Maldives
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 March 2011: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in partnership with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), has created a multimedia project to exhibit pioneer actions implemented by small island developing States (SIDS) in the face of climate change and rising sea levels.
The exhibitions will open at two venues in France on 15 April 2011: Nausicaa, Centre National de la Mer in Boulogne-sur-Mer and ...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
March 2011: The Executive Board of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has recently approved a strategic initiative to address the weak institutional capacities within Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to tackle climate change, known as “Boots on the Ground.”
Through this initiative, UNDP has recruited and trained 26 national climate change policy advisors and four regional experts to support this work in Southern Africa, Western Africa, Arab States and Asia-Pacific. National...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
March 2011: The Fifth Session of the South West Indian Fisheries Commission (SWIOF) was organized upon invitation of the Government of Maldives, from 13-16 March 2011, in Male, Maldives. The session included delegates from the region as well as observers from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Bank.
The Commission considered the report of the Scientific Committee, reflected on the status of fisheries resources and decided to draw attention to depleted stocks. It also discussed...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 April 2011: The World Bank opened applications for the Civil Society Fund in the Maldives, a fund that provides up to US$10,000 for civil society organizations (CSOs) based in the Maldives and working on issues of development. This year’s theme is “Creating Public Awareness on Managing Solid Waste in Maldives.”
This year’s grants will support CSOs partnering with public and private sector organizations to provide a voice to poor and marginalized communities in...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 April 2011: The Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) has posted 13 project proposals on its website for comment from civil society. The proposals come from Argentina, Djibouti, Fiji, Guatemala, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Tanzania and Turkmenistan.
Jamaica also submitted a proposal through the direct access mechanism, which allows developing countries to access funds from the fund directly without the intermediation of multilateral development institutions....
