CIRDAP celebrated the World Ocean Day 2023 through webinar at its premise on 8th June, 2023. The title and topic of the webinar is “Planting mangroves for multiple benefits”. As a part of CIRDAP Team of Excellence and Expert, Prof. Poh Poh Wong, Visiting Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia provided the presentation.  Before the presentation, the DG of CIRDAP Dr. Cherdsak Virapat read out the World Oceans Day Message of the Honorary President of the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Please click here for the whole message CIRDAP experts, government officials, students, researcher around the Asia-Pacific region joined the webinar. It was a dynamic presentation with a fruitful discussions amongst the experts and participants. To know details about the thematic topic of the presentation, please click here. Here are some snapshopts of the webinar

Join our next webinar to celebrate the world Ocean Day on 8th June, 2023 at 11 am Bangladesh time (1 pm Singapore). The topic of the webinar is “Planting mangroves for multiple benefits”. Please see the Zoom Link to join the webinar. Topic: Celebrating the World Ocean Day Time: Jun 8, 2023 11:00 AM Astana, Dhaka Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99290086247?pwd=My80dVdJWHNQdzRCZ3BlWlRlbG5tUT09 Meeting ID: 992 9008 6247 Passcode: 738978 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abncqH2luU Please click on the below link to register in the meeting: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnURDG9XGIC_XYcsnQC9fZcdqot23TVM4zEVrRanwmgBc6_Q/viewform

Please register now! https://forms.gle/i9GosQhbRowgANGfA Zoom link will be shared to the registered email, in the above link The event will bring together experts and stakeholders to discuss the importance of sustainable tuna sheries in the light of its contribution to socio-economic development in the Bay of Bengal region. The Panel Discussion aims to raise stakeholders’ awareness on the impact of changing climate and the implications of the BBNJ (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) regime on the management of transboundary tuna resources. Let’s meet to share knowledge, gain insights, build perspectives and collaborate in our action for sustaining tuna fisheries in the BOB region. Agenda Date: May 2, 2023 Time in IST: 1000 – 1230 hrs Panellists BANGALDESH Dr. Yahia Mahmud, Director General, BFRI, Mymensingh INDIA Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, CMFRI, Kochi Dr. R. Jeyabaskaran, Director General, FSI, Mumbai MALDIVES Dr. Shiham Adam, Director, IPNLF & Former DG, MMRI, Male’ SRI LANKA Dr. M.S.J. Wijeyrathene, Chairman, NARA, Colombo 1000 – 1010   Setting the Context : Dr. P. Krishnan, Director, BOBP-IGO 1010 – 1030    Opening Remarks : Panellists 1030 – 1130 Lead Presentations 1030 – 1050 Tuna in Warming Oceans: Changing Behaviour & Management Options Dr. E. Vivekanandan, Consultant, FAO/CMFRI/BOBP-IGO 1050 – 1110 BBNJ Agreement: Background and Objectives Dr. Maeve Nightingale, Senior Programme Ofcer, IUCN Asia Regional Ofce, Thailand 1110 – 1130 Potential Impact of BBNJ Agreement on Tuna FisheriesDr. Hussain Sinan1 & Dr. Shiham Adam2 1Director (Fisheries), Maldives & Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dalhousie University, Canada 2Director, IPNLF & Former DG, MMRI, Male’. 1130 – 1230 Interaction & Strategy Session 1130 – 1215 Scientic, Technical and Institutional Needs for Sustaining Tuna Fisheries in BOB Region All Panellists and Participants 1215 – 1230 Summary & Way Forward Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI Please register now! https://forms.gle/i9GosQhbRowgANGfA Zoom link will be shared to the registered email, in the above link

Today CIRDAP celebrated the “EARTH DAY – 2023” through a comprehensive and informativewebinar. The speaker was IRD Expert Dr. Muhammad Israr Secretary, Agriculture, livestock,fisheries and Cooperative Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Thisyear’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet”.To know more about the webinar presentations, please see the link below. To see more click here.

