Bahamas
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 May 2011: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced the release of the April 2011 issue of “The Sandwatcher.” The newsletter describes activities undertaken by Sandwatch network groups worldwide, including the Sandwatch Regional Indian Ocean Workshop held on Mahe, Seychelles, in October 2010.
During the Sandwatch Indian Ocean Regional Workshop, participants from the Indian Ocean, Pacific and Caribbean regions met to network and share lessons...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 July 2011: The second meeting of the Caribbean Wetlands Initiative discussed the region’s implementation of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention), and resulted in agreement on activities and material to be presented and disseminated during the upcoming Pan-American meeting and the 11th meeting of the contracting parties (COP 11) to the Ramsar Convention.
The meeting took place in Kralendijk, on the island of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean, from 4-9...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2003: Representatives from seven Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and the South China Sea (AIMS) Island countries gathered from 1-5 September 2003 in Cape Verde, together with representatives from other countries and numerous intergovernmental, international, regional and national organizations. Participants heard presentations on national assessment reports, describing achievements on sustainable development in the AIMS region, challenges for implementing the Barbados Programme...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
Representatives from 21 Caribbean states gathered from 6-10 October 2003 in Trinidad and Tobago for the Caribbean Regional Preparatory meeting for the 2004 International Conference.
Delegates highlighted human security concerns, including drug trade, crime, terrorism, and food and water, as new and emerging issues affecting Caribbean nations. They also discussed the marginalization of small island States in international fora, particularly in the context of globalization and the formation of...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2005: Following a year of negotiations, which began in the Bahamas in January 2004, the BPOA review process concluded in January 2005 in Mauritius, with the adoption of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Climate change, trade and transport of hazardous wastes proved to be among the most contentious issues during the process, which culminated at the International Meeting...
