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CONTENTS Free Training
Sessions Provided by VDIC Selected Resources on
water resources management at VDIC.. Highlights from the
New Additions to VDIC Library Selected New Publications for Sale at VDIC Distance Learning Center Events in March 2009 Information on Development Projects in Vietnam New Disclosure World
Bank Operational Project Documents for Vietnam |
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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:
March 20, 2009 -- Time:
09:30am to 12:00 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” plus
EndNote instructions Date:
March 20, 2009 -- Time:
01:30pm to 04:00pm 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 and (iv) learn how to use EndNote software to automatically
manage your referencing works. Exhibitions at VDIC
Please see Library section for lists of selected
resources on the exhibition themes below. 22nd March - World Day for Water
2009: Transboundary water The world’s 263 transboundary lake
and river basins include the territory of 145 countries and cover nearly half
of the Earth’s land surface. Great reservoirs of freshwater also move
silently below our borders in underground aquifers. With every country seeking to
satisfy its water needs from limited water resources, some foresee a future
filled with conflict. But history shows that cooperation, not conflict, is
the most common response to transboundary water management issues. Over the last 60 years there have
been more than 200 international water agreements and only 37 cases of
reported violence between states over water. We need to continue to nurture
the opportunities for cooperation that transboundary water management can
provide. We share the responsibility for
managing the world’s transboundary waters for current and future generations.
Whether we live upstream or
downstream, we are all in the same boat. Small exhibitions at VDIC on these
occasions provide brief information on this topic. |
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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 on water
resources management at VDIC
WAT [Internet]. Asian
Development Bank (ADB). Asian Water
Development Outlook 2007. Asian
Development Bank (ADB). 2007. http://www.adb.org/Water/Knowledge-Center/awdo/default.asp WAT [Internet]. Hodgson,
Stephen. Modern water rights. Theory
and pratice. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 2006.
http://www.fao.org/icatalog/search/dett.asp?aries_id=108058 WAT [Internet]. Le, Huu Ti. Good practice on strategic planning and management of water
resources in Asia and the Pacific. New York: United Nations, 2005.
http://www.unescap.org/esd/water/publications/water/wrs/85/wrs85.pdf WAT-RES [Internet]. Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO); European Observatory of Mountain
Forests (EOMF); International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
(ICIMOD); Red Latinoamericana de Cooperación Técnica en Manejo de Cuencas
Hidrográficas (REDLACH); World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). The new generation of watershed
management programmes and projects. A resource book for practitioners and
local decision-makers based on the findings and recommendations of a FAO
review. FAO. 2006. http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0644e/a0644e00.htm WAT-RES 12. Herbertson, Peter. Water conservation: a guide to promoting
public awareness. New York: UN, 2001. WAT-RES 24. Hunt, Constance
Elizabeth. Thirsty planet: strategies
for sustainable water management. London: Zed Books, 2004. WAT-RES 26. United Nations.
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Principles and practices of water allocation among water-use sectors.
New York: United Nations, 2000. WAT-RES 6. Chiến lược quốc gia về tài nguyên nước đến năm 2020. Hà Nội:
Cultural Information Publishing House, 2006. WAT-RES 9. Finger, Matthias.;
Tamiotti, Ludivine; 1973-, Allouche, Jeremy (eds.). The multi-governance of water: four case studies. State
University of New York Press, 2006. WAT-RES-V1. National water resources strategy towards
the year 2020. Hanoi: Cultural Information Publishing House, 2006. WAT-RES-V3. Institute of
Meteology and Hydrology. Sổ tay phổ
biến kiến thức tài nguyên nước Việt Nam. Hà Nội: Nông nghiệp, 2006. 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 AGR 23. Đặng, Kim Sơn. Kinh nghiệm quốc tế về nông nghiệp, nông thôn,
nông dân trong quá trình công nghiệp hóa. Nhà xuất bản Chính trị Quốc
gia, 2008. BAN-CAP-V2. Niimi, Yoko;
Reilly, Barry. Gender Differences in
Remittance Behavior: Evidence from Viet Nam. Asian Development Bank
(ADB), 2008. Fulltext
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Working-Papers/2008/Economics-WP135.pdf ECO-POL-V65. Kornai, Janos (ed.); Qian, Yingyi
(ed.). Market and socialism: In
the light of experiences of China and Vietnam.
