Guyana
11 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 July 2012: The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and the Government of Brazil formally launched ACTO’s “Amazonas Project: Regional Action on Water Resources,” to promote technical cooperation regarding the Amazon River Basin between the eight ACTO member countries - Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
The Project was launched on 6 July 2012, in Brasilia, Brazil, in a signing ceremony held at the headquarters of Brazil’...
09 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2o June 2012: At the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Government of Brazil and the Secretariat of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) announced plans to share the US$102.6 million of Brazil’s Amazon Fund with the other seven ACTO member States (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela) to combat deforestation in the Amazon.
Preceding the announcement, the Foreign Relations Ministry’s (“Itamaraty”)...
26 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 June 2012: The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was officially established as an international organization at a signing ceremony held at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), co-hosted by Australia, Denmark and the Republic of Korea, on 20 June 2012.
The Republic of Korea initiated the GGGI in June 2010 to develop and promote the economic model of green growth as a pathway to sustainable development. The GGGI is a multi-stakeholder partnership between...
10 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 May 2012: On the second day of the SIDS High-Level Conference on Sustainable Development for All (SE4ALL), which convened in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 7-8 May 2012, delegates from the three SIDS regions – the Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea (AIMS) – unanimously adopted the Barbados Declaration, which will be taken to the Rio+20 Conference in June.
The Barbados Declaration addresses challenges, opportunities, commitments and initiatives on...
10 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 May 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released two joint submissions from Parties containing their views on issues identified in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 72 and appendix II (FCCC/SBSTA/2012/MISC.1/Add.1) on policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+).
These submissions are...
