UPCOMING EVENTS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT (AR4D) - July- December 2020

1-3 July 2020. CORONAVIRUS: the management of pandemic and the impact on Agenda 2030. Video Conference.

6 July 2020. 10:00-11:30 AM and 4:00-5:30 PM CEST. Webinar. Realizing systems transformation - Business insights into WBCSD’s Vision 2050. By World Business Council for Sustainable Development – WBCSD.

6 July 2020. 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CEST. "A circular economy at the heart of climate action: how materials connect the dots in the EU Green Deal". By European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development.

6 July 2020. 4:00-5:00 PM CEST. Webinar. The Global Status of Renewables - REN21's 2020 Report. By International Solar Energy Society – ISES.

07-16 July 2020. Webinar. “High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2020”. By UN DESA Division for Sustainable Development Goals.

7 July 2020. 9:00 AM-4:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Virtual Industry Transition Day”. By World Economic Forum.

7 July 2020. 9:30-10:45 AM CEST. Webinar. RE-STARTING THE EU ECONOMY - HOW CAN INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTE TO A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY?. By Euractiv.

7 July 2020. 12:30-2:00 PM CEST. Webinar. PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT. By Geneva Academy.

7 July 2020. 1:30-2:30 PM CEST (5:00 PM IST). Webinar. “The Road to Recovery with India’s First Green Window”. By Council on Energy, Environment and Water – CEEW.

7 July 2020. 2:00-3:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Solar for Airports in Africa”. By Africa Solar Industry Association.

7 July 2020. 2:00-4:30 PM CEST (8:00 AM EST). Webinar. “Building a Clean and Resilient Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis” By United Kingdom Mission to UN and World Resources Institute.

7 July 2020. 3:00-3:30 PM CEST. Webinar. “The role of green hydrogen in reaching zero emissions”. By International Renewable Energy Agency.

7 July 2020. 3:00-3:45 PM CEST. Webinar. “Renewable energy: Financing the future”. By WindEurope.

7 July 2020. 3:00-4:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Procuring reliable PV trackers for extreme weather conditions”. By ATA Insights.

7 July 2020. 3:00-4:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Building Flood Resilience in a Changing Climate: Insights from the United States, Germany and England”. By Geneva Association.

7 July 2020. 3:00-4:30 PM CEST. Webinar. “Sustainability After COVID-19: Fiscal policies to green the recovery”. By Green Growth Knowledge Partnership.

7 July 2020. 4:00-5:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Decarbonising transport and the role for flexibility”. By Carbon Trust.

7 July 2020. 4:00-5:30 PM CEST (10:00 AM EST). Webinar. “Scaling up low-carbon energy: Economic, geopolitical, and environmental impacts”. By Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

7 July 2020. 4:00-5:30 PM CEST (10:00 AM EST). Webinar. “Build Back Better: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption”. By World Resources Institute – WRI.

7 July 2020. 9:00-10:00 PM CEST (3:00 PM EST). Webinar. “The Global Impact of Climate Change”. By Yale International Alliance.

8 July 2020. 10:00-11:15 AM CEST. Webinar. “Iraq: Climate, Water & Conflict in 2020”. By Planetary Security Initiative.

8 July 2020. 10:00-11:30 AM CEST. Webinar. “From purpose to action: integrating sustainability into strategic outcomes”. By World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

8 July 2020. 11:00 AM-12:30 PM CEST. Webinar. “How to set-up a One-Stop-Shop for home energy renovation?”. By Energy Cities.

8 July 2020. 1:00-3:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Insurance Sustainable Development Goals (iSDGs)”.  By UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative and Swiss Re.

8 July 2020. 3:00-4:30 PM CEST (9:00 AM EST). Webinar. “Transport pricing”. By Initiative for Climate Action Transparency.

8 July 2020. 4:00-5:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Green finance for a climate-resilient post-COVID-19 recovery”. By RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment.

8 July 2020. 7:00-8:00 PM CEST (1:00 PM EST). Webinar. “Local Government Clean Energy Trends and Resources”. By EPA Green Power Partnership.

8 July 2020. 8:00-9:00 PM CEST (11:00 Pacific Time). Webinar. “Community Energy Resilience: Resilient Schools, Safe Communities”. By Clean Coalition.

9 July 2020. time TBC. Webinar. “Clean Energy Transitions Summit”. By International Energy Agency – IEA.

9 July 2020. 4:00-5:00 AM CEST (10:00 AM Singapore). Webinar. “A Practitioner’s Guide to Implementing Solar Rooftop Programs and Navigating Net-Metering Policies”. By USAID Clean Power Asia, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory – NREL.

