Singapore
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 February 2012: The Global Partnership for Oceans, a coalition of governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and private interests, has been launched to address the challenges to oceans management and governance, including over-fishing, marine degradation and habitat loss.
The Partnership, which was launched at The Economist’s World Oceans Summit in Singapore, is supported by, inter alia: the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 February 2012: A group of 23 countries meeting in Moscow, Russian Federation, adopted the Joint Declaration of the Moscow Meeting on Inclusion of International Civil Aviation in the EU-ETS, which outlines the participants’ shared position that the EU and its Member States must cease application of the Directive 2008/101/EC to airlines and aircraft operators registered in third States. Under the Directive, international civil aviation was included in the EU-Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS...
16 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 February 2012: The tenth BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change concluded with the adoption of a joint statement in which ministers indicate their “firm opposition” to the inclusion of international aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS).
The 10th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, which was held in New Delhi, India, from 13-14 February 2012, was attended by representatives from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC). Ambassador Mxakato-Diseko,...
16 Jan 2012
The thirteenth meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate will convene in Crystal City, Virginia, US (just outside Washington, DC), from 17-18 November 2011. US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman will serve as chair. The meeting will take place at the level of leaders’ representatives. Members of the Major Economies Forum include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan...
16 Jan 2012
This meeting is organized by the University of West Indies Center for Environment and Development, UNDP, DESA/DSD, and the Singapore Environment Institute. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/sids-expert-meeting-on-science-and-technology-for-sustainable-development-in-sids/ ]
