May 14 - June 7, 2012
Takiko Koyama, TDLC
Islamic finance has been growing rapidly in developing and developed countries in recent years. Islamic financial assets have expanded by over 10% annually and represented over 0.5% of global financial assets in 2010. The strong growth is likely to continue in the coming years despite the recent financial crisis.
Islamic finance is operated free of interest and any ambiguity under the principle of profit-risk-sharing. In contrast to conventional finance, business transactions under Islamic finance require underlying genuine trade and assets.
The Islamic finance market is still below its true potential. Some countries in Africa and Asia are stepping up efforts to capitalize on the growing popularity of Islamic financial service industries.
With the initiative of the Association of African Distance Learning Center (AADLC) and in partnership with the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) and the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC), this course has been organized to share fundamentals of Islamic finance with a special focus on policy makers and officials of the financial sector in Africa and Asia.
Advance registration required (first-come-first-served).
May 7 & 8, 2012
Disaster-stricken individuals, groups and communities need organized and systematic care for recovery, and a public health workforce that is competent to respond to disasters is extremely important. The late response of nurses toward disaster conditions can impact on the chance of victim survival from death and disabilities.
This 2-day training course organized by Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) aims to provide the essential foundations for disaster nursing to the nurses to fill the need for responding disasters. Lectures from experts in Japan and other countries cover the knowledge on disaster nursing such as triage, mental health nursing under disaster such as PTSD, emergency preparedness competencies and the emergency response etc. Training purpose of this course is to increase the level of understanding of a basic matter of the disaster medical treatment and nursing and to acquire a necessary knowledge and practical skills for the disaster nursing.
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Time: 10:30-12:30 (JST)
A good investment environment plays a very important role in a country’s development strategy. When a country starts to grow, many aspects of the investment environment should be taken into account, and infrastructure is one that comes on top. Yet many developing countries in the region face a challenge to build and promote their infrastructure. As indicated by economic theories and practice, shortage of capital has always been a major impediment to growth and development. Therefore, financing of infrastructure development has become an urgent issue for these countries to deal with.
AFDC plans to run a series of VC seminars in 2012 to tackle the challenges in financing growth in the post-crisis world, in cooperation with the World Bank and other GDLN affiliates.
If you have an interest in this topic you are most welcome to this program!
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 (JST)
Video archive from Green Economy in a Blue World Session 1 is now available.
Topic: Opportunities and rationale as well as practical approaches from case studies
Participating Countries: Vietnam, Indonesia and approximately 10 other Asia-Pacific countries
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Green Economy in a Blue World
April 18 - May 10, 2012
Mikio Ishiwatari
On March 11, 2011, the world watched the Great East Japan Earthquake measuring a staggering 9.0 on the Richter scale, hit the Tohoku region along the pacific coast of Japan. It was the fourth largest earthquake in the world. The subsequent Tsunami washed away towns and villages along the sea shore, resulting in huge numbers of human casualties and left devastation.
In October 2011, the Government of Japan (GoJ) and World Bank started working on a new program, “Learning from Mega Disasters: Program of Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Exchange”, which is aimed at supporting Japan share its lessons from disaster risk management and reconstruction with the rest of the world. Under this project “Learning from Mega Disasters”, a series of interactive Knowledge-Sharing (KS) sessions will be organized in collaboration via videoconferencing system with the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN).
The themes are as follows:
Session 1: Structural Measures
Session 2: Non-structural Measures
Session 3: Response
Session 4: Recovery
Session 5: Risk Information and Risk Financing
Advance registration required. You can attend any combination of sessions or all four sessions. Webcasting (Live Streaming via Internet) of VC will be also available.
April - September, 2012
Oceans and coasts support irreplaceable natural, social, and financial capital. With the ‘Global Partnership for Oceans’ representing an unprecedented commitment to ocean and coastal ecosystem health, there is a unique opportunity for the East Asian and Pacific region to collaborate in identifying practical solutions for some of the most challenging issues currently encountered by implementers in the field.
To promote dialogue and to share knowledge and experiences on coastal and marine ecosystem-based economic development, GRID-Arendal and The World Bank are organizing a series of three interactive video conference sessions in collaboration with Global Development Learning Network (GDLN).
The sessions will highlight opportunities and discuss practical experiences of how ocean ecosystem-based economic development can be sustained and contribute to building strong and climate resilient communities.
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Time: 15:00-16:30 (JST)
The World Bank’s Global Partnerships and Trust Fund Operations (CFPTO) Department will hold a public seminar “Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF): JSDF Self-Reliance Project for Women in Mining and Petroleum Areas in Papua New Guinea (PNG)”.
This seminar will highlight the JSDF Self-Reliance Project for Women in Mining and Petroleum Areas in PNG by bringing in key stakeholders of the project via video conferencing from the respective project location(s). It will present an overview of the preparation, planning, M&E, lessons learned and results. There will be presentations from the beneficiaries themselves, covering the challenges they faced before the project and describing how the project has impacted their lives.
Webcasting (Live Streaming via Internet) of VC will be available on the day.
Session 1
Date: Friday, March 9, 2012
Time: 11:30-14:00
Session 2
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Time: 11:30-14:00
East and South Asia are predominantly agricultural continents with economic growth relying heavily on agriculture. By 2050, the total population in the world is expected to reach 9.1 billion, 34% larger than that of today. While 70% of the population is rural-based and will likely remain the driving force for the overall economy, the East and South Asian region is experiencing widespread poverty, especially in rural areas.
Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management (KDI School) plans to launch a video conference seminar series in collaboration with the The World Bank, the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) and other Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) centers in order to share Korea’s experiences in rural development and to promote knowledge exchange with other countries in East and South Asia.
If you have an interest in this topic you are most welcome to this program!
- Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management (KDI School)
- The World Bank
- Asia-Pacific Financial Development Center (AFDC)
- Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
April 11 – July 11, 2012
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Responding to increasing global concerns on global warming and climate change, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), and Tokyo Development Learning Center, The World Bank (TDLC) are pleased to announce the second delivery of the Blended Distance Learning Course, “Science and Policy of Climate Change” on 11 April - 11 July 2012. The course targets graduate students, development practitioners, policy makers, business persons, and mid-level professionals in the Asia Pacific region.
Registration has been closed.
December 2011 - April 2012
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) are pleased to announce the 8th delivery of the Microfinance Training of Trainers course (MFTOT8) from December 2011 to April 2012.
MFTOT8 is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of microfinance in the Asia-Pacific region and African region. The course makes high-quality microfinance training accessible to decision-makers, professionals and practitioners in the field of microfinance and increases the number of accredited microfinance trainers in the Asia Pacific region and around the world. Two types of certificate are available for participants who complete the course depending on learning objectives, level of commitment and performance.
Online registration is now available at MFTOT 8 course website (http://mftot.jointokyo.org).
Registration has been closed.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Microfinance Training of Trainers Course (MFTOT)
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