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CONTENTS Free Training
Sessions Provided by VDIC Selected Resources at
VDIC and on the Internet on Health and Environment Highlights from the
New Additions to VDIC Library Useful Web Sites on
Statistics Selected Publications for Sale at VDIC Distance Learning Center Events in April 2008 |
VDIC
News
Free Training Sessions
Provided by VDIC
Location:
VDIC, Ground Floor, 63 Ly Thai
To, IMPORTANT NOTICES FOR PARTICIPANTS: * Please read the course materials
available online at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=library&op=viewDetailNews&id=339&mid=322&cmid=361
before attending the class. It is useful to take
them to the class for additional notes since we do not provide participants
with printed course materials. * Please bring your own laptop to
the classes if possible since these training sessions require computer use
and Internet access while number of computers for class
participants are limited. Wifi is provided free of charge at VDIC. “Searching the Internet:
basic skills” class Date:
Aims: After
the workshop, participants should: (i) have a better understanding of
information-finding possibilities on the Internet (ii) have a broad overview
of different search tools (iii) be able to phrase search queries effectively. “Referencing skills” class Date:
Aims: After
the workshop, participants should know how to: (i) manage their references
(ii) cite the references appropriately (iii) create a reference list or
bibliography. Everyone
is welcome - please visit the VDIC to sign up at the front desk, or send an
email to nvu2@worldbank.org
with your name, organisation, and telephone number and specify the class(es) you want to participate. Acceptance of
registration will be done on first come first serve basis. Exhibitions at VDIC
Please see Library section for lists of selected
resources on the exhibition themes below. World Health Day 2008: protecting
health from climate change Health hazards from climate change
are diverse and global in nature. The hazards range from higher risks of
extreme weather events to changes in the dynamics of infectious diseases.
Many of the leading killer diseases are sensitive to climatic conditions;
their incidence and spread are likely to be affected by changing weather
patterns. The health impacts of climate
change are already evident in different ways: more people are dying from
excessive heat than before, changes are occurring in the incidence of
vector-borne diseases, and the pattern of natural disasters is altering. These impacts will be
disproportionately greater in vulnerable populations, which include the very
young, elderly, medically infirm, poor and isolated populations.
Vulnerability is also high in: - areas with a high endemicity of
climate-sensitive diseases, severe water scarcity, and low food production; - small-island developing states
and mountainous regions; and - megacities
and coastal areas in developing countries. The health impacts of climate
change will be difficult to reverse in a few years or decades. Yet, many of
these possible impacts can be avoided or controlled. There are established
steps in health and related sectors to reduce the exposure to and the effect
of changing climate. For example, controlling disease vectors, reducing
pollution from transport, and efficient land use and
water management are well-known and tested measures that can help. Moreover, many of the steps needed
to prevent climate change have positive health benefits. For example,
increased use of bicycles and public transport instead of personal cars in
industrialized countries will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It will also
improve air quality and lead to better respiratory health and fewer premature
deaths. The increase in physical activity from cycling and walking may lead
to less obesity and fewer obesity-related illness.
The sooner these steps are taken, the greater their impact will be on public
health. Small exhibition at VDIC on this
occasion provides brief information on this topic. |
Library
For more
information about VDIC library services and resources, please visit http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=library&op=viewDetailNews&id=354&mid=322
Selected Resources at VDIC and on the Internet
on Health and Environment
ENV-AIR
4. McGranahan, Gordon; Murray, Frank. Air
Pollution and Health in Rapidly Developing Countries. Stockholm
Environment Institute, 2003. ENV-MAN
5. Daniel M. Kammen and David M. Hassenzahl. Should we risk it?: exploring environmental,
health, and technological problem solving. HEA 3. McMichael, A. J. (Anthony J.). World
Meteorological Organization. United Nations Environment Programme. Climate change and human health. Climate
change and human health / editors, A.J. McMichael ... [et al.]. HEA 4.
Listorti, James A., Doumani, Fadi M., World Bank. Environmental health: bridging the gaps. World Bank, 2001. Full
text http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDS_IBank_Servlet?pcont=details&eid=000094946_01060904005836.
