About US | Work Program | Field Activities | Statutory Bodies | Information Resources | Related Links | News | Events | Sitemap Search  Events Archive Title Year All 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001All Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Home Meetings and Events A Regional Workshop on “Adapting to Climate Change: the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Near East Location Sharkia, Egypt From: 10 Nov 2009 To: 12 Nov 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Tunisia Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations WorldFish Center in Egypt Responsible Officers P. Mannini Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) hold the Third meeting of the working group on fisheries management Location Doha, Qatar From: 20 Oct 2009 To: 22 Oct 2009 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Responsible Officers P. Mannini Follow-Up National Seminar on the Implementation of Rotterdam Convention Location Abu Dhabi , Emirates From: 18 Oct 2009 To: 19 Oct 2009 Participating Countries United Arab Emirates Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Regional Office for the Near East Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi A Contingency Planning Desert Locust Workshop Location Cairo, Egypt From: 02 Aug 2009 To: 06 Aug 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen, in addition to a representative from the Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA). Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, FAO Commission and Locust Group Responsible Officers M. Butrous Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Organizes a Workshop on Fishery Stock Indicators and Stock Status Reporting Location Tehran, Iran From: 26 Jul 2009 To: 29 Jul 2009 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Responsible Officers P. Mannini A Regional Workshop to Review the International Draft Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Location Cairo, Egypt From: 18 Jul 2009 To: 22 Jul 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, International Plant Protection Convention Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi A Consultation Meeting on “Irrigated Fodder Crops in the Near East Region – Forage Production, Conservation and Utilization for Sustainable Animal Production” Location Rabat, Morocco From: 15 Jun 2009 To: 19 Jun 2009 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria and Tunisia Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II, Morocco Responsible Officers M. Mirreh, M. Bengoumi, T. El-Hassani A Regional Aerial Training Course on Desert Locust Operations Location Ethiopia , Ethiopia From: 08 Jun 2009 To: 11 Jun 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and Syria Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) Responsible Officers M. Butrous A Regional Meeting on “Wildlife Conservation and Protected Areas Management in the Near East Region” {Summary Report and Presentation Attachment } Location Damascus, Syria From: 25 May 2009 To: 28 May 2009 Participating Countries Algeria - Egypt - Iraq – Jordan - Kuwait - Mauritania - Saudi Arabia - Sudan – Syria - Tunisia and Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, Ministry of Agriculture of Syria, FAO/FOMC Responsible Officers D. Kone A Training Workshop on “Establishing Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for the Gulf Countries” Location Muscat, Oman From: 17 May 2009 To: 19 May 2009 Participating Countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, Ministry of Health Oman Responsible Officers F. Hachem Regional Training Workshop "Building National Capacities in Information and Knowledge in support of Agricultural Research for Development in Near East Region" Location Cairo, Egypt From: 17 May 2009 To: 20 May 2009 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, AARINENA, GFAR Responsible Officers M. Latif Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) will organize its Fifth Session in Dubai Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates From: 12 May 2009 To: 14 May 2009 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Responsible Officers P. Mannini Workshop on “Modernization of Open Canal Irrigation Schemes Using the MASSCOTE Approach” Location Aleppo, Syria From: 18 Apr 2009 To: 28 Apr 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Jordan and Syria Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, CIHEAM and Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Responsible Officers M. Bazza 4th Regional Steering Committee of the Global Frame-Transboundary Animal Disease Location Beirut, Lebanon From: 07 Apr 2009 To: 09 Apr 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, World Animal Health Organization (OIE) Responsible Officers M. Bengoumi A Training Workshop on Agricultural Statistics Location Rabat, Morocco From: 06 Apr 2009 To: 10 Apr 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait, Algeria, Djibouti, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia, Palestine, Sudan and Bahrain Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, Moroccan Association of Agricultural Economics (AMAECO), Islamic Development Bank, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development and the African Development Bank Responsible Officers M. Barre Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) will organize a workshop on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Location Muscat, Sultanate of Oman From: 30 Mar 2009 To: 02 Apr 2009 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Responsible Officers P. Mannini Regional Workshop on “Weed Risk Assessment” Location Al Bayda, Libya From: 22 Mar 2009 To: 25 Mar 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Algeria, Eritrea, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen. Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Libyan Agricultural Research Centre Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Advanced Training Workshop on “Camel Health and Transboundary Animal Diseases” Location Tunisia, Tunisia From: 09 Mar 2009 To: 11 Mar 2009 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Yemen, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE and Tunisia Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations French International Research Center for Agricultural Development (CIRAD) - Montpellier France, ENV Sidi Thabet Responsible Officers M. Bengoumi Workshop on “Animal Identification, Traceability and Performance Recording” Location Aleppo, Syria From: 02 Mar 2009 To: 04 Mar 2009 Participating Countries Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), FAO/RNE Responsible Officers M. Bengoumi Regional Symposium on Oil Trees for Energy Production and For Valorization of Marginal Land and Water Resources in the Near East Location Luxor, Egypt From: 10 Feb 2009 To: 13 Feb 2009 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, Mauritania, Morocco,Tunisia and Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Arab Federation for Youth and Environment, Agriculture Research Centre, National Research Centre, Desert Research Centre, SEKEM, American Embassy in Cairo, ENVENARO Responsible Officers D. Kone The Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) will hold a Regional Technical Workshop on Sustainable Marine Cage Aquaculture Development along with the fourth meeting of its Working Group on Aquaculture Location Muscat, Oman From: 25 Jan 2009 To: 28 Jan 2009 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Responsible