Cape Verde
16 Jan 2012
This workshop is organized by University of the West Indies Centre for Environment and Development (UWICED). [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/aosis-negotiation-skills-workshop/ ]
16 Jan 2012
Three regional meetings and one inter-regional meeting will take place in preparation for the international meeting to review implementation of the BPOA on sustainable development of SIDS. The Pacific SIDS meeting will take place in Apia, Samoa, from 4-8 August 2003, the Caribbean SIDS meeting will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 18-22 August, and the AIMS SIDS meeting will convene in Praia, Cape Verde, from 1-5 September. An Inter-regional preparatory meeting for all SIDS...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2011: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has announced that it is providing technical assistance to the Maldives following the country’s removal from the UN list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on 1 January 2011.
The UN took the Maldives off the LDC list after finding that its estimated gross national income (GNI) per capita in 2009 was three times over the graduation threshold, due mainly to growth in the tourism sector. The Maldives nevertheless remains one...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
June 2011: The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has published the sixth edition of its magazine, “Making It: Industry for Development.” The newest edition is sub-titled “Agribusiness: From farm to fork.”
The magazine features an article on “Agribusiness: Africa’s way out of poverty,” which argues that a shift to an agribusiness development growth trajectory is crucial for poverty reduction. Along the same line, the article “Agribusiness in Africa” outlines some of the issues and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 June 2011: The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to ensure that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have a smooth transition when graduating from that status. Two small island developing States (SIDS) that recently graduated from LDC status will be eligible to receive continued support for travel, in an effort to ensure that graduation does not disrupt the development progress already achieved.
In the resolution (document A/65/L.66/Rev.1) adopted on 29 June 2011, the Assembly...
