Mauritius
31 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 January 2012: The seventh UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum, which was organized under the theme “Sustainable Growth Toward Prosperity,” concluded with the adoption of a 31-point action plan. The UK agreed to give the region 75 million pounds over four years for its implementation, with 4.9 million pounds earmarked for climate change work.
The Forum, which took place from 20-22 January 2012, in St. Georges, Grenada, looked at ways to strengthen the relationship between the UK and...
26 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 January 2012: The initial discussions on the “zero draft” of the outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) began on 25 January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. Opening comments on the zero draft were offered by five groupings with small island developing States (SIDS) members, namely the Group of 77 and China (G-77/China), the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Pacific SIDS, and the Pacific Islands...
16 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 December 2011: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted all 42 draft resolutions and four draft decisions submitted to it by the Second Committee (Economic and Financial), including key texts on the sustainable development of small island development States (SIDS). The Second Committee’s work during the 66th Session was chaired by the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Abulkalam Abdul Momen, and it met from 16 September-9 December 2011.
On SIDS, the UNGA adopted draft texts on:...
16 Jan 2012
Co-organized by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), this meeting will contribute to enriching the international debate on possible steps and measures, within and outside the UN system, to support the resilience-building efforts of small island developing States (SIDS) more effectively. The meeting will address three principal questions: whether vulnerability is an obstacle to structural progress for SIDS; whether special international...
16 Jan 2012
The agenda for this session includes a presentation of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Draft Priorities and Implementation Strategies for 2012-2013 related to: prevention and reduction of the impacts of natural hazards; mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and variability; safeguarding the health of ocean ecosystems; World Heritage Sites; and management procedures and policies leading to the sustainability of coastal and ocean environment and resources....
