • 17-18/11/2010: "Bologna+10": SMEs and entrepreneurship: Lessons from the global crisis and the way forward to job creation and growth, high-level meeting organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development.
  • 11-12/11/2010: The G20 Summit, with participation of the OECD Secretary-General. Seoul, Korea.
  • 11-12/11/2010: Chinese and European Green Growth Strategies and Implications for China-Europe Cooperation workshop - co-organized by the China Reform Forum (CRF), the China Beijing Environment Exchange (CBEEX), and the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), with the participation of the OECD. Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
  • 10-13/11/2010: Medays 2010: The Southern Forum, a reflection on experiences and opportunities between Africa, Latina America and Asia. Organised by the Institut Amadeus, with participation of the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate.  Tangiers, Morocco.
  • 10-12/11/2010: Workshop on the Knowledge-based Bioeconomy organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.  Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • 09/11/2010: Publication of the Southeast Asian Economic Outlook: Rebalancing Growth, organised by the OECD Development Centre and the OECD Tokyo Centre.  Tokyo, Japan.
  • 08/11/2010: Global Green Growth 2010, conference organised by the Climate Consortium Denmark, with keynote speech by the OECD Secretary-General.  Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • 03-05/11/2010: 11th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • 02-03/11/2010: China Overseas Investment Fair, with the participation of Deputy Secretary-General Mario Amano, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
  • 01-03/11/2010: Crop World 2010, congress on the business, science, trade & technology of sustainable global crop production, with participation of the OECD. London, United Kingdom.
  • 01/11/2010: Official visit of the OECD Secretary-General to Indonesia to present the Economic Survey of Indonesia and the Investment Policy Review of Indonesia.  Jakarta, Indonesia.

October

  • 18-29/10/2010: October UN Convention on Biological Diversity, COP-10 Nagoya, Japan. Recent OECD work on the economics and policy of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use will be presented at an OECD side event.
  • 28-29/10/2010: OECD Conference: Regulatory Policy at the Crossroads: Towards a New Policy Agenda, Paris.
  • 28/10/2010: Evaluating Green Growth Policies and Sharing Experience - OECD Green Growth Strategy from the Perspectives of Developing Countries, Seoul, Korea.
  • 27/10/2010: Workshop on green growth and eco-innovation, organised by the Structural Policy Division of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry
  • 26-27/10/2010: International Seminar on Environmental Taxation, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.  
  • 25-27/10/2010: Sustainable Materials Management, OECD Global Forum on Environment, hosted by the Public Waste Agency of Flanders Mechelen, Belgium.
  • 25/10/2010: Green Technology and Innovation, workshop organised by the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, Paris
  • 22-23/10/2010: G20 finance ministers meeting, with participation of the OECD Secretary-General.  Gyeongju, Korea.
  • 21-22/10/2010: Industry and Policy Approaches to Foster Green Growth in Tourism, high-level roundtable organised by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development with the Ministry of Tourism of Israel. This event is part of the Tourism Committee's programme of work in the area of “Green Innovation in Tourism Services”. Jerusalem, Israel.
  • 21-22/10/2010: Long-term Scenarios: Supporting Robust Policies for Global Agriculture and Food, workshop organised by the Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Paris.  
  • 20/10/2010: World Statistics Day.
  • 18-20/10/2010: Low Carbon Growth, Climate Change Finance and Aid Effectiveness, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • 18-19/10/2010: Annual Meeting of Sustainable Development Experts (AMSDE), Paris.
  • 14-15/10/2010: OECD Global Forum on Trade, organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.  Chengdu, People’s Republic of China.
  • 08-10/10/2010: IMF/World Bank 2010 Annual Meetings - with OECD participation on Green Growth and Development: Opportunities, Challenges, Experiences panel, Washington, United States.

September

July

  • 11/07-15/07/2010: Transport Research Society, World Conference with participation of the OECD International Transport Forum. Lisbon, Portugal.
  • 08/07 - 09/07/2010: Rethinking the Present to Shape the Future: Choosing Sustainability, meeting organised by UniCredit Group, with participation of Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan.  Rome, Italy.
  • 30/06/2010 - 01/07/2010 - Corporate Responsibility: Updating the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, roundtable focusing on supply chains, human rights and environment and climate change, organised by the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs.

June

  • 28/06 - 29/06/2010 - Environmental Biotechnology Research and Development workshop, organised by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry.
  • 18/06/2010 - Workshop on Sustainable Development Strategies and Tourism, co-organised by the Tourism Committee, the Annual Meeting of Sustainable Development Experts (AMSDE), the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea and the French Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment, with the technical assistance of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
  • 10/06-11/06/2010 - Workshop on Sustainable Consumption and Production for Development organised by OECD-DAC and UNEP, Paris.
  • 10/06-11/06/2010 - The Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change, workshop organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture.
  • 09/06-10/06/2010 - Presentations from "Local strategies for greeening jobs and skills" seminar, Trento, Italy.
  • 07/06 - 10/06/2010 - Agriculture and Climate Change: Towards a Low Carbon Future, workshop organised by the Directorate for Trade and Agriculture, Paris. 

May

  • 26/05 - 28/05/2010 - International Transport Forum 2010: Transport and Innovation.
  • 27/05 - 28/05/2010 - Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level.
  • 26/05 - 27/05/2010 - OECD Forum 2010. "Road to recovery: innovation, jobs, green growth".
  • 25/05/2010 - OECD Urban Roundtable for Mayors and Ministers: Cities and Green Growth..

April

  • 23/04/2010 - Meeting of the Climate Change Expert Group on the UNFCCC Paris.
  • 21/04 - 22/04/2010 - Global Forum on Environment and Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Seminar with Developing Countries.
  • 19/04 - 20/04/2010 - .
  • 15/04 - 16/04/2010 - Workshop on Enhancing the Value and Effectiveness of Environmental Claims: Protecting and Enpowering Consumers .  

March

February

  • 18/02/2010 - Seminar for parliamentarians on "Sustaining a Global Recovery" with a consultation session on green growth.

 

2009

 

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