Events
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2019
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2019
Regional Training Workshop "Capacity building on risk categorization for ranking risk of ASEAN food hazards for developing the risk-based monitoring protocol for food safety"
23/04/2019 - 25/04/2019
Food safety is a global issue. Unsafe foods cause major public health problems, including in ASEAN countries. Food safety hazards, such as microbiological pathogens, or other food contaminants, such as chemicals, are reported as causing major s
11/ 4
2019
Strengthening Institutional Capacities for Sustainable Management of Solar Power Irrigation Systems (SPIS) in Bangladesh
11/04/2019
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has initiated a technical assistance project ‘Strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable management of solar powered irrigation systems while addressing groundwater ri
11/ 4
2019
12/4
2019
The Third Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS III)
11/04/2019 - 12/04/2019
This outlook study on the future of forests and the forest sector in the Asia-Pacific region comes at a crucial moment. The pace of change in the region is relentless – with populations expanding, economies surging and pressure on resources inc
9/ 4
2019
10/4
2019
Asia Pacific Forestry Week (APFW 2019) Stream Leaders Coordination Meeting
09/04/2019 - 10/04/2019
The Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 Stream Leaders’ Coordination Meeting will be held from 9 to 10 March in Bangkok. It will be attended by representatives of organizations that have agreed to lead or co-lead the five streams of APFW2019 and
9/ 4
2019
11/4
2019
The 8th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Multi-sectoral Collaboration at the Animal-Human-Ecosystems interface
09/04/2019 - 11/04/2019
The 8th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Multi-sectoral Collaboration at the Animal-Human-Ecosystems interface will give opportunities to reflect on achievements made as well as lessons learned through multi-sectoral collaboration on One Health perspec
8/ 4
2019
10/4
2019
Social Protection contribution to Climate Risk and Disaster Management workshop
08/04/2019 - 10/04/2019
This workshop aims at highlighting the contribution of social protection to climate risk management, including disaster risk reduction and management (DRR/M) as well as climate change adaptation and mitigation (CCA/M). The contribution of socia
3/ 4
2019
4/4
2019
My-Coast: Ecosystem-Based Conservation of Myanmar's Southern Coastal Zone
03/04/2019 - 04/04/2019
Myanmar has a relatively large and still productive and ecologically intact coastal zone. The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for Myanmar (Government of Myanmar, 2011) highlights the fact that the country hosts an enormo
1/ 4
2019
3/4
2019
Workshop on Regional Livestock Movements and Value Chains and Training on Evaluation of Surveillance in Live Bird Markets
01/04/2019 - 03/04/2019
The experience of controlling transboundary animal diseases (TADs) such as avian influenza has shown the critical role of domestic and international livestock trade in both, the spread as well the containment of disease outbreaks. Value chain a
20/ 3
2019
22/3
2019
Regional Conference on Fall Armyworm (FAW)
20/03/2019 - 22/03/2019
As FAW continues to spread, FAO is poised to help member countries be aware of the threat, take action to monitor arrival, take early action, learn lessons from other regions, further strengthen the community of international experts, develop r
19/ 3
2019
20/3
2019
Regional Consultation Workshop on the Youth Outlook on the Future of Forests and Forestry Towards 2030 and Beyond
19/03/2019 - 20/03/2019
Objective The objective of the youth consultation is to capture their perspectives towards the future of forests and forestry in 2030 and 2050. Specifically, it intends to: Gather youth perspectives on the future and the future of forests a
18/ 3
2019
19/3
2019
Technical Working Group for Technical Items #7 and #8 of the AMU/AMR Technical Advisory Group for South East Asia
18/03/2019 - 19/03/2019
To bring these discussion points forward, it was agreed during the AMR TAG for South-East Asia 2018, that a volunteer Technical Working Group will be formed (to include CU, CLSI, Singapore, ESR NZ, FAO + additional volunteers for Technical Ite
14/ 3
2019
15/3
2019
Regional Workshop on GoTFish: Promoting the Blue Economy of the Gulf of Thailand through the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
14/03/2019 - 15/03/2019
The overall goal of this work is to support fisheries departments of the Gulf of Thailand countries (Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam) to participate in the prioritization processes for the Global Environmental Facility 7th Replenishme
14/ 3
2019
Panel Discussion: Private Sector Perspectives on AMR Mitigation
14/03/2019
The UN Inter-Agency Coordination Group on antimicrobial resistance (IACG), whose mandate is to provide practical guidance for approaches needed to ensure sustained effective global action to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR),reiterates t
12/ 3
2019
14/3
2019
Inception Workshop for the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Phase 2 and Project Steering Committee Meeting
12/03/2019 - 14/03/2019
Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are defined on the basis of their bathymetry, hydrography, productivity and trophic interactions. They are scientifically defined areas in which ecosystem management approaches may be applied. LMEs encompass a range of habit
8/ 3
2019
The Third Project Steering Committee Meeting of Regional Project GCP/RAS/297/JPN on “Analysis and Assessment for Activities and Adjustment for Schedule and Budget”
08/03/2019
FAO has been working on the regional project “Improving Capacities of Phytosanitary Inspection and Integrated Measures for International Movement of Seeds” (GCP/RAS/297/JPN) targeted on Thailand and Viet Nam since 2016. The Project Steering Co
7/ 3
2019
8/3
2019
Expert Review Meeting: Third Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS III)
07/03/2019 - 08/03/2019
Objectives The main objectives of the expert review meeting are: To review the draft of APFSOS III and gather comments and suggestion on how the draft can be strengthen and improve its readability To help shape the key messages and recomm
6/ 3
2019
8/3
2019
The Thirteenth Annual Regional Meeting for Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases Regional Programme for Asia and the Pacific (AREM)
06/03/2019 - 08/03/2019
The FAO Asia programme on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), under Regional ECTAD/RAP, was launched in early 2006. The First Annual Meeting of the Asia Regional Programme on HPAI meeting was held in January 2007 in Bangkok which provided
5/ 3
2019
7/3
2019
77th Session of Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) Executive Committee
05/03/2019 - 07/03/2019
Following the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) Agreement Article III, the 77th Session of APFIC Executive Committee (EXCO) will be convened in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 5 to 7 March 2019. The Session shall be attended by all current memb
4/ 3
2019
Pre-AREM Workshop : Refining the regional directions in implementing the FAO Action Plan in the Asia-Pacific Region
04/03/2019
This pre-AREM workshop will gather the FAO AMR team of Asia (FAO RAP AMR Team and all the AMR focal points from FAO country offices) to review and consolidate the various AMR initiatives of FAO across the region and link all activities with the
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2019
1/3
2019
Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) Regional Workshop on Phytosanitary Irradiation Treatment
25/02/2019 - 01/03/2019
Objectives The objectives of the workshop are unchanged from those set out in the summary of the proposal endorsed by the APPPC biennial session, viz. to provide delegates with a sound understanding of how to prepare and consider irradiation t