I just read a news in KOMPAS, the biggest national newspaper in Indonesia, that Germany through he German Development Service (GTZ) is preparing for REDD in West-Kalimantan, Indonesia, using a Remote Sensing methodology. The following link is in Bahasa Indonesia: http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/10/15/04335999/jerman.bantu.siapkan.program.kehutanan
For English reader, I find a really good introduction on this project in the following site: http://gisdevelopment.net/technology/rs/ma09_Lupp.htm This is definitely a current example of how capacity building is going on. Noer Fauzi Rachman PhD Candidate Society and Environment Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management University of California, Berkeley On Tue, October 13, 2009 11:22 am, Hang Ryeol Na wrote: > > This may be for information purposes only. I put some information about > South Korea's projects. There should be many more projects, but I hope > this is useful. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > Hang Ryeol Na, ph.d. student at SUNY-ESF > > > > > 1. KOICA's training programs. > > > They cover a broad range of topics such as rural development, but > environment is a major one. Most of them are funded. You can download the > entire list of the 2009 programs at > http://www.koica.go.kr/english/schemes/training/index.html > > > > > 2. International College Student Exchange Program between Korea and ASEAN > Nations > > > Supported by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & > Trade in South Korea, it is a program that educates students from the 10 > ASEAN nations for 1 year at Daejeon University. Energy and environment > are a strong focus. > > http://www.aun-sec.org/archive/public_html/activities_within_dialogue_2_2 > .html > http://www.dju.ac.kr/foreign/english/international/asean.htm > > > > 3. Nuclear Knowledge Preservation Program > Regional Co-operative Agreement (RCA) Regional Office, an > intergovernmental agreement for East Asia & Pacific region, under the > auspices of the IAEA, provides funded-training projects in nuclear > science and technology, in collaboration with Korea Atomic Energy > Research Institute (KAERI). Not only nuclear energy, but also > environmental policy/practice is a substantial component. They include > masters degree course, post-doctoral fellowship program, temporary staff > fellowship program, etc. http://www.rcaro.org/ > > > > 4. International Urban Training Center (IUTC) > > > Gangwon Province, South Korea and UN-HABITAT provide eco-restoration and > strategic planning for urban areas in the Asia-Pacific region to bridge > the gap between environmental research and governments. Training programs > cover field work, strategic planning, case studies, and professional > networking. > > http://iutc.gwd.go.kr/ > > > > 5. Ministry of Environment, South Korea > > > In partnership with ASEAN, Research on the Ecological Restoration > Project for the Tropical Region of Southeastern Asia finished its 1st > and 2nd phases from 2000 to June 2008. The project proposal for the 3rd > phase has been submitted. The collaboration includes field or regional > research programs, educational training programs for ASEAN nations, and > the hosting of an international workshop or forum. > > For the annual educational training program for 10 ASEAN nations, Korea > is planning to train officials from ASEAN member countries in resource > recycling and waste management systems by introducing Koreas waste > control policy and waste treatment technologies such as RDF, > incineration, pyrolysis, etc. > > > > >> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:37:16 +1100 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: 'Free' technology assistance >> >> >> Dear all >> >> >> One of my MA students (from Indonesia) asked in class today whether >> there were any examples of industrialised/developed countries providing >> technology assistance to developing countries in the broad area of >> environmental protection/sustainable development 'free' - that is, say, >> not as part of tied program aid, or perhaps even without cost. I >> didn't know the answer but promised to try to find out. Can anyone on >> the list give me any such examples? >> >> Cheers >> Lorraine >> >> >> -- >> Dr Lorraine Elliott >> Senior Fellow in International Relations >> Department of International Relations >> Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies >> The Australian National University >> Canberra, ACT 0200 >> AUSTRALIA >> >> >> >> t: +61 2 6125 0589 >> f: +61 2 6125 8010 >> e: [email protected] >> http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/admin/elliott.php >> http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/tec >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/