WHO Department of Public Health and Environment http://www.who.int/phe/en/index.html
WHO Site on Climate Change and Human Health http://www.who.int/globalchange/climate/en/index.html
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/ Highlights from the New Additions to VDIC
Library
Full list of new additions to VDIC library can be found at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=library&op=viewDetailNews&id=161&mid=322&cmid=325 BAN-CAP [Internet]. Schadler,
Susan. Managing Large Capital Inflows:
Taking Stock of International Experiences. Asian Development Bank (ADB),
2008. ADB Institute Discussion Paper. 97. Full text http://www.adbi.org/discussion-paper/2008/03/11/2504.managing.large.capital.inflows/ ECO-ADM-V5. Rowley, Chris &
Warner, Malcolm (eds.). Management in ENV-BIO-V27. Le, Xuan Tuan;
Phan, Nguyen Hong; Phan, Thi Anh Dao. ENV-DIS-V2. CARE International IND-ENE 27. The World Bank. Financing energy efficiency: Lessons from
INF-URB 5. Yusuf, Shahid;
Saich, Tony. INF-URB-V1. Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA); SOC-CHI-V48. UNICEF. Monitoring the situation of children and
women = Giám sát thực trạng trẻ em và phụ nữ: Multiple indicator
cluster survey 2006 = Điều tra đánh giá các mục tiêu trẻ em và phụ
nữ. Statistical Publishing House, 2006. Useful Web Sites on Statistics
More useful web sites on development
issues can be viewed at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=usefullink&mid=314
United Nations Statistics Division http://unstats.un.org Access
to the Millennium Indicators Database, and the Social Indicators data sets. Data Center of UNESCAP http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/index.asp
UNESCAP
(United Nations Economic and Social Commission for World Bank Data http://www.worldbank.org/data The data
presented here are the most widely-used, official-source development data
from the World Bank and other international agencies. This site provides
links to some key statistical data of the World Bank such as selected World
Development Indicators and Global Development Finance. Demographic and Health Surveys http://www.measuredhs.com/ The DHS
(Demographic and Health Surveys) program
provides assistance with the Demographic and Health Survey, the Service
Provision Assessment (SPA) Survey, the HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey (AIS), and
qualitative research. Users can download free data and publications (final
reports, comparative and analytical reports, as well as papers, other
research documents) on this web site. COMTRADE (Trade statistics by UN) http://comtrade.un.org/ United
Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database provide
trade data from 1962 (freely available). Social Security Worldwide Database http://www.issa.int/engl/ssw.htm Social
Security Worldwide (SSW) Database, provided by International Social Security
Association, covers six different databases on social protection, all of
which can be accessed and searched using simple, easy-to-use search screens.
These six databases are: Scheme description; Complementary and private
pensions; Reforms; Legislation; Bibliography; and Thesaurus. The databases
are updated monthly. Access to SSW is without any restriction and free of
charge, users only have to register. General Statistics Office – This
site provides access to many statistical data of |
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Funding Opportunities
For more
funding opportunities, please read previous VDIC newsletters at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=newsletter&op=viewDetailNews&id=230&mid=350
For
further information on the news provided below, please contact the
organization directly. Scholarships for ICT4D Masters in The one-year MSc ICTs for Development
degree focuses on effective application of ICTs within poor communities. It
aims to create "ICT4D champions" who combine technical competencies
in information systems and project management with an understanding of
development context and practice: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/06237/index.asp. Applicants who have applied, received and accepted a formal offer by 30
June 2008 will be considered for two scholarship opportunities. One of these
is a full scholarship of £21,000 available on a competitive basis for
applicants from developing countries to any of IDPM's Masters degrees. One is
a partial fee-waiver scholarship worth £5,500, available exclusively for
developing country applicants to the MSc ICT4D programme. Details on other funding sources
and on part-time employment opportunities while studying in amfAR MSM Initiative Community Awards -- Requests for Proposals amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is pleased to announce the
availability of funding to support efforts to address HIV among men who have
sex with men (MSM). The MSM Initiative is soliciting proposals from Applications must be received no
later than 15 April 2008 for Latin America or 6 May 2008 for Applicants are advised to review
the entire Request for Proposals (RFP) for more information about the MSM
initiative and the MSM Community Awards, and application and eligibility
requirements. If you have questions or need
assistance in completing your application, please feel free to contact amfAR
