Haiti
25 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 April 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a note containing information on financial support provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the preparation of national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CCC/SBI/2012/INF.7).
The note details of the financial support provided by the GEF for the preparation of initial and subsequent national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (non-Annex I Parties). Annexed to...
16 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 April 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has released the submissions from Parties, relevant organizations, and bilateral and multilateral agencies containing information on support to the national adaptation plan process in the least developed countries (LDCs). Eleven small island developing States (SIDS) are also categorized as LDCs, namely: Cape Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Maldives, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon...
11 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2012: The 14th issue of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean’s (RAC/REMPEITC) quarterly newsletter, titled ”Caribe,” highlights three workshops held in the region to help countries meet their obligations under the 1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Cooperation (OPRC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
The first workshop, funded by IMO and the International...
02 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 March 2012: The Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and the European Commission (EC) signed three financial agreements totaling €82.6 million (about US$110 million) to promote Caribbean integration and aid in the realization of CARIFORUM’s implementation commitments under the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
The first agreement, worth €8.6 million, will be implemented by the Secretariat of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS...
23 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 March 2012: The 2012 edition of World Water Day, which is held every year on 22 March, focused on the theme “water and food security.” The official UN-Water celebrations were coordinated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), who noted that a 50% reduction in food waste would save 1350 km3 of water per year.
In a statement delivered to mark the Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on governments to “connect the dots between water security and food and...
