Maldives
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 July
2008: Opening the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) discussion on ‘mainstreaming
a gender perspective into all UN policies and programmes, women and
development, and the advancement of women,’ Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, noted the particular vulnerability of
women to climate change and the food crisis.
Mayanja outlined steps taken by the UN system in
mainstreaming gender equality, including with the creation...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 September 2009: The Division for Sustainable Development (DSD), of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), has posted member States’ submissions of input towards the Secretary-General’s report on Climate Change and Possible Security Implications.
Submissions from the following member States are posted in the format and the language received: Argentina; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Brazil; Jamaica on behalf of CARICOM; Chile; China; Sweden on behalf of EU; Finland; Guatemala;...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 November 2009: Maldives hosted a high-level climate change summit focusing on ‘climate vulnerable’ States, from 9-10 November 2009, in Bandos Island Resort, with a view to drawing attention to the specific challenges, adaptation and green development needs of the States that are most vulnerable to global climate change.
The Forum developed a Declaration to be presented in Copenhagen, signed by Bangladesh, Barbados, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Kiribati, Maldives, Nepal, Rwanda, Tanzania...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 January 2010: The Commonwealth Secretariat has published a study titled “Climate Change, Fisheries, Trade and Competitiveness: Understanding impacts and formulating responses to Commonwealth small States,” which focuses on the likely impacts of climate change on the trade and competitiveness of the fisheries sector in small developing Commonwealth States.
Based on a literature review, the study addresses: climate change impact pathways on oceans, lakes and rivers, fish...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 March 2010: The small island developing States (SIDS) of the AIMS (Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea) region met in Male, Maldives, from 9-10 March 2010, to review progress achieved in the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS (MSI). Participants expressed their desire to develop a regional position within the UNFCCC negotiations, among other areas for further...
