This intersessional meeting, titled International Conference on Building Partnerships for Moving towards Zero Waste, will meet in Tokyo, Japan, from 16-18 February 2011, in preparation for the 19th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 19). The meeting is expected to address building partnerships with civil society and the private sector in the area of waste management. To view the concept note, visit this website: http://www.uncrd.or.jp/env/spc/docs/csd19_concept_note.pdf.  

dates: 16-18 February 2011   location: Tokyo, Japan   www: http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/csd/csd_csd19.shtml