Suriname

28 Aug 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: The August issue of the Global Water Partnership Caribbean (GWP-C) newsletter includes stories on smallholder agricultural water management (AWM), rainwater harvesting (RWH), gender and sanitation, water supply improvement projects, youth involvement in water management, and integrated water resources management (IWRM) and disaster resilience. The “Caribbean Water Insight” newsletter features articles on: innovative agriculture as a profitable and sustainable business...
13 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The Ministerial Council overseeing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) agreed to sharpen the focus of CRFM to improve the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in the region. The Council held its sixth meeting on 15 June 2012, in Nassau, The Bahamas, to discuss the development of a regional strategy and action plan regarding disaster management and the impact of climate change on Caribbean fishing communities, along with steps to better mitigate impacts on...
13 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
10 July 2012: The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met and discussed the Community’s place and positions in international fora, trade agreements, reform of CARICOM institutions, and possible economic and fiscal policy reforms to promote growth, development and competitiveness. CARICOM leaders held their 33rd Regular Meeting from 4-6 July 2012, at Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. In opening statements, outgoing CARICOM Chairman Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of Suriname...
13 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
30 June 2012: The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism’s (CRFM) scientific body evaluated major fisheries in the region to determine whether natural fish populations remain healthy and where fisheries management controls are necessary. The eighth annual Scientific Meeting met from 20-30 June 2012, in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with fisheries scientists from 12 of 17 CRFM member States participating. The Eighth Meeting evaluated the health and economic performance of...
11 Jul 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
6 July 2012: The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and the Government of Brazil formally launched ACTO’s “Amazonas Project: Regional Action on Water Resources,” to promote technical cooperation regarding the Amazon River Basin between the eight ACTO member countries - Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The Project was launched on 6 July 2012, in Brasilia, Brazil, in a signing ceremony held at the headquarters of Brazil’...