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APFED Showcase Programme 2008
Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) is a regional group of eminent experts that aims to address critical issues facing Asia and the Pacific region and to propose new models for sustainable development. To promote sustainable development in the region, APFED launched the APFED Showcase Programme as one of the main activities. The Programme is supported by the Ministry of Environment Japan.
The APFED Showcase Programme, grants up to US$ 30,000 to Asia Pacific projects that demonstrate innovative approaches. This year we are pleased to announce another round of proposals selection to be endorsed by the Programme.
Further information such as eligibility, how to apply, and proposal format can be obtained from the following websites:
The completed proposals should be e-mailed to: websites:
Deadline: 31 May 2008 |
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ICSU ROAP HOST MA SUB-GLOBAL ASSESSMENT MEETINGS
ICSU ROAP has just completed co-hosting three meetings related to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Sub-Global Follow-up Programme, as part of the activation of its work in its ecosystems priority area ....  |
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Roundtable Discussion On Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Sub-Global Follow-Up In Malaysia - 11 March 2008
ICSU ROAP and its partners the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU IAS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI) and .... |
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Sixth Continent Initiative Fellowships (6CI)
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), a subsidiary body of ICSU, has announced the launch of its 2008-09 Fellowship programme. This year .... |
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The Second GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium, 14 – 16 April 2008
Announcement
The 2nd GEOSS AP Symposium is being organized by the GEO Secretariat with the support of the government of Japan , and its goal is to exchange information and enhance common understanding for realizing .... |
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Opportunities at UNEP ECO-PEACE Leadership Centre
The UNEP Eco-Peace Leadership Center (EPLC) invites individuals from government and civil society organizations to apply to attend training programmes that should help them find solutions to environmental problems.... |
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IUTAM Vice President visits ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
The Vice President of the International Union for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM), Emeritus Professor Keith Moffat ( University of Cambridge ), visited the .... |
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ICSU HOLDS REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON SCIENCE PLANS FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
ICSU is holding a 2-day Regional Consultation to define the scope of its work in the short (3 years) and medium-term (6 years) in its priority areas. These are in: .... |
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SEISMOLOGIST WINS KYOTO PRIZE FOR WORK ON EARTHQUAKES
Emeritus Professor Dr. Hiroo Kanamori has been named the winner of the 2007 Kyoto Prize in the basic sciences category for his work on earthquakes.... |
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CSTAM CELEBRATES GOLDEN JUBILEE
The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (CSTAM) celebrated in Beijing recently, 50 years of its formation. In conjunction with this, the Society held its 2007 Congress on... |
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UNEP-ROAP GUIDE TO FUNDING SOURCES FOR BIODIVERSITY PROJECTS
The UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) has just released an updated guide to funding sources available for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem studies. These include inter alia funding sources for projects, awards, research grants, bilateral funding sources, and scholarships.
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SRI LANKA PLANS ICSU NATIONAL COMMITTEE
The National Science Foundation (NSF) of Sri Lanka moves ahead in its plans to establish a National Committee of ICSU in Sri Lanka . The Hon. Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Tissa Vitarana, launched the NSF initiated Workshop to Establish an ICSU National Committee in Colombo on Friday 10 August 2007. ... |
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Detection of human influence on twentieth-century precipitation trends
Humans are responsible for the global changes in rainfall observed over the past few decades. The research was published last week in the journal Nature (26 July). ... |
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SCIENCE PLANNING GROUP ON ECOSYSTEM APPROACH MEETS IN KUALA LUMPUR
The ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) Science Planning Group on Ecosystem Approach in Water Management and Food Systems met in Kuala Lumpur on 16 and 17 July to plan the agenda for research in Asia and the Pacific. ... |
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Regional Office Science Planning Group on Hazards and Disasters Meet in Kuala Lumpur
The newly established Science Planning Group on Hazards and Disasters of the ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific met in Kuala Lumpur to plan the agenda for a programme on hazards and disasters in Asia and the Pacific on 4 and 5 June 2007. ... |
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ICSU President Wins Trieste Science Award
Goverdhan Mehta, President of ICSU and professor of organic chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore has been awarded the Trieste Science Prize for significant advances he has made in the synthesis of organic compounds. ... |
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ICSU Scientific Unions Meeting Rome 23 & 24 April 2007
A two-day ICSU Scientific Unions Meeting was held at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Rome , Italy . A total of 23 out of the 29 Scientific Unions of ICSU were present. A broad range of topics were tabled and discussed. This included ICSU and Union activities on human health, natural and man-made hazards and disasters, ... |
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First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 5, 6 and 7 June 2007
Pre-announcement
The Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) was originally known as the Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction. The Platform will build on and expand the membership of the Inter-Agency Task Force. Participation in the Global Platform will be open to States. |
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ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific Meets in Tehran
The ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific held its 3 rd meeting in Tehran , Iran on 6 and 7 March 2007. It was hosted by the University of Tehran
( ut.ac.ir ) and attended by 8 members of the Committee. |
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The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) Research Fellowships
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) has initiated various new fellowship programmes for PhD, Postdoctoral and Advanced Research. |
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The Mud Volcano in Indonesia
The mud volcano that has been flooding the Indonesian town of Sidoarjo since May 2006 has so far been both a defeat and an opportunity for scientific understanding. How did it destroy the town and what is being down to stem the flow? |
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Policymakers should focus on climate adaptation (Source:www.scidev.net)
Policymakers need to give more attention to adaptation policies to cope with climate-related impacts, regardless of their cause, argue Roger Pielke and colleagues in an article in Nature. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) pushes mitigation policies, thinking adaptation is only necessary because of climate change associated with. ... |
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Global Forum: Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction
On February 13-15, 2007, the World Bank, in partnership with CIDA. DFID, Global Research Alliance (GRA), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Science Initiative Group (SIG), UNCTAD, and UNESCO, will convene a Global Forum on Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction. ... |
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International Advanced Course on Renewable Energies
The "2 nd International Advanced Course on Renewable Energies: Resource assessment, Data processing, Feasibility studies, Interpretation, Policy, Management, Design and Applications " will be held in May 21 - 30, 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. ...
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Report on the new geography of science launched
A UK think-tank Demos in a recent report on science and innovation in China , India and South Korea reported that these countries were "innovation hotspots" and can become centres of research dominance in future. ...
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Third Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
Kuala Lumpur , 5-10 February 2007
The Third Ministerial Conference on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 5 to 10 February 2007 ...
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Climate Policy Project of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
The Climate Policy Project of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), that was conducted in collaboration with several organizations across the Asia-Pacific region, aims to promote new and constructive thinking on future actions against climate change beyond 2012, and to contribute ... |
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Professor Gardiner joins ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific.
Professor Derek J. Gardiner, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the South Pacific is the latest member of the Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific ...
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Fellowships in Sustainability Science Center for International Development, Harvard University. Due date for preliminary applications: December 15, 2006
The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University 's Center for International Development invites applications for resident fellowships in sustainability science ... |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia inaugurates ICSU’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific: This Regional Office was inaugurated on the 19 September by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak... |
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Natural and Human-Induced Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Regional Conference in Conjunction with the Inauguration of the ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 18-19 September 2006... |
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On the occasion of its 93rd meeting, the ICSU Executive Board appointed Professor Mohd Nordin Hasan as Director of the ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific... |
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