Briefing on climate change, water and health
Location: Marlborough House, London, UK
Date: 4pm-6pm 11 June, 2008
This briefing is part of a series on “Climate Change and the Commonwealth” which aims to raise awareness about critical climate change issues facing the Commonwealth and how they can be effectively addressed. It is expected that this initiative will also inform, guide and galvanise governments in adopting appropriate policies. Key expert speakers at the briefing will examine the impact of climate change on water and health, as well as the measures that are required to respond to the situation. The Commonwealth Foundation is hosting the briefings in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, several Commonwealth associations, and a range of other governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting 2008
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Date: 7 July 2008
The theme for this year’s Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting (CLMM) is ‘The Role of the Justice Minister in Challenges facing the Rule of Law in the Commonwealth’. The CLMM will tackle a number of important and modern legal issues, including interception of communications, enforcing intellectual property rights, issues of overcrowding and detention in prisons, and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
The ministerial meeting will be preceded by a Commonwealth (Latimer House) Principles colloquium, organised by the Latimer House Working Group and Commonwealth Legal Partner Organisations. These Commonwealth principles set out the relationship between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government in member countries.

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