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Global Data Barometer Call for National Researchers Open Data for Development – Asia Hub News Blog REDD+ in the Mekong Region All five countries of the Lower Mekong Region are participating in REDD+, but they are at different stages of readiness and implementation. Because REDD+ implementation is fragmented and complex, it is difficult to get a full and accurate sense of all REDD+ related projects and activities. Below are some examples of related projects by country. Learn more about REDD+ Photo: Mountainous forest Seen from the Mekong River by Klim Levene | CC-BY-2.0 . Data Literacy: If data were an open forest - would anyone use it? The Open Development Initiative (ODI) has been facilitating the collation and release of data and information for over eleven years now. The demand and need to provide data for our civil society constituents is summarized through a threefold process. Read more Photo by Stephen Dawson on Unsplash Towards Effective Advocacy in Mekong Region with Data Literacy The Open Development Initiative (ODI) first began working with our constituents on data literacy in 2019, with a 3-month data literacy programme for journalists in Myanmar. Since then we have localized our Data Literacy Curriculum, adapted from the World Bank Certificate Program, to meet the needs of specific groups, such as forestry advocates, educators, women’s networks, and Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. Read more Mekong Women in Open Data Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. At the Open Development Initiative, we wanted to understand how this impacted women in the Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) in their access to open data. In 2019, we conducted and completed a study on this topic, the results of which have now been published on the Open Development Mekong platform. Keep reading Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash . Licensed freely on Unsplash . COVID-19 in the Mekong The novel coronavirus has triggered a global response of extreme measures. The immediate changes are countable. As of April 15, 2020, over 2 million cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been counted globally, with over 100,000 confirmed deaths . Tech tools to track the movement of infected people are being deployed around the world, from Israel to Singapore , with some of the largest historically rival companies globally – Apple and Google – teaming up to develop a tracking system. Keep reading Read more About ODM To learn more about the Open Development Mekong platform and our partners click on the image to view video. Play video Infrastructure Development in the Mekong Infrastructure development has been growing in the Lower Mekong Region, but what does that actually mean? Learn more about the financing and financiers , impacts , and gender issues relevant to infrastructure development in an ever-evolving story feature here . Read more News Vietnam climate campaigner Nguy Thi Khanh released from prison 17 May 2023 Human rights groups have welcomed the early release from prison of Nguy Thi Khanh, a prominent Vietnamese climate campaigner. Khanh was incarcerated for allegedly not paying tax on her winnings from the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize in the summer of 2022, a charge human rights and climate groups have condemned. She ... ‘Tip of the spear’: Battling the Golden Triangle’s drug lords 7 March 2023 In the far north of Thailand, a deadly conflict is playing out between drug syndicates and Thai security forces working to stop a flood of narcotics from the region known as the Golden Triangle. Drug shipment sizes are staggering and the body count rising in this low-intensity battle ... Cambodia creates safe zones for rare Mekong River dolphins 7 March 2023 Cambodia has created Irrawaddy dolphin conservation and protection zones covering a 120-km-long stretch of the Mekong River in the Stung Treng and Kratie provinces, according to a sub-decree. Signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, the sub-decree said the safe zone for the rare animal included 35 ... Vietnam, Laos, Thailand strengthen transport connectivity 5 March 2023 The 23rd preparatory conference of the nine provinces of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand that share the use of Road 8 and Road 12 was recently held in the central Lao province of Bolykhamsay to review their cooperation. A representative of Bolykhamsay province reported the implementation of ... Strong northeast monsoon winds could bring salinity to Mekong Delta 3 March 2023 Additionally, strong operation of the northeast monsoon winds also can bring salinity at a depth of 50-65 kilometers, affecting water intake from the sluices. According to the latest news from the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research on March 3, the largest saltwater intrusion at the ... The vanishing catch: How women are suffering in the Mekong Delta 3 March 2023 Fishing is what used to keep Nguyễn Thị Nga’s family afloat during the Mekong Delta’s flood season in the southern province of An Giang. We always filled buckets with fish, but now there are very few,” said the 44-year-old woman with a sigh. Money earned from ... More... Site updates Discussions Prioritize Self-determination Rights for Indigenous Data 20 October 2022 Open Development Vietnam publishes a new...