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28 Feb 2012 | 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 | 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/ ]
10 Dec 2011 | SIDS Policy and Practice
2 February 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, is convening the “Business Process Re-engineering: Leveraging Information and Communications Technology for Public Sector” workshop in Sydney, Australia, from 31 January-5 February. According to SPC, Business Process Re-engineering is a prerequisite for automation in the delivery of government services, and has been successfully implemented in many Commonwealth...