Nauru
06 Dec 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 December 2012: A side event held during the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) brought together ministers and leaders from within the UN system to discuss actions to be taken under the climate-water-food security nexus in the drylands.
The event, titled “Sustainable Solutions for Climate Action, Food Security in Dry Lands under a Change Climate,” brought together high-level speakers, including Helen...
23 Nov 2012
Convened by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), this two-week course is open to participants from the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The course will focus on landfill and dumpsite management, leachate treatment and management, and environmental monitoring. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/waste-...
19 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 November 2012: The 43rd Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council adopted a Work Program that amounts to US$174 million and aims to benefit 63 countries.
The Council convened in Washington, DC, US, from 13-15 November 2012, at International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters. Representatives of governments, international organizations and civil society organizations (CSOs) attended the three-day meeting, which also included the 13th meeting of the Council for the Least Developed...
16 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 October 2012: The Australia Maritime and Safety Authority (AMSA), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), hosted a workshop on the Pacific Islands Regional Marine Spill Contingency Plan (PACPLAN) in Sydney, as part of a series of five workshops held throughout the Pacific region to review and update aspects of the PACPLAN.
PACPLAN designates Australia as the primary source of assistance for marine pollution incidents in Kiribati, Nauru,...
12 Nov 2012
Convened by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), this course, is open to participants from the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. The course will focus on various waste management techniques, including policy and strategic approaches to integrated solid waste management, hazardous waste management and other key waste management...