at msm.awards@amfar.org The current RFPs are posted at http://www.amfar.org/msm/awards IDRC Doctoral Research Awards IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are
intended to promote the growth of Canadian capacity in research on
sustainable and equitable development from an
international perspective Since 1982, IDRC has assisted
Canadian graduate students to undertake their thesis research in the field of
international development. IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to
promote the growth of Canadian capacity in research on sustainable and
equitable development from an international perspective. Normally, such
research is conducted in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East or Applications will be accepted for
research at the doctoral level in areas corresponding to IDRC's research
priorities. IDRC's research activities focus on four program areas: * Social and Economic Policy * Environment and Natural Resource
Management * Information and Communication
Technologies(ICTs) for Development * Innovation, Policy and Science Applicants must meet the following
conditions for eligibility: * Hold Canadian citizenship or
permanent residency status in * Be enrolled in a doctoral program
at a Canadian university; * Research proposal is for a
doctoral thesis and has been approved by the thesis supervisor; * Proposed field research will take
place in a developing country; * Provide evidence of affiliation
with an institution or organization in the region in which the research will
take place; * Have completed course work and
passed comprehensive examinations by the time of award tenure. Deadlines: There are two
competitions each year: *1st deadline: *2nd deadline: For more information on past award
recipients and IDRC, please click on the link below web site http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-23374-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html ECOPOLIS Graduate Research and Design Awards As part of its strategy to create
knowledge and unleash potential innovations, UPE is launching the IDRC
ECOPOLIS Graduate Research and Design Awards with the goal of promoting
research and design projects that help lighten the environmental problems
borne by the urban poor and enhance their financial, human, resource, and
social and political assets. Awards will be granted to cover expenses related
to Master- or Doctoral-level research and design projects in developing
countries where the candidate has formed a partnership with local academic
institutions, such as universities, and non-academic organizations. Two types of awards are being
offered: Research Awards and Design Awards. Research Awards will support
field expenses for studying a theme included in UPE’s priorities. Research
Awards will not include a design aspect. In contrast, Design Awards must
include a research aspect, but the research will be oriented to informing a
design project. A design project is one that partly or completely conceives, lays-out,
or prepares something physical that would be developed, constructed,
implemented, or demonstrated. A design can encompass one or many, if not all,
the stages leading to the realization and the use of an object. With the intention to promote the
integration of social and gender analysis into research, the selection
committee of this IDRC ECOPOLIS Research and Design Awards will give special
attention to research projects that integrate gender/equity analysis as a
crosscutting theme. Applications will be accepted in
English and in French ONLY. Applications must be received by
May 15th, 2008. Associated websites http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-101266-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Call for Nominations - Young Conservationist Award The International Ranger Federation
(IRF) and IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) call for
nominations for the prestigious YOUNG CONSERVATIONIST AWARD The award aims to recognize and
raise awareness of the outstanding contributions made to the management of
protected areas, and leadership shown, by young conservationists. It also
seeks to encourage young professionals and help them develop networks by
inviting winners to join WCPA. Nominations/ applications are
invited for/from: young people working in conservation and actively managing
protected areas. This includes all people working in protected areas, such as
(but not limited to) rangers, interpreters, people working with local communities,
policy makers, scientists, and, includes people working for government
agencies, the private sector, non-government organizations, local
communities, etc. Nominations/ applications must be
submitted for/by young field practitioners (under the age of 35) for any
outstanding contribution (single incident or sustained/ongoing commitment)
towards protected area management (from a local to aglobal scale) Deadline for submissions: 28 April,
2008 For more information on the
International Ranger Federation: www.int-ranger.net World Commission on Protected Areas: www.iucn.org/wcpa International Fellowships Available at the World Forest
Institute The World Forest Institute
Fellowship Program brings forestry and natural resources professionals from
around the world to work at the World Forest Institute for 6 to 12 months.
