Perspectives
by Lia Sciortino
Perspectives
Reading Media
Johanna Son
BANGKOK -- Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. What images might these words conjure up in the minds of international consumers of news? Perhaps war, maybe the Khmer Rouge. Or they might say, ‘Oh, it’s that those countries that had that war some time ago. . . they’re near one another, and they’re all the same’.
Mekong Photos Make Their Way to Ethiopia
A selection of photographs -- the work of photojournalists and writers under the Imaging Our Mekong programme -- will be on exhibit at the Second International Forum on Water and Food in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from Nov. 10-14, 2008.
There will be on a session on Mekong issues, enriched by the presence and involvement of the Mekong Programme on Water, Environment and Resilience (M-POWER). IPS Asia-Pacific has been a member of M-POWER since its formation five years ago.
The images from the Mekong fellowship programme will present, in a colourful and realistic way, the different facets of water and development in the Mekong region and the challenges that come with these.
The Second International Forum on Water and Food is being hosted by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). One of the forum's major objectives is to highlight the new knowledge generated during the first phase of the CPWF. In addition to keynotes from high-profile scientists and policymakers, the Forum programme will include presentations from selected CPWF projects and concurrent sessions on Science and Impact. Specific sessions that explore the impact of research on livelihoods will add some powerful commentary to the severe water and food challenges confronting our world today. Link: http://www.waterandfood.org/_459.html
Mekong's Avian Flu
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What's New
Journalism Workshop Applications Deadline Moved to Dec. 2, 2011
Due to the current flooding crisis in Bangkok, the Mekong Energy Journalism Workshop, originally set for Nov. 27-30, 2011, has been moved to 17 - 20 January 2012. Application submission deadline is on Dec. 2, 2011. The selection result will be announced on Dec. 14, 2011.
MA Scholarships Open for Myanmar Students
Heinrich Boell Foundation holds an annual scholarship competition for a small number of students from within Myanmar/Burma to study at two premier Thai universities, offering three international programmes for the academic year 2009 and 2009/10.