9 July 2020. 3:00-3:45 PM CEST. Webinar. “Wind energy: Tomorrow’s technology”. By WindEurope.

9 July 2020. 3:00-4:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Pandemics/Epidemics, Drought and Agriculture: Building back better”. By Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture – WASAG, Integrated Drought Management Programme – IDMP and UNCCD Drought Initiative.

9 July 2020. 3:00-4:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Grid Edge Solutions to accelerate renewable deployment in islands and remote communities”. By ATA Insights.

9 July 2020. 3:00-4:00 PM CEST (9:00 AM EST). Webinar. “Europe’s Green Recovery”. By Harvard Project on Climate Agreements.

09 July 2020. 3:00-4:00 PM CEST (9:00 AM EST). Webinar. “The Journey of the Global Environment Facility: Delivering Transformational Change”. By World Resources Institute – WRI.

9 July2020. 3:00-4:30 PM CEST (6:30 PM IST). Webinar. “Accelerating inclusive farmer-led irrigation development: a sustainable approach to reaching scale”. By International Water Management Institute, World Bank and Global Water Partnership.

10 July 2020. 10:00-11:30 AM CEST. Webinar. “Keeping our cities efficiently warm”. By KeepWarm Project.

10 July 2020. 11:30 AM-1:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Intergenerational approaches to promote sustainable mobility”. By CIVITAS ECCENTRIC Project.

10 July2020. 12:30-1:30 PM CEST (4:00 PM IST). Webinar. “Opportunities for Solar Heat in India”. By ATA Insights.

10 July 2020. 2:00-3:30 PM CEST. Webinar. “Introducing nature-based solutions and UrbanByNature in the Caucasus”. By UrbanByNature and ICLEI).

10 July 2020. 3:00-4:00 PM CEST. Webinar. “Building a Nature-Positive Economic Recovery”. By WWF, OECD, EDF and World Bank.

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15-16 July 2020. Webinar. DATA AND ANALYTICS VIRTUAL SUMMIT – WESTAFRICA.

30-31 July 2020. Berlin, Germany. OCEANOGRAPHY CONFERENCES. Theme: Marine Science for a Blue Economy. GAVIN CONFERENCES.

06-08 August 2020. Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi Kenya. AFRICA BIG RETAIL EXPO (ABRE 2020). Theme: The Future of Retail in Africa. SUNFLOWER EVENTS.

10-11 August 2020. Atlanta-Georgia, United States of America. 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO ONAGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE. Theme: Accelerate scientific discoveries and major milestones in the current situation relating to Agriculture Sciences! SCIENTIFIC FEDERATION.

19-22 August 2020. Eurosoil 2020. Theme: Connecting People and Soil. Eurosoil.

20-21 August 2020. Venice, Italy. BIOMATERIALS-2020. Theme: Explore the New Innovations & Research on Biotechnology and Biomaterials. SCIENTIFIC FEDERATION. SCIENTIFIC FEDERATION.

23-27 August 2020. WEBINAR. Ebonyi, Nigeria. 33rd International Conference of Biotechnology Society of Nigeria, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Theme: Harnessing Biotechnology towards Building a Knowledge-Driven and Sustainable Bio-Economy in a Post-Oil Era: (Pre-conference workshop

24-28 August 2020. Centre International de Conférences Rue de Varembé 17 Genève, 1211 Switzerland.

26-27 August 2020. Prague Czech Republic. FOOD TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES. Theme: Targeted Innovation to Nourish the Challenging World. HERALD MEETINGS.

26-27 August 2020. Osaka Japan. INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE ON AGRO ECOLOGY AND ORGANIC FARMING. Theme: Explore the latest inventions and research in food and nutrition science. CONFERENCE SERIES.COM.

8-11 September 2020. Kigali Convention Centre KG 2 Roundabout, Kimihurura Kigali, Rwanda. AGRF Summit 2020. Theme: Feed the Cities, Grow the Continent. AGRF.

9-11 September 2020. World Forum Churchillplein 10 The Hague, 2517 JW Netherlands. Plant Health, Agriculture and BioscienceConference. CABI Koppert Biological Systems Wageningen UR.

9-11 September 2020. Tropentag 2020 . Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.

9-10 September 2020. Rome, Italy. 8TH INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. International Conference on Sustainable Development is organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University. EUROPEAN CENTER OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CIT UNIVERSITY.

