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International Day for Universal Access to Information Celebrated
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared September 28 as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) based on a resolution on 17 November 2015 that proclaims September 28 of every year as such. Now on its second year, the declaration is relevant in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16 (Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies), which highlights the importance of public access to information and protection

Call for researchers: policy frameworks for digital platforms
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A 14-month period research project, ‘Policy Frameworks for digital platforms-Moving from openness to inclusion’ supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada will begin on October 2017. IT for Change aims to collaborate with researchers and scholars from seven sites: three in Asia, two in Africa, two in South America, and three in Europe and North America. Research outputs could vary depending on research themes and methodologies. However, the teams

Opportunity for FAO ComDev Internship in Developing Countries
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In a move to provide timely assistance in ComDev to FAO country and regional programs, the Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development Division (OPC) of FAO, Rome partners with academia members of the Global Research Initiative for Rural Communication (GRI-RC) in pushing for the placement of young Comdev specialists to serve as interns or volunteers.    The project is conceived to have interns identify needs and opportunities for integrating ComDev in

Book on evidence-based RCS evaluation out
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A book documenting evidence-based evaluation approaches for Rural Communication Services (RCS) has been published recently by FAO. Entitled “Inclusive Rural Communication Services: Building Evidence, Informing Policy”, the book analyzes the methodologies used for assessing and documenting RCS as part of agricultural and rural development policies and programs in various parts of the world. Data were drawn from a compilation of 19 cases in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Carribean. Results show

Calling all foodies: highlight your traditional dish from your region
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UNFAO launched the first Sustainable Gastronomy Day last 18 June with a call for the foodies worldwide to submit their photo story featuring their traditional dishes with the hashtag, #MySustainableMeal and connect with @UNFAO. Sustainable Gastronomy Day aims to address the questions: What on earth is sustainable gastronomy? Why is it important enough to have a “day” dedicated to it? Why should I care? Supporting locally grown foods and eating

Call for participants: Webinar series on climate preparedness and resilience
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A webinar series entitled, “Weathering Change: Local Solutions for Strong Communities Webinar Series will commence in September 2017. This webinar series has been presented by Antioch University New England, in partnership with the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA). Interested parties may view past webinar recordings below: Financing Climate Change Solutions Communicating about Clean Energy and Climate Change Solutions Incorporating Climate Solutions Regional Collaboration for Resilience For more information, click here.

Call for Papers: 7th ADCEP National Conference
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The Association of Development Communication Educators and Practitioners (ADCEP) will hold its 7th National Conference with the theme “Trajectories of Development Communication” on 30 November to 2 December 2017 at the West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines. In line with this, ADCEP invites everyone from the academe, research, extension, government, and non-government organizations, the business sector and civil societies to submit research papers on the following sub-themes: Food Security

Call for Paper and Poster Proposals: 3rd International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (ICFAS 2017)
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The University of the Philippines Visayas through the School of Technology will hold its 3rd International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (ICFAS 2017) with the theme, “Ridge to Reef: Strengthening Systems for Sustainable Food Production“on 30-31 August 2017.  ICFAS 2017 seeks to share solutions to complicated food issues in aquatic agricultural systems by providing an avenue to discuss recent developments and practical solutions.  The conference aims to bring together

Call for applicants: VOY Blogging Internship
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Voices of Youth now accepts interested applicants who are interested in the fields of climate change and environment for VOY blogging internships in English, Spanish, and French until 10 February 2017.  This is a three-month internship from February to June 2017 that offers young people aged 14-25 years old an opportunity on the following: To receive personalized feedback on your blog posts; To engage on a series of live interactive sessions with subject

Manyozo talks about Pedagogy of Listening
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Dr. Linje Manyozo, senior lecturer from RMIT, University of Australia and author of Media, Communication and Development (2012) talked about the “Pedagogy of Listening” during the 6th Association of Development Communication Educators and Practitioners (ADCEP) National Conference, on December 2-4, 2016 at La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.  “We need to make sure that we put the interest of the people we’re working with.” Manyozo emphasized the importance of listening in doing fieldwork. More than listening,