Saint Kitts and Nevis
01 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 September 2012: On the fifth day of the High-level Debate of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Tuvalu and Papua New Guinea addressed the Assembly. Both Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) underscored the urgent need to address climate change.
In his address, Apisai Ielemia, Tuvalu’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, stressed that most of the UN’s work on SIDS over the past two decades has focused on stating and continually reiterating the challenges problems...
14 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2012: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a special edition of the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles for the Caribbean,” as well as the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles Special Edition on Islands,” which summarize the state of renewable energy in these areas.
This overview includes information on the individual countries’ energy supplies, electrical generation, grid capacity and energy access, and highlights the countries’ energy...
07 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July 2012: The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is developing a national trust fund and conservation finance mechanism for the sustainable financing of protected areas in St. Kitts and Nevis.
A meeting held from 17-19 July 2012 gathered stakeholders to discuss the development of a sustainable financing architecture in the country. This effort is part of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative, under which the Governments of Bahamas, the...
02 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July 2012: The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) has released the first issue of its quarterly newsletter for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Caribbean islands, titled “Capacité.” The newsletter provides information on CANARI’s work in the region, and shares lessons learned and best practices from CEPF-supported projects and related initiatives.
The newsletter includes articles on: the role of the CEPF in participating countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas,...
26 Jul 2012
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States' (OECS) Reduce Risk to Human and Natural Assets Resulting from Climate Change (RRACC) project will host a seminar aimed primarily at government officials that will discuss: current issues and the state of coastal resources in the OECS; integrated coastal area and watershed management; impacts of climate change on the subregion's economy; and policy, legal and institutional arrangements for coastal areas management in the OECS. [ for more information...
