Announcements
UNDP Asia launches "Big Ideas" competition for sustainable cities
The Government of the Republic of Korea, UNDP Asia and the Pacific and the United Nations Global Pulse are happy to launch the 2016 Big Ideas Competition for Sustainable Cities and Urban Communities.The competition is looking for data-driven solutions to advance the Sustainable Development Goals ...
Aid & International Development Forum Asia Summit open for registration
The 2016 Aid & International Development Forum Asia Summit will take place in Bangkok on June 21-22, 2016. Attendees can still register to attend, and check out the exciting looking agenda here. ...
Yale releases 2016 Environmental Performance Index
The EPI ranks countries' performance on environmental issues in two areas: protection of human health and protection of ecosystems. ...
ASIA 2016: Conference on water resources and hydropower development in Asia
This conference and exhibition will feature all aspects of water resources development of relevance to the Asian region. Vientiane, Laos, 1-3 March 2016. ...
First Asian conference: Best practices in scholarly publishing
This conference will be held in Singapore, 4-5 April 2016. Organised by the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors. Early bird registration ends 19 February. ...
ICAW 2016: Second international conference on ASEAN women
The aim of this conference is to facilitate and support gender mainstreaming throughout ASEAN countries. Held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 12-14 April 2016. ...
The Guardian releases interactive virtual tour down Mekong River
Ahead of the UN climate talks, The Guardian releases an interactive virtual tour down the Mekong River. Environment Editor John Vidal introduces locals struggling to deal with the impacts of climate change, giant dams, deforestation and coastal erosion. ...
UN report on human cost of weather-related disasters
Based on analysis of 20 years of data, this report shows that since 1995, 606,000 lives have been lost and 4.1 billion people have been injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance as a result of weather-related disasters. ...
First Mekong TESOL Conference 2016
This conference, on the theme "Tailoring English teaching to regional needs", will be held in Can Tho City, Vietnam on 17 January 2016. Includes streams on theory and classroom practice. Registration closes 27 November 2015. ...
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. ...
