Bahamas
25 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2013: The UN Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) has launched a section of its Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform on the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The page on the OWG - the establishment of which was recently agreed in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) - is part of a broader section on the SDGs and related resources.
The webpage includes information on: the UN System Technical Support Team (TST); the text from the UN Conference on...
14 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 December 2012: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) has announced funding for a project on the Bahamas’ second largest island, Abaco, to conserve the lobster population by training fishermen in sustainable fishing practices.
The project, implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), conducted a series of workshops from February 2010-April 2012 for 200 local fishermen in sustainable lobster catch practices so they do not catch juvenile lobsters,...
13 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 November 2012: UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Vuk Jeremić convened an informal meeting of the Assembly to address issues arising from Hurricane Sandy. The session detailed the monies allocated for affected countries from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
According to the UN, the storm caused death and destruction across the Caribbean region and the Eastern seaboard of the US....
17 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 October 2012: Ministers responsible for water resources management in nine Caribbean countries have signed a declaration on water security at the 8th Annual High-Level Session (HLS) Ministerial Forum, a joint initiative of the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) and the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA).
Water ministers from the Bahamas, Anguilla, Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines...
24 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 September 2012: The Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) has released an update on its activities, titled “GLISPA Project Update, No.2.” The update includes information on GLISPA events, commitments and emerging opportunities, priorities, and governance and coordination.
On commitments and emerging priorities, the newsletter outlines activities including under the: Caribbean Challenge, including a training of trainers in the Bahamas on development and effective management of Marine Protected...
