Managing innovation - The way forward, the theme for the FIDIC 2010 New Delhi Conference, addresses the consequences of the need for innovation from a business perspective, notably the challenging and difficult task that consulting engineering firms will have if they are to develop innovative solutions in a risk adverse environment where clients will be grappling with the impact of climate change and a new regulatory environment.
More than 600 delegates to 30th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will look at the five sectors that have been identified as key green investment opportunities – agriculture, industry, tourism, cities and transportation.
An international conference on the "Efficiency of anti-crisis programs and priorities of post-crisis development (example of Uzbekistan)" was held in Tashkent on 12 April.