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  • Empowering Women Environmental Defenders’ Voices through Data Storytelling

    Empowering Women Environmental Defenders’ Voices through Data Storytelling

    In today’s ever-changing world, where we navigate a landscape overflowing with information, the ability to make sense of data and use it for informed decision-making becomes essential. Yet for many Women Environmental Defenders (WED), their stories are often lost or told in ways that dehumanize them and in some circumstances vilify them. By focusing on…

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  • Empowering Women in Khlong Prasong for Mangroves Conservation

    Empowering Women in Khlong Prasong for Mangroves Conservation

    This International Women’s Day’s theme of “Inspire Inclusion” is a commitment to recognizing and celebrating the rich experiences, cultures, and perspectives that women bring to the table. For the Khlong Prasong Women Leaders in Krabi province, it serves as a reminder of the struggle they have endured to be included in mangrove conservation efforts and…

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The Data for Development (D4D): Asia hub aims to improve availability and impact of open data and data for development in Asia. Launched in 2018 by the International Development Research Center, it is partnered with Open Development Initiative (ODI), Sinar Project (Malaysia) to strategically coordinate research and collaborative initiatives in the region. With contributors across the region, the D4D AsiaHub aims to build the strength of this community of practice through increasing the quality, impact, and sustainability of initiatives in the region and establishing links with regional and global networks, building on the vision outlined in the Open Data in Asia 2020 report.