A webinar titled “Governance to Good Governance – Need & Role of Social Accountability Tools” was held on 21st December, 2022. The speaker was Dr. K. Prabhakar, Assistant Professor, Centre for Good Governance & Policy Analysis (CGGPA), National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), The Ministry of Rural Development, India. To know about the full presentation, please see the below link:

Message from Dr. Cherdsak Virapat, Director General, Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) on The World Soil Day Monday 5 December 2022, 11:00 A.M. Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, we celebrate the World Soil Day at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Conference, in June 2013, unanimously endorsed World Soil Day and requested official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013, the 68th UN General Assembly declared 5 December as the World Soil Day (WSD). It is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources1. The date of 5 December was chosen because it corresponds with the official birthday of the late H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, King of Thailand, who was one of the main proponents of this initiative2 . https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-soil-day  https://sdg.iisd.org/events/world-soil-day-2021/ This year’s theme of the World Soil Day 2022 and its campaign “Soils, where food begins” aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, increasing soil awareness and encouraging societies to improve soil health. CIRDAP is proud to organize a webinar in collaboration with Bangladesh’s Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) for celebrating the World Soil Day entitled “The use of Vetiver Grass for Protection of Soil Erosion in Bangladesh”. The presentation will be given by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shariful Islam. CIRDAP looks forward to promoting its emerging issues on integrated rural development programme including natural disaster risk reduction, climate change impacts, and soil & water resource management in the years to come.

CIRDAP organized a webinar on International Day of Rural Women on October 17, 2022. Dr. Usharani Boruah, Librarian and Gender Coordinator, CIRDAP presented on “SDG 3 Good Health and Wellbeing: The Situation of rural women”. Please see the link below for the detail presentation Click here

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Date:  7 AUGUST 2022, SUNDAY Time: 11:00 AM (DHAKA TIME)12:00 PM (BANGKOK TIME) Zoom Link: click here Click here to see the details.

Today, CIRDAP Celebrated 43rd Anniversary through the webinar titled “Launching the World Rural Development Day: What is it, why does it matter and how to get involved?” The webinar Speaker is Dr. Cherdsak Virapat, Director General (DG), CIRDAP. CIRDAP’s New IRD Expert Dr. Muhammad Israr also joined the webinar and discuss the importance of rural development in the Asia and the Pacific. Various experts, officials, researches have also joined the webinar. Click here to see the details. Here are the full Presentation.

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A list of documents related to the GCA +20, for your interest and ease of reference. Kindly find below links to the Report, Webcast Recordings, Regional Reviews and the Shanghai Declaration as adopted by the participants; all documents are also available at www.aquaculture2020.org. The GCA +20 was successfully held from 22-25 September 2021 as a hybrid event. Of the more than 2700 people who registered their interest via the GCA +20 website, a total of 1728 participants from 113 countries attended the conference (500 in-person, 1228 online), widely represented by a range of different stakeholders (IGOs/INGOs, public/private sectors; education, research and extension workers; producers groups; traders; civil society organizations). The Report of the Global Conference on Aquaculture Millennium +20 is available online here, and the webcast recordings can be found using the links below. Day 1 Plenary·       Opening ceremony·        Keynote speeches ·        Special Topic presentations Stream 1·       Aquaculture systems Stream 2·       Aquaculture feed and feeding Stream 3·       Dynamics of aquaculture governance Day 2 Stream 1·        Innovation in aquaculture·        Transforming aquaculture to achieve SDGs Stream 2·        Aquatic genetic resources and seed supply·        Biosecurity: reducing the burden of disease Stream 3·        Social and human dimensions of aquaculture·        Value chains and market access for aquaculture products Plenary·        Poster session·        Shanghai Declaration: adoption and pledges ·        Closing ceremony Regional Reviews: The reviews can be downloaded from the dedicated FAO website or directly at the links below. Global Aquaculture Synthesis Regional Review of Aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific Regional Review of Aquaculture in Europe Regional Review of Aquaculture in Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Review of Aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa Regional Review of Aquaculture in North America Regional Review of Aquaculture in Sub Saharan Africa Thematic Reviews: The content of the nine thematic reviews has been finalized based on the feedback received from GCA +20 participants during and subsequent to the conference. We are finalizing agreement for publication of the papers as a special issue of an academic journal. The previous drafts and recordings of the thematic sessions are available on the GCA website. Shanghai Declaration: The formatted final version of the Shanghai Declaration: Aquaculture for Food and Sustainable Development as adopted by the participants of the GCA +20 can be downloaded here: العربية 中文 English Français Русский Español The outcomes of the GCA +20 are  being widely distributed and a summary report has been presented by the Co-Chairs to the NACA Governing Council in November 2021. The forthcoming 11th Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Aquaculture will include a Special Event on the Global Conference on Aquaculture Millennium +20 – Aquaculture for Food and Sustainable Development. Thank you once again for your interest in the GCA +20, we hope you found it interesting, and we look forward to engaging with you in the future. click here to download the full report.