Fellows conduct an independent research project developed in conjunction with
his/her sponsor. Projects are typically either policy or marketing studies,
and may be environmental, social or economic in focus. Activities involve
information gathering through interviews, meeting with forestry
organizations, and taking organized field trips. Fellows typically summarize
their projects in a report and poster published by the WFI. A large component of the program involves
traveling and visiting with professionals in the For more information visit http://wfi.worldforestry.org or contact Angie DiSalvo adisalvo@worldforestry.org The Eligibility: Applicants must have
obtained postdoctoral level or equivalent status. Applications from
researchers in their first seven years postdoctoral are particularly
encouraged. Deadline: For more information please visit http://www.ria.ie/international/funding/royaljoint.html Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities and Arts, Sciences
and Professions - The Michigan Society of Fellows,
under the auspices of the Eligibility: The society invites
applications from qualified candidates who are at the beginning of their
academic careers, having received the Ph.D. or comparable professional or
artistic degree between Deadline: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/Faculty/society.html Grant for Japan-Related Research Projects - Sumitomo Foundation The Grant for Japan-Related
Research Projects aims at enhancing mutual understanding between Asian
countries and The researcher must be of Southeast
or East Asian (but not Japanese) nationality, living outside Deadline: http://www.sumitomo.or.jp/e/sub/japanrela.htm The International Year of the Potato 2008 (IYP) - World
Photography Contest The IYP World Photography Contest,
Focus on a global food, supports two key objectives of the International Year
of the Potato: to increase awareness of the importance of potato as a food in
developing nations, and to promote research and development of potato-based
systems as a means of contributing to achievement of the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals. The contest is an invitation to
reflect on the potato's key role in agriculture, the economy and world food
security, to offer new insights into potato biodiversity, cultivation,
processing, trade, marketing and consumption, and to contribute to a free and
international exchange of information on this globally important food crop. The contest is divided into two
categories: Professional photographers (people who make their living from
photography) and Amateur photographers. All entrants must be over 18 years of
age. Photographs must be submitted as
digital files in JPEG format. Each entrant may submit either a single JPEG
image or a "photo story" of from 4 to 8 related JPEG images. Images
must be 300 dpi resolution, and 20 cm x 30 cm. They may be taken with a
digital camera, or may be scans in JPEG format of negatives, transparencies
or prints. Entries close on 1 September 2008. For further information, visit http://www.potato2008.org/en/index.html World Challenge 08 Now in its fourth year, World
Challenge 08 is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small
businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at
a grass roots level. We would love to hear from our audience about social
entrepreneurs who are making a difference without costing the earth. It could
be you or someone you know. World Challenge 08 is brought to
you by BBC World and Newsweek, in association with Shell, and is about
championing and rewarding projects and business which really make a
difference. The winner will receive a grant of USD $20 000 to put back into
their project/business, and two runners up will each receive USD $10 000. One
representative from each of the three finalists will be flown to Nominations end 31 May 2008. For more information please visit http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/ 2009 Harold White Fellowships Fellowships are open to established
Australian and international researchers or writers in any discipline in
which the Library has strong collections. Successful applicants are generally
senior scholars or writers with a strong publication track record, including
publication of full length monographs. Fellowships are not provided to
assist with the completion of degree studies and applications from currently
enrolled students will not be considered.
Fellowships are awarded once only to each individual; subsequent
applications from previous recipients will not be considered. The principal benefit of
Fellowships is to give scholars and writers the means and the uninterrupted
time to work with the Library’s collection. Fellows are provided with: - a return economy airfare to - a grant-in-aid towards living
expenses while in - a furnished office at the
Library, including a personal computer with Internet access - access to the Library outside
opening hours of reading rooms - access to book stacks - free photocopying and
interlibrary loans All fellows are required to: - take up their Fellowships during
the calendar year for which the Fellowship is awarded - stay in Canberra for a continuous
block of at last three months and spend at least 75% of their time during
their Fellowship at the Library - give a public presentation, such
as a lecture, and communicate the results of their research to staff - where appropriate, give the Library
the first opportunity to publish the results of their research Applications close on 30 April
2008. For more information please visit http://www.nla.gov.au/grants/haroldwhite/information.html Scholarship information web site: getscholarship.net Get Scholarship is a site dedicated
to students or anybody who need scholarships and grants in order to continue
their studies. Browse our archives to find out more information about
undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral financial aid. |
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