Comoros
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 October 2009: During the final stages of the general debate of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the UN General Assembly, several countries underscored the links between climate change, poverty reduction and food security.
Guyana supported funds and market-based incentives to avoid deforestation, as long as these would not restrict the “legitimate development aspirations of its people.” Comoros argued that mitigation was needed to prevent major decreases in agricultural...
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...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
The Comoros has not yet developed a dedicated National Plan for Sustainable Development, but it has instituted a Commission to pursue such a plan. It has also developed various national polices on several socio-economic and environmental sectors to guide sustainable development and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy. These include the National Policy on Environment and National Action Plan on the Environment, National Development Strategy on Statistics, a National Strategy for Growth and...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
The Comoros is not currently a member of the UNWTO, but in 1997 it did develop a tourism strategy. This strategy has since been updated and focuses on the benefits of eco-tourism to alleviate poverty.
Although the tourism industry is not well developed in the Comoros, 45 potential tourist sites have been identified and a master tourism plan has been prepared. Tourism is regarded as a sector with strong potential for economic growth and employment. As a cross-cutting sector, it impacts directly...
Beth
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25 Jul 2011
Currently, the Comoros lacks an overall energy “master plan”. The government has instituted a program called ‘Harnessing of Energy’, and has pursued policies to reduce the theft and fraud of energy.
The principal source of energy in the Comoros is wood, which satisfies 78 percent of the country’s energy needs, followed by hydrocarbons, which satisfy 20 percent of energy needs. Other sources of energy, such as electricity and butane gas, account for only a...
