The International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) will hold a workshop 14-23 July in Beijing on assessing and planning for extreme weather and climate events in developing nations. Deadline for registration: 31 May 2013.

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), launched by the United Nations last year, is seeking comment on a draft report that explores new sustainable development goals to replace the Millennium Development Goals that expire in 2015. The deadline for comment is Wednesday, 22 May 2013.

A workshop – 'Sharing the Start-Up Experience' – will be held 13-15 October at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Jerusalem. The event is co-sponsored by IAP, the global network of science academies.

The Interacademy Medical Panel (IAMP) is seeking candidates to participate in the 2013 Young Physician Leaders Programme in Berlin during the World Health Summit in October. The deadline for nominations is 1 July.

The internship allows people between 18 and 25 to gain working experience, for a period of up to one month, in an international environment. While the internship is unpaid, interns will receive a diploma.

IAMP, the InterAcademy Medical Panel, will present a new statement on Thursday, 4 July in Trieste, Italy, urging global efforts to support stronger medical research by low- and middle-income countries. The panel, the global network of the world's medical academies, will host a public event and discussion from 16:30 to 18:00.

Earth and space science researchers from developing countries are invited to Malaysia for a special session on advanced technologies for disaster-risk management, co-organized by the CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence on Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation and the Group on Earth Observations. The deadline for abstract submission is 26 July.

Early- to mid-career scientists, policymakers and managers from developing countries are invited to apply for a November training workshop in China planned by the CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence on Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation. The deadline to apply is 10 September.

The CAS-TWAS Water and Environmental Centre of Excellence is inviting applications for an 11-day training programme for water and wastewater managers from developing countries. The deadline to apply is 1 September.

The '2013 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum on ICT' will take place 2-3 December at the African Union Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.