Maldives
28 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 July 2012: The Cartagena Dialogue for Progressive Action (Cartagena Dialogue) met in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to discuss key questions ahead of the upcoming informal additional sessions of the Ad Hoc working groups (AWGs) to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 30 August to 5 September 2012, and the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to be held in Doha, Qatar, at the end of 2012.
The Group, which met from 19-20 July 2012, discussed issues to be addressed by the Ad hoc Working...
17 Aug 2012
The ECWs bring together GEF focal points, focal points from the main conventions (biodiversity, desertification, climate change and persistent organic pollutants), representatives from civil society and representatives from the GEF Secretariat and the GEF Agencies, to discuss priority issues and share lessons and experiences from the development and implementation of GEF projects and their integration within national policy frameworks. Countries eligible to participate in this Expanded...
14 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: Many Strong Voices (MSV), a collaboration between coastal communities in the Arctic and small island developing States (SIDS) that seeks to promote action on climate change, is working to ensure that information on historical documents relevant to climate change adaptation is available. As part of this effort, MSV highlighted two historical environment and climate change initiatives.
The first is the Small States Conference on Sea Level Rise, which convened from 14-18 November...
25 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The First Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) Ministerial Conference met to mobilize financial support for implementation of the targeted activities of the RIMES Master Plan, which aims to increase capacity for dealing with natural hazards and extreme weather events.
At the meeting, which convened in New Delhi, India, from 18-21 June 2012, Member States and collaborating countries took steps to: build and sustain RIMES’...
22 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: During the high-level segment of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), Mohamed Waheed, President of the Republic of Maldives, announced plans for his country to be declared a marine reserve.
Waheed made the announcement during his high-level address to Rio+20, noting the Maldives would become the single largest marine reserve in the world. He said Maldives would allow only sustainable and eco-friendly fishing, and ban deep-sea, purse-seine and other...
