Broad themes of the conference are: a) Development and Livelihood b) Environment and Sustainability c) International Trade and Growth d) Recent Issues in Financial Economics e) Gender Discrimination, Social Exclusion and Development

UNU-WIDER is collaborating with African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) on the WIDER project, African Development: Myths and Realities. We invite submissions of substantive papers for the above conference on topics bearing directly on African economic development as related to the...

The main objective of the workshop is to help the leaders of local governments and national level policy makers develop a strategic approach in dealing with environmental and social issues facing businesses. This can be achieved by: - Demonstrating the potentials of transforming SME clusters...

Topics: 1. Competitive identity of Western Balkan countries 2. Economic Development strategies 3. SME development during transitions 4. Labour market evolution in transition countries 5. Destination management and investment promotion 6. Sustainable development and social responsibility 7....

The workshop agenda will focus on issues related to uncertainty and learning as they relate to the economics and management of environmental and natural resources. Appropriate paper topics include decisions under uncertainty, the value of information, and different models of learning (including...

The 2009 European PhD Winter School on The Challenge of Adaptive Governance aims to help students to better understand the causes of global change in an integrated manner and at the same time to develop options for the governance of a transition to more sustainable development paths at the...

This conference will be the ninth event in the series of annual European Conferences on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, begun in Berlin in 2001. This year's conference will also be the global launch event of the Earth System Governance Project, a new ten-year research...

The aviation sector is facing some of the worst market conditions in living memory. Although oil prices have fallen from their record highs, offering airlines some respite, the global recession has subsequently caused dramatic falls in traffic and declining yields, forcing many airlines to cut...

The aim of the conference is to discuss the recent intellectual advances in economic growth and its related consequences on development. [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's information] The website is no longer available.

The 1st IWA Development Congress will set the practice and research agenda for water and sanitation services in developing countries. The focus will be on workable approaches for the global water sector in low and middle income countries, from challenges to service delivery, through innovation...