Upcoming Events

Cairo Water Week 2024
October 13, 2024 - October 17, 2024
Cairo
Conference
From October 13 - 17, 2024, the annual Cairo Water Week conference will take place under the theme “Water and Climate: Building Resilient Communities.” ICARDA is proud to participate as a co-convener.
COP29 in Azerbaijan
November 11, 2024 - November 22, 2024
Baku, Azerbaijan
Conference
COP92 will be held from November 11-22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan in Western Asia. ICARDA is proud to participate with a high-level delegation led by its Director General, Aly Abousabaa.
COP16 in Riyadh 2024
December 02, 2024 - December 13, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Conference
In December 2024, Saudi Arabia will host the global desertification conference COP16 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. ICARDA is proud to participate with a high-level delegation.

Past Events

CGIAR Science Week
July 01, 2024 - July 05, 2024
Nairobi
General event
Due to unforeseen circumstances, CGIAR Science Week 2024 had to be postponed. CGIAR is actively working to reschedule the event. We will communicate the new date as soon as it is confirmed, and further updates will be available on CGIAR’s website soon.
AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge 2024
June 10, 2024 - June 13, 2024
Cairo, Egypt
General event
ICARDA is excited to announce the upcoming AgriTech4Egypt Bootcamp, scheduled to take place from June 10 to June 13, 2024 in Cairo. This event will bring together purpose-driven scientists and entrepreneurs who will collaborate on innovative agri-tech solutions to foster a more sustainable, efficient, and climate-resilient agricultural system in Egypt.
International Lathyrus Day 2024
June 03, 2024
Ghent, Belgium
Conference
On June 3, 2024, the first International Lathyrus Day conference will take place in Ghent, Belgium. As ICARDA has a global CGIAR mandate for improving crops such as lathyrus (also known as grasspea), aiming to provide better on-farm efficiency for smallholder farmers who struggle in hot, water-scarce environments, the event is co-sponsored by ICARDA.