Monday, March 12th, 2012
Agriculture ministers and officials from 40 Asia-Pacific countries are seeking way to stabilise food prices, boost food security, reduce hunger and stem the depletion of natural resources at a five-day conference held by the United Nations' Food...
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Experts at a roundtable on sustainable land management in the Bangladeshi context have identified several problems in, along with some solutions to, sustainable land management in a country where, today, land is perhaps the most sought-after resource....
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Few international research centres are able to engage with a broad range of forest-related issues, stress the perspectives of poor countries and communities, combine policy and research, question conventional wisdom and constantly focus on how to have...
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that the Forest Utilization Monitoring Center of Central Region, Indonesia (Balai BP2HP Wilayah XVIII Manokwari) purchased SuperGIS Desktop 3 from the local reseller, Datascrip....
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Members of the public can now access financial data on the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) development activities for the most recent fiscal period, thanks to a new open data portal.
Monday, October 24th, 2011
For better management and planning of coastal areas and their resources, Gujarat government is implementing a Geo-Spatial Information System (GIS) development project. "The development of GIS for coastal areas is a key component of Integrated Coastal Zone...
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Australia and Germany provided US$63.7 million to the extended Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems Program (CCCEP) in Vietnam. The funds will be used to restore mangrove forests, build advanced sea dikes and educate coastal residents about sustainable cultivation...
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Hong Kong, widely celebrated as Asia's world city, is increasingly integrated with the Pearl River Delta Region of China. Sustainability of Hong Kong depends on coastal developments that require engineering solutions. The issues of concern include coastal...
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
The ECA Housing Forum will be a solution-oriented event seeking to set an agenda for housing in Europe and Central Asia, addressing the major challenges facing housing in the region and develop a common vision for housing. While...
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
China is experiencing rapid and large scale urbanization—and the resulting local and global urban environmental challenges are unprecedented. The Chinese Government has fully recognized these challenges and various initiatives are being pursued to make urban growth more...
