Announcements

Launched in 2010, the ICIRD Knowledge Network is a platform for academic cooperation among five of Thailand’s foremost providers of research and higher education, namely the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University, the Master of Arts program in International Development Studies (MAIDS), Chulalongkorn University, the ...

When China took action to protect its borders from foreign plastic pollution by effectively shutting its doors to plastic waste imports in the beginning of 2018, it threw the global plastic recycling industry into chaos. Wealthy countries had grown accustomed to exporting their plastic problems, with ...

In 2014, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) established the Asia Young Leaders for Democracy program (AYLD), aiming at strengthening democracy in Asia through young people’s collaborations. Each year, young practitioners advocating for democracy or human rights across the countries in Asia are selected to ...

The Mekong River Commission was established as a multi-lateral cooperation mechanism between the four Lower Mekong Basin countries (MC) of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam with the mission of promotion and coordination of the sustainable management and development of water and related resources ...

The Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) is the premier international gathering of investigative and data journalists, held once every two years. This year, the 11th conference will be held in Hamburg, Germany, from September 26 to 29, and is being co-hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network, ...

Building on the plenary session on Trust in Data and Statistics held during the United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) 2018 in Dubai, this webinar on “Trust in Data and Statistics” continues the discussions on building trust in official statistics. In a world with fake news ...

The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development and the Mekong Land Research Forum will run a week-long intensive summer school on land research in the Mekong Region. Applications are welcome from early-career academics, government staff and those working with civil society organizations. The purpose of the summer ...

Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 (APFW 2019) will be one of the largest and most important forestry gatherings in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019. The event will be held in Songdo ConvensiA Convention Center, Incheon, the Republic of Korea, 17-21 June 2019. Nominate the champion of Asia-Pacific Forests ...

The EITI International Secretariat 2019 Photo Competition “Open Data, Build Trust” is now open. The competition invites EITI stakeholders to showcase their work on the EITI, specifically how natural resource transparency is having an impact in their country. The winner will be invited and sponsored to attend the EITI ...

The Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) announces a call for concept notes for its research grants for 2019. This phase of the programme (2019-2028) is titled SUMERNET 4 All,  focusing on water insecurity in the Mekong Region. The total fund available in this round is ...