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Special Lecture: Ajinomoto Contribution to Society
Date-Time: 28 April 2021, 3 – 4 P.M. (ICT/GMT+0700 Thailand time)
Place: Online ZOOM
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Prof.Nophea Sasaki appointed as new Head of the Department of Development and Sustainability
The Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) is happy to inform that Prof.Nophea Sasaki has been appointed as the new Head of Department (HoD) starting 16 April 2021, taking over the lead from Prof. Vilas Nitivattananon (January 2021 – 15 April 2021).
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Special Seminar: Financing Forest Landscape Restoration
SPECIAL SEMINAR Financing Forest Landscape Restoration WHEN: 19 April 2021 From 5:00 – 6:00 P.M. (ICT/GMT+0700, Thailand Time) WHERE: Via ZOOM → Join ZOOM Abstract Sustainable financing is essential for the sustainable management of natural resources in tropical countries in the achievement of many of the Sustainable Development Goals, in Read more…
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Dr.Vilas Nitivattananon appointed as new Dean of School of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT, Thailand
The Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) is happy to inform that Dr. Vilas Nitivattananon has been appointed as the new Dean of the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), AIT effective from April 2021. He will also join the AIT Governing Team (AGT) as a member of the leadership team at AIT.
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DDS Talks: Why Study in Thailand, Opportunities for Chinese Graduates
The Department of Development and Sustainability, AIT, Thailand is organizing the webinar named “DDS Talks” for Chinese graduates on the topic:
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Webinar: Forest Restoration and Global Sustainability We celebrate the International Day of Forests 2021
Webinar: Forest Restoration and Global Sustainability
We celebrate the International Day of Forests 2021
With almost 500 million hectares of tropical forests being degraded by now and another 13 million hectares being lost annually, there is a critical need to restore these forests to avoid more future punishment by the Mother Nature. The New York Declaration on Forests set the target to restore 350M hectares of forests by 2030. The Sustainable Development Goals 15 specifically recognizes the need to manage and restore the forests.
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2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development
We are happy to announce the “2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development” from 24 -25 June 2021 scheduled to be held at Asian Institute of Technology, THAILAND (In-person and Virtual) [www.disaster-sustainability.org]. The “2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development” organized by the Asian Institute of Technology brings together discussion on various dimensions of higher education systems in the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development. The International Symposium will focus on various dimensions of existing and future risk scenarios and concerted efforts of the scientific communities to find new adaptation methods.
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2021 International Women’s Day Celebration – Achieving an Equal Future: #Choose to Challenge
This year’s UN official theme on Women’s Day is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world”. We focus on our everyday lives – what/ how we eat, move, relate to others, communicate, study, work, and live our lives. We can choose to challenge gender inequality in our daily lives – any time, alone or with others. We believe that an accumulation of these everyday consciousness by individuals can lead us to collectively overcoming gender bias and realizing a more equal and inclusive future.
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Part-time Consultancy Opportunity for an Institute-wide Project
1. Background
1.1. Funder: ADB (Asian Development Bank), JFPR (Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction)
1.2. Project: Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture for Enhanced Recovery and Sustainability of Highlands
1.3. Lead: AIT and Nippon Koei Co.
1.4. Initiator: Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand.
1.5. Objective: To strengthen the capacity of local governments and communities to address climate change and to demonstrate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices
1.6. Target Area: Nan Province, the Kingdom of Thailand
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Dr.Vilas Nitivattananon Promoted to Full Professor Rank
Department of Development and Sustainability would like to Congratulate Dr.Vilas Nitivattananon for being promoted from the rank of Associate Professor to Full Professor, following the approval of the Board of the Trustees at its meeting held on the 21st of January 2021. We wish him every success in his career.
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