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Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus Meeting

Promoting Gender Equality and Climate Change Mitigation in Asian Parliaments

In 2024, the Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus members will be meeting to discuss “Gender Equality and Climate Change Mitigation in Asian Parliaments” looking at the confluence on how women parliamentarians can engage together to share experiences from their country discuss policy priorities and campaigns, center frontline experiences, and coordinate for urgent needed action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Seminar

Call for Papers - Asian Summer School

4th Edition of the Asian Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy in Taiwan

Organised under the auspices of the Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, the School will bring together an international team of academics and practitioners to train and instruct a group of 16 MA/PhD researchers, practitioners and civil society leaders in the field of political parties and democracy between 20 – 26 May 2024, Taipei, Taiwan at the National Chengchi University (NCCU)

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State of Europe 2024

Europe in 2024 and beyond - EU Elections: global impact, regional perception?

In collaboration with the German European School Singapore (GESS) and the GESS Parents' Committee the public cross-sectional evening event will see more than 200 people from different disciplines.

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Policy Panel on Migration

On March 6, 2013, the EU-Asia Dialogue organized a Policy Panel on Migration “Legal Migration Policies in Asia and the EU - Common Problems and Challenges?” in Brussels / Belgium.

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Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2013

Uneasy Stasis and Fragile Peace

The renowned conference gathers experts from the strategic community to discuss the most recent developments of sarmed conflicts in South Asia.

Book presentation

Regional Environmental Issues

Water and Disaster Management

In February 2012, experts from South Asia met to discuss the most pressing environemental, climate and energy issues of the region. The proceedings and outcomes of the conference have now been published in a comprehensive edition.

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Policy Panel on Migration

On December 13, 2012, the EU-Asia Dialogue organized a Policy Panel on Migration in Manila, the Philippines.

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Policy Dialogue on Migration and Integration

The first Policy Dialogue of the cluster “Migration and Integration” took place in The Hague, The Netherlands on November 29-30, 2012. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Security and Justice of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Brussels Briefing

On November 28, 2012, the second public Brussels Briefing took place at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Brussels.

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German-Bhutanese Dialogue

Prof. Dr. Friedbert Pflüger

From 04 to 07 November 2012 Prof. Dr. Friedbert Pflüger, Director of the European Centre for Resource and Energy Security (EUCERS), visits Bhutan in the course of a dialogue programme organised by the Regional Programme SAARC.

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German-Bhutanese Dialogue

German Members of Parliament visit Bhutan

From 07 to 10 October 2012 two Members of the German Bundestag, Dr. Günter Krings and Dr. Christian Ruck, visit Bhutan in the course of a dialogue programme organised by the Regional Programme SAARC of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Symposium

Regional Development & Political, Administrative and Fiscal Decentralisation

International Dialogue

Myanmar’s new constitution, which came into effect with the inauguration of the Parliament in January 2011, has designed a new system of political, administrative and fiscal decentralization....

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14th East Asia-Europe Think Tank Dialogue

On September 12-13, 2012, the 14th East Asia-Europe Think Tank Dialogue will be held in Vientiane / Laos. The topic of this year´s event will be Social Cohesion.

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EU-ASEAN Relations in light of the upcoming EU Election

Exchange with Minister-Counsellor for parliamentary relations at the EU Delegation to ASEAN, Mr. Antoine Ripoll

KAS Political Dialogue Asia (KAS PDA) was pleased to host Antoine Ripoll, Minister-Counsellor for Parliamentary Relations with ASEAN from the EU Delegation to ASEAN, at our office on April 25 for a Luncheon Debate on “EU-ASEAN Relations in Light of the upcoming EU Elections”.

EANGAGE Alumni Talk featuring H.E. Sujiro Seam

Strategic Partners and Now? The Way Forward for EU-ASEAN Relations

Last week, KAS Political Dialogue Asia hosted an e-seminar with H.E. Sujiro Seam, the EU Ambassador to ASEAN, and alumni of EANGAGE, an EU funded project set up in 2021 with the aim to connect young talented researcher fellows from the EU and ASEAN.

EU Election: Youth Participation and Eligibility

with the German European School Singapore and the American University of Phnom Penh

On 27 March the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia (KAS PDA) organised an event in cooperation with the German European School Singapore (GESS) to address the School’s students on the EU elections this upcoming June.

Roundtable Discussion on AI Policies in Asia

with the expert delegation from the Federal Academy of Security Policy (BAKS)

On 4 March, KAS Political Dialogue Asia Program hosted a roundtable discussion “AI Policy in Asia” for the delegation from the Federal Academy of Security Policy (BAKS) from Germany. The delegation, which consists of participants from private and public sectors in Germany, had a two-weeks fieldtrip in Asia (Singapore and Seoul) as part of the expert course on digitalization and security policy.

Luncheon Discussion - German Armed Forces After “die Zeitenwende” – Challenges & Perspectives

Major General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl shared his insights on the German National Security Strategies and the latest development of global military challenges.

On March 4th 2024 the KAS Political Dialogue Asia (PDA) Program hosted Major-General Wolf-Jürgen Stahl, President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), for a discussion over lunch.

Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) - Batch 15

Module 01: Political Parties’ Functions and Organizations in Democratic Societies

This year, another cohort of KASYP will be launched this coming 13 – 19 February 2024 in the Philippines. The cohort will undergo with their first module on “political parties’ functions and organizations in democratic societies”, which aims to provide participants with background knowledge on diverse political environments and party systems in Asia as well as communication skills and leadership training.

Continued Partnership between KAS PDA and ISEAS

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties to collaborate on a range of research activities such as on Myanmar, the Philippines, and ASEAN, among others.

KAS PDA and ISEAS have been successfully collaborating in the past. It dates back to 1979 when the German organisation began supporting ISEAS' research activities with annual grants. The signing of the MoU and the continuation of common projects stands testimony to the fruitful partnership.

International Conference on Water Management in Singapore

Sustainable Water Management: Improving Water Policy and Govenance in Emerging Asia

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia co-hosted an international conference together with the Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change (KAS Recap) Hongkong on “Sustainable Water Management: Improving Water Policy and Governance in Emerging Asia” in Singapore between the 6th and 9th of December. As the impacts of poor water governance can be felt across livelihoods,  jeopardising community well being,  social cohesion, migration, national security, the topic of the conference could not have been more timely – also since COP28 concurrently recognised the role of water for the climate change agenda.

Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus Meeting 2023

“Inclusivity & Diversity in Gender Equality in Parliaments in Asia”

In lieu of continuing the discussions on achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5 of Gender Equality, this years Asian Women Parliamentarian Caucus Meeting was held in Colombo in partnership with the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

CTeC Asia 2023

Communication | Technology | Citizenship

CTeC Asia has brought together scholars, media professionals, civil society practitioners as well as policymakers to participate in the discussion on the impact of technologies towards communication and citizen’s participation with a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions. The event was hosted in Taipei and has attracted more than 100 participants from around 16 countries. Diverse topics related to social media, e-governance, political campaigning have been discussed during the conference.