Announcements

The Government of Lao PDR’s 8th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) is a continuation of the 7th Five-Year Plan. The Plan is regarded as a measure for achieving socio-economic development, industrialization and modernization towards the year 2020. To view a copy of this 8th plan, click here.   ...

GWP is hosting a Pan-Asia Regional training on Water Governance, International Water Law and Multi-Stakeholder Processes together with partner organisations. The training takes place in Kunming, China, 13-15 December 2018. Please e-mail application with all supporting documents to kathia.havens@gwp.org by 26 October 2018. More details ...

Applicants are invited to apply for Global South Climate Scholarships for Youth 2018. Eligible applicants are: • Under 35 years of age on 31 October 2018 • If selected, applicants will be available to join the 14th Conference of Youth (COY14) and the 24th Conference of Parties of ...

“Dams, disaster and ecological justice: Hydropower legacies in the Mekong” panel discussion and forum will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 18 October 2018.  The event aims to explore the roles of regional decision-makers, alongside development partners, financiers and investors, in relation to current policies as ...

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), as co-founder of the Eye on Earth movement, in partnership with the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) and the Eye on Earth Alliance are delighted to invite all who support evidence-based decision making for environmental and ...

Mekong Institute is now accepting applications to a regional training on Postharvest Management System in Fresh Horticultural Produce. Full scholarships will be provided to 21 participants from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Deadline application: October 26, 2018 More details  ...

Mekong Institute (MI), together with the Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Government of Thailand, is set to host the 1st Lancang-Mekong Business Forum this November 15-16, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. Please submit the completed application form to Mr. Ronnarit Chaiyo-saeng(ronnarit@mekonginstitute.org) by October 24, 2018. More details  ...

Returning for a fifth year, TICTeC 2019 will focus on the impact that civic technology and digital democracy are having upon citizens, decision makers and governments around the world.  This two day conference provides the opportunity for researchers to present theoretical or empirical work related to ...

Fellowship applications are now open for Asia Pacific’s largest international Internet conference, APRICOT 2019, which will be held in Daejeon, South Korea from 18 to 28 February. APRICOT fellowships give individuals from developing economies in the Asia Pacific region the opportunity to learn from regional and international ...

The Paris Peace Forum hackathon is the opportunity to mobilize collective intelligence in the fields of computer, economics or social sciences around global governance and financial data transparency issues. The hackathon will be held within the framework of the Paris Peace Forum from 11 to 13 ...