Announcements
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
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
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 ...
Uncovering Asia: the second Asian investigative journalism conference
The Global Investigative Journalism Network, Centre for Investigative Journalism and Konrad-Adenauer-Stifftung will present the second Asian investigative journalism conference in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 23-25, 2016. See the event’s website for full details. ...
CGIAR presents Greater Mekong conference on Water, Food and Energy
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems will present the sixth annual Greater Mekong conderence on Water, Food and Energy on November 9 to 11 2016 in Bangkok. CGIAR are accepting applications to host sessions until August 1 for MLE projects, and until ...
MRC to train on RSAT hydropower assessment tool
The Mekong River Commission, in cooperation with GIZ, will host a comprehensive training course on an assessment tool of sustainable hydropower development later this year through early next year, and invites experienced water sector professionals to apply for the opportunity. Together with the Asian Development Bank ...
ODC publishes new data on Cambodia's Indigenous communities
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing Cambodia’s indigenous communities and their land in both Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map explorer tool, the profile page aims to provide the most up-to-date information on the country’s indigenous communities and ...
ODI to present at IODC16
Open Development Initiative (ODI) has been selected to present two session at the 2016 International Open Data Conference 2016 in Madrid. ODI partnership support manager Penhleak Chan will present at a panel discussion on leveraging partnerships and open data, discussing ODI’s recent partnership with Land Portal ...
