Tuvalu
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 August 2012: Seven Pacific Island Countries have exchanged a total of eight Maritime Boundary Agreements, on the sidelines of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum, which is convening in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands, from 28-30 August 2012. The treaties are expected to provide a more accurate and secure basis for the management of the Pacific Ocean, including in the areas of fishing activity, marine environmental protection, marine research and the management and exploration of natural resources....
04 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 August 2012: The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) announced the outcomes of the 21st Smaller Island States (SIS) Leaders Meeting, held in Raratonga, the Cook Islands, on 27 August 2012. The meeting took decisions on the SIS Development Fund, financing for climate change, tourism and trade.
On the SIS Development Fund, Leaders agreed to a programme-based approach for securing additional resources from development partners. On sustainable financing for climate change, Leaders welcomed...
30 Aug 2012
The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) will meet in late September 2012. The LEG aims to support the preparation and implementation strategy of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs). [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/leg-22-meeting/ ]
30 Aug 2012
The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) workshop for Pacific least developed countries (LDCs) will take place from 28 September to 3 October 2012, in Tuvalu. The LEG aims to support the preparation and implementation strategy of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs). [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/leg-workshop-for-pacific%c2%a0ldcs/ ]
17 Aug 2012
The agenda for the First Meeting of the Signatories (MoS1) to the UNEP/CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks includes, inter alia: reports from the first, second and third sharks negotiation meetings; reports from signatories; consideration of a draft conservation plan; and administrative and budgetary matters. As of 18 June 2012, the following countries had signed the MOU: Congo, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Palau, Philippines, Senegal, Togo, US...
