Cape Verde
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
July 2007: The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) met in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2-27 July 2007, for its annual substantive session.
This year marked the launch of two new elements: the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) and the Development Cooperation Forum. During the first AMR, ministers from Bangladesh, Barbados, Ethiopia, Ghana, Cambodia and Cape Verde presented national voluntary presentations, following which participants responded.
On the final day, ECOSOC delegates suspended the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 May 2008: Delegates to the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, meeting in Bonn, Germany, considered the CBD’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological (SBSTTA) recommendations on biodiversity and climate change (recommendations XII/5 and XIII/6) on Friday, 23 May 2008. The following is a summary of the deliberations as provided by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
The Pacific Islands and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
June 2010: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized a workshop from 14-15 June, in Praia, Cape Verde, as part of the project on ”Integrating climate change risks and opportunities into national development processes and UN country programming,” funded by the Government of Spain.
The workshop, which gathered over 30 participants, aimed to enhance the capacity of national stakeholders to understand climate change and integrate climate risks into the national development...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 July 2010: A new regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) opened in Praia, Cape Verde, on 6 July. The Centre is supported by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Governments of Austria, Cape Verde and Spain, as well as through a special partnership between Brazil and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
ECREEE, a specialized agency of ECOWAS, will help develop renewable energy and energy efficiency markets in West Africa. It...
