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UNESCO / KEIZO OBUCHI Research Fellowships Programme ThT e Coovever iss prir nttedd ono an uncocoatatede papapere , certr ififiedd FSCSC (Foreest StS ewwara dsd hihip CoC unu cil fof r WeW ll Mana aggeded Forese tst ), and ECCF (E( lemem ntn ala Chhloriinen Freree)e . The Government of Japan has committed itself to cooperating with UNESCO in enhancing the ENVIRONMENT capacity-building of human resources in developing countries. It is in that framework, under a Funds-in-Trust Project and the INTERCULTURAL UNESCO Co-Sponsored Fellowships DIALOGUE Programme that these fellowships are awarded to deserving candidates from developing countries, especially the least developed countries (LDCs), INFORMATION who were eager to undertake & COMMUNICATION innovative and imaginative post- TECHNOLOGIES graduate research in the following four areas of development of particular interest to UNESCO, namely: PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION 1 CONTENTS P.6 — 7 UNESCO / JAPAN YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ FELLOWSHIP P.24 — 67 PROGRAMME ENVIRONMENT THE UNESCO / KEIZO OBUCHI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME P.68 — 91 P.8 — 23 INTERCULTURAL THE FELLOWS 2009 / 2010 DIALOGUE WHERE DID THEY GO? P.92 — 105 INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES P.106 — 119 PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION P.120 — 135 ANNEXES SELECTED CANDIDATES FROM 2001 TO 2010 3 Since 2001, the Government of Japan has generously funded each year 20 fellowships through the UNESCO Co-Sponsored Programme. This partnership between UNESCO and Japan has offered several opportunities to young researchers from developing countries to study abroad and to bring back to their countries an added value of knowledge and skills in the field of scientific research. They acquired rich experience allowing them to better contribute to the development of their countries. “This fellowships programme has fostered research and shared knowledge between people across the world. It has strengthened ties and it has changed many individual lives. In the words of our Constitution, this is a great example of UNESCO’s goal to foster ((intellectual and moral solidarity)) as the basis for lasting peace. I express my gratitude to the Government of Japan for its generous financial assistance, without which this initiative would not have been possible”. (IRINA BOKOVA DIRECTOR-GENERAL, 2011). 5 UNESCO / JAPAN YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME THE UNESCO / KEIZO OBUCHI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME Why this programme? Who is eligible? The Government of Japan has committed Applicants must meet the following criteria: itself to cooperating with UNESCO in - The respective National Commission for enhancing capacity-building of human UNESCO of the invited developing Member resources in developing countries. State must endorse any candidature It is in that framework, under a Funds-in- submitted for consideration (applications Trust Project and the UNESCO Co-Sponsored from individuals cannot be entertained). Fellowships Programme, that the Government of Japan has, since 2001, generously financed - Candidates under this Programme must be 20 research fellowships each year, in memory post-graduate researchers, already holding of the late Mr Keizo Obuchi. With a view either a M.A. or M.Sc. and wishing to pursue to keeping alive and honouring the spirit of research work outside their own country former Prime Minister Obuchi and his belief (preferably in their own region), with a view in “people building the next era”, these fellow- to enhancing knowledge in one of the four ships are awarded to deserving candidates specific fields listed earlier. from developing countries, especially the least - Candidates must be no more than 40 years developed countries (LDCs), who were eager to of age. undertake research on one or more of the topics. - Candidates must be persons of high The aim of the fellowships is to support intellectual promise who may be expected innovative and imaginative postgraduate to make significant contributions to their research in the areas of development to which country upon their return. former Prime Minister Obuchi was committed and which coincide with areas of particular - The selected fellow must carry out the interest to UNESCO, namely: research studies outside of his/her own country under the auspices of an academic - Environment supervisor in a host institution. - Intercultural Dialogue - Information and Communication Technologies - Peaceful Conflict Resolution 6 Who selects the beneficiaries? - Facilitating the transfer and sharing of knowledge, the exchange of information, Selection Committees composed of experts and technical cooperation among developing in the four areas listed above make countries (TCDC). recommendations for the final decision of the Director-General of UNESCO. - Supporting innovation, research and