Announcements
ASIA 2016: Conference on water resources and hydropower development in Asia
This international conference will take place in Vientiane, Laos, 1-3 March 2016. The event is organised by the International Journal on Hydropower and Dams, IEA, IFC, the World Bank and others. ...
UNICEF highlights impact of climate change on children
This new report looks at how children are affected by climate change and steps needed to protect them. Almost 530 million children live in countries hardest-hit by floods and storms, mostly in Asia. ...
World Bank releases 'Doing Business 2016'
'Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency' is the World Bank's annual measurement of the ease of doing business. ...
ILO launches competition on media reporting
This global competition will recognize exemplary media coverage of labour migration issues. Professional and citizen journalists can submit entries. Deadline 1 Dec 2015. ...
World Bank releases new 'East Asia and Pacific Update'
This publication is the World Bank’s comprehensive review of the region’s economies. It is published twice yearly. ...
2015 Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy
This CGIAR forum will be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from October 21-23, 2015. Participation by invitation. ...
Forum on financing of Mekong dams: Fri 2 October, Bangkok
A free public forum on 'International financing of dams in the Mekong: Responses to ten years of banking on Nam Theun 2'. 10am, 2 October, Bangkok. ...
ASEAN scholarships to study in New Zealand
ASEAN students are invited to apply for undergraduate scholarships for Victoria University, Wellington New Zealand. Five scholarships are available. Applications close 31 October 2015. ...
New report on Open Data
A new World Bank policy paper highlights how Open Data can be utilized to achieve development goals, through a range of applications such as improved medical care, urban planning, agriculture, and many other areas. ...
USAID and NASA launch technology
USAID and NASA have launched “SERVIR-Mekong,” promoting satellite imagery to help the Lower Mekong predict and cope with natural disasters and increase resilience to the negative effects of climate change. ...
