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Bogor, Balikpapan push for dialogues on low emission development
ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability met with Urban-LEDS model cities, Bogor and Balikpapan on March 7 and 9 respectively to assess the cities’ progress in implementing their urban low emission development plans and to introduce the project’s second phase. During these meetings, the cities emphasized the need for multi-level governance dialogues on how local governments […]
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Call for Research Submissions: Translating Sea-Level Change in Urban Life: Policies, Practices, and their Intersections in Island Southeast Asia
The symposium ‘Translating Sea-Level Change in Urban Life’ aims to bring together researchers from the social sciences, the humanities and area studies with practitioners and policy-makers that work across a diverse range of themes relating to the lived and experiential aspects of (relative) sea-level change in Southeast Asia. The event is targeted at international researchers […]
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Call for Applications: The ASEAN Science and Technology (S&T) Fellowship 2018-2019
The ASEAN S&T Fellowship offers unique and exciting career opportunities. Modeled after the successful AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science and Technology Policy Fellowship® Program, it enables early and mid-career scientists who are citizens and residents of ASEAN Member States (AMS) to contribute their knowledge and analytical skills to their national governments. […]
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RRC.AP Communications Intern- Climate Change Cluster
The Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) at the Asian Institute of Technology is recruiting an intern to support its Climate Change Cluster on communications, knowledge management, and outreach work. Location: Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand Deadline to apply: May 11 2018 Start date: As soon as possible Expected duration: 3 – 6 months Duties and Responsibilities: Under […]
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2018 Momentum for Change Awards
The search for Momentum for Change’s 2018 Lighthouse Activities is on! Applications are being accepted from 22 February to 30 April. Spearheaded by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, Momentum for Change shines a light on the most innovative, scalable and replicable examples of what people around the world are doing to tackle climate change. Who […]
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Local Government Associate, Ambitious City Promises Project- ICLEI Indonesia Office
We are looking for a Local Government Associate for Ambitious City Promises (ACP) Project. The successful candidate will be assisting the planning, management, and implementation of ACP. Based in ICLEI Office Indonesia, this position will perform administrative management support for effective project implementation and will support the Project Officer in coordination with the Country Manager […]
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Urban LEDS II Project Assistant – Lao PDR
We are looking for a Project Assistant to assist with the implementation of Urban LEDS II in Lao PDR. The contract position is available beginning May 2018 until March 2021. The Project Assistant will support the implementation of Urban-LEDS 2 activities in Lao PDR including coordination work with cities, national ministries, and other relevant stakeholders. Key Duties: […]
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On our love affair with Malaysian mangroves
This article first appeared in News Strait Times. No matter how sturdy they seem to be, or how eerie they may appear, mangrove forests deserve vigilant attention and tender loving care. Caring for mangroves is a simple, straightforward love affair. Just by setting them free from vicious anthropogenic disturbances, they in return shall unconditionally defend […]
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Harnessing the power of fintech in Myanmar
This article first appeared in Frontier Myanmar. SINCE REFORMS began in 2011, Myanmar has become one of the fastest-growing developing markets in Asia. Growing access to communications technology – SIM cards, fast data coverage and cheap smartphones – is helping fuel this growth. The promising gains in connectivity mean there is vast potential for innovative […]
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Counter season vegetables help improve women’s lives in north-western Vietnam
This article first appeared in ABC News. Women and ethnic minorities in north-western Vietnam are improving their farming practices and boosting their incomes thanks to an Australian aid project. A $2.3 million Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) project is addressing the need to reduce poverty and improve nutrition there through boosting vegetable production. […]
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