Haiti
13 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
November 2012: The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) has released the September issue of “Capacité,” its quarterly newsletter for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Caribbean islands. The newsletter provides information on activities of CEPF-financed projects, as well as grants approved from July-September 2012.
The newsletter highlights activities including: the launch of the Caribbean Birding Trail; surveillance of Haiti’s Ricord’s Iguana...
13 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 November 2012: UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Vuk Jeremić convened an informal meeting of the Assembly to address issues arising from Hurricane Sandy. The session detailed the monies allocated for affected countries from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
According to the UN, the storm caused death and destruction across the Caribbean region and the Eastern seaboard of the US....
14 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2012: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a special edition of the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles for the Caribbean,” as well as the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles Special Edition on Islands,” which summarize the state of renewable energy in these areas.
This overview includes information on the individual countries’ energy supplies, electrical generation, grid capacity and energy access, and highlights the countries’ energy...
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 August 2012: The International Labour Organization (ILO) is sponsoring efforts to help people in Haiti transition from livelihoods that degrade the environment to “green jobs” that restore it, following the 2010 earthquake in the country. Project outcomes are expected to address food insecurity, create jobs and restore the environment.
The ILO project provides skills training in: the use of debris from the quake to build homes, pavements and flood protection structures; urban...
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 August 2012: The Microfinance Innovation Facility of the International Labour Organization (ILO) underscores that larger insurance schemes are more likely to be effective in covering impoverished people against weather-related disasters and the impacts of climate change.
In an ILO press release, Facility Head Craig Churchill highlights that insurance schemes to reduce the vulnerability of the poor to weather disasters and climate change may need to go beyond the “micro” format to work at “...
