Kiribati
27 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 March 2013: On the sidelines of the Fourth Regional 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) Forum in Asia and the Pacific, 30 small island developing States (SIDS) exchanged lessons learned from the Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste (J-PRISM) Management in Pacific Island Countries, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) since 2000.
Convened in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, from 18-20 March 2013, the roundtable session. titled “3Rs...
25 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 March 2013: The Fourth Regional 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) Forum in Asia and the Pacific convened in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, from 18-20 March 2013, addressing the theme of “3Rs in the Context of the Rio+20 Outcomes – The Future We Want.” The meeting focused on waste minimization, reuse and recycling issues in various sectors, including agriculture, industry and energy. It also adopted the Ha Noi 3R Declaration, which sets out 30 waste management goals to be achieved by 2023.
Organized by the UN...
20 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 March 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has reported that it is working with the Government of Kiribati to support the development of a joint national action plan for climate change and disaster risk management.
According to SPREP, a Kiribati Joint Implementation Plan (KJIP) will be developed to facilitate the joint implementation of the Kiribati Disaster Risk Management Plan and the National Framework for Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation...
13 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 March 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), with funding from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and technical support from Griffith University and the Fiji National University, has initiated an annual training course on best practice waste management techniques.
The two-week training course is being attended by 16 participants from eight Pacific island nations. The course, which has been developed specifically to address waste management...
Pacific Leaders Call for Regional Solidarity in Addressing Climate Challenges in Post-2015 Framework
26 February 2013: Representatives of Pacific island states called for regional solidarity in addressing climate challenges at a one-day consultation on post-2015 development, held in Dili, Timor-Leste, on 26 February 2013.
The consultation took place immediately before the International Development for All Conference in Dili, and was hosted by the Government of Timor-Leste and supported by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), involving delegates, heads of...