Officers P. Mannini Near East Forestry Commission’s Steering Committee Location Cairo, Egypt From: 02 Dec 2008 To: 04 Dec 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Morocco and Tunisia Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, NEFC Responsible Officers D. Kone Roundtable Meeting on 'Programme for the 2010 Round of Censuses of Agriculture' Location Cairo, Egypt From: 16 Nov 2008 To: 20 Nov 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunis, U.A.E. Language English/Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, FAO/HQ Responsible Officers M. Barre, N. Keita, M. Sirvastava The Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) hold the second meeting of the Working Group on Fisheries Management Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 Oct 2008 To: 30 Oct 2008 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Responsible Officers P. Mannini National Seminar on the Implementation of Rotterdam Convention in Lebanon Location Beirut, Lebanon From: 21 Oct 2008 To: 21 Oct 2008 Participating Countries 30 Lebanese officials representing different sectors related to the chemicals management and trade Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Regional Course on the Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition in Tehran Location Tehran , Iran From: 18 Oct 2008 To: 29 Oct 2008 Participating Countries Professionals from the Near East Region involved in nutritional database programs as analysts and/or compilers at universities or research institutes Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division in FAO, Rome and the National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute in the Islamic Republic of Iran Responsible Officers F. Hachem National Seminar on the Implementation of Rotterdam Convention in Sudan Location Khartom, Sudan From: 14 Oct 2008 To: 15 Oct 2008 Participating Countries 27 Sudanese officials representing different sectors related to the chemicals management and trade (pesticides and industrial chemicals). Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, Plant Protection Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Sudan Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Workshop of the Near East National Correspondents to FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment Programme Location Alexandria, Egypt From: 13 Oct 2008 To: 16 Oct 2008 Participating Countries Officially Nominated National Correspondents from the Near East Region in their capacity as focal points for FRA 2010. Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE , University of Alexandria Responsible Officers D. Kone FAO Launches the Regional Agricultural Information Network in Syria Location Damascus, Syria From: 12 Oct 2008 To: 14 Oct 2008 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations ACSAD, AOAD, Bioversity International, FAO/RNE, GFAR, ICARDA, ICBA, IFPRI Responsible Officers M. Latif 11th General Conference of AARINENA Location Damascus, Syria From: 12 Oct 2008 To: 14 Oct 2008 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations ACSAD, AOAD, Bioversity International, FAO/RNE, GFAR, ICARDA, ICBA, IFPRI Responsible Officers M. Latif Workshop on “The Use of Participatory Epidemiology to strengthen HPAI Surveillance Capacity” Location Ain El-Sokhna , Egypt From: 28 Aug 2008 To: 30 Aug 2008 Participating Countries Egypt Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, The General Organization of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) Responsible Officers T. Ettel Workshop on Biosecurity & Insurance for the Poultry Industry Location Cairo, Egypt From: 30 Jul 2008 To: 30 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, The General Organization of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) Responsible Officers T. Ettel Experts Meeting to Finalize the Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Good Forestry Practices in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of the Near East Region Location Tunisia , Tunisia From: 22 Jul 2008 To: 24 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt , Algeria , Iraq, Mauritania , Morocco , Saudi Arabia ,Sudan ,Tunisia ,Turkey ,Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations The League of Arab States (LAS), The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), The Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), The Arab Organization For Agricultural Development (AOAD), The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), FAO Responsible Officers D. Kone A Regional Consultation to Review the Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) Location Cairo, Egypt From: 21 Jul 2008 To: 23 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Qatar, Sudan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations International Plant Protection Convention, FAO Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Workshop on “Strengthening Food and Agricultural Statistics in the Arab Countries” Location Amman, Jordan From: 20 Jul 2008 To: 24 Jul 2008 Participating Countries most of the Arab League member countries, FAO , FAO/RNE, AOAD Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations AITRS, FAO/RNE, AOAD Responsible Officers M. Barre Workshop for a project on Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVMS) Location Cairo, Egypt From: 13 Jul 2008 To: 13 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, Food Security Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (FSIC) Responsible Officers M. Barre A regional training workshop on the “Use of Geographic Information System in Fisheries Management” Location Tunisia, Tunisia From: 07 Jul 2008 To: 11 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Language French - Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies (INSTM) of Tunisia , FAO Responsible Officers P. Mannini A training workshop on the implementation of Standard Number 15 (Wood packaging material in the international trade) Location Alexandria , Egypt From: 30 Jun 2008 To: 03 Jul 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Jordan and Oman Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations The Egyptian Central Administration for Plant Quarantine, FAO Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi National Seminar on the Implementation of Rotterdam Convention in Oman Location Muscat, Oman From: 23 Jun 2008 To: 23 Jun 2008 Participating Countries Oman Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations 30 Omani officials representing different sectors related to the chemicals management and trade Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi A Training Course on Methodologies for Fish Stock Assessment Location Cairo, Egypt From: 22 Jun 2008 To: 26 Jun 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco and Slovenia Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), FAO Responsible Officers P. Mannini A Regional Workshop on “Expansion in Biofuel and Soaring Food Prices: Implications for Agricultural and Food Policies in the Near East and North Africa” Location Cairo, Egypt From: 02 Jun 2008 To: 04 Jun 2008 Participating Countries Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Sudan, Bahrain, Yemen and Iraq Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation - Egypt, FAO Responsible Officers M. Saade A Regional Expert Meeting on Controlling Qat Production in Yemen Location Sanaa, Yemen From: 14 May 2008 To: 14 May 2008 Participating Countries Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAO - other UN Agencies - Yemeni Ministries for Agriculture, Planning and Trade, farmers’ associations - NGOs. Responsible Officers N. Elamin International Experts Consultation Meeting on Spate Irrigation Location Cairo, Egypt From: 07 Apr 2008 To: 10 Apr 2008 Participating Countries 25 specialists from around the world Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO Responsible Officers M. Bazza RECOFI’s Technical Workshop on Aquatic Animal Health Location Jeddah, Saudi Arabia From: 06 Apr 2008 To: 10 Apr 2008 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO , FAO/RNE ,Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) , Jeddah Fish Farming Centre Responsible Officers P. Mannini Regional Workshop for Strengthening National Information Communication Management Focal Units in Near East Region Location Muscat, Oman From: 08 Jan 2008 To: 10 Jan 2008 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations AARINENA, FAO, GFAR, ICARDA Responsible Officers M. Latif, S. Rudgard Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Network Expert Consultation Meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 15 Dec 2007 To: 16 Dec 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Cyprus, Iran, Lebanon, Libya , Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia, Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations AARINENA , ICARDA, FAO, GFAR, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation-Egypt Responsible Officers M. Latif Expert Consultation on “Micronutrient Deficiencies: Can Agriculture Meet the Challenge” Location Cairo, Egypt From: 11 Dec 2007 To: 13 Dec 2007 Participating Countries Near East Member Countries, concerned with “Plant, Nutrition Management and Human Nutrition and Health” Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations international and regional organizations , concerned with “Plant, Nutrition Management and Human Nutrition and Health” Responsible Officers F. Hachem A Regional Expert Meeting on Forest Health and Invasive Species in the Near East in Tunisia Location Hammamet, Tunisia From: 11 Dec 2007 To: 13 Dec 2007 Participating Countries Iran, Lebanon, Morocco, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Language Arabic - French Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE Responsible Officers D. Kone A Regional Experts Consultation on Good Forestry Practices in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Location Alexandria, Egypt From: 03 Dec 2007 To: 05 Dec 2007 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations University of Alexandria, ACSAD, AOAD, OSS, CEN-SAD, LFCCS, UNCCD, UNEP, IUCN Responsible Officers D. Kone A Regional Expert Consultation on Range Monitoring in The Near East Location Cairo, Egypt From: 26 Nov 2007 To: 28 Nov 2007 Participating Countries Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations ACSAD, AOAD and OSS Responsible Officers M. Mirreh, D. Kone 2nd Regional Expert Consultation on the Utilization of Agricultural Residues Location Cairo, Egypt From: 29 Oct 2007 To: 01 Nov 2007 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt and the Desert Research Centre (DRC) Responsible Officers D. Kone National Experts Consultation on Egypt’s Forestry Policy at Kanater El-Khairyia Location Kanater El-Khairyia, Egypt From: 05 Sep 2007 To: 06 Sep 2007 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Responsible Officers D. Kone Workshop on Communication Planning for Practitioners Location Amman, Jordan From: 02 Sep 2007 To: 07 Sep 2007 Participating Countries Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations American University in Beirut Responsible Officers M. Hani Workshop on Wild Aromatic, Culinary and Medicinal Plants Location Cairo, Egypt From: 02 Sep 2007 To: 04 Sep 2007 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Responsible Officers D. Kone Workshop to Review the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Location Cairo, Egypt From: 22 Jul 2007 To: 26 Jul 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Emirates and Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations International Plant Protection Convention Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Sub-Regional Training Course on Desert Locust Survey and Control Operations Location Damascus, Syria From: 07 Jul 2007 To: 17 Jul 2007 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, United Arab Emirates Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region Responsible Officers M. Butrous Second meeting of the Near East Forestry Commission (NEFC) Location Rabat, Morocco From: 03 Jul 2007 To: 05 Jul 2007 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations High Commission on Water Affairs and Forestry, African Forestry Wildlife Commission Responsible Officers D. Kone Tripartite Review Meeting on the Achievements of the Integrated Pest Management Project in the Near East Region Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 Jun 2007 To: 28 Jun 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Syria, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, Donor country (Italy) and FAO Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations National Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Project Responsible Officers M. Achouri Training Workshop on Phytosanitary Information Exchange Capacity Building for the Near East Region Location Cairo, Egypt From: 24 Jun 2007 To: 28 Jun 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Arab Society for Plant Protection Responsible Officers T. El Azzabi Regional Aerial Training Course on Desert Locust Operations Location Ethiopia, Ethiopia From: 04 Jun 2007 To: 08 Jun 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and Syria Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations DLCO-EA Responsible Officers M.Butrous The organization of sub regional training workshop on" Agricultural Information Systems for Agricultural Research for Development “ Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 May 2007 To: 30 May 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Libya, Sudan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen Language Arabic, English Cooperating Organizations AOAD, ICARDA, NARIC, AARINENA, CLAES, e-GFAR Responsible Officers M. Latif 27th Arab Veterinary Medical Congress Location Cairo, Egypt From: 13 May 2007 To: 16 May 2007 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, KSA, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen Language Arabic, English Cooperating Organizations Egyptian Veterinary Medical Association EVMA Responsible Officers T. Ali Expert Consultation on the Red Palm Weevil (RPW) in the Mediterranean Region Location Rome, Italy From: 02 May 2007 To: 05 May 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE and IAMB/Bari Responsible Officers T. ElAzzabi Regional training workshop on improving the quality and safety of fish and fish products Location Cairo, Egypt From: 15 Apr 2007 To: 19 Apr 2007 Participating Countries All Near East Countries Language Arabic, English, French Cooperating Organizations World Fish Center Responsible Officers F. Hachem Expert Consultation Meeting on Utilization of Agricultural Residues for Biofuel Location Cairo, Egypt From: 09 Apr 2007 To: 11 Apr 2007 Participating Countries Brazil, China, Egypt, Iran, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, S. Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey and USA Language English Cooperating Organizations AAAID, MoARL,and Ministry of Environment , Egypt Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini FAO/WHO Expert consultation on establishing regional food-based dietary guidelines Location Doha, Qatar From: 02 Apr 2007 To: 04 Apr 2007 Participating Countries Experts from different countries Language English Cooperating Organizations WHO/EMRO Responsible Officers F. Hachem Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East Location Amman, Jordan From: 26 Feb 2007 To: 01 Mar 2007 Participating Countries All Near East Countrie Language Arabic, English, French Cooperating Organizations WHO/EMRO and The Jordanian Institute for Standards and Metrology Responsible Officers F. Hachem Agricultural trade databases and analysis Location Cairo, Egypt From: 18 Feb 2007 To: 20 Feb 2007 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia Language English Cooperating Organizations Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Responsible Officers N. Elamin National Agricultural Research Knowledge and Information Network (NARKIN). Stakeholders Project Workshop Meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 31 Jan 2007 To: 31 Jan 2007 Participating Countries Egypt, National Counterparts and Stakeholders Institutions Language Arabic, English Cooperating Organizations Italian Development Cooperation, ARC of Egypt and MALR, Int'l Coop., Irrigation and Water Resources , MCIT, Industry and Trade, Fifteen Faculties of Agriculture, Association of Exporters of Agricultural Produce, Farmers Cooperative Union, Federation of NGOs for Development, Social Fund for Development, The World Bank (Cairo Office), IFAD (Cairo Office), African Development Bank (Cairo Office), EU, CIDA, SIDA, USAID, French Develop Cooperation, NORAD (Embassy of Norway), DANIDA (Embassy of Denmark), GTZ, Islamic Development Bank (Cairo Office), AOAD, ICARDA (Cairo Office), IFPRI (Cairo Office), AFSED (Kuwait). Responsible Officers M. Latif National training workshop on Codex Alimentarius Location Al Ain, UAE From: 03 Dec 2006 To: 05 Dec 2006 Participating Countries UAE Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations United Arab Emirates University Responsible Officers F. Hachem Near East and North Africa Regional Network for Agricultural Policies (NENARNAP): Technical Workshop on "Sustainable Rural and Agricultural Development in the Near East and North Africa within the Context of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Euro-Med Association Agreements”. Location Damascus, SYRIA From: 13 Nov 2006 To: 15 Nov 2006 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syria Responsible Officers D. Abdou, M. Saade National training workshop on Codex Alimentarius and regional training workshop on risk analysis in food Location Aqaba/ Amman, JORDAN From: 11 Nov 2006 To: 14 Nov 2006 Participating Countries All countries of the Near East Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority/ Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology Responsible Officers F. Hachem 14th EMPRES/CR Liaison Officers Meeting Location Muscat , OMAN From: 11 Nov 2006 To: 14 Nov 2006 Participating Countries Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations CRC, Ministry of Agriculture, Oman. Responsible Officers M. Butrous Workshop on Good Agricultural Practices for dates Location Tripoli, LIBYA From: 06 Nov 2006 To: 08 Nov 2006 Participating Countries Most Near East date palm producing countries Language English Cooperating Organizations Date palm centre, Tripoli Libya and DPGN Responsible Officers F. Taher National training workshop on Codex Alimentarius Location Teheran, IRAN From: 30 Oct 2006 To: 01 Nov 2006 Participating Countries Iran Language English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture Responsible Officers F. Hachem Regional Workshop on Reform of National Extension Systems Location Hamamat, TUNISIA From: 18 Sep 2006 To: 21 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, KSA, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Mauritania, Morocco, Syria, Tunis, Turkey, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO – HQ, RNES and SNEA Responsible Officers M. Hani Postharvest Training in Magreb Sub-Region Location Hamamat, TUNISIA From: 15 Sep 2006 To: 17 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia Language English Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, FAOSNEA Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini ECM to Strengthen Linkages between Biotechnology and Postharvest Location Hamamat, TUNISIA From: 12 Sep 2006 To: 14 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, UK, USA Language English Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, FAOSNEA, ICARDA Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini Regional Workshop on the Role of Agriculture Education and Training in Sustainable Development for the Arab States Location Al-Salt, JORDAN From: 12 Sep 2006 To: 14 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Iraq, Jordan, KSA, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations UNESCO, FAO/RNES Responsible Officers M. Hani Improving the quality and safety of fresh fruits and vegetables Location Tunis, TUNISIA From: 11 Sep 2006 To: 15 Sep 2006 Participating Countries Algeria, Dijbouti, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia Language French Cooperating Organizations Agence Nationale de Contrôle Sanitaire et Environnemental des Produits Responsible Officers F. Hachem Regional Consultation meeting on the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. Location Cairo, EGYPT From: 13 Aug 2006 To: 17 Aug 2006 Participating Countries Afghnistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, UAE, Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAO/RNE, IPPC Secretariat Responsible Officers T. El Azzabi The 25th Session and the 28th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Commission Location Doha, Qatar From: 28 May 2006 To: 01 Jun 2006 Participating Countries Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Eritrea Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations DLCO-EA, FAO HQ Responsible Officers M.Butrous The Third International Conference on Date Palm Location Abu Dhabi, Emirates From: 19 Feb 2006 To: 21 Feb 2006 Participating Countries Emirates Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, UAE University, ISHS Responsible Officers F. Taher FAO/AOAD sub-regional Workshop on Digital Libraries for Management and dissemination of Agricultural knowledge for Development Location Cairo, Egypt From: 28 Jan 2006 To: 31 Jan 2006 Participating Countries Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Emirates, Morocco Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAO, AOAD Responsible Officers M.Latif FAO Regional Workshop On Recent Development in the WTO Negotiations on Agriculture and in Regional Trade Agreements and their Implications for Trade, Agriculture and Food Security in the Near East Location Cairo, Egypt From: 15 Nov 2005 To: 17 Nov 2005 Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Language Arabic - English - French Cooperating Organizations FAO, The Near East and North Africa Regional Network for Agricultural Policies (NENARNAP), The Institute of National Planning (INP) Responsible Officers N.Elamin The Annual Meeting of the Executive Committee of the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region(CRC) Location Khartoum, Sudan From: 24 Jul 2005 To: 28 Jul 2005 Participating Countries Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, UAE, Yemen Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FAORNE