Palgrave Macmillan; International Economic Association (IEA), 2009. EDU-POL-V11. Hirosat, Yasushi
(ed.); Kitamura, Yuto (ed.). The
political economy of educational reforms and capacity development in
Southeast Asia: Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Springer, 2009. ENV-CLI 8. Ngân hàng Thế giới. Thành phố thích ứng với khí hậu: Cẩm nang
về giảm nhẹ khả năng bị thương tổn trước thiên tai. Nhà xuất bản văn hóa
thông tin, 2009. GEN-V5. Werner, Jayne. Gender, household and state in
post-revolutionary Vietnam. Routledge, 2009. HEA-AVI 4. Hội Phụ nữ Việt Nam;
Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn; Ngân hàng Thế giới. Phòng tránh cúm gia cầm: Báo cáo đánh giá
dự án - Trợ giúp các hộ nghèo bảo vệ đàn gia cầm và bảo vệ chính mình. Quỹ
Phát triển Xã hội Nhật Bản. Dự án Tái tạo Đàn gia cầm cho Hộ nông dân, 2008. HEA-AVI 4. Vietnam Women's
Union; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD); World Bank. Guarding against avian influenza: Project
evaluation report - Helping poor households to protect their poultry and
themselves. Japan Social Development Fund. Smallholder Poultry Restocking
Project, 2008. HEA-DEV 34. Yazbeck; Abdo S. Attacking inequality in the health
sector: A systhesis of evidence and tools. The World Bank, 2009. HEA-FIN-V2. Lieberman, Samuel
S.; Wagstaff, Adam. Tài chính và cung ứng
dịch vụ y tế ở Việt HEA-FIN-V3. Ministry of Health
(MOH); Health Partnership Group (HPG). Joint
Annual Health Review 2008: Health Financing in Viet Nam. Ministry of
Health (MOH); Health Partnership Group (HPG), 2008. Fulltext
http://www.wpro.who.int/NR/rdonlyres/E9742AA1-384E-4AF8-9203-A1DEDA1DC355/0/annual_health_review.pdf
INF [Internet]. Brooks, Douglas
H. (ed.); Hummels, David (ed.). Infrastructure's
Role In Lowering Asia's Trade Costs: Building for Trade. Edward Elgar;
Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2009. Fulltext
http://www.adbi.org/book/2009/01/30/2823.infrastructures.role.asia.trade.costs/
INF-URB-V [Internet]. Tanner,
Thomas; Mitchell, Tom; Polack, Emily; Guenther, Bruce. Urban Governance for Adaptation: Assessing Climate Change Resilience
in Ten Asian Cities. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2009.
Fulltext https://cms.ids.ac.uk/UserFiles/file/poverty_team/climate_change/Wp315%20web.pdf
INF-URB-V2. Steinberg, Florian.
Revitalization of Historic Inner-City
Areas in Asia: The Potential for Urban Renewal in Ha Noi, Jakarta, and Manila.
Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2008. www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/revitalization-inner-city/default.asp |
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Selected
New Publications for Sale at VDIC
More featured titles for sale are listed at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=bookstore&op=viewDetailNews&id=155&mid=328 Banking
the Poor: Measuring Banking Access in 54 Economies by World Bank
English -- Published October 2008 by World Bank
-- ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7754-3 Price: $ 13.00 How many people are using banking services in
poor countries? What financial services are used? And how could access to banking
services be expanded to include more people? Banking the Poor explores these
questions, through responses to questions in surveys undertaken in 54
countries, mostly in Africa. The biggest contribution of this study is new
data. Banking the Poor collects information from two sources: central banks
and leading commercial banks in each surveyed country. It explores
associations between countries’ banking policies and practices and their
levels of financial access, measured in terms of the numbers of bank account
per thousand adults. Banking the Poor finds that the surest way to
increased access is job growth that leads to more income. But it also finds
that more complexity and costs such as monthly fees are linked to lower
access. Access is not enhanced by loading up accounts with features that
enhance convenience such as overdraft provision. Instead these features
appeal to people who are already banked. Even mobile banking in its current
form is primarily aimed at existing clients. On the other hand, availability
of a basic “no-frills” bank account with minimal charges is linked to more
access. Innovative
Financing for Development Edited by Suhas Ketkar , Dilip K. Ratha English -- Published September 2008 by World Bank
ISBN: 0-8213-7685-3 Price: $ 13 Developing countries need additional,
cross-border capital channeled into their private sectors to generate
employment and growth, reduce poverty, and meet the other Millennium
Development Goals. Innovative financing mechanisms are necessary to make this
happen. Innovative Financing for Development is the first book on this
subject that uses a market-based approach. It compiles pioneering methods of
raising development finance including securitization of future flow
receivables, diaspora bonds, and GDP-indexed bonds. It also highlights the
role of shadow sovereign ratings in facilitating access to international
capital markets. It argues that poor countries, especially those in
Sub-Saharan Africa, can potentially raise tens of billions of dollars annually
through these instruments. The chapters in the book focus on the structures
of the various innovative financing mechanisms, their track records and
potential for tapping international capital markets, the constraints limiting
their use, and policy measures that governments and international
institutions can implement to alleviate these constraints. "This
publication assembles several essays focusing on the new market-based ways of
raising development finance, which is a crucial complement to public funding
for creating jobs, alleviating poverty, and achieving other Millennium
Development Goals by 2015. This book will help better our understanding of
development finance. Policy makers and business leaders in the developing
world, as well as students, will benefit from it immensely." - Muhammad Yunus 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate World
Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography by World Bank
English -- Published November 2008 -- ISBN:
0-8213-7607-1 Price: $ 12 Rising densities of human settlements, migration
and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade
facilitated by fewer international divisions are central to economic
development. The transformations along these three dimensions—density,
distance, and division—are most noticeable in North America, Western Europe,
and Japan, but countries in Asia and Eastern Europe are changing in ways
similar in scope and speed. World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic
Geography concludes that these spatial transformations are essential, and
should be encouraged. The conclusion is not without controversy.
