Organized by the the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Center, the Centre for Policy Dialogue Bangladesh, the Commonwealth Secretariat, and the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation, this symposium aims to facilitate Least Developed Country (LDC) progress on trade capacities, partnerships, structural vulnerabilities, and climate change. A roundtable discussion will be held to generate suggestions and proposals on how LDCs can overcome vulnerabilities exacerbated by climate change, such as the lack of diversification of their economies and the absence of social safety nets.  

dates: 10-11 May 2011   venue: Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel (10 May) & Istanbul Congress Centre (11 May)   location: Istanbul, Turkey   contact: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)   phone: +880-2-8124770   fax: +880-2-8130951   e-mail: info@cpd.org.bd   www: www.istanbulsymposium.org