Solomon Islands
24 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 October 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), on a unified approach to coordination of energy security strategies around the Pacific.
According to SPC, the MoU recognizes the key role of each agency in promoting renewable energy in the pursuit of energy security in the Pacific, and outlined the mutual interest of SPC and IRENA to explore collaborative...
22 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 October 2012: The UN Collaborative Programme on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (UN-REDD) has released the October edition of the UN-REDD Newsletter, previewing the ninth Policy Board meeting to be held on 26-27 October 2012, in Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo.
The Newsletter indicates that the Policy Board will be meeting as an expanded board with the newly-elected members from civil society and indigenous peoples. Main items for...
10 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 October 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has released two reports, titled “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific,” and the “Pacific Regional Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Tracking Report.” Both reports were endorsed by Pacific leaders at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting, which convened in August 2012, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
The report on “Tracking the Effectiveness of Development Efforts in the Pacific” reviews region...
09 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 October 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has announced that Niue will have access to US$4 million in funding from the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) for a national solar power initiative.
According to PIFS, the project, which is titled “Design, Manufacture & Installation of Solar Power Grid Connected Generators & Battery Backed Power Stabilizer,” anticipates annual savings of NZ$137,000, as well as an annual reduction of 329 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions....
05 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2012: The September issue of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) “Species e-Bulletin” highlights a study on the decline of freshwater ecosystems in northern Africa, and other news.
The study, coordinated by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and conducted by the IUCN Global Species Programme, shows that freshwater species in northern Africa face some of the highest levels of threat in continental Africa,...