Slum-dwellers now number a billion, but the rush to cities continues.
Globalization is believed to benefit many, but not the billion people living
in lagging areas of developing nations. High poverty and mortality persist
among the world's "bottom billion", while others grow wealthier and
live longer lives. Concern for these three billion often comes with the
prescription that growth must be made spatially balanced. The WDR has a
different message: economic growth is seldom balanced, and efforts to spread
it out prematurely will jeopardize progress. The Report: - documents how production becomes more
concentrated spatially as economies grow. - proposes economic integration as the principle
for promoting successful spatial transformations. - revisits the debates on urbanization,
territorial development, and regional integration and shows how today's
developers can reshape economic geography. Global
Economic Prospects 2009: Commodities at the Crossroads by World Bank
English -- Published December 2008 by World Bank
ISBN: 0-8213-7799-X Price: $ 15 The eruption of the worldwide financial crisis
has radically recast prospects for the world economy. Global Economic
Prospects 2009 analyzes the implications of the crisis for low- and
middle-income countries, including an in-depth look at long-term prospects
for global commodity markets and the policies of both commodity producing and
consuming nations. Developing countries face sharply higher
borrowing costs and reduced access to capital, cutting into their capacity to
finance investment spending. The looming recession presents new risks, coming
as it does on the heels of the recent food and fuel crisis. Commodity markets, meanwhile, are at a
crossroads. Following decades of low prices and weak investment in supply
capacity, commodity prices first spiked and have now plummeted in response to
the financial crisis. In the longer run, commodities are not expected
to be in short supply. Prices should be higher than they were in the 1990s
but much lower than in the recent past. These higher prices should provide
producers with sufficient incentive to discover new supplies, improve output
from existing resources, and promote greater conservation and substitution
with more abundant alternatives. At the same time, slower population growth
will ease the pace at which commodity demand grows. Policies to limit carbon
emissions and boost agricultural investment, along with the dissemination of
efficient techniques, should also contribute to this long-term outcome. This year’s Global Economic Prospects also looks
at government responses to the recent price boom. "While
developing countries entered this tumultuous period with much improved
fundamentals, this crisis is expected to test severely both them and the
international financial system. In the longer run, even after developing
country growth recovers, commodity supply should keep pace with demand, but
policy will need to foster conservation efforts and technological progress.
In particular, if poor countries are to maintain domestic food
self-sufficiency, governments will need to strengthen investment in rural
infrastructure, agricultural research, and technological outreach." - Justin Yifu Lin Senior Vice President and
Chief Economist, The World Bank Development
Economics through the Decades: A Critical Look at Thirty Years of the World
Development Report by Shahid Yusuf
English -- Published December 2008 by World Bank
ISBN: 0-8213-7255-6 Since 1978, the World Bank's annual World
Development Report (WDR) has provided in-depth analysis and policy
recommendations on a specific and important aspect of international
development from agriculture, the role of the state, economic growth, and
labor to infrastructure, health, the environment, and poverty. In the
process, it has become a highly influential publication that is consulted by
international organizations, national governments, scholars, and civil
society networks to inform their decision-making processes. In this essay, Shahid Yusuf examines the last 30
years of development economics, viewed through the WDRs. The essay begins
with a brief background on the circumstances of newly independent developing
countries and summarizes some of the main strands of the emerging field of
development economics. It then provides a sweeping examination of the
coverage of the WDRs, reflecting on the key development themes synthesized by
these reports and assessing how the research they present has contributed to
policy making and development thought. The book then looks ahead and points
to some of the big challenges that the World Bank may explore through future
WDRs. The essay is followed by five commentaries, each written by a
distinguished economist or development practitioner, which further explore
this terrain from different perspectives. Together, the contents of this volume provide an
extraordinary and remarkably compact tour of development economics through,
around, and beyond the WDR. It will be invaluable to anyone interested in the
evolution of development economics over the past three decades as well as for
students, scholars, and policy makers in the field of development. "Shahid
Yusuf's essay on the World Development Reports is a masterful overview of
what has at the same time been 30 years of development economics at the World
Bank." - Kemal Dervis Head, United Nations
Development Programme "The
reader benefits from Dr. Yusuf's insights into how development economics has
changed and how political priority in development has changed over more than
30 years." - Takatoshi Ito Graduate School of Economics,
University of Tokyo, and Former Deputy Vice Minister for
International Finance, Ministry of Finance of Japan "This
volume not only offers an invaluable retrospective of the World Bank's best
thinking on development but also has the analytical caliber and policy
insights to become an indispensable source for those dealing with the present
