Comoros
05 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 May 2012: Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania, has lodged a membership application with the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), according to a report sponsored by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN).
The IOC promotes the sustainable development of islands in the Indian Ocean. Its current members are Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles.
According to the article, Zanzibar’s key environmental problems related to climate change include beach erosion,...
25 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The First Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) Ministerial Conference met to mobilize financial support for implementation of the targeted activities of the RIMES Master Plan, which aims to increase capacity for dealing with natural hazards and extreme weather events.
At the meeting, which convened in New Delhi, India, from 18-21 June 2012, Member States and collaborating countries took steps to: build and sustain RIMES’...
08 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 June 2012: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Ad Hoc Working Group (AHWG) to Further Strengthen the Smooth Transition Process for the Countries Graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) Category held its second formal meeting on 6 June 2012, in New York, US. The Group considered draft recommendations and adopted the report to be submitted to the 67th session of the UNGA.
In its recommendations on strengthening the smooth transition process, AHWG notes that: information about and...
15 May 2012
This workshop is convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). It aims to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), and will include one day of training on the application of EBSA criteria, as well as a four-day workshop. The workshop will include CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points in the Southern Indian Ocean region:...
14 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
May 2012: The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) has released the 2012 edition of its regional report the State of Arab Cities on the theme “Challenges of Urban Transition.” The report notes that, although urban slums are decreasing and urban innovations are being introduced, the region still faces major challenges, including high youth unemployment rates and climate change.
The report argues that climate change can increase the competition over scarce resources, decrease food security...
