Dominican Republic
02 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July 2012: The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) has released the first issue of its quarterly newsletter for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Caribbean islands, titled “Capacité.” The newsletter provides information on CANARI’s work in the region, and shares lessons learned and best practices from CEPF-supported projects and related initiatives.
The newsletter includes articles on: the role of the CEPF in participating countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas,...
24 Jul 2012
The Secretariat of the Central American Social Integration System's (SISCA) will convene a workshop of the national technical coordinators of the Zoning and Sustainable Development Project for Central America (ODETCA), overseen by the Central American Council on Housing and Human Settlements (CCVAH) and supported by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), to select territories in Member States (Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua...
20 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Organization of the Central American Isthmus (OSPESCA), supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), held a workshop to launch the process of promoting the ecosystem approach to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture production in the Central American Integration System (SICA) countries of Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
The “Practical...
16 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 June 2012: The XXXIX Central American Integration System (SICA) Summit reaffirmed disaster risk management (DRR) and climate change as a top priorities for the regional agenda and called for reinforced regional initiatives to increase resilience to climate change.
The Heads of State and Government of Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama met on 29 June 2012, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The leaders adopted a plan of action in which...
16 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 June 2012: The housing ministers of Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama met to discuss: implementation of joint projects on zoning and sustainable development, and on the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in public housing; zoning practices in other Latin American countries; and recent developments in zoning policy in their countries.
The Ministers met on 27 June 2012, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, as the XXXVI...