Responsible Officers M.Butrous Consultation Meeting on Rotterdam Convention Location Cairo, Egypt From: 29 May 2005 To: 01 Jun 2005 Participating Countries Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations To be held in cooperation with CLAP and UNEP Responsible Officers T.ElAzzabi FAO Regional Workshop on Improving the Status of Livelihoods of Rural Women and Men through Natural Resources Management, especially Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the context of the Near East Countries Location Meknes, Morocco From: 10 May 2005 To: 13 May 2005 Participating Countries Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunis, Syria, Sudan, Yemen Language Arabic - French Cooperating Organizations Ecole Nationale Agriculture de Meknes, Morocco, FAORNE Responsible Officers F.BouSalah Third Session of RECOFI Location Doha, Qatar From: 09 May 2005 To: 11 May 2005 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FIPL, FIRM, FIRI, FIIT, FIDI Responsible Officers M. Saif Abdullah Land Degradation Management in The Arab Countries:Case Studies Location Amman, Jordan From: 25 Apr 2005 To: 28 Apr 2005 Participating Countries All The Arab Countries Language Araabic - English Cooperating Organizations ACSAD Responsible Officers G.Hamdallah Sub-regional training course for Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon Location Amman, Jordan From: 20 Apr 2005 To: 03 May 2005 Participating Countries Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan Responsible Officers M.Butrous Regional Workshop on Validation of New Module on New Methodologies for Natural Resources Management in the context of a Revised Curriculum for the Arab Institute for Forest & Range (AIFR) Location Lattakia, Syrian From: 18 Apr 2005 To: 22 Apr 2005 Participating Countries 20 participants representing Heads of Forests and Range Services in countries members of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) together with some Forest and Range Academicians from AOAD member countries Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Arab Institute for Forest and Range (AIFR) Responsible Officers H. Abdel Nour RAMSES-NDVI interpretation workshop Location Cairo, Egypt From: 17 Apr 2005 To: 21 Apr 2005 Participating Countries Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen Language English - Arabuc Cooperating Organizations EMPRES/CR Responsible Officers C.Pantenius, K.Cressman, C.Wassenaar National Demonstration Centre on Food Security and Consumption Statistics for the Near East Location Cairo, Egypt From: 16 Apr 2005 To: 26 Apr 2005 Participating Countries Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations ESS/HQ Responsible Officers F.Hachem Sub-regional Workshop on Country Reports for Forestry Outlook Study for west & Central Asia Location Damascus, Syria From: 11 Apr 2005 To: 15 Apr 2005 Participating Countries Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Arab Authority for Agriculture Investment and Development, Arab Institute for Forestry and Range Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations FOPE in HQs, Syrian Ministry of Agriculture, FAOR-Syria Responsible Officers H. Abdel Nour 3rd Emergency Prevention Meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 22 Mar 2005 To: 24 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Egypt, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations EMPRES/CR , CRC Responsible Officers M. Butrous, C.Pantenius 3rd Postharvest Training "Technologies & Marketing Aspects" Location Antalya, Turkey From: 21 Mar 2005 To: 25 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Jordan, Sudan, Libya, Oman, Ymen, Azerbaijan, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations GFAR, AARINENA Responsible Officers M.El Tamzini 3rd Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East Location Amman, Jordan From: 07 Mar 2005 To: 10 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Italy, Palestine, USA Language Arabic - English - French Cooperating Organizations WHO-EMRO, ESNS/HQ Responsible Officers F.Hachem Regional Meeting on Food Safety Location Amman, Jordan From: 05 Mar 2005 To: 06 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Italy, Palestine, USA Language English Cooperating Organizations WHO-EMRO, ESNS/HQ Responsible Officers F.Hachem FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNEA) Location Amman, Jordan From: 05 Mar 2005 To: 06 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Near East Member countries Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, WHO Responsible Officers F. Hachem Food Based Dietary Guidelines Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 Feb 2005 To: 27 Feb 2005 Participating Countries National Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Food Technology Research Institure, Nutrition Institute, WHO-EMRO Responsible Officers F.Hachem Sub-Regional Training Workshop on "Information Management Systems for Management and Dissemination of Electronic Information in Agriculture” Location Cairo, Egypt From: 26 Feb 2005 To: 03 Mar 2005 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, AOAD, CLAES Responsible Officers M. Latif National Training Course on Desert Locust Survey and Control Operations Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates From: 24 Feb 2005 To: 04 Mar 2005 Participating Countries United Arab Emirates Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture in UAE Responsible Officers M.Butrous Codex Alimnetarius Location Beirut, Lebanon From: 21 Feb 2005 To: 23 Feb 2005 Participating Countries National Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations ESN, FAOR Lebanon Responsible Officers F.Hachem Regional Workshop on Validation of New Module on New Methodologies for Natural Resources Management in the context of a Revised Curriculum for the Arab Institute for Forest & Range (AIFR) Location Lattakia, Syrian From: 06 Feb 2005 To: 10 Feb 2005 Participating Countries 20 participants: (8) old graduates of AIFR, (4) Staff members of Institutes similar to AIFR in countries members of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and (8) AIFR staff members Language Arabic - English Cooperating Organizations Arab Institute for Forest and Range (AIFR) Responsible Officers H. Abdel Nour FAO/WHO Regional Technical Consultation on Food-Based Dietary Guidelines Location Cairo, Egypt From: 06 Dec 2004 To: 09 Dec 2004 Participating Countries Bahrain, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria Language English Cooperating Organizations WHO, FAO Responsible Officers F. Hachem, E. Muehlhoff proceedings of the Sub-regional Workshop on Application of ICT for Enhancing Extension Linkages,Coordination and Services Location Hammmet, Tunisia From: 22 Nov 2004 To: 24 Nov 2004 Participating Countries Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia Language English - French Cooperating Organizations FAO Regional Office for the Near East (RNE), FAO Sub-regional Office for North Africa (SNEA) Responsible Officers M. Hani Regional Workshop on Options of Reform in Agricultural Extension in the Near East Location Amman, Jordan From: 02 Oct 2004 To: 04 Oct 2004 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia, Palestinian Territories Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, CARDNE Responsible Officers M. Hani, K. Qamar International Workshop on Water Harvesting and Sustainable Agriculture Location Moscow, Russia From: 07 Sep 2004 To: 12 Sep 2004 Participating Countries All