Timor-Leste
25 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 March 2013: The Fourth Regional 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) Forum in Asia and the Pacific convened in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, from 18-20 March 2013, addressing the theme of “3Rs in the Context of the Rio+20 Outcomes – The Future We Want.” The meeting focused on waste minimization, reuse and recycling issues in various sectors, including agriculture, industry and energy. It also adopted the Ha Noi 3R Declaration, which sets out 30 waste management goals to be achieved by 2023.
Organized by the UN...
Pacific Leaders Call for Regional Solidarity in Addressing Climate Challenges in Post-2015 Framework
26 February 2013: Representatives of Pacific island states called for regional solidarity in addressing climate challenges at a one-day consultation on post-2015 development, held in Dili, Timor-Leste, on 26 February 2013.
The consultation took place immediately before the International Development for All Conference in Dili, and was hosted by the Government of Timor-Leste and supported by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), involving delegates, heads of...
09 Mar 2013
The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Global Mechanism are organizing this workshop in collaboration with the Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organization (FRWO) under the Ministry of Agriculture of Iran. The workshop will bring together representatives and government officials from 24 Asian countries to build their capacities to align their National Action Programmes (NAPs) and implementation processes to combat desertification with the five...
01 Mar 2013
The Government of Timor-Leste is hosting an international conference on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, under the theme "Development for all : Stop conflict, build states and eradicate poverty," from 26-28 February 2013. This event will be preceded, on 25 February, by the Pacific Islands stakeholder consultation meeting on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The conference will provide a country-owned and country-led forum for representatives of the g7+ and Pacific Island countries to...
26 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 February 2013: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported on recent developments within the framework of the Strengthening Resilience of Coastal and Small Island Communities towards Hydro‐meteorological Hazards and Climate Change Impacts (StResCom) project, funded by the Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFIT). StResCom project is a three-year project implemented in Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste.
The StResCom project aims to reduce disaster risks and...
