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LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
“Achieve results by putting people first!” What is this course about?Good leadership is more than just good decision-making. Being a leader means inspiring and enabling others. A leader understands themselves first and knows how to leverage strengths and overcome weaknesses. A leader brings out the...
ClimateTechWiki (CTW) Webinar
ClimateTechWiki (CTW) offers a platform for a wide range of stakeholders in developed and developing countries who are involved in technology transfer and the wider context of low emission and low vulnerability development. The goal of the webinar is to inform you about what CTW...
Coastal Hazard Management short course 2014
Coastal communities in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region are frequently challenged by hazards such as cyclones and storm surges, and by the constant, long-term dynamics of the shorelines responding to climatic forces. As a result, erosion and storm tide inundation threaten coastal settlements and...
APAN Network Meeting
This meeting provides an opportunity for APAN and its partners to report back on their yearly activities and plans for the coming year. It also provides participants the opportunity to interact with the APAN Steering Committee members and donors. The meeting is organised by the...
The 5th APAN Steering Committee meeting
The 5th APAN Steering Committee meeting is organised by the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP ROAP), as the Secretariat of the APAN Steering Committee, and in close collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES),...
Workshop by Environment Matters: Building knowledge for adaptation to climate change- exploring policy options for urban planning in response to climate change
The main aim of the workshop was to initiate actions at local level on climate change adaptation by involving municipal authorities and teachers. The workshop discussed needs to amend municipal byelaws and standards to take into account ‘what if’ scenarios of climate change related calamities....
Policy Forum: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in the Agriculture Sector towards Food Security in Transition Southeast Asia
SEARCA – APAN’s thematic node for agriculture – organized a policy forum to deliberate on mainstreaming climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector to improve food security in the region. Around 30 representatives from government, academe and the private sector participated in the event. They...
APAN/SPREP Workshop on M&E and the Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change
SPREP – APAN’s sub-regional node for the Pacific – organized a three day work shop to take stock of Pacific countries progress against the six themes of the Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change (PIFACC) – a guidance framework to assist Pacific Island...
CSR: Partnerships for Community Development
Creative partnership for development… What is this course about?The importance of the private sector in promoting sustainable development, from the local to the global level, is undeniable. Businesses are making ever greater commitments to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through involvement in community development initiatives. However,...