countries including RNE Member States Language English Cooperating Organizations FAORNE and International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) Responsible Officers M. Bazza Regional Training Course on Agriculture Project Analysis Location Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic From: 01 Sep 2004 To: 05 Sep 2004 Participating Countries All countries including RNE Member States Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations • Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), • FAO Regional Office for the Near East, Cairo, Egypt (Lead Unit)., • FAO Policy Support Service (TCAS), Rome. Responsible Officers D.Abdou, M.Ahmad Project Launching Workshop on development of a National Agricultural Research Information Management System Project (NARIMS) Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 Jul 2004 To: 28 Jul 2004 Participating Countries Egypt Language English - Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, CLAES Responsible Officers M. Latif, S. Rudgard Inception Workshop of GTFS/REM/070/ITA - 'Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programme in the Near East' Location Iran, Iran From: 31 May 2004 To: 04 Jun 2004 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and Gaza Language English Cooperating Organizations AGPP/RNE Responsible Officers M. Nosseir, A. Impiglia First Planning Workshop: Forestry Outlook Study for Western & Central Asia (FOWECA) Location Beirut, Lebanon From: 23 May 2004 To: 23 May 2004 Participating Countries Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Language English, Arabic Cooperating Organizations Responsible Officers H. Abdel Nour FAO Workshop on Forests Resources Assessment (FRA-2005) Location Beirut, Lebanon From: 21 May 2004 To: 22 May 2004 Participating Countries Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Language English, Arabic Cooperating Organizations Responsible Officers H. Abdel Nour Workshop on On-Farm Research in Wheat Based Production Systems in North Africa Location Tunis, Tunisia From: 04 May 2004 To: 06 May 2004 Participating Countries Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Language English Cooperating Organizations ICARDA Responsible Officers F. Taher Sub-regional Workshop on Fisheries Products Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 Apr 2004 To: 29 Apr 2004 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lybia, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations FIIU Responsible Officers M. Saif Expert Consultation Meeting on the Utilization of Agricultural Residues Location Cairo, Egypt From: 26 Apr 2004 To: 28 Apr 2004 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey Language Egypt Cooperating Organizations ARC, EGYPT ESCORINA Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini Twenty Fourth Session of the CRC and Twenty Sixth Executive Committee Meeting. CFP Workshop for Saudi Arabia Location Jeddah, Saudi Arabia From: 13 Apr 2004 To: 26 Apr 2004 Participating Countries Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture, Saudi Arabia Responsible Officers M. Butrous Regional Technology Transfer Workshop and 9th General Conference of AARINENA Location Muscat, Oman From: 11 Apr 2004 To: 16 Apr 2004 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia Language English Cooperating Organizations AARINENA, NCARTT, ICARDA Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini Second Post Harvest Training Location El Bakaa, Lebanon From: 06 Apr 2004 To: 08 Apr 2004 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Language English, Arabic Cooperating Organizations AARINENA, LARI, Lebanon, UNIDO Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini Sub-regional Technology Transfer Workshop Location Amman, Jordan From: 30 Mar 2004 To: 01 Apr 2004 Participating Countries Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria Language English Cooperating Organizations AARINENA, NCARTT, JUST, ICARDA Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini Workshop on Integrated Pest Management of Date Palm in the Gulf Countries Location Dubai, Emirates From: 28 Mar 2004 To: 30 Mar 2004 Participating Countries Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Language English, Arabic Cooperating Organizations University Al Ain, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, AGPP/HG Responsible Officers M. Ammati The Second International Conference and Exhibition on Organic Agriculture- Safe and Healthy Food for Everyone Location Cairo, Egypt From: 25 Mar 2004 To: 27 Mar 2004 Participating Countries Open to all the countries in the region Language Arabic, English Cooperating Organizations Agriculture Research Centre, Egypt Responsible Officers F. Taher Technical Assistance to RECOFI Workgroups Meetings on Fisheries Statistics and Aquaculture Location Manama, Bahrain From: 18 Mar 2004 To: 20 Mar 2004 Participating Countries RECOFI Commission Language English Cooperating Organizations FIRI Responsible Officers M. Saif Regional Workshop on Application of ARTFISH and Fisheries Statistics and Aquaculture Data collection System Location Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt From: 16 Feb 2004 To: 25 Feb 2004 Participating Countries RNE member countries Language English Cooperating Organizations RNEI, FIDI, Arab Academy for Science and Technology Responsible Officers M. Saif National Meeting on Rural Youth Development in Egypt Location CAAES, Egypt From: 15 Feb 2004 To: 16 Feb 2004 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations CAAES Responsible Officers M. Hani National Workshop on Socioeconomic Characteristics of Selected Villages in the New Lands, project FPA/EGY/902/FPA Location CLAES, Egypt From: 24 Jan 2004 To: 24 Jan 2004 Participating Countries Egypt Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations UNFPA, AERDRI, CAAES Responsible Officers M.Hani Workshop on Fasciola Diagnosis - Epidermics prevention and control Location RNE premises, Egypt From: 12 Jan 2004 To: 13 Jan 2004 Participating Countries Egypt Language English Cooperating Organizations Responsible Officers T. Ali Workshop on Agricultural Information Strategies- a follow-up to Consultation On Agricultural Information Management-COAIM Location Dubai, Emirates From: 10 Jan 2004 To: 12 Jan 2004 Participating Countries Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Language English, Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, Government of Emirates Responsible Officers M.Latif Regional IPM Workshop on Date Palm Location Dubai, UAE From: 01 Jan 2004 To: 05 Jan 2004 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria Language English Cooperating Organizations RNE, AGPP Responsible Officers M. Ammati Official Launching of the Near East and North Africa Regional Network for Agricultural Policies (NENARNAP) Location Amman, Jordan From: 15 Dec 2003 To: 17 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia , Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture Responsible Officers D. Abdou Technical Consultation on Food Safety and International Trade in the Near East Region Location Cairo, Egypt From: 15 Dec 2003 To: 16 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Near East Member countries Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO/WHO Responsible Officers F. Hachem Regional Expert Consultation Meeting On Utilization of Agricultural Residues Location Cairo, Egypt From: 15 Dec 2003 To: 17 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Sudan Language English Cooperating Organizations