Saint Lucia
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2012: The 13th issue of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean’s (RAC/REMPEITC) quarterly newsletter, “Caribe,” highlights three workshops held in the region to help countries meet their obligations under International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions regarding ballast water management (BWM) and oil spill preparedness and response.
A workshop held 14-15 November 2011, in Kingston, Jamaica, sponsored by...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 February 2012: The Inter-American Institute for Agricultural Cooperation (IICA) convened a symposium to discuss the current state of agriculture insurance schemes and products in the Americas, as well as their role within a broader risk management framework to address the effects of climate change.
The one-day symposium was held on 16 February 2012, in Washington, DC, US, and brought together senior officials and experts from regional and international organizations.
World Bank participants...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 February 2012: The CARIBSAVE Partnership (“CARIBSAVE”) and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) have announced postgraduate scholarships for Caribbean nationals for studies related to climate change.
Applications for the CARIBSAVE scholarships are due by 19 March 2012, and by 13 April 2012 for the CCRIF programme.
The CARIBSAVE announcement involves scholarships and bursaries at either the University of the West Indies, or the University of Waterloo, Canada...
16 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 February 2012: The Global Environment Facility’s Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (GEF-CReW) was formally launched at an inception seminar and initial meeting of its Project Steering Committee (PSC). The PSC endorsed the project’s work plan and budget, monitoring and reporting requirements, and made several recommendations. The meetings were held back-to-back from 7-9 February 2012, in Kingston, Jamaica.
The Official Launch and Wastewater Management Seminar...
16 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2012: The January issue of the Organization for Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) RRACC News spotlights initial OECS steps to implement the Reducing Risk to Human and Natural Assets Resulting from Climate Change (RRACC) project.
This inaugural issue of the newsletter covers OECS activities for the period October-December 2011. Beyond summarizing the project and its goals, the newsletter introduces the five members of the new OECS Climate Change Team and provides a synopsis of a September...
