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Past Events 2010

NOVEMBER

November, 18 to 24, 2009, Caribbean. Advancing Towards a Sustainable Energy in Eastern Caribbean States. More...
November, 13, 2009, Washington, D.C . Dialogue on Soil Protection and the Sustainable Use of Soils. More...
November, 3, 2009, Jamaica. National Workshop on Vulnerability to Climate Change at the Community Level. Agenda

OCTOBER

October 14, 2009. International Day for Disaster Reduction. More...
October 15-16, 2009. Montego Bay, Jamaica. Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF). More...

SEPTEMBER

September 15-17, 2009. Quito, Ecuador. Coordination Workshop UNESCO/OAS ISARM Americas. Agenda

AUGUST

August 18, 2009. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Fundglode in partnership with the DSD and the GTZ, is organized an event on Payment for Environmental Services in Latin America and the Caribbean. Agenda
August 11-13, 2009. Miami. Second Expert Group Meeting to develop a vision and strategy for the management of the transboundary aquifer of the Americas, under UNESCO/OAS ISARM Americas Initiative. Agenda. l More... .

JULY

July 31^st. San Vincent and the Grenadines. The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will present the Cabinet-approved National Energy Policy (NEP) at a multi-sector consultation it is co-hosting with the OAS. The main objective of the consultation is to identify and explore potential coordination for an integrated and effective implementation of the NEP. Agenda | Press Release
July 28^th. Grenada. The OAS is hosting a multi-sector energy stakeholder consultation to discuss the building blocks of a National Energy Policy and a Sustainable Energy Plan. The consultation will also engage stakeholders in a debate around priorities and challenges to advance the development of the energy sector. Agenda
July 14-17, 2009. Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. Sixth Council Meeting. IABIN. More...
July 13-14, 2009. San Salvador, El Salvador. Training session on bioenergy and presentation on the results of the US-Brazil Biofuels Iniciatives in El Salvador More...
June 29^th - July 3^rd. St. Kitts and Nevis. OAS representatives attended the 1^st Eastern Caribbean Geothermal Conference in Nevis, and met with senior Government officials to initiate conversations geared towards drafting a National Energy Policy which may include a Sustainable Energy Plan in support of action implementation. Press Release

JUNE

June 19, 2009. Washington D.C. DSD launches the publication: "Legal Institutional Frameworks for Payment for Ecosystem Services: Eight Country Analysis" More..
June 15-19, 2009. Washington D.C. Training Course on the Designing and Implementation of Payment for Ecosystem Services More..

APRIL

April 27-29, 2009. Bahamas Moriah Harbour Cay National Park Workshop. More...
April 21, 2009. Washington D.C. Panel Discussion: Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy. Agenda
April 21, 2009. Asuncion. Paraguay. National Workshop on Sustainable Soy Production. Agenda.
April 20, 2009. Maldonado. Uruguay. National Workshop on Sustainable Soy Production.

MARCH

March 31, 2009. Paraguay National Workshop on Sustainable Soy Production. Agenda
March 31, 2009. Buenos Aires, Argentina National Workshop on Sustainable Soy Production Agenda
March 24-25, 2009. Washington D.C. Interim Steering Committee Meeting WHMSI
March 24-25, 2009. Dominica. Government Stakeholder meeting and Multi-Sector stakeholder Consultation in Dominica Agenda Mar 23 | Agenda Mar 25 | More...
March 24, 2009. Uruguay Regional Workshop on Sustainable Soy Production. Agenda.
March 19- 23, 2009. Asuncion-Paraguay. Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Implementation of Environmental Policy for Conservation of Migratory Species.
March 17, 2009. Parana. Argentina. National Workshop on Sustainable Soy Production. Agenda | More....
March 17, 2009. Panama. Panama. 1st Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas. Agenda | More
March 10-12, 2009. Haiti. Caracol Mangrove Park Workshop

FEBUARY

February 25, 2009. Washington D.C. Roundtable Discussion on support activities for the implementation of CITES. Agenda
February 19-23, 2009. Nassau, Bahamas. WHMSI-SCSCB bird monitoring training workshop
February 18-19, 2009. Managua, Nicaragua. I Regional Workshop for the Validation of a Preliminary “online” Inventory of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) applied to Natural Disaster Mitigation. More...
February 10-12, 2009 An Integrated Coastal Zone Management Capacity (ICZM) Building Demonstration Project for the Caribbean. National Park of the East, Dominican Republic.

JANUARY

January 13-15, 2009. Jamaica Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, OAS, IABIN Workshop. More..
January 12 2009. Bridgetown, Barbados First Steering Committee Meeting. Press release | Pictures

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