and future growth and equity challenges faced by the developing countries." - Ernesto Zedillo Former President of Mexico
and Director, Yale Center for the
Study of Globalization |
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Distance
Learning Center Events in March 2009
For more information about our
Distance Learning Center services, facilities and events, please visit http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=learningevents&op=viewDetailNews&id=311&&mid=330
ASEAN Post-Summit Dialogue (by
invitation only) March 2
from 9:00-11.30 a.m The 14th
ASEAN Summit, which is being held in Thailand from Feb 27 to Mar 1, 2009, is
the first since the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter on 15 December
2008. The Charter is a milestone in the history of cooperation in the region,
as it sets out the vision of the ASEAN Community of the future which
comprises the political-security, economic and socio-cultural pillars.
Following the conclusion of the ASEAN Summit, the Secretary-General of ASEAN,
Dr Surin Pitsuwan will present an overview of the major decision and
initiatives agreed upon by the ASEAN Member States in a dialogue called:
Post-ASEAN Summit 2009 - a Briefing by Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General
of ASEAN via Videoconferencing in 8 member countries including: Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, The Phillipines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The session is supported by the World Bank and the Global Development
Learning Network (GDLN) in the Asia Pacific. Seminar Series of International Symposium for
Cardiac Surgery (by invitation only) March
12, 2009 from 19:00 p.m - 22:00 p.m The
program is funded by VinaCapital Foundation in partnership with World Heart
Foundation and Global Development Learning Network Asia Pacific. The series
aim to improve capacity for cardiac surgery in developing countries such as: For
more inforamtion, please contact Ms Dang Thi Thu Huong, email hdang2@worldbank.org, telephone:
04-3934 6600, ext. 706. |
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Information on
Development Projects in Vietnam
New Disclosure World Bank Operational Project Documents for
Vietnam
The
Disclosure Unit of the World Bank is responsible for the implementation and
dissemination of documents relating to the World Bank’s disclosure
policy http://www1.worldbank.org/operations/disclosure/. On
a regular basis, the Unit releases operational documents to the
public through a network of Public Information Centers (PICs) worldwide. For assistance
on disclosed documents, please contact one of the PICs at a location near
you. For
previous listings, please visit http://go.worldbank.org/QU93EOHWG1.
Alternatively, you are welcome to visit VDIC or World Bank’s mini Public
Information Corners (mini-PICs) at your city/province libraries to view hard
copies of World Bank project documents in Vietnam. List of mini-PICs in
Vietnam can be found at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=library&op=viewDetailNews&id=162&&mid=322&cmid=327.
List
of World Bank’s projects in Vietnam and detail project information can be
found at www.worldbank.org/vn
>> select “Projects &
Programs”. Vietnam-Vietnam Renewable Energy Development
Project - Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Document
Date: 2009/01/29 The
objective of the proposed project is to increase the supply of electricity to
the national grid from renewable energy sources on a commercially,
environmentally and socially sustainable basis. The
project will have three components: (1) the investment project implementation
component, (2) the regulatory development component, and (3) the pipeline
development component. Each component is outlined below: Component
1: Investment Project Implementation Component Subcomponent
1: Credit to Support Renewable Energy Investments (total financing $235.55
million, of which IDA $149.2 million). This sub-component will provide a
re-financing facility to participating commercial banks (PBs) for loans to
eligible renewables-based projects not exceeding 30MW developed by private
sponsors. The facility would refinance
up to 80 percent of the loans made by PBs to eligible projects. Subcomponent
2: Technical Assistance for Investment
Project Implementation (total financing $2.43 million, of which $2 million
from IDA). This sub-component will provide technical assistance for
application review and project management by MOIT and for building the
capacity of participating banks and project sponsors to prepare, appraise,
finance, and implement renewables-based projects according to international
best practices. Component
2: Regulatory Development Component (Total financing $1.02 million equivalent
of which $0.8 million from IDA and AU$0.35 million co-financed by TF). This
component will provide technical assistance for developing the regulatory
infrastructure and building the requisite capacities of MOIT, the Electricity
Regulatory Authority of Vietnam and other relevant government agencies for
renewable energy development particularly for grid-connected electricity
generation projects not exceeding 30 MW. Component
3: Pipeline Development Component (Total financing $3.32 million equivalent
of which AU$3.15 million financed by TF). This component will support
activities to facilitate the development of further renewable energy projects
contributing directly to building a pipeline of renewable energy
projects. Renewable
energy projects provide additional energy to the grid to improve the quality
and availability of power, especially in rural remote areas, where they are
generally located. Hence, such projects lead to improvements of local
productive capacity, business environment as well as social, educational and
cultural life. Construction and operation of RE facilities are likely
generate employment opportunities and improve access of rural communities.
