18 January: BBC World documentary features IFAD-supported project in China

11-12 February: The second bi-annual global meeting of the Farmers' Forum

13-14 February: 30th anniversary session of the Governing Council

15 February: Organizational session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD’s resources

29-30 March: BBC World Debate on Food – Who pays the price?

10-11 April 2008: International consultation on pro-poor Jatropha development

18 April 2008: Fifty-first session of the Evaluation Committee

22-23 April: Second session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources

24-25 April: 93rd session of the Executive Board

5-16 May: 16th session of UN Commission on Sustainable Development, New York

3-5 June: High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy

24-25 June: Workshop on rural roads, travel and transportation

July: High level segment annual ministerial review

8-9 July: Third session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources

17-23 August: 2008 World Water Week

5 September: Fifty-second session of the Evaluation Committee

10-11 September: 94th session of the Executive Board

24-25 September: 2008 Global Development Marketplace

21-22 October: Fourth session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources

28 November - 2 December: Financing for Development Conference

1-12 December: The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań

15-17 December: 95th session of the Executive Board

18-19 December: Fifth session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources