Conference Sub-Themes: 1. Modelling, Valuation and Evaluation 2. Trade and Environment 3. Institutions and Governance 4. Physical and Ecological Accounting 5. Ecosystems and Well-Being 6. Talking Across Disciplines 7. Environment, Poverty and Development 8. International Agreements and Issues 9....

This conference will bring together economists, policymakers and practitioners to explore the causes and conditions of poverty and to begin a dialogue on the policies and strategies that may address the needs of communities with high concentrations of poverty.

ISDEHS 2006 is meant to be the first of a series of symposia intended to create an ongoing dialogue between researchers and policy makers from the Arab world with the global scientific community as well as to reposition the ongoing desertification debate within the context of human...

THE 2006 CONFERENCE TOPIC Social policy and regional development are often narrowly defined and treated as separate and distinct areas of scientific study. Indeed, in the context of transition and prospective membership of the European Union, reforms in each are considered necessary and are the...

Das Thema der diesjährigen Veranstaltung lautet "Ausbildung für die Praxis? - Statistikstudium in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften". Die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer des Kolloquiums werden durch die Deutsche Statistische Gesellschaft bzw. das Statistische Bundesamt persönlich eingeladen.

The 2006 conference will be the sixth event in the series of annual Berlin Conferences. This year’s discussions will address the theme ‘Resource Policies: Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity’.

USAID’s Office of Poverty Reduction (PR), the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) plan to co-sponsor a two-day international conference on the special challenge of poverty reduction in conflict and fragile states. Examining the...

Topics: • The new and exciting opportunities that lie ahead for the international coal industry and its increased role in today's 'energy insecure world' • The coal industry's challenge to develop new clean coal technologies that can fuel growth without environmental degradation • The...

The conference provides a forum for legal scholars, economists, political scientists, conservationists, representatives of the private sector and others to exchange the latest research on the use of environmental taxes and other economic instruments to advance environmental policy objectives....