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January, 2018
events
February 1, 2018
Between 2005 and 2015, disasters have continued to exact a heavy toll and, as a result, the well-being and safety of individuals, communities and countries as a whole have been affected. Over 700,000 people have lost their lives, over 1.4 million have been injured and approximately...
January, 2018
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May 8, 2018 - May 10, 2018
We’re happy to announce that on May 8-10, 2018 at Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan, Smart Cities New York is partnering with POLITICO to host its second annual global conference. This year, we are exploring the Emerging Power of Cities, broadening the narrative about what makes cities &ldquo...
December, 2017
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April 11, 2018 - April 12, 2018
InterMET Asia 2018 is a unique marketplace bringing together the global weather and climate industry with those in the public and private sectors seeking to mitigate and manage the risks of extreme weather and climate change, and to understand the opportunities. ​ ...
December, 2017
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January 8, 2018 - January 11, 2018
The 4th Gobeshona Annual Conference for Research on Climate Change in Bangladesh will be held from 8-11 January 2018. The brand of this conference is “Gobeshona4″. The whole conference is divided into 3 sections: (1) Local Solutions (2) Science Policy Dialogues and (3) Communicating...
December, 2017
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February 1, 2018 - February 3, 2018
To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town, the International Urban Conference draws together leading urban scholars and practitioners from all corners of Africa and the world to take stock of ground-breaking urban...
December, 2017
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February 5, 2018 - February 7, 2018
The aim of this conference is to stimulate exchanges and new developments that enrich the diversity of local responses to the impacts of climate change on water, including biological, technical and societal adaptations. The conference is open to both academics and non-academics. ...
December, 2017
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February 7, 2018 - February 13, 2018
The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum will be the first session to focus on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda adopted in Habitat III. ...
November, 2017
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December 5, 2017 - December 8, 2017
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation – Resilient Cities Asia Pacific Congress 2017 (RCAP 2017)! The congress follows the 1st Asia-Pacific Forum organized in Bangkok in February 2015 and the 2nd Asia Pacific Forum organized in Melaka Malaysia in March 2016. Both...
October, 2017
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November 6, 2017 - November 17, 2017
The UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn is the next step for governments to implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement and accelerate the transformation to sustainable, resilient and climate-safe development. This conference will further clarify the enabling frameworks that will make the...
August, 2017
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September 8, 2017
A new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) outlines the dramatic changes Asia-Pacific nations would face if we cannot cool down the temperature. Such a temperature spike would have dire consequences for the health of city-dwellers,...