Announcements
FIG Working Week 2019 - Calling for Papers
With the “Geospatial information for a smarter life and environmental resilience” theme, the FIG Working Week will take place in Hanoi from 22nd to 26th of April 2019. The FIG Working Week will focus on tackling the climate changes by working towards a smarter life both ...
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) 2019 Youth Competition - Win a fully-funded trip to Kyoto, Japan
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is looking for outstanding young people to join GLF Kyoto 2019. Those aging between 18 and 35 and eager to actively contribute to a historic global dialogue on climate are eligible for the competition. Eager to be a speaker? Apply to win an all-expenses ...
State of Land in the Mekong Region
The report “State of Land in the Mekong Region” was launched in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The first publication of its kind in the Mekong Region, it brings together key data and information on the current status of, and changes in, land resources, their social distribution, ...
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Photo Competition
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is headed to Kyoto where hundreds of international experts will explore how to win the race against global warming and build a climate-smart future. Share your best photographs to show us the changes you observe. Capture how people, communities and businesses are ...
Calling champions of girls’ and women’s education for the 2019 UNESCO #GWEPrize
On International Women’s Day, UNESCO has launched the call for nominations for the 2019 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. The Prize annually awards US$ 50,000 to two outstanding laureates. Who? Governments of UNESCO Member States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO are now ...
Act Green for a Greener Mekong
The Mekong River is a source of water for millions, the world’s most productive freshwater fishery, and a lifeline shared by people of five nations. What better reasons to “Act Green for a Greener Mekong”? Now, our own green actions have a chance to be recognized and rewarded as ...
Open Data Inventory (ODIN) 2018/19 Annual Report
The 2018/19 Open Data Inventory (ODIN) is the fourth edition of the index compiled by Open Data Watch and provides an assessment of the coverage and openness of official statistics in 178 countries. The purpose of ODIN is to provide an objective and reproducible measure ...
Leadership 4.0 in Development and Disaster Resilience
The Asian Institute of Management – Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management will conduct the Leadership 4.0 in Development and Disaster Resilience masterclass, for the AIM Roadshow in Vietnam where leadership masterclasses on business, development, innovation, and data science will be presented. This session is ...
Rethinking Migration Governance in the Mekong Region: From the Perspective of the Migrant Workers and Their Employers
ASEAN RISING: ASEAN and AEC Beyond 2015 puts together ideas, thoughts and Workers in the Mekong Subregion migrate within their countries and beyond their country borders in search of better opportunities. Factories and other enterprises in the region also relocate within their home countries and ...
Open Heroines virtual event on March 8: Balance for better!
To celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8th), at 1600 UTC, the Open Heroines (OH) network is hosting a virtual event: Open Heroines in Conversation: Balance for Better. With this event, Open Heroines joins the “Balance for Better” campaign, organized by International Women’s Day. More detail ...