The positive direct and indirect social benefits to rural development are
well recognized in Vietnam and supported by central and local governments,
mass organizations and individuals. Previous
in-country experience in developing renewable energy projects, especially
small hydropower plants shows that these projects cause some change in land
use and impact the lives of people living in the project areas. These
sub-projects are also likely to be located in hilly areas where, in Vietnam,
ethnic minorities live. However, no
major issues have been identified in the first five subprojects appraised so
far. Renewable
energy displaces thermal generation, and thereby avoids emissions of local
and global pollutants resulting from burning coal, gas and oil. The costs from local emissions, mainly in
the form of damage to people's health, is likely to increase as For more
information please visit http://go.worldbank.org/VHP7ZL3X50
Vietnam
- Second Phase of the Second Program for Communes Facing Extreme Hardship in
Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas (Program 135) - Project Information
Document Document Date:
2009/01/26 The Program Development Objective is to improve the
results of one of Vietnam’s National Target Programs for poverty reduction,
the “Program for Socio-Economic Development in Communes Facing Extreme
Hardship in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas (2006-2010)”, known as
“Program 135, through strengthening the four, main policy areas: (i) poverty
targeting; (ii) decentralization, participation and empowerment; (iii)
fiduciary transparency and accountability; and (iv) monitoring and
evaluation. The proposed operation is fully aligned with the Bank’s
Country Partnership Strategy 2007 to 2011 which is based on GoV’s
Socio-Economic Development Plan (2006-2010).
The proposed operation specifically supports the “Strengthen Social
Inclusion” pillar and particularly the outcomes of “better access to services
and infrastructure for the rural poor”, and “ethnic minorities in rural areas
more fully integrated into development processes” The proposed operation would be the second in a
programmatic series of three Development Policy Credits (DPCs) over the life of
P135-2 (2006-2010) to support the sustained implementation of the reform
elements of this Government program in support of achievement of the agreed
program outcomes: - DPC1 (US $50 million equivalent) supported those
critical aspects of the reform agenda which provided the framework for a
program consistent with the agreed outcomes. The prior actions in this case
were primarily policy and institutional actions already shown to deliver
results through strengthening community-level ownership over the planning,
execution, management and construction supervision, and operation and
maintenance of basic infrastructure investments; - DPC2 (US $50 million equivalent) would support
additional actions which have been identified during the first two years of
implementation and the recent mid-term review to reinforce the reform
agenda. The prior actions would
include revised policy and supporting documents in key areas such as
production support and competitiveness of local procurement to permit more
effective implementation by provinces, districts and communes, as well as
strengthening of the monitoring and oversight functions at the central level; - DPC3 (US $50 million equivalent) would support
updating of policy actions based on implementation experience, as well as the
application of lessons learned under the program to the design of the follow
on NTPs in those areas where the reforms have proven to support more
effective progress towards the program objectives and outcomes. For more information please visit http://go.worldbank.org/QPEKIKFR10
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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. Please let us know if you
have directly benefited from an opportunity information disseminated by VDIC. The World Bank in The Civil Society Fund (formerly known as Small Grants Program)
of the World Bank was created in 1983 as a way of supporting small,
nonprofit, civil society organizations (CSOs). The Social Development Civil
Society Fund (Civil Society Fund or CSF) seeds and supports activities that
build capacity to enhance development outcomes. Activities strengthen
mechanisms for inclusion, accountability, and people’s participation.
Activities also strengthen partnerships with public sector, other civil
society organizations, and the private sector. We are pleased to announce the start of the Civil Society Fund
2009 for Activities eligible for grant receipt this year should focus on
capacity building, empowering and strengthening the voice of vulnerable
groups including disadvantage children, youth and women, people with
disabilities, urban migrants and ethnic minorities. The activities should aim
at supporting these vulnerable groups and promoting social inclusion. Activities may include, but are not limited to workshops or
seminars to enhance engagement skills and/or knowledge to promote the
participation of the vulnerable groups to the development process;
appropriate communication campaigns to improve public service delivery and
policymaking process; or innovative networking efforts to build capacity. Grants from Civil Society Fund must be used for specific
activities to be completed within one year of the date the grant is awarded.