AARINENA, University of Ain Shams and possible others Responsible Officers M. El Tamzini Second Regional Conference on Water Demand Management and Pollution Control Location Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt From: 14 Dec 2003 To: 17 Dec 2003 Participating Countries TBA (Around 10 countries will be supported by FAORNE and SNEA) Language English Cooperating Organizations ESCWA, RNE, UNEP/ROWA, UNESCO Cairo Office, WHO/EMRO Co-sponsors: GTZ, BGR, SESRTCIC and others (TBA) Responsible Officers M. Bazza Sub Regional Workshop on Information and Communication Management Systems for strengthening Extension Research Linkages in the Near East Region Location Cairo, Egypt From: 13 Dec 2003 To: 18 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Syria , Lebanon, Jordan , Iraq and Egypt Language English and Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAORNE and Central Laboratory for Agricultural Expert Systems (CLAES) Responsible Officers M. Latif and M. Hani Regional Workshop on Institution Building for Agriculture Policies in the Near East Location Damascus, Syria From: 06 Dec 2003 To: 07 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt,Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon,Libya, Morocco,Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,Sudan, Syria,Tunisia, Turkey,Yemen Language Arabic/English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture, Syria Responsible Officers D. Abdou Electronic Document Management and the Use of WebAGRIS Tools for Database Management and Development Location Aleppo, Syria From: 01 Dec 2003 To: 16 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Arab countries from the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. Language English Cooperating Organizations ICARDA, FAO/RNE, AOAD Responsible Officers M. Latif Third Oat-Vetch Network Meeting Location Tripoli, Libya From: 01 Dec 2003 To: 03 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Language English/Arabic Cooperating Organizations Responsible Officers F. Taher Roundtable Meeting to Establish an Informal Consortium for Human Capacity Building in Information and Communication Management and Networking in Near East Region Location Aleppo, Syria From: 01 Dec 2003 To: 02 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia Language English Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, ICARDA and AOAD and Donors representatives Responsible Officers M. Latif Sub Regional Training Workshop on “Electronic Document Management and the Use of WebAGRIS tools for Database Management and Development Location Aleppo, Syria From: 01 Dec 2003 To: 16 Dec 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon,Sudan, Saudi Arabia Language English Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAORNE, ICARDA and AOAD Responsible Officers M. Latif Regional IPM Workshop on Fruits and Vegetables Location Teheran, Iran From: 26 Nov 2003 To: 30 Oct 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Language English Cooperating Organizations RNE, AGPP Responsible Officers M. Ammati National Workshop on “Agricultural Knowledge and Information System for Rural Development, AKIS/RD” Location Cairo, Egypt From: 01 Nov 2003 To: 02 Nov 2003 Participating Countries Egypt Language English Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAORNE and CLAES Responsible Officers M. Hani Second FAO-IPC Near East joint planning meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 27 Oct 2003 To: 29 Oct 2003 Participating Countries 5 IPC/NGO members of the region ; Tunisia, Jordan/Palestine, Lebanon, Iran and Kazakhastan Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO-RNE Responsible Officers Y. Wehelie The Eighth Arab plant Protection Congress Location El Beida, Libya From: 12 Oct 2003 To: 16 Oct 2003 Participating Countries All Arab Countries Language Arabic/English Cooperating Organizations Arab Society for Plant Protection Responsible Officers M. Ammati Second FMD Roundtable Meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 05 Oct 2003 To: 06 Oct 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO, EUFMD, OIE, AOAD, EVMA Responsible Officers Second Foot & Mouth Disease Roundtable Meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 05 Oct 2003 To: 06 Oct 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran,Iraq, MoroccoPakistan, Saudi Arabia,Sudan, Syria, AOAD, OIE , Language English Cooperating Organizations Egyptian Veterinary Medical Association (EMVA) Responsible Officers T. Ali Elam Twenty Sixth Arab Veterinary Congress Location Cairo, Egypt From: 04 Oct 2003 To: 07 Oct 2003 Participating Countries All RNE countries, OIE, AOAD Language English Cooperating Organizations Egyptian Veterinary Medical Association (EMVA) Responsible Officers T. Ali Elam Organic Agriculture for a Better Environment Location Tunis, Tunis From: 27 Sep 2003 To: 28 Sep 2003 Participating Countries Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, and others Language Arabic English Cooperating Organizations LAS, AOAD, ACSAD Responsible Officers G. Hamdallah, F. Taher Expert Consultation on Land Degradation,Plant, Animal and Human Nutrition Location Damascus, Syria From: 20 Sep 2003 To: 23 Sep 2003 Participating Countries 12 Near East Countries Language English Cooperating Organizations SESRTCIC, FAO AGLL Responsible Officers G. Hamdallah, H. Nabhan Regional Programmes for Food Security: Towards Sustainable Food Security and Poverty Alleviation Location Jeddah, Saudi Arabia From: 07 Sep 2003 To: 08 Sep 2003 Participating Countries ECO and CAEU member countries Language English Cooperating Organizations Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Council for Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Responsible Officers D. Abdou National Training Course on Control of Desert Locust Location Damascus, Syria From: 03 Sep 2003 To: 05 Sep 2003 Participating Countries Lebanon Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO Responsible Officers M. Butrous The Second Regional Consultation on Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Location Cairo, Egypt From: 01 Sep 2003 To: 04 Sep 2003 Participating Countries All RNE member countries Language English Cooperating Organizations IPPC Responsible Officers M. Ammati Training Workshop on Codex Alimentarius for Countries of the CAEU Location Cairo, Egypt From: 01 Sep 2003 To: 04 Sep 2003 Participating Countries CAEU member countries Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations Council for Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Responsible Officers F. Hachem ,M. Saade Training Workshop on Policy Analysis for Countries of the ECO Location Alma-Ata, , Kazakhstan From: 01 Sep 2003 To: 05 Sep 2003 Participating Countries ECO member countries Language English, Russian Cooperating Organizations Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Responsible Officers M. Ahmed The Second Regional Technical Consultation on Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Location Cairo, Egypt From: 01 Sep 2003 To: 04 Sep 2003 Participating Countries Plant Protection Seniors from all RNE member countries Language English Cooperating Organizations FAORNE,The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Responsible Officers Mr. Mohamed Ammati, Plant Protection Consultant, RNE First Steering Committee Meeting for the Development of Regional Agricultural Information System/ Network (RAIS) for Central and West Asia and North Africa Location Aleppo, Syria From: 28 Jul 2003 To: 29 Jul 2003 