9-10 September 2020. Golden Tulip Paris Aéroport CDG Villepinte Paris France. 6TH EDITION OF GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON PLANTSCIENCE AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. Theme: A deep focus on Plant Sciences and its modern techniques. MAGNUS GROUP.

10-12 September 2020. Paris, France. 6TH EDITION OFGLOBAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT SCIENCE AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. Theme: A deep focus on Plant Sciences and its modern techniques. MAGNUS GROUP.

11-12 September 2020. Meise Belgium. Land, People and Markets; building a sustainable and inclusive agrofood sector.

20 SEP - 23 SEP 2020. MONTPELLIER, FRANCE. 4th International Conference on Global Food Security. This conference will address the triple burden of malnutrition: hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity.

18-19 September 2020. Kanyakumari India.INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AQUACULTURE AND MARINE BIOLOGY. Theme: New Advancements in Aquaculture & Marine Biology. CONFERENCE MIND.

21-24 September 2020. Muscat, Oman. InternationalConference on Water Resources in Arid Areas

22-23 September 2020. Dubai United Arab Emirates. 4THINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY. Theme: Discovering natural resources through agriculture. ME CONFERENCES.

23-25 September 2020. Paris, France. 3RD EDITIONOF EURO-GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Theme: Foreground for Advanced Researches in Food Science and Technology. MAGNUS GROUP.

1-3 October 2020. Millennium Hall Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Trade show agrofood Ethiopia. Fairtrade. 

06-08 October 2020. Medan, Indonesia. PALMEXINDONESIA 2020. Theme: The only specialized Palm Oil event in Asia! PT. FIREWORKS INDONESIA.

12-13 October 2020. Sydney Australia. 10THINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION. Theme: Sharing new ideas and technologies amongst the professionals, industrialists, and students! CONFERENCESERIES LLC LTDS.

14-15 October 2020. Rome, Italy. WORLD PLANTAND SOIL SCIENCE CONGRESS. Theme: Safeguarding the International Crop Population and Environmental Concerns. CONFERENCE SERIES LLC LTD.

October 2020. Release 2020 GLOBAL HUNGER INDEXTHE CHALLENGE OF HUNGER AND CLIMATE CHANGE

21-22 October 2020. Surabaya, Indonesia. SUGARTECH AGRI EXPOINDONESIA 2020. PT. FIREWORKS INDONESIA.

21-23 October 2020. 1st IASSIST AFRICA REGIONAL WORKSHOP. KAMPALA, UGANDA.

25-30 October 2020. Nairobi. Joint XXIV International Grassland and XI Rangeland Congress

04 November 2020. NH Hotel The Hague Prinses Margrietplantsoen 100 The Hague, 2595 BR Netherlands. Symposium “DutchAgriculture, European Policies and Global Food System Transitions”. Wageningen Economic Research.

8-13 November 2020. BITEC Thailand. MicronutrientForum 5th Global Conference 2020. Theme: Building New Evidence and Alliances for Improving Nutrition.

10-13 November 2020. KAMPALA, UGANDA. 3rd Joint National Agricultural Research Organization and Makerere University Science Conference. Theme: INNOVATIONS FOR ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY, AND AGRO-INDUSTRIALIZATION.

16-18 November 2020. CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa. The African Agri Investment Indaba. Your gateway to investment opportunities across the entire agri-food value chain.

22-25 November 2020. King Fahd Palace, Dakar, Senegal. 4th All Africa Horticultural Congress. TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS IN HORTICULTURE.

25-26 November 2020. Gaborone, Botswana. Botho University International Research Conference. Theme: Research and Innovation for sustainable development in the age of the fourth industrial revolution.

27 November 2020. Visual event hosted on Zoom, Ghana. Technical Seminar Series: Advancing Knowledge Management Strategies for Achieving the SDGs in Africa - Focus on the FARADataInformS and the CAADP / Biennial Review (BR) Process (Partnership arrangements and Scorecard Methods) within AR4D and the Science Agenda. Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. FARA Secretariat.

17-18 December 2020. Tokyo, Japan. Nutrition for Growth Summit. Theme: To set the world on a pathway towards achieving the SDG targets. Government of Japan

24-26 March 2021. Kampala. African Dairy Conference (AFDA)

29 March-1st April 2021. DAKA, SENEGAL. ALL AFRICA HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS 2021.

26-30 April 2021. Davos, Switzerland. SecondInternational Congress of Biological Control

1 July 2021. 2021 UN Food Summit. Time and location yet to be announced