Priority is given to organizations not supported by the Small Grants Program
in previous years and organizations are not eligible for more than three
grants from the Small Grants Program or Civil Society Fund within a five-year
period. Please note that the CSF will not provide support for
operational projects; research programs; formal academic training programs;
ongoing institutional support; scholarships, fellowships, study programs;
equipment purchase, service provision, construction of facilities or for
individuals applying on their own behalf, including for travel or studies.
Due to limited funding availability, only organizations with a development
rather than charity purpose will be eligible. The maximum size of each grant
will be 85 million Vietnam Dong. Grant proposals will be assessed on a
competitive basis, to select the most innovative activities. If your CSO meets the above-mentioned requirements and would
like to apply for a grant, please pick up an application form and guidance at
the World Bank Office Reception, 8th floor, 63 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi or
download from our website http://www.worldbank.org/vn. For more information please contact Ms. Bồ Thị Hồng Mai
(tel: 04 3936 7300, fax: 04 3934 6597; email: mbo@worldbank.org)
or visit the website. Organizations outside Hanoi may also contact our office
to get this form by mail or email. The deadline for submission of your
application is March 20, 2009 (for those outside Hanoi, the deadline is based
on the date of the post-office stamp). Decisions on grants will be made by
end-April, 2009 and the selected proposals will be notified shortly
afterwards. UNU-IAS Fellowship
Programmes Every year UNU-IAS offers PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships to
provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing
world, with a multi-disciplinarily context within which to pursue advanced
research and training that is of professional interest to the successful
applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected
UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP programme. The fellows are resident at UNU-IAS in Yokohama or UNU-ISP in
Tokyo, Japan for the full term of the fellowship. This gives the PhD and
Postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to gain from the broader research
programme of lectures, seminars, workshops and conferences arranged by
UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP. UNU's close institutional links with Japanese affiliated
professors and visiting professors from key universities and think tanks in
Japan also allows fellows to link into the broader Japanese academic and
research community. An essential part of the application for both the PhD and
Postdoctoral fellowships is a research proposal outlining the intended work
at UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP. Applicants are evaluated on the following criteria: (i) The research objectives of the applicant and the quality of
the research proposal; (ii) the relevance of the research proposal to the ongoing or
planned research activities of the applicant's selected Research Programme at
UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP; (iii) the applicant's academic merit and the potential for
successful research while at UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP. The application deadline is 31 March 2009 (17h00 Tokyo time). More information: http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=6&ddlID=127 The International
Foundation for Science (IFS) Young Scientists Grant The International Foundation for Science (IFS) is accepting
applications from young scientists in developing countries for IFS Research
Grants to do research on the sustainable management, use, or conservation of
biological or water resources. This broad statement covers natural science
and social science research on agriculture, soils, animal production, food
science, forestry, agroforestry, aquatic resources, natural products, water
resources, etc. Applications are accepted all year and are to be made on an
IFS Application Form. Closing Date: Until filled More information: http://www.ifs.se/Programme/granting_programme.asp Scholarships for the Master
of Arts in International Development Studies Program at Chulalongkorn
University A number of scholarships from the ASEAN Foundation and the Siam
Cement Group are available for the 2009-2010 year Master of Arts in
International Development Studies (MAIDS) Program at Chulalongkorn University
in Bangkok, Thailand. Applicants must be nationals of selected ASEAN
countries, have a Bachelor’s degree in the Social Sciences, have two years of
work experience, and have proficiency in English (minimum TOEFL 550, IELTS
6.0, or CU-TEP 550). Accepting Applications until March 31st, 2009! More information: http://www.ids.polsci.chula.ac.th/index.htm Call for concept note
“Promoting Social Accountability in Vietnam” – Oxfam GB Oxfam Great Britain announces the availability of funding to
support Vietnamese non-governmental organizations (VNGOs) and community based
organizations (CBOs) in policy related work. Policy work may include but not
be limited to various types of activity such as policy analysis, survey,
research, study, and advocacy etc. Areas of policy focus should be poverty
reduction, and people’s participation. Policy work could be at any level,
ranging from commune, district, provincial to national level. This project is under the “Promoting Social Accountability in
Vietnam” programme that Oxfam Great Britain is implementing in Vietnam. The
programme is co-funded by Irish Aid. The concept note should be written in Vietnamese. Deadline for
concept note application is 10 March, 2009, 5:00 p.m. For more information please contact: Truong Thu Huyen Programme Officer Right to be Heard Programme Oxfam Great Britain 16 Mai Hac De Ha Noi, Viet Nam Tel: +844-945 4362; ext. 116 Fax: +844-945 4365 Email: tthuyen@oxfam.org.uk Web: www.oxfam.org.uk Opening – World Bank
