Restructuring the Economy toward a Green Energy Saving Economy

Distance Learning Seminar Series

May 17, 2011, 10:30-13:00 (JST)

Responding to an increasing global demand towards Green & Energy Saving Economy, the Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Center (AFDC) in China,  in collaboration with the Vietnam Development Information Center (VDIC), the Institute of Financial Training in Vietnam, The World Bank and Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) in Japan are pleased to announce a distance seminar, “Restructuring the Economy toward a Green Energy Saving Economy” on May 17, 2011.

Fourth Blended Learning Program to Train Mother and Child Health Care Specialists in Mongolia

Happy Mothers, Happy Children

March 11, 2011

Tokyo Development Learning Center, The World Bank (TDLC), Kitasato University and Mongolia Nurses Association delivered the fourth blended learning program to train nurses and other health care specialists in Mongolia on March 11, 2011.  This half-day program was delivered to over 670 participants at 3 sites in Ulaan Bataar and 3 rural locations in Mongolia to TDLC.

This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Happy Mothers, Happy Children

Session 6:  Open-source risk vs. Proprietary risk models

Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific – 2010 Distance Learning Seminar Series

March 2, 2011 Time: 11:00-14:00 (JST)

This session will provide participants with an understanding on the concepts of open-source risk and proprietary risk models on catastrophe hazards and vulnerability to measure economic losses attributed to natural disasters. It also aims to impart pros and cons of these models in assessing cat risks and discuss issues of challenge in applying these models to local context.

This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series

Tourism Exchange for South Pacific Islands

2-day seminar

February 22nd, 2011 Time: 9:10-15:50 (JST)
February 23rd, 2011 Time: 12:10-15:20 (JST)

 

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Asia Pacific Tourism Exchange Center (APTEC) and Tokyo Development Learning Center, The World Bank (TDLC), are jointly hosting a 2-day seminar ‘Tourism Exchange of South Pacific Islands’. 5 countries will be connected via Video Conferencing- Indonesia, Fiji, Maldives, Timor-Leste and Japan to discuss and promote ideas and approaches for sustainable tourism. The purpose for this seminar is to improve the tourism sector, as well as developing the tourism relationship between participating countries and Japan. Advance registration required (first-come-first-served).

Science and Policy of Climate Change

A Blended Distance Learning Course

April 8 – June 8, 2011

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 Blended Distance Learning “Science and Policy of Climate Change” on April 8 – June 8, 2011. The course targets graduate students, development practitioners, policy makers, business persons, and mid-level professionals in the Asia Pacific region, capturing the Science of Climate Change (Module 1), Impacts of Climate Change (Module 2), Coping with Climate Change (Module 3) and Action and Political Economy (Module 4).

Registration for this course has been closed.

Session 5: Urban Flood Risk Management: Experiences of Cities

Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific – 2010 Distance Learning Seminar Series

December 15, 18:00-21:00 (JST)

Urban flooding poses a significant hazard and causes damage on infrastructure and the economy in cities. Urban poor populations are likely to be the hardest hit. Cities have tackled with it but there are still challenges in cities that have different characteristics.
The overall objective of this session is to disseminate good practice and approaches to flood and drainage management, and address issues and challenges of urban flooding prevention.  In this session, speakers from Senegal and Vietnam will be invited that would be a good opportunity for cross-regional knowledge exchange on urban flooding and drainage.

This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series

Session 4: It Is Not Too Late: Preparing for East Asia’s Next Big Earthquake

Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific – 2010 Distance Learning Seminar Series

October 25, 14:30-17:30 (JST)

The overall objective of this session is impart knowledge on reducing earthquake risk through promotion of safer construction, dissemination of good practice for new and existing infrastructure, and increasing the level of preparedness.
In this session, Peter Yanev, Senior Earthquake Specialist, Yanev Associates and Senior Consultant to the World Bank, one of the world’s top seismologists, to do a policy-note on preparing for East Asia’s next big earthquake. We will release the note during the upcoming Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR in Korea. Yanev is collaborating with local one local expert in China, Philippines and Indonesia. Another top seismologist , Professor T. C. Pan, Dean of NTU’s College of Engineering and Director of the Protective Technology Research Center, will speak on various aspects of seismic vulnerability reduction. 

This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series

2010 Lecture Series: Asian Decent Work Agenda under Global Job Crisis

ILO / Aoyama Gakuin University / TDLC

October- December 2010

International Labour Organization (ILO), Aoyama Gakuin University and The Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) will host a lecture series on “Asian Decent Work Agenda under Global Job Crisis”.  The lecture series consists of 6 sessions, featuring experts and specialists from ILO headquarters (Geneva), ILO Asia Pacific (Bangkok), the ILO Office in Japan, and various Japanese experts as speakers. This series will address ILO’s decent work activities as well as local activities in Japan via videoconference.

Microfinance Training of Trainers Course 7 (MFTOT 7)

A Blended Distance Learning Course

December 2010 - April 2011

The Microfinance The ADBI and TDLC are pleased to announce the seventh delivery of the Microfinance Training of Trainers course (MFTOT7) from December 2010 to April 2011.

The Microfinance Training of Trainers Course (MFT0T), first organized in February 2005, is a unique program that aims to enhance the knowledge of microfinance practitioners so that they may help to strengthen the institutional capacity of microfinance service providers in the Asia Pacific region. This course has received high rating from participants and become popular in many countries. Two types of certificate will be available for participants depending on their learning objectives, level of commitment and performance.

Organizers
The Asian Development Bank Institute(ADBI)
The Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)

Our thanks to the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) for contributing their CD-ROM and textbook to the Course.

Registration for this course has been closed.

This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Microfinance Training of Trainers Course (MFTOT)

Briefing on ILO Recruitment, Assignment and Placement System: RAPS

August 23 (Mon), 2010, 18:00-20:00

ILO has two rounds a year recruitment, assignment and placement system since 2008.  17 vacancies are just announced globally at RAPS 2010 on the website, and applications are accepted on-line. (closing date: 3 September)  Recruitment is to be proceeded in approximately four months. 
In order to promote the system, ILO Office in Japan will hold an explanatory seminar on the RAPS 2010 for those interested in pursuing their career in the international working environment.