Mekong Water Dialogues
IUCN presented awards to winners of Goethe-Institut' SEADocs
SEADocs – The Southeast Asian Student Documentary Award is a competition to encourage the art of documentary filmmaking in the region as a platform to engage with pressing social and environmental issues. …
01 Jan 2013 | Event
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Policy barriers to cleaner environment in Viet Nam
Since 2008, IUCN has cooperated with the Vietnam Institute of Human Rights (VIHR), one of 10 or so institutions that make up the Ho Chi Minh Political Academy on a range of environmental governance projects. IUCN’s interest in working with the VIHR lies primarily in the fact that every year it trains 500-700 government officials who need to pass in order to get promoted. In a one party state that regards independent action by non-state actors with suspicion, such cooperation offers the opportunity to broaden the knowledge and (hopefully) change the attitudes of Vietnam’s future leaders. … | Vietnamese
29 Dec 2012 | Article
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Training journalists in the Mekong Delta
On December 5-7, IUCN Viet Nam organized a media training course the water resources management issues in Mekong Delta for 15 journalists. It was held in Dong Thap Province and included a field trip to Sa Rai Town, Tan Hong District, Dong Thap Province. The course was supported by the IUCN-coordinated Mekong Water Dialogues (MWD) and U.N. Democracy Fund (UNDEF). … | Vietnamese
28 Dec 2012 | Article
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Community Water Dialogues: Creating a platform for community participation in flood and water Management
Over the next year the Thailand National Working Group (NWG), Mekong Water Dialogues will be conducting Community Water Dialogues (CWD) throughout Thailand. CWD will establish a platform for local communities to contribute to flood and water management in Thailand. …
21 Dec 2012 | Article
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Losing the Thai Water onion: A community’s fight to stop dredging and protect their ecosystem
On the 12 of December 2012, the Thailand National Working Group, Mekong Water Dialogues, visited Ranong Province in the South of Thailand to talk to local communities and to witness, first hand, the impacts of dredging on the local ecosystem and communities. …
21 Dec 2012 | Article
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Community Water Dialogues: the impacts of dredging in Ranong Province, Thailand
On the 13 of December 2012, IUCN and the Mekong Water Dialogues financially and technically supported the first Community Water Dialogues (CWD) in Ranong Province, Thailand. The CWD in Ranong focused on the impacts of dredging on local communities and environment. …
21 Dec 2012 | Article
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The last 2012 Mekong film screening
Wednesday 19th December, 2012
12.30pm to 16.30pm
Vairoj Imtip Room, Chalermprakiat Building
Kasetsart University, Bang-Khaen Campus, Bangkok …
17 Dec 2012 | Article
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Job Vacancy: Communications Officer at IUCN Cambodia
IUCN, International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Cambodia Project Office in Phnom Penh seeks to recruit a self-motivated and competent staff for the position of Communications Officer, Directly reporting to Senior Programme Officer, IUCN Cambodia Office and additionally to Programme Coordinator Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. …
13 Dec 2012 | Article
Mekong River Development Needs Greater Transparency
New film “Mekong” explores the dynamics of hyrdropower up and down one of the world’s great rivers and takes a balanced views of sensitive’ topics.
27 Nov 2012 | News story
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Mekong: Film screening and panel discussion
7pm to 9pm, Tuesday November 27, 2012
23 Nov 2012 | Article
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