Palau
12 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
October 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Commission have released the June 2012 issue of the newsletter on the Multilateral Environment Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP MEAs) Project. The newsletter features a guest article on the ways in which pesticide management contributes to the implementation of Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs).
The article by Mark Davis and Francesca Mancini, Pesticide Risk Reduction Group, Food and...
07 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 November 2012: The latest issue of the newsletter of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) features an interview with Seychelles’ Foreign Minister, Jean-Paul Adam. Adam discussed: the effects on Pacific and Indian Ocean countries of rising sea-levels; ocean acidification and its effects on food security; the role of tourism in the economies of small island developing States (SIDS); and the upcoming international conference on sustainable development of SIDS in 2014....
24 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 October 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), on a unified approach to coordination of energy security strategies around the Pacific.
According to SPC, the MoU recognizes the key role of each agency in promoting renewable energy in the pursuit of energy security in the Pacific, and outlined the mutual interest of SPC and IRENA to explore collaborative...
10 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 October 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has released two reports, titled “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific,” and the “Pacific Regional Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Tracking Report.” Both reports were endorsed by Pacific leaders at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting, which convened in August 2012, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
The report on “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific” reviews region...
03 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 October 2012: The October 2012 issue of the “Micronesia Challenge Newsletter,” published by the Micronesia Challenge Secretariat, highlights the establishment of shark protected waters in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It also recognizes Palau as the winner of the 2012 Future Policy Award for its marine policies.
The newsletter notes that Kosrae has become the first FSM state to establish shark protections in its waters, and says the move is an important step in the...
