PEGNet will use the occasion of its tenth anniversary to discuss the design of the necessary transformation and structural changes of developing and emerging economies towards inclusive and sustainable growth within the context of the Post-2015 Agenda. The plenary sessions will focus...

The conference will address cross-sectoral issues and aspects related to sustainable management of sectors like agriculture, industry, energy and transport; as well as the adoption of sustainable life styles reducing individual ecological footprints, equity concerns, and strategies for poverty...

Conference theme: There seems to be dynamism and drive in Africa. The continent’s average growth is almost five times the Euro zone average growth and some of the world’s fastest growing economies are in Sub Saharan Africa. Some observers believe that Africa will play an increasingly...

The IAMO Forum 2012 will provide a platform for research that investigates the main trends and drivers of land use in transition economies of Eastern Europe, the Former Soviet Union, and East Asia. We welcome contributions that shed light on patterns, phenomena, and drivers of land-use changes....

The central theme of the conference will be the consequences of and the lessons to be learnt from the economic and political rise of new global actors, including countries like China and India. The resulting power shifts and the strengthening of interactions between developing countries have...

The conference will focus on growth and trade in the world’s leading emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRICs) and the repercussions on the world economy. Topics will be: - Growth prospects of the BRICs - The BRICs and the current world economic crisis - International trade...

In the future, the „agricultural giants“ China and Russia will play an important role for the development of the world's agricultural markets and global food security – on the supply and as well as on the demand side. What is the current state of the agricultural sectors in China and...

The overall objective is to foster the implementation of EU-like agricultural and rural development policies in SEE with respect to a further integration of the region’s agricultural and rural sector into the EU. The conference is designed for high-level executives and decision makers from...

The conference “Challenges of Education and Innovation” will particularly address: - Modernization of agriculture and economic development - Investment in Research and Development in the CEEC - Education, extension, innovation and growth in rural areas - Rural extension services:...

The conference “Multi-Level Processes of Integration and Disintegration” will particularly address: - Changes in landscape ecologies, cross-border biodiversity conservation efforts - EU-enlargement and integration of CEE into international markets - Multifunctionality of agriculture -...