Guyana
22 Nov 2012
This workshop is organized by the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (CReW), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and several Caribbean governments. The workshop seeks to provide participants from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the environmental, finance and utility sectors in CReW’s 13 participating countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Guatemala, Guyana,...
01 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 October 2012: The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Mexico announced joint implementation of a project aiming to improve the capacity of Caribbean countries to value and measure ecosystem services of coral reefs and to strengthen coastal zone management systems.
ReefFix also seeks to complement existing initiatives to protect the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS) off the shores of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
The announcement was made 18 October...
12 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 September 2012: Kiribati has become the third country to ratify the Agreement on the Establishment of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), following Denmark and Guyana. The agreement confirms signatories’ approval for converting GGGI into an international organization.
In addition to the three ratifications, the agreement has 17 signatories, including 16 that signed at a ceremony in June 2012, plus Indonesia, which signed on 17 September 2012.
In accordance with international law...
12 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 October 2012: The UN General Assembly’s Second Committee conducted its General Debate from 8-10 October 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. Member States stressed the centrality of poverty eradication, the ongoing effects of the global economic crisis, and various processes around sustainable development. Most speakers reaffirmed their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 target date.
While some urged the extension of the MDGs’ priorities...
09 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 October 2012: The UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) Second Committee opened its General Debate on 8 October 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, with remarks from George Wilfred Talbot of Guyana, Chair of the Committee, and Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. These statements were followed by a keynote address and interactive responses.
Talbot briefed participants on revisions to the Committee’s Organization of Work. Commenting on its focal areas for the...
