Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
14 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 February 2012: The subregional headquarters for the Caribbean of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently convened an expert group to discuss the status of regional efforts to develop economic frameworks to assess the economic and social impacts of climate change in the Caribbean in key sectors.
The expert group, which met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 2-3 February 2012, assessed progress made in the data gathering process, the successes...
10 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 February 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) supported the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in holding a series of consultations with stakeholders on the Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy, and now seeks contributions from additional stakeholders.
The first round of national consultations took place in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Commonwealth of Dominica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname, with...
30 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 January 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol and Project has released its January 2012 newsletter. This issue includes articles on: listing of Protected Areas under the SPAW Protocol; activities in support of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative; the Caribbean Waterbird Census; and Lionfish control and mitigation activities.
According to UNEP-SPAW, the listing of Protected Areas under the Protocol is a priority. As such, in December...
27 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 January 2012: The opening statements during the initial discussion on the zero draft of the Outcome Document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) continued on 26 January 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, with representatives from three small island developing States (SIDS) – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Maldives, and Trinidad and Tobago – presenting comments on the draft.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emphasized: prompt and reliable delivery of...
27 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 January 2012: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has reported on the work carried out by several Caribbean islands with the Carbon Neutral Tourist Program, which aims to transform the Caribbean region into a carbon neutral destination.
UN/ISDR cites the example of the island of Bequia in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which is partnering with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to address water scarcity challenges. It runs a solar-powered...