Today, a very comprehensive and important webinar held under the CIRDAP webinar series 2023. This webinar is for celebrating the United Nation's World Health day – 7th April. The topic is "Water associated diseases – how to monitor aquatic bodies for ensuring community health" by Dr. GrinsonGeorge Padinjakara, Principal Scientist (Fisheries Resource Management), Fishery Resources Assessment Economics & Extension Division, ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala, India. Around 40 distinguished participants, researchers, government employees joined the webinar. The webinar showcased the water pollution, contaminated water and water borne diseases,. The presenter also discussed on the linkage Water associated diseases and sustainable development goals.

Greetings from the CIRDAP Secretariat! And Welcome to the CIRDAP webinar series of 2023 Join us to the upcoming Webinar on “the United Nations’ World Health Day” scheduled on 13th April from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Your participation would add immense value. Webinar topic/title: “Water associated diseases – how to monitor aquatic bodies for ensuring community health?” Speaker Dr. Grinson George Padinjakara Principal Scientist (Fisheries Resource Management), Fishery Resources Assessment Economics & Extension Division, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Kochi, Kerala, India Join us on 13th April, 2023 at 11 am Bangladesh time! Please click on the below link to register in the meeting: https://forms.gle/i3UqbFoYSXXLKvXt6 Zoom Link Topic: Webinar on the United Nations’ World Health Day Time: Apr 13, 2023 11:00 AM Astana, Dhaka Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91797822580?pwd=ajhwUHVQMFl3ZEFOK21vdkIrcUxsZz09 Meeting ID: 917 9782 2580 Passcode: 865164

Call for Papers for TIEMS 23 Hybrid Annual Conference in Grahamstown, South Africa 11th – 15th September Join us in Grahamstown, South Africa The TIEMS 2023 Annual Conference will take place in a hybrid format at the Rhodes University campus and the Stenden South Africa in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, the Eastern Cape in South Africa, see https://ru.ac.za/ for details. This conference will be accompanied by a set of field trips and workshops on the TIEMS TQCTM & TQACTM International Certification and the emergency management/disaster risk management of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. South African professional organizations will also be supporting the conference, such as the North-West Umbrella Fire Protection Association. The main topic of the 2023 Annual TIEMS Conference is: Crises, Emergencies and Disasters – a Continuum of Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century Call for Papers and Posters Submit an Abstract HERE! Please Join Us, In Person or Virtually in Beautiful Southeast South Africa!  Local contact for the conference: Roman Tandlich, Rhodes University: roman.tandlich@gmail.com   TIEMS International Secretariat: CALL US             +33 1 78 95 83 39 EMAIL US  secretariat@tiems.info    FIND US       Rue Des Deux Églises 39, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Follow us for more information on: https://www.tiems.info/index.php/tiems-2023-hybrid-annual-conference Please, share this message in your network! K. Harald Drager TIEMS President PS: Update your subscription settings We hope that our content is useful to you. If you’d like to continue hearing from us, please update your subscription settings, if you have not already done it. We kindly ask you to follow the below instructions to keep in touch with us. Below in this message you find:  Manage Your Subscription Please, click on the link below it and manage your subscription, Thank you! TIEMS Privacy Policy TIEMS Privacy Policy is found at: http://www.tiems.info/index.php/about-us/privacy-policy You may have heard about the new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), that came into effect May 25, 2018. To help comply with GDPR consent requirements, we need to ensure that you would like to receive content from TIEMS.

