Announcements
Dialogue Forum 5: Surge in plastic waste during covid19 (in Thai)
In times when society has become widened with gaps and differences of views and opinions, one issue could be escalated into a crisis if there are no platforms available for appropriate discussion among all concerned. The media, while informing and inspiring their audience, could also take ...
#Right2CleanAir Roadshow: From 2.5 to Zero
Air pollution is an invisible enemy, killing over 4 million people globally each year. A clean air future requires systems-level change. Everyone – from civil society, the private sector and government – has a role to play. Aligning and prioritizing action based on data and facts ...
Lao faculty, partners hatch online poultry seminar for next month
The Faculty of Agriculture at the National University of Laos in collaboration with KOICA Laos Office, Good Farmer, and Milk for Lao will organise an online seminar aiming to enhance local livestock-poultry production and marketing. The online seminar will be held on September 9 and cover ...
Call for Proposals: Earth Journalism Network Asia-Pacific Media Grants 2021
Are you a journalist network or community group seeking to improve environmental reporting amidst the COVID-19 pandemic? Are you finding ways to help the public understand how the environmental crisis and COVID-19 are closely linked? Do you have an innovative idea for an environmental reporting project? Pitch your ...
Webinar Invitation: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2020
Date: 5-7 August 2020 Webinar: Towards self-determination and democratization: Where are we heading? Program: Day 1: Wednesday, 5th August, 2020 11:00 am-12:00 pm Session I: (Opening Plenary): Many Peoples, One Struggle 02:00-04:00 pm Session II: Towards self-determination and self-government Day 2: Thursday, 6th August, 2020 10:30-12:00 pm Session III: Securing lands, territories and resources: ...
RightsCon 2020's Panel Discussion: Lessons learnt from mobile data collection applications that strengthen Indigenous data governance towards Indigenous Data Sovereignty
How do Indigenous Peoples exercise their data governance? Register for #RightsCon2020 to join Open Development Mekong‘s panel discussion on lessons learnt from mobile data collection applications that strengthen Indigenous data governance towards Indigenous Data Sovereignty (session ID #8999). Register for RightsCon, the world’s leading event on ...
ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION: Haze and Social (In)Justice in Southeast Asia: Past Experience and What Next?
In this our first Political Ecology in Asia Seminar, coinciding with the International Conference on New Research in International Development, Human Rights, and International Relations at a Time of Disruption, we focus on the issue of social justice and air pollution. The discussion will examine ...
2020 United Nations E-Government Survey
As the COVID-19 pandemic forces lockdowns, most countries and municipalities are pursuing digital government strategies, many with innovative initiatives – but vast numbers of people still do not have access to online services, according to the 2020 edition of the United Nations E‑Government Survey, released ...
Open Call: ICTs for socioeconomic empowerment
This is a call for projects that directly target socioeconomic empowerment of marginalised groups. The proposed project could be related to SPIDER programme areas, with the primary focus on economic empowerment using ICT. Eligibility of Applicants SPIDER will grant funds to local civil society organisations that have ...
Webinar: Migrants in Thailand - Information needs, flow and access
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 2.30 PM Bangkok Time In a crisis, access to trustworthy, timely and reliable information can empower people to make better decisions for themselves and their families. Migrants in Thailand face multiple barriers accessing quality information about COVID-19 and their healthcare and ...
