Announcements

“Digital Platforms and the Future of Tourism: A World Tourism Day Celebration” Forum will be held in the U.S. on September 26, 2018 and broadcast globally online.    This event brings together key thought leaders to answer some of key questions for development: are these technologies ...

Presented by the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP), this year’s two-day conference promises to be bigger and better, featuring practical hands-on sessions to help participants implement their data privacy and cyber security programs. More detail ...

The World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 (WEF ASEAN 2018) with theme “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution” will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam from September 11 to 13. The event is expected to feature 55 discussion sessions on issues of interest to the governments, businesses ...

The resumed forty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 48-2) and Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48-2) as well as the sixth part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-6) will ...

Lower Mekong Research Symposium: Collaboration through Effective Sharing of Data and Computational Resources will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on September 6-7, 2018.  Recognizing the value of sharing knowledge, tools, and best practices to tackle globally relevant challenges, the University of Virginia and its ...

The rapid development in the Mekong River region has placed a strong pressure on the Mekong Basin’s water and related resources. In line with the 1995 Mekong Agreement, the Member Countries (MCs) have come together to work for sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin and its resources in ...

A searchable database of initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is now available through the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). The free online ID-RECCO tool aims to help researchers, governments, and potential project leaders better understand REDD+ projects by ...

“Pulse of the Forest” showcases both the threats and the potential for the forests of the Greater Mekong region, which consists of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The region is one of 11 global deforestation fronts – areas that in the coming decades ...

At the IFF, we believe that the Internet is a community of communities. As the global community of Internet Freedom defenders grow, so does their demand for community development initiatives. Connecting, and empowering diverse and inclusive communities is a fundamental aspect for the defense and ...

Free Online Training Course for Water Integrity: Principles and Concepts is meant to offer a “grain” of the needed knowledge required by water practitioners, public officials, NGO personnel, and anybody else who want to contribute to increase the efficiency and integrity of water management. The course ...