The Common Fund for Commodities provides financing to organisations and enterprises engaged in commodity value chains in its member countries. Through a range of financial instruments, the CFC seeks to support business activities in the field of commodity development, including agriculture, minerals and metals in Developing Countries. The intervention...
Photo by APEC Climate Center CAN THO, Vietnam – The ASEAN Climate Resilience Network (ASEAN-CRN) participated in the annual APEC Climate Symposium 2017 with the theme “Building resilient agro-food systems from production to consumption” from 18-20 August 2017 in Can Tho, Vietnam. Hosted by the APEC Climate Center (APCC) and...
25 August -- GIZ projects in the Transport, Environment, Energy and Water in Asia (TUEWAS) sector have just made the topic of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a tad more visible and systematic with the launch of the new SDGs knowledge hub. Get an overview of the sector and a regional perspective...
18/03/2017 – by Severin Peters, Christian Henckes Climate change has a dramatic impact on the Mekong Delta, the “rice bowl of Vietnam”. Official studies suggest that by the year 2100, up to 39 % of the region could be inundated by the ocean, which would have serious consequences not only for its...
Do you care about sustainable farming, the #environment, and #agroecology? Do you believe that #youth are part of the solution and can lead an agricultural revolution that is much needed in the Mekong region? Feeling creative? Filmmakers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam are invited to submit their shorts by 15 October 2017....
Figure 1: Deforestation in Ban Khangkao, Houameuang district Deforestation and forest degradation have led to a reduction of the natural forest areas in Lao PDR over the past few decades. Increased greenhouse gas emissions, a general loss of biodiversity, increasing scarcity of timber and non-timber forest products and a reduction...
JAKARTA, 11 August 2017 The ASEAN Secretariat celebrated ASEAN’s golden jubilee in Jakarta with a commemorative ceremony in the morning and colourful performances in the afternoon. President Joko Widodo of Indonesia attended the ceremony together with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman,...
Figure 1: A screenshot of farmer’s personal data In today’s world, information and communications technology (ICT) is widely applied for an effective and efficient working system, and data accuracy and privacy. A database management system (DBMS) is commonly used as a professional and scalable management system. To embrace a paperless...
First step into the world of international cooperation! The internship is designed to provide the successful candidate with opportunity to work in Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development in ASIA (SNRD Asia) and Sector Network Transport, Environment, Energy, Water in Asia (TUEWAS). He/ She will be equipped with knowledge,...
