Maldives
02 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 March 2012: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group (AHWG) to Further Strengthen the Smooth Transition Process for the Countries Graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) Category held its third substantive meeting on 26 March 2012, in New York, the US. The Group heard a presentation on the experience of Maldives as a recently graduated country.
Sharing his country’s experience in graduating from the LDC category, Maldives noted its transition strategy focused...
01 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 April 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has released a synthesis report on support for the national adaptation plan (NAP) process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) (FCCC/SBI/2012/8).
The report synthesizes the views submitted by UNFCCC Parties and relevant organizations and agencies regarding support for the NAP process for LDCs, and addresses: how organizations and agencies have responded to the invitation to support the NAP process in LDCs...
27 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 April 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) has published the report of the 21st meeting of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Expert Group (LEG). The report contains the LEG’s two-year rolling work programme for 2012–2013 and an update on efforts to implement its work (FCCC/SBI/2012/7).
During the meeting, which was held in Thimphu, Bhutan, from 9-13 March 2012, the LEG focused on issues relating to: the implementation of national adaptation...
25 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 April 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a note containing information on financial support provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the preparation of national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CCC/SBI/2012/INF.7).
The note details of the financial support provided by the GEF for the preparation of initial and subsequent national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (non-Annex I Parties). Annexed to...
18 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2012: Due to a security breach of the Indian Ocean – South East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) website, the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) distributed a note in lieu of the monthly IOSEAN newsletter. The note offers an update on recent IOSEA/CMS developments.
The note highlights the release of an account of the Sixth Meeting of IOSEA Signatory States, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand,...
