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Scaling People, Not Things: Teachers at the Heart of Change

12 December 2017
To scale in education is to build learning communities where teachers, who are at the heart of change, are both the product and process of scaling an innovation. Learn from David Hung of the National Institute of Education (NIE) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Learning Equality

12 December 2017
Around 617 million children and youth are not achieving minimum proficiency in reading and mathematics. Meanwhile, less than half of the world has access to the internet. Discover how Learning Equality is responding to these challenges by providing local, offline access to Khan Academy content to 4…

Exscitec

12 December 2017
Exscitec creates and manages events and projects for educators, government, industry, and young people. Check out how Exscitec is relevant in the education sector given the rapid changes it faces today.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

12 December 2017
This presentation identifies 15 guidelines for building a new university of science and technology and creating an innovative model of university-industry linkages. To be successful, identify a niche, not only in the field of science and technology, but deliver an institutional culture and…

Communication for Difficult Stakeholders in Urban Water Projects

8 December 2017
Slum dwellers, rural poor, and migrant populations are seen as difficult stakeholders in water and electricity projects. Governments see providing utility services for informal settlers as legitimizing the settlements. The Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Program used behavior change…

Indicators of Eco-compensation for Agricultural Structural Adjustment Based on N-loss control

8 December 2017
Agricultural nonpoint source pollution is one of the leading causes of water pollution. Nutrient runoff from fertilizer usage easily enters surrounding water bodies and adversely affects water quality. Know what types of farm have the highest soil nitrogen and phosphorus content. Also find out what…

Eco-compensation vs. Pollution Compensation: US Transboundary Watershed Management—Experiences and Lessons

8 December 2017
Who pays, who benefits, how much, and how—these are among the questions tackled in the presentation to better differentiate eco-compensation from pollution compensation, particularly in the context of watershed management. The experiences and lessons of the United States in transboundary watershed…

Exploring the Establishment of Eco-compensation Mechanism Across Provinces: Trans-provincial Eco-compensation Schemes in the Chishui River Basin

8 December 2017
The mechanics of trans-provincial eco-compensation schemes are explored using the Chishui River Basin as illustration. Chishui River is a major tributary of the upper Yangtze River, crossing the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. Although the river basin has abundant natural resources and…

Trans-provincial Eco-compensation Schemes in the People’s Republic of China: Experiences and Challenges

8 December 2017
How can socioeconomic development be balanced with sustainable environmental protection? This is the key question addressed by the presentation, particularly in line with the implementation of eco-compensation in the river basins of the People’s Republic of China. Learn about the progress,…

Social Impacts and mitigation process – Lessons from Jaffna Seawater Desalinization plant

7 December 2017
Desalination projects do not only affect marine life, they also affect the communities surrounding the project site. They have various socio-economic impacts that may negatively or positively affect the lives and livelihood of people living near the project site. This presentation discusses these…