Calendar of Events

UPCOMING EVENTS
  • Eco2 2010 Yokohama: International Conference on Eco2 Cities. October 21-22, 2010. The World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are organizing the first International Conference on Eco2 Cities on October 21-22, in Yokohama, Japan, in collaboration with the City of Yokohama, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan (NEDO), Cities Alliance, CITYNET and Yokohama City University (YCU)/ International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities (IACSC). Eco2 Cities is the World Bank’s approach to sustainable and integrated urban development and was launched in 2009 as part of the Bank’s new corporate strategy. more
  • World Bank-Singapore Infrastructure Finance Summit.  November 10, 2010. The World Bank, the Singapore Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, in association with the Financial Times and the World Bank-ASEAN Infrastructure Finance Network, and with AusAID support, will gather leading policy-makers, investors, sponsors and strategists for a second major Summit aimed at generating innovative public-private solutions for the financing of some of Asia's key infrastructure initiatives, particularly in urban areas. more