Scholarships and Fellowships for 2009 The Scholarship Program and the Fellowships Program are vehicles
for knowledge sharing and capacity building in the developing world. The
Programs provide opportunities for graduate and postgraduate studies leading
to masters and doctoral degrees in development-related fields for mid-career
professionals from eligible developing countries. - The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program (RSM Fellowships). Deadline:
February 28, 2009. - The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
(JJ/WBGSP), sponsored by the Government of Japan. Deadline: March 31, 2009. Read more at http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships/ Global and regional
Development Marketplace competitions invite proposals The 2009 Development Marketplace global grant competition is
seeking innovative solutions addressing Climate Adaptation in three
sub-themes. The call for proposals will be open from February 12 through
April 9, 2009. Winning projects will receive a US$ 200,000 grant for
implementation over two years. For more information, visit www.developmentmarketplace.org WB Photo contest on
peacebuilding The Conflict, Crime and Violence team (CCV) in the Social
Development Department (SDV) is proud to announce the Photo Contest Imagining
Peace: The World Bank Contribution to Peace-Building and Prevention of
Violence, as part of a two-day event on “Violence Prevention: A Critical
Dimension of Development” at the World Bank on April 6 and 7, 2009. The photo contest seeks to feature photographs taken by World
Bank Group and IMF staff and consultants working on projects and activities
that contribute to sustainable peace and that decrease or prevent violence.
Pictures of peace-building activities and violence prevention programs will
be considered as well as other development efforts that contribute to peace
and reduction of violence. All entries must be received by 5pm Monday, March 9th, 2009,
Washington, DC time. For more information, visit http://go.worldbank.org/KVT24VG170 USAID Women’s Leadership
Training in Economics (WLTIE) Program WHAT is the WLTIE Program? The United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce the 2009 Women’s
Leadership Training in Economics (WLTIE) program. The Program is designed to
help develop a new generation of women economists who will become leaders in
economic policy making and to serve as role models for future generations of
women economists in Vietnam. The Program will provide three full scholarships for two-year
US-based Masters in economics programs. Upon graduation, WLTIE women are expected to return to Vietnam
to participate in the economic policy-making activities. WHAT does the scholarship provide? The WLTIE scholarship covers tuition
and fees, monthly stipend, health insurance and round-trip airfare to the
United States. WHO can apply? Competition is open to all applicants meeting the
following minimum criteria: - Be a female Vietnamese citizen - Have undergraduate degree in economics or a related field - Have at least three years of work experience in related areas - Be proficient in English - Be employed, presently or previously, in the Vietnamese
government with aspiration for future government/public sector service - Have not earned bachelor’s/master’s degree from a U.S.
university within last 3 years. Deadline for submission of application: March 31, 2009. More information: http://vietnam.usembassy.gov/usaid_scholarship.html Calling entrepreneurs for
sustainable development: SEED Awards 2009 Apply now if: - you are finding new ways of simultaneously improving incomes
and strengthening livelihoods; tackling poverty and marginalisation; and
managing and conserving natural resources and
ecosystems; and - you are developing a new concept that brings together people
and organizations from different backgrounds to work in partnership, and
partners are pooling their commitment and human, financial, and natural
resources; and - your project or enterprise is in the early stages of
development and keen to increase its impacts; and - your project or enterprise is locally-led, with strong
community engagement, and takes place in a country or countries with a
developing economy or economy in transition; and - your project or enterprise displays entrepreneurship in its
broadest sense and shows a proven concept that has market potential; it must demonstrate
financial sustainability in the long term and should have a draft business
plan. Detailed eligibility criteria are available at www.seedinit.org.
Before submitting your application, you will be asked to complete an
eligibility checklist. Winners of the 2009 SEED Awards for entrepreneurship in
sustainable development receive a tailored package of support services, worth
up to $40,000, to help their venture to become established and to increase
their impact. This includes access to relevant expertise and technical
assistance, meeting new partners and building networks, developing business
plans and identifying sources of finance. The deadline for applications is 16 March 2009. Application
forms can be filled in online or downloaded from the SEED Initiative website
at www.seedinit.org. World Forestry Institute
(WFI) International Fellowship Program WFI International Fellowship Program - term: 6-12 months -
applications accepted year-round. The
WFI Fellowship brings professionals in natural resources to conduct a
practical research project at the World Forestry Center. In addition to projects, Fellows participate
in weekly field trips, interviews and site visits to Northwest forestry
organizations, research labs, universities, public and private timberlands,
trade associations, mills, and corporations.
