International Ocean Institute (IOI) – Canada announced its next online training programme on Ocean governance after COP 28: Problems, Progress & Prospects. The online courses will be held from 18 March to 23rd May, 2024. This free, interdisciplinary course explores the key aspects of ocean and coastal governance in the context of the challenges and opportunities facing the post-COP 28 world. For more information and registration of the course, please visit the link below: https://www.ioinst.org/training/ioi-training-programmes-portfolio/ioi-canada/

Join the next webinar on December 18, 2023 (Monday) with Dr. Nancy Shackell, Senior Research Scientist, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Member of the Independent Group of Scientists (N=15). The webinar will be held on 6:00 pm Bangladesh time (9:00 am in Darthmouth, NS, Canada time). Here is the registration link for the webinar: https://forms.gle/zwx6woCKDWokjHha7 Abstract The Global Sustainable Development Report 2023 “Times of Crisis, Times of Change: Science for Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Development”, the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), finds that at this critical juncture, midway to 2030, incremental and fragmented change is insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the remaining seven years. Implementation of the 2030 Agenda requires the active mobilization of political leadership and ambition for science-based transformations. This must be achieved globally – leaving no country, society or person behind. The report is an invitation to embrace transformations with the urgency needed to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. The GSDR 2023 highlights key transformations needed in different sectors and provides key findings from the literature, practical examples and tools for progress towards the SDGs. It provides a stylized model to help unpack and understand the transformation process over time and outline the roles of different levers in facilitating various stages of transformation through a systematic and structured approach. As history has shown, transformations are inevitable, and this report emphasizes that deliberate and desirable transformations are possible – and, indeed, necessary. Click here to see the pdf.

Webinar onWorld Fisheries Day on “Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture: Impact of Climate Change and Mitigation Measures” CIRDAP organized the webinar to celebrate the World Fisheries Day with a very important and burning issue in the world on 27 November, 2023. The thematic topic was “Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture: Impact of Climate Change and Mitigation Measures”. The speaker was Dr. Grinson George Padinjakara, Principal Scientist & HoD, Marine Biodiversity and Environment Management Division, ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Kochi, Kerala, India. In his presentation, Dr. Grinson briefly talked about the Climate Change Impacts on Ocean and its impact on fisheries; Ocean Acidification; Green fishing; Coral bleaching; Impacts in Aquatic life; Impact on Fisher man with the issue of migration, loss of income and property, Health problems and debt & management; and etc. The presentation covers the more related issues of climate change and huge impact on fisheries and aquaculture. At the end of the webinar presentation, there was a lively Q&A sessions held amongst the participants. To know the details please click on the presentation below: Link of the presentation: Click here to see the presentation

Deadline: 15 December, 2023 Master Program Offering Gender and Development Studies Natural Resources Management Eligible Countries Cambodia Indonesia Lao PDR Myanmar Malaysia the Philippines East Timor Thailand Vietnam Application Requirements Hold a Bachelor’s Degree with above-average academic performance Have completed their last university not more that 6 years ago at the time of application Clearly show motivation and strong commitment English writing proficiency equivalent to IELTS, AIT-EET 6.0 or above

  Press Release 2nd Flagship Training Programme on Regional Integrated Rural Development, Governance, Trade and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific 4th November, 2023 The opening ceremony of the 2nd CIRDAP-BARD Flagship Training Programme on Regional Integrated Rural Development, Governance, Trade, and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific was held on 4th of November, 2023 at CIRDAP International Conference Centre (CICC).  The training programme is scheduled to run from November 4th to November 26th, 2023, encompassing a comprehensive period of 23 days. The Honorable Minister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, His Excellency Mr. Md. Tazul Islam, MP embraced the opening ceremony as the Chief Guest and he graced the occasion with an inspirational speech that outlined his vision for the programme and encouraged all participants. At the ceremony, H.E Dr. Pornchai Danvivathana, Secretary General of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD); Mr. Md. Harun-or-Rashid Mollah, Director General of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD); Dr. Cherdsak Virapat Director General, of the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP); and Dr. Somporn Hanpongpandh, former Director General of CIRDAP, course Director for this programme, also graced the occasion with their presence. Dr. Cherdsak Virapat, Director General, CIRDAP and Mr. Harun-or-Rashid Mollah, Director General, BARD offered address of welcome in the ceremony. This three week comprehensive training programme is organized by the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) in collaboration with Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD).The curriculum covers a wide range of topics on three modules module 1: Integrated Rural Development Framework, Trade, Sustainable Development & Multi-lateral treaties on Environmental Legal Issues; module 2: Adaptive Management in Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific Region; and module 3: Policy Formulation and Comprehensive Implementation. This year 24 participants from the different nation-states are attending the regional training. Eleven countries from the Asia-Pacific regions (also CIRDAP member countries) which are Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, IR Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand; and two countries from African nation which are Ghana and Mauritius. For further information please contact: Ms. Hurain Jannat, Communication OfficerCentre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)Email: communication_officer@cirdap.org

World Fisheries Day on “Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture: Impact of Climate Change and Mitigation Measures” Date and Time: 21st November, 2023 at 11 am Bangladesh time (10:30 am India time). 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 Registration Link: Click here for registration of the webinar https://forms.gle/BVvbmZY2APtzAZLp7 Click here to see the pdf

CIRDAP and its partners, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Lao PDR, organized an Expert Consultation Workshop on Asia-Pacific Integrated Rural Development and Sustainable Resource Management in the 21st Century: Strategic Actions at the Regional and the National levels from 6th to 7th October 2023 in the Grand Luang Prabang Hotel, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. The event was inaugurated at 9:00 a.m. Laos’s time on 6th October 2023. The workshop provided a forum for relevant experts and stakeholders to address the current challenges of the rural population in Asia and the Pacific, particularly emphasizing Integrated Rural Development and Sustainable Resource Management in the 21st Century. The DG of CIRDAP, Dr. Cherdsak Virapat, provided the welcome address at the onset of the workshop. The opening addresses were provided by Mr. Anosack Phengthimmavong, Deputy Director General, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR; Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Rokhmin Dahuri, President of Indonesia Aquaculture Society, Advisor of Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia; and Former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia and Professor in Coastal and Ocean Management, IPB University, Indonesia; Dr. Jie Huang, Director General, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA); Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director, Mekong Institute (MI); Mr. Wimon Punkong, Representative, Executive Director, International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD), Thailand; and Dr. Nathaniel Don Marquez, Executive Director, Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), Philippines. There were eleven presentations by the Honorable Experts and team of Excellences at the workshop on different thematic topics such as Sustainable Resource Management; Transformation of Global Frameworks, Conventions, and Multilateral Treaties; Climate Change; Disaster Risk Reduction; Agriculture Farm Business and Income Generation; Land and Resource Governance; Upland-Coastal-Ocean Management; Village Administration; Gender Equality; ICT and digitalization; IRD Models in Asia Pacific and their potentials. Mr. Somboon Laoprasert, CIRDAP Expert of the Team of Excellences from Thailand, moderated the panel presentations and Discussion. After the presentations, a brainstorming session was held in the two groups to discuss and identify the actionable strategies and plans at the regional and national levels for collaborative efforts to improve the situations in Asia and the Pacific region. The participants also discussed and came up with several pilot projects for implementation. The Consultation workshop ended with the presentation of the outcome of the brainstorming session by Dr. Muhammad Israr, IRD Expert, and Prof. Dr. Mohammed Helal Uddin, Director (Research), CIRDAP, at 1:00 pm on 7th October 2023. Contact:  Ms. Hurain Jannat, Communication OfficerCentre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)Email: communication_officer@cirdap.org