Cape Verde
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 September 2010: As the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) annual high-level debate continued on 28 September 2010, high-level representatives from developing countries urged greater global support in responding to climate change.
A number of developing country representatives called on developed States to take urgent action to address climate change. The Bahamas indicated that, in collaboration with other small island developing States (SIDS), it called on the international community to undertake...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 November 2010: The Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) has launched the second call for proposals on urban adaptation and renewable energy projects in eligible developing countries.
Grant financing up to EUR 500 000 can be provided to Nordic (i.e. Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland) institutions, organizations, companies and authorities with an eligible local partner in the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal,...
katharina
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28 Oct 2011
The Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) is Singapore’s umbrella technical assistance programme to developing countries. In 1999, the Small Island Developing States Technical Cooperation Programme (SIDSTEC) was set up under the SCP as part of Singapore’s efforts towards assisting Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to achieve sustainable development. Through close collaborations with development partners and recipient countries, it aims to foster mutual learning, cooperation and friendship...
katharina
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28 Oct 2011
Sandwatch seeks to modify the attitudes and lifestyles of children, youth and adults on a community-wide basis by developing awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely. It is an educational process through which school students and community members work together to monitor their beach environments, critically evaluate the problems and conflicts, and address those issues in a sustainable manner. With a strong field monitoring component...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
Cape Verde has signed and ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity, and itsFourth Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity was presented to the Commission on Biological Diversity in 2009. Cape Verde also has a Second Environmental Action Plan 2004-2014 (PANA II) in place with provisions for protecting biodiversity.
Uninhabited until the 15th century, Cape Verde is faced with a multitude of anthropologic threats to its biodiversity. Soil erosion in rural areas, soil pollution in...