Dear respected IRD Expert of CIRDAP, distinguished participants and CIRDAP Colleagues, I am pleased to welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. Mohammad Israr, the CIRDAP IRD Expert and each of participants to the webinar entitled “International Day of Forests”.   Today, we celebrate the International Day of Forests at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP). The day of 21 March was established at the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The UN member countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities each year involving forests and trees. The theme for 2023 is “Forests and health.” On behalf of CIRDAP, I call for global attention on forest conservation and sustainable management of the forest resources and their ecosystems because the healthy forests will bring about the healthy people. The International Day of Forests is a reminder of the valuable role forests play for people and the planet. Forests provide an important source of income for the rural poor, offer solutions to the challenges of mitigating and adapting to climate change and meet the demands of a rapidly-growing global population. Forest goods provide an important hidden harvest for rural populations, keeping many people out of extreme poverty. About 350 million people who live within or close to dense forests depend on them for their subsistence and income. Forests are an important aspect of rural livelihoods, with households living near forested areas deriving as much as 22 percent of their income from forest sources. This contribution is greater than that of wage labor, livestock, self-owned businesses or any other category aside from crops. Forests support rural economies in many countries and create jobs and wealth for populations with few alternatives off-farm employment options. Forests provide a critical carbon sink to slow climate change; however, deforestation and forest degradation contribute about 12% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.   Forests provide us with direct or indirect multiple socio-economic benefits and environmental services and in particular on our human health. They purify the water, clean the air, capture carbon to fight climate change, provide food and life-saving medicines, and improve our well-being. Conserving and sustainably using forests is one of the best ways of protecting our planet and ourselves. Healthy forests are vital for all aspects of a healthy planet, from livelihoods and nutrition to biodiversity and the environment, but they are under threat. It’s up to us to safeguard these precious natural resources. Thank you.

Presenter: Dr. Muhammad Israr Secretary and IRD Expert CIRDAP Agriculture, livestock, fisheries and Cooperative Department,  Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Please see the zoom link below to join Topic: A webinar on the international day of forest (forests & health) Time: Mar 21, 2023 11:00 AM Astana, Dhaka Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95200809627?pwd=UHhFeTBzN1Z5eHFZcGFPKzhMSkFpQT09 Meeting ID: 952 0080 9627 Passcode: 467423 One tap mobile +17193594580,,95200809627#,,,,*467423# US +19292056099,,95200809627#,,,,*467423# US (New York) Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aeGeXdHDbR

  Excellency, Ladies & Gentlemen, Today, we celebrate the International Women’s Day at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP). The United Nations General Assembly invited member states to proclaim March 8 as an Official UN International Day for Women’s right and world peace. This international women’s day commemorates the cultural, political, and socio-economic achievements of women. It also addresses women’s right’s movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive right, and violence and abuse against women. The theme for the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” & Campaign theme is “Embrace Equity“,   recognizing the contribution of women and girls around the world in Digital world and ICT development who are  playing a very important role to build a more sustainable future for all through digitalization. According to UN Women, “a persistent gender gap in digital access keeps women from unlocking technologies full potential. Their underrepresentation in STEM education and careers remains a major barrier to their participation in tech design and governance. And the pervasive threat of online gender-based violence—coupled with a lack of legal recourse—too often forces them out of the digital spaces they do occupy.” The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is supporting women’s and girls’ works and rights in every aspect in the society. CIRDAP works towards gender equality, women’s education, and decent jobs, which helps women’s to be empowered. CIRDAP has developed a Programme Brochure on “Women, Youth and Rural Development Programme” and under this programme CIRDAP, will organize various activities on Women & Youth. CIRDAP has already organized various webinars on Gender issues in celebration of the International Women’s Day & International Day of Rural Women. In 2022, CIRDAP staff took part in the 8th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries which was held from 21-23 November, 2022, Kochi, India. It is an opportunity to acknowledge the progress being made by Women. On behalf of CIRDAP, I would like to call for immediate global attention to ensure women’s full and effective participation on Digital technology and world and equal opportunities at all levels of political, economic and public life. CIRDAP is proud to organize a Webinar for celebrating the International Women Day on 9 March 2023 on the topics: “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality: Perspective of Bangladesh” & “Violence against the women in Nepal- current situation, challenges and efforts to minimize it” Thank you for your kind attention.