Dominican Republic
26 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released a review examining the Dominican Republic’s national innovation system titled “Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review of the Dominican Republic.” The review concludes that the country is developing strong institutional frameworks and makes recommendations to build on these.
The review considers three sectors: agriculture and agro-industry; health; and energy. The review concludes that key legislative...
20 Jun 2012
The President Pro-Tempore of the Central American Integration System's (SICA) Council of Women's Affairs Ministers (COMMCA) will hold a conference to bring together the principal actors involved with female entrepreneurship, public policy and access to assets among SICA's eight member States (Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) to discuss and exchange experiences with a view to generating conclusions and recommendations that can...
11 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 June 2012: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council approved a work programme of 84 projects and two programmatic approaches amounting to US$667.26 million in GEF project grants, and appointed Naoko Ishii (Japan) as the GEF’s new Chairperson and CEO.
The 42nd Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council convened in Washington, DC, US, from 5-7 June 2012, at the World Bank headquarters. Over 200 representatives of governments, international organizations and civil...
05 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 June 2012: A High-Level Meeting organized by Central American Integration System’s (SICA) Council of Women’s Affairs Ministers (COMMCA) agreed to create a special Coordinating Committee to guide strategy and advocacy in support of the political and civil rights of women within its eight member States, namely Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
The High-Level Meeting, held 29-30 May 2012, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was...
01 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 June 2012: Forty negotiators from CARIFORUM countries, which include Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member States, Cuba and the Dominican Republic, took part in a training workshop to better represent their national and regional interests in negotiations involving multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs).
The workshop, which took place in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, from 28 May – 1 June 2012, was organized by the CARICOM Secretariat with support from the UN Environment...
