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On 1-12 December, 8,500 delegates representing governments, international organisations, civil society, academia, and the private sector will be attending this year’s UN climate change conference in Poznan, Poland... |
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The African Ministers in charge of Environment met on 19-20 November 2008 in Algiers to define a common position on the crucial issue of climate change. The main objective was to enable Africa’s representatives to actively participate in the negotiations on a post-2012 climate regime... |
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Mr. Rachid Khanfir, the coordinator of the Consultation Mechanism, which was inaugurated in June 2008 under the auspices of OSS, has held a series of workshops and meetings in the three countries sharing the North Western Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS) –commonly referred to as SASS, a French acronym for "Système Aquifère du Sahara Septentrional"... |
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The University of Marrakech is organizing, in partnership with OSS, DMN, CRDT and START and with the support of CCAA/IDRC, an international workshop entitled: "Climate change in the Maghreb: thresholds and limits to adaptation”. The workshop will take place on 25-26 November 2008 in Marrakech, Morocco. Closing date for the submission of abstracts: 10 October 2008... |
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FAO is co-organising with the Libyan Government an international Conference on "Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change". The Conference will be held in Sirte (Libya) on 15 -17 December 2008. OSS is contributing to the conference as an organising partner... |
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