Participating Countries NARS Representatives in the five Sub Regions: Arabian Peninsula (Kuwait); Mashreq Jordan); Maghreb (Morocco); Nile Valley and Red Sea (Egypt); and West and Central Asia (Iran) Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO, AARINENA, GRAR, ICARDA and AOAD Responsible Officers M. Latif Regional workshop on Rice Integrated Crop Management Systems for Food Security in the Near East Countries Location Alexandria, Egypt From: 27 Jul 2003 To: 29 Jul 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Language English Cooperating Organizations Rice Research and training centre, Egypt and AGPC FAO HQ Responsible Officers F. Taher Workshop on Rice Integrated Crop Management Systems For Food Security in the Near East Countries Location Alexandria, Egypt From: 27 Jul 2003 To: 29 Jul 2003 Participating Countries Language English Cooperating Organizations Responsible Officers Regional International Planning Committee (IPC) of the NGO meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 21 Jul 2003 To: 23 Jul 2003 Participating Countries 5 IPC members from the region Language English Cooperating Organizations NGOs Responsible Officers Y. Wehelie Near East and Africa Regional Workshop: Sustainable urban and peri-urban forestry and green spaces development in Low Forest Cover Countries of the Near East and Africa: Status and the Way forward Location Teheran, Iran From: 07 Jul 2003 To: 10 Jul 2003 Participating Countries Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria , Tunisia Language English Cooperating Organizations Tehran Parks and Green Spaces, Tehran, I. R. Iran, LFCC Secretariat, Tehran, I. R. Iran, FAO (FOR-FNPP), Rome, Italy, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya Responsible Officers H. Abdel Nour Date Palm Global Network meeting Location Cairo, Egypt From: 10 Jun 2003 To: 11 Jun 2003 Participating Countries Members of the Coordinating Board Language English Cooperating Organizations AGPC, DPGN, AARINENA Responsible Officers F. Taher Expert Consultation on Rice Integrated crop management systems for food security in the Near East region Location Cairo-Alexandria, Egypt From: 27 May 2003 To: 29 May 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan, Sudan, Mauritania Language English Cooperating Organizations Egypt Rice Research Institute Responsible Officers F. Taher Official Launching of the Near East and North Africa Regional Network for Agricultural Policies (NENARNAP) Location Amman, Jordan From: 19 May 2003 To: 21 May 2003 Participating Countries Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgystan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Uzbekistan. Yemen Language English Cooperating Organizations Ministry of Agriculture, Jordan Responsible Officers D. Abdou/ M. Saade EMPRES Fifth Consultative Committee and Planning Workshop of Phase II Location Luxor, Egypt From: 18 May 2003 To: 22 May 2003 Participating Countries EMPRES/CR Member Countries Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt Responsible Officers M. Butrous Workshop for the preparation of SEAGA Documents adapted to the context of the Near East Countries and the meeting of the Gender Focal Points in the Near East Countries Net workers Location Cairo, Egypt From: 18 May 2003 To: 22 May 2003 Participating Countries Language Arabic/English Cooperating Organizations Center for Agricultural Economic Studies (CAES), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University Responsible Officers F. Bousalah Second Session of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Location Muscat, Oman From: 13 May 2003 To: 15 May 2003 Participating Countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Language English Cooperating Organizations Firi, Firm, Fipl Responsible Officers M. Saif Terminal Workshop – TCP Mangrove Project in Egypt Location Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt From: 12 May 2003 To: 15 May 2003 Participating Countries Donor Agencies and relevant national institutions in Egypt Language English/Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAOR Egypt, State Ministry for the Environment, FORM Responsible Officers H. AbdelNour, M. Abdel Moneim Conference on Forest Fire Management and International Cooperation in Fire Emergencies in the Eastern Mediterranean, Balkans and Adjoining Regions of the Near East & Central Asia Location Antalya, Turkey From: 15 Apr 2003 To: 19 Apr 2003 Participating Countries All Countries of the Near East that fall in Eastern Mediterranean and in Central Asia Language English Cooperating Organizations FAO, ILO, Economic Commission for Europe (Timber Committee Responsible Officers H. AbdelNour Twenty Fourth Session of the Executive Committee Meeting for the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) Location Beirut, Lebanon From: 10 Apr 2003 To: 15 Apr 2003 Participating Countries Central Region Commission (CRC) Member Countries Language English/Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, Ministry of Agriculture in Member Countries Responsible Officers M. Butrous 24th Session of the Executive Committee Meeting for the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) Location Beirut, Lebanon From: 10 Apr 2003 To: 15 Apr 2003 Participating Countries Central Region Commission (CRC) Member Countries Language English/Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, Ministry of Agriculture in Member Countries Responsible Officers M. Butrous National Training Course Location Jeddah, Saudi Arabia From: 08 Mar 2003 To: 19 Mar 2003 Participating Countries Central Region Commission (CRC), Saudi Arabia Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations FAO, Ministry of Agriculture, Jeddah Responsible Officers M. Butrous Regional ICT Expert Consultation Meeting to Strengthen Agricultural Information Systems/Network in West Asia and North Africa Location Cairo, Egypt From: 24 Feb 2003 To: 27 Feb 2003 Participating Countries Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, Tunisia, Syria Language English- Arabic Cooperating Organizations AARINENA, GIL, SDRR, ICARDA, GFAR, AAPARI, CGIAR, ISNAR, CABI, CIHEAM, CLAES Responsible Officers M. Latif Meeting of Technical Workgroups of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Location Kuwait, Kuwait From: 16 Feb 2003 To: 18 Feb 2003 Participating Countries All RECOFI member states representatives Language English Cooperating Organizations FIRI, FIRM, KISR Responsible Officers M. Saif Regional Workshop on Forest Policies, National Forest Programmes and Role of Tree in Poverty Alleviation in Near East Countries Location Alexandria, Egypt From: 01 Feb 2003 To: 01 Feb 2003 Participating Countries Near East Countries Language Arabic, English, French and Russian Cooperating Organizations FONP Responsible Officers H. AbdelNour First EMPRES Western Region Liaison Officers Meeting (ELO) Location Niamey, Niger From: 30 Jan 2003 To: 03 Feb 2003 Participating Countries EMPRES/WR, EMPRES/ CR Member countries Language English Cooperating Organizations EMPRES/WR, EMPRES/ CR Member countries , CRC, GTZ Responsible Officers M. Butrous FAO/RNE Meeting on Action Programme for Enhancing Agricultural Marketing Constraints Resulting from changes in National and International Trade Environments Location Beirut, Lebanon From: 20 Jan 2003 To: 24 Jan 2003 Participating Countries Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria Language Arabic Cooperating Organizations AFMANENA Responsible Officers Z. Abdalla Top Copyright 2009 FAO. All Rights Reserved.