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29 September 2016
Employment opportunities / Job opportunities / Jobs / ODI / Research / Researchers

We are seeking two research fellows, based in Thailand and Laos respectively, to support the build-out of the Open Development national web portals by preparing editorial and data research projects on key development topics for Open Development Thailand and Open Development Laos.The ideal candidate will ...

Twitter and UN Global Pulse announce data partnership

26 September 2016
Access to education and health care / Aid and development / Civil and political rights / Communications infrastructure / Development and assistance for poverty reduction and food security / Development and assistance for water and sanitation / Development assistance for health sector / Development policy and administration / Food security / Gender / Housing rights and evictions / Human rights / Infrastructure / Livelihood rights / Poverty policy and regulation / Poverty reduction / Public health / The poor / Water and sanitation funding / Women / Women's rights
SDGs / Twitter / UN Global Pulse / United Nations

Twitter and UN Global Pulse have announced a data and analytics partnership to aid implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Read the press release below and find out more at the UN’s website.—Twitter and UN Global Pulse today announced a partnership that will provide the ...

At UN, global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance

23 September 2016
Agricultural commodities, processing and products / Agro-industrial production / Animal products / Dairy / Health care policy and administration / Leather / Livestock farming / Meat / Pharmaceuticals / Priority health concerns / Public health / Public health assistance funding
Animal health / Antibiotics / Antimicrobial resistance / FAO / Food and Agriculture Organization / UN / United Nations / WHO / World Health Organization

Global heads of state have committed to tackling antimicrobial resistance in an agreement at the United Nations, focusing on human health, animal health and agriculture sectors. Read the full release below and at the UN Food and Aghriculture Organization’s website.—OPGA / WHO / FAO / ...

Internet Society and ESCAP to host regional Internet Development conference in Bangkok

23 September 2016
Access to information / Civil and political rights / Communications / Communications infrastructure / Communications policy and administration / Freedom of expression / Internet
AP-IS / Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway / Bangkok / ESCAP / ICT / Internet Society / SDGs / Thailand / UN

Internet society will host their Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Development Dialogue conference at the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok on October 3 and 4, 2016.Read the full announcement below and find out more at their website.—The Asia-Pacific is the largest and most diverse region of the ...

ADB releases Asian Water Development Outlook 2016

The Asian Development Bank has released its Asian Water Development Outlook for 2016, a report into water security in Asia. You can download the report in PDF form by clicking on the cover image on their website, and read the full press release below.—Asia Pacific Shows ...

MRLG releases report on land tenure for Cambodian smallholder farmers

Mekong Region Land Governance has published a new report on land tenure and future allocation requirements for smallholder farmers in Cambodia, titled They Will Need Land: he current land tenure situation and future land allocation needs of smallholder farmers in Cambodia, authored by Jean-Christophe Diepart. See below ...

IDI and MRLG release new report on land conflict transformation

Inclusive Development International and Mekong Region Land Governance have released a new report titled Innovative approach to land conflict transformation: Lessons learned from the HAGL/ indigenous communities’ mediation process in Ratanakiri, Cambodia.Read the full release below and download the report from the MRLG website.“In the ...

MPE calls for comments on draft EIA participation guidelines

Mekong Partnership for the Environment has issued a call for public comments on the draft Regional Guidelines on Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), developed by the Regional Technical Working Group on EIA. See below for the full text of the announcement.—— start ——You ...

IDI publishes new report on Chinese investment in ASEAN infrastructure

16 August 2016
Airports and air travel / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / China Development Bank (CDB) / Foreign investors / Infrastructure / Investment / Investment policy and regulation / Rail / Roads and bridges / Transport and shipping / Transport infrastructure and facilities
ASEAN / China / Financing / IDI / Inclusive Development International / infrastructure / Investment

Inclusive Development International (IDI) released “Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond,” a new report that sheds light on the rapidly changing landscape of infrastructure finance driven by China in the region.Download full report [EN] here ...

Forest Trends releases report on the geography of REDD+ finance

14 September 2016
Deforestation drivers / Forest protection / Forest protection funding / Forest protection NGOs / Forests and forestry
Conservation financing / Forest Trends / REDD+

Forest Trends have released a new report into financing for REDD+ financing for forest conservation projects via their Reddx initiative.Read the full text of the release and download the report from Forest Trends website.—The nearly $6 billion pledged to forest conservation in ten key countries ...