Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
SVG has relevant waste management policies and legislations. The Central Water and Sewerage Authority acts as the National Solid Waste Management Authority of SVG. The two primary sources of emissions from waste products are municipal solid waste and human waste. There are extant waste management facilities in SVG: for example, there are currently 7 solid waste disposal sites on St. Vincent and 3 managed sites operating in the Grenadines. Approximately 75% of households are equipped with soak-...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
SVG has established a National Disaster Plan to deal with both natural and man-made disasters. A national vulnerability assessment is under consideration by the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) and the National Hazard Mitigation Council under the current Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Project (ERDM). The National Emergency and Disaster Management Act was enacted in 2006 in the country. The geographical location of SVG falls in the path of hurricanes and tropical storms...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), the National Environmental Advisory Board (NEAB) is authorized to fill the role of the national climate committee. A National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) has been prepared by the NEAB, which establishes environmental priorities for the country and also provides a strategy for environmental action. The Climate Change Work Programme has also been implemented in SVG. In 2009, a comprehensive Environmental Management Act was drafted. The National...
admin
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05 Apr 2011
Introduction
The unprecedented change in economic and social development, technology, international policies and the global environment over the last 30 years has posed great challenges for Commonwealth small states. These states1 – made up of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and small and vulnerable economies (SVEs) – represent a group of countries facing special economic and environmental difficulties in achieving sustainable development.
The major characteristics of small...
