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Open Development Mekong just updated two topic pages on “Government” and “Environment and Natural Resources” concerning recent situations in the Mekong region.  Access the Government page. Access the Environment and Natural Resources page.  ...

Open Development Mekong recently published an evolution of our data literacy training entitled, “If data were an open forest — would anyone use it?”  The Open Development Initiative (ODI) has been facilitating the collation and release of data and information for over eleven years now. The ...

Open Development Mekong recently published a report on “Filling Data Gaps to Support Access to Civil Rights in the Mekong Region.”  Data gaps impact the ability of marginalized peoples in the Mekong region to access their civil rights. Supporting them to access their digital rights allows ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the need to protect not only one’s own physical health, but also our digital selves. The Open Development Initiative has developed a set of nine tips for staying safe online during the pandemic.  This is in response to the increasing need ...

Open Development Mekong (ODM) recently published a new topic page on Water resources. Water is the lifeblood of the Lower Mekong Countries. With economies and cultures inextricably connected to the Mekong River, built as they are on the production and consumption of rice and fish, people ...

Open Development Mekong (ODM) recently published a new topic page on Disasters. You will learn many weather-related disasters that have huge impacts on human, social, and economic costs, in extremely vulnerable countries in the lower Mekong basin.   Access the Disasters topic page. ...

Open Development Mekong (ODM) recently published a new topic page on Gender and Infrastructure Development. You will learn extensive knowledge to understand gender impacts of infrastructure in the Lower Mekong Region. A combination of cultural expectations, gaps in education and literacy levels, and limited access ...

Open Development Mekong (ODM) recently published a new topic page on SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals, which has a monitoring framework made up of 19 targets and 25 indicators.  You will get more comprehensive knowledge on the progress of SDG 17 regionalisation and localisation ...

Open Development Mekong (ODM) recently published a new topic page on SDG 3 – Good health and well-being, which has a monitoring framework made up of 13 targets and 26 indicators.  You will get more comprehensive knowledge on the progress of SDG 3 regionalisation and localisation ...

Open Development Mekong (ODM) recently published a new topic page on “Regional Human Rights Mechanisms and Special Economic Zones,” which aims to explore concerns and human rights mechanisms for people impacted by Chinese projects in the Lower Mekong Region.  Access the new published page >> ...