The Fellowship is a unique opportunity to learn about sustainable
forestry from the Pacific Northwest forestry sector, and to work with
colleagues from around the world.
Fellowships are open to any country, and there is a matching grant
from the Harry A. Merlo Foundation.
Over 70 Fellows from 23 countries have participated to date. Applications are accepted year-round. For details, visit: http://wfi.worldforestry.org/fellowship-1.htm Prizes for rural women 2009
- Call for Nominations The Women’s World Summit Foundation WWSF cordially invites you
to submit nominations for its 16th annual edition of the prize for women’s
creativity in rural life, honouring creative and courageous women and women’s
organisations working to improve the quality of life in rural communities
around the world. Since inception of the prize program in 1994, 344 Laureates have
been honoured for their creativity (as of 2009 US$1000 per laureate and
US$3000 for established organisations in Africa). All laureates and their profiles are published on the WWSF web
site: http://www.woman.ch/home.php. A travelling exposition and a global
poster is giving visibility to all the prize winners. Given your experience, interest and perspective with regard to
issues of development, human rights, micro-credit, peace building and
empowerment of women, WWSF greatly appreciate your participation and thank
you in advance for sending your candidates. Prize winners will be selected
from complete nominations that include all the required documents mentioned
in the attached nomination guidelines. Incomplete nominations will not be
considered. Your candidates should arrive no late than 31 March, 2009
preferably by mail to the WWSF executive director, Women’s World Summit
Foundation, 11 Avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland or email:
wrwd@wwsf.ch http://www.scidev.net/en/announcements/prizes-for-rural-women-2009-call-for-nominations.html The Borlaug Leadership
Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) The Borlaug LEAP fellowship program is funded by the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) to enhance the quality of
thesis research of graduate students from developing countries who show
strong promise as leaders in the field of agriculture and related
disciplines. LEAP is part of the overall Borlaug International Agricultural
Science and Technology Fellows Program sponsored by the USDA. The LEAP
program will support engaging a mentor at a Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) system center to support and
enhance thesis research and mentoring experience. Citizens of a USAID-assisted country who are currently enrolled
as an MS or PhD student at a U.S. or developing country university can apply
for this program. Applications are welcome throughout the year. However, reviews
are conducted twice a year and the administrative deadline for the next
review is 11 March 2009. For more information please visit http://leap.ucdavis.edu/ IN.Wallonia-Brussels International Excellent Grants In a context of greater mobility and globalisation, a new grant
programme has recently been set up by Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI).
This programme sets out to reflect the themes of the competitiveness clusters
designated by the MARSHALL plan, a plan launched by the Walloon Region of
Belgium. It is designed to allow our Universities to host university students
from institutions of excellence abroad. An identical programme exists for
graduates from Wallonia and Brussels who wish to study in a university of
excellence abroad. Applicants should hold a higher education diploma of Master’s
level delivered by a recognised foreign institution that is deemed to be
equivalent to the Master’s level by the Competent Authorities of
Wallonia-Brussels. Type of programme : 1- Grants of a duration of at least 1 year at doctorate or
post-doctorate level. This aims to support the various competitiveness
clusters of the MARSHALL plan, priority will be given to the following fields
of study: transport and logistics, mechanical engineering, life sciences, agri-food industry, aeronautics – aerospace.
Consideration may also be given to all other fields of study, human,
fundamental or applied sciences.
Applicants are welcome from all countries. All applications must be
accompanied by the letter of intent or the admission letter of the host
institution in Wallonia-Brussels. Deadline for submissions : 15 March 2008 for periods of study
during the academic year 2009-2010 2- Short term research grants of a duration of 1 to 3 months.
This aims to support the various competitiveness clusters of the MARSHALL
plan, priority will be given to the following fields: transport and
logistics, mechanical engineering, life sciences, agri-food industry,
aeronautics – aerospace. Consideration may also be given to all other fields
of study, human, fundamental or applied sciences. Applicants from all
countries will be given due consideration. Deadline for applications: For periods of study between February 2009 and May 2009 : 1st
September 2009 For periods of study between June and September 2010 : 1st of
March 2009 For periods of study between October and January 2010 : 1st of
June 2009 For more information please visit http://www.wbi.be/cgi/bin3/render.cgi?id=0132992_article&userid=&lang=ln3&rubr=trad_en 50th International Speech
Contest in Japanese The Japan Foundation, International Education Center, and
Hakodate City co-organize the 50th International Speech Contest in Japanese.
This year, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/japanese/event/benron/ Application deadline will be 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009. For more information about application, please access to the
website of International Education Center http://www.nichibei.ac.jp/news/news_speechcontest50.html (in Japanese). |
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