ADB
28 Jan 2013
The Pacific Energy Summit, which will be convened by the EU and New Zealand with co-sponsorship from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), will provide a forum for leaders from Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to present their energy plans and targets and to seek donor and private sector support. The Summit will address investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency, with a special focus on the generation and...
10 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 September 2012: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have launched the Asia-Pacific Migration and Environment Network (AMPEN). AMPEN is an internet-based resource to facilitate interaction on environment and migration in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to IOM, the site is designed to encourage the exchange of analysis, insights and experience, as well as to stimulate dialogue among researchers and policy specialists, and raise public...
07 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 July 2012: The Third Workshop on Enhancing the Regional Distribution of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Projects in Asia and the Pacific focused on the issues of standardized baselines and the CDM Programme of Activities (PoA), with the aim of promoting more CDM projects in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), small island developing States (SIDS) and countries hosting fewer than ten registered projects.
The workshop, which was held from 18-20 July 2012, in Manila, the Philippines, was...
21 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 August 2012: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has release its annual flagship statistical publication, titled “Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2010.” The publication, which includes a special chapter on Green Urbanization in Asia, examines the challenges and opportunities associated with the region’s urban boom, detailing measures required to transform cities into sustainable centres of growth.
According to the report, Asia must act now and move towards resource-friendly cities, or...
25 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 July 2012: The 16th Forum Economic Ministers’ Meeting (FEMM 16) discussed issues relating to economic governance in the Pacific, and concluded with the release of the Forum Economic Action Plan 2012. The Plan addresses, inter alia: implementing the Waiheke Declaration; economic empowerment of women; implementation of the Cairns Compact on Strengthening Development Coordination in the Pacific; progress by the Group of 20 (G20); and climate change resourcing.
The meeting was hosted by...
