Suriname
14 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2012: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have approved an implementation plan for its Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change, and have agreed to hold a special meeting prior to the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) that will seek to ensure that small island developing State (SIDS) concerns are fully acknowledged in the Rio+20 outcome.
The two decisions were among several reached at the 23rd Inter-...
09 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2012: As part of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) celebration of International Women’s Day, CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque announced the release of public campaign products on ending violence against women.
The products, intended to support the global campaign “UNiTE to End Violence against Women” launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2010, include public service announcements (PSAs), jingles, a calypso and a documentary on sexual, psychological and...
29 Feb 2012
Among other things, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government are due to consider the approval of CARICOM's Implementation Plan for the Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/23rd-inter-sessional-meeting-of-the-conference-of-heads-of-government-of-caricom/ ]
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 February 2012: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the 2012 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest for the Caribbean, which will award up to US$200,000 for projects involving energy efficiency and access to renewable energy in the region.
The contest invites individuals and organizations in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2012: The 13th issue of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean’s (RAC/REMPEITC) quarterly newsletter, “Caribe,” highlights three workshops held in the region to help countries meet their obligations under International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions regarding ballast water management (BWM) and oil spill preparedness and response.
A workshop held 14-15 November 2011, in Kingston, Jamaica, sponsored by...
