Jamaica

UNDP Jamaica | 26 Jul 2012
LAUNCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL (SE4ALL) IN JAMAICA The Ministry of Science, technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM) in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will take advantage of the Public-Private Dialogue to launch Jamaica’s participation in the UN Secretary General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4All). The objective of the event is to mobilize the support of the private sector and civil society in achieving the Government...
16 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
13 July 2012: The Private Financing Advisory Network of the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI PFAN) has issued a call for proposals from Central America and the Caribbean for the first Clean Energy Financing Forum for Central America and the Caribbean (CEFF-CAC) Business Plan Competition slated to be held on 26 April 2013, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. CEFF-CAC is looking for interested parties with business proposals that benefit the environment, for example through greenhouse gas (GHG)...
13 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The Ministerial Council overseeing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) agreed to sharpen the focus of CRFM to improve the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in the region. The Council held its sixth meeting on 15 June 2012, in Nassau, The Bahamas, to discuss the development of a regional strategy and action plan regarding disaster management and the impact of climate change on Caribbean fishing communities, along with steps to better mitigate impacts on...
13 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
30 June 2012: The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism’s (CRFM) scientific body evaluated major fisheries in the region to determine whether natural fish populations remain healthy and where fisheries management controls are necessary. The eighth annual Scientific Meeting met from 20-30 June 2012, in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with fisheries scientists from 12 of 17 CRFM member States participating. The Eighth Meeting evaluated the health and economic performance of...
13 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
6 June 2012:  The Organization of American States’ (OAS) General Assembly has endorsed the Inter‐American Plan for Disaster Prevention and Response and the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance. The Plan is a management tool for coordinating governments’ efforts in dealing with disaster prevention, preparedness, response and mitigation. OAS members include the following small island developing States (SIDS): Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the...