Applications are judged on the basis of their information in a number of fields merits and their pertinence to the of the Organization’s competence. UNESCO / Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships - Promoting the forging of links and contacts. Programme. - Ensuring a “multiplier effect” as knowledge acquired abroad is brought home. What did they receive? - Fostering friendship, international understanding and peace among the For 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, beneficiaries and in the host countries. each selected beneficiary was awarded US $7,500 to cover the costs of undertaking research study abroad. Due to the success of the programme, the Japanese authorities Why this booklet? decided in 2005 to increase the amount The purpose of this booklet is to provide of the fellowship, to be determined by a brief overview of the results of the the duration and place of research (between research undertaken by the 40 fellowship US $6,000 and US $10,000). The maximum beneficiaries selected for the 2009 and amount should not exceed US $10,000. 2010 cycles: - Who are they? - What research did they do? What are the expected results - What did they achieve? of this programme? To date, the UNESCO / Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme /UNESCO/(Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowship Programme) has contributed to: - Strengthening UNESCO’s capacity-building activities. - Upgrading of knowledge of state-of-the-art developments. 7 THE TWENTY FELLOWS 2009 WHERE DID THEY GO? 9 WHERE DID THE FELLOWS GO? 2009 .............................. FELLOWS’ FROM: COUNTRY OF STUDY ENVIRONMENT 1. Brazil ...................... Argentina 2. China ...................... United States of America 3. Ecuador ................... Canada 4. Georgia ................... Netherlands 5. Iran (Islamic Republic of) .............. Malaysia 6. Kenya ...................... United Republic of Tanzania 7. Morocco .................. France 8. Palestine .................. United States of America 9. Togo ....................... Benin 10. Viet Nam .................. Czech Republic INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE 11 3 11. Colombia . France and Ecuador 12. Madagascar .............. Germany 1 13. Mauritania ................ Morocco 14. Montenegro .............. Italy and Serbia INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 15. Argentina ................. Spain 16. Gabon ..................... France 15 17. Namibia ................... South Africa PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION 18. Côte d’Ivoire ............. France 19. Lebanon .................. USA 20. Mauritius .................. United Kingdom 10 14 4 19 7 8 5 2 13 10 18 9 16 6 12 17 20 11 FIELD OF STUDY ENVIRONMENT P.28 JUN WANG CHINA Water Environmental Pollution and Water Disaster Risk P.26 ANA LUCIA RODRIGUES DE OLIVEIRA BRAZIL Studies of the Relation among P.30 Factors that Cause Impacts and Pressures on Systems MARIA JOSÉ of Encarnación and Posadas, BARRAGAN PALADINES Through an Approach ECUADOR involving Data Collection Sustainable use and Integral for Sustainable Watershed Management of the Marine Resources Management Biodiversity for Coastal Development in Ecuador P.32 P.34 TAMAR SHARAREH POUR TSAMALASHVILI EBRAHIMABADI GEORGIA IRAN (Islamic Republic of) Flood Modelling Risk Development of a Decision Assessment for Western Part Support System Based on of Georgia Using SOBEK Analytic Network Process (for Enguri River) for Spatial Water Resource Planning 12 P.36 JACKLINE NDIIRI KENYA Development of an Integrated Water Resources Management Plan for Mara River Basin using Decision Support Tools P.38 SIHAM MAADI P.4 0 MOROCCO DAWOUD AL MASSRI Protecting the Environment PALESTINE by Reducing the Heat Generated by Smoke from Determination of the Factories and Transforming Minimum Cost Configuration it into Useful Energy of Future Water Supply Wastewater Disposal and Re-use Options P.4 4 DONG NGUYEN THANH P.42 VIET NAM MADJOUMA KANDA Research and Application TOGO of Nanostructured Adsorbents – a New Approach Assesing the Level of Water to Solving the problem of Contamination by Pesticides Arsenic-Polluted Market Gardening in Togo: Groundwater and related a Systemic and Environmental Social Issues in Vietnam Analysis 13 FIELD OF STUDY INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE P.70 VLADIMIR MEJIA AYALA COLOMBIA P.72 Intangible Cultural Heritage RASOABAKO and Tourism: Experience of NOROMANDROSO the Sapara People of Ecuador MADAGASCAR Living Together Through Intercultural Dialogue P.74 P.76 ABDEL KADER ACHRAF IVANA MRVALJEVIC MOHAMED MONTENEGRO MAURITANIA An Intercultural Dialogue: The Issue of Language Marko Car and Italian in the Work of Abdelkebir Culture Khatibi 14 FIELD OF STUDY FIELD OF STUDY INFORMATION PEACEFUL CONFLICT & COMMUNICATION RESOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES P.92 CAROLINA HERZEL P.108 ARGENTINA TOHTO AMOIN Collaborative e-Learning JUSTINE BINDEDOU and Scholarly