ADB
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
On 13 March 2009, environment and fisheries ministers from six Asia Pacific countries considered a draft Regional Action Plan for the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on coral reefs, fisheries and food security, which establish a framework to tackle coastal and marine resource degradation in the Coral Triangle ecosystem.
Ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste are working to ensure the sustainable management of the Coral Triangle, a...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
October 2009: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) published a report on the impact of climate change on Asia and the Pacific’s agriculture sector, highlighting that agriculture will pose a significant development challenge for Asia in the present century. The report, titled “ADB Building Climate Resilience in the Agriculture Sector of Asia and the Pacific,” discusses building climate change resilience into the agriculture sector in Asia.
It presents broad indicators of exposure, sensitivity, and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 June 2010: The Adaptation Fund Board approved the first four proposals of concrete adaptation projects at its tenth meeting held in Bonn, Germany, from 14-16 June 2010. The approved project concepts include one by the Centre de Suivi Ecologique, a National Implementing Entity from Senegal, under the direct access modality. At the concluding session, Farrukh Khan, Chair of the Adaptation Fund Board, stated that “we have translated into reality our collective quest for direct access....
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 August 2010: The 41st meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum, which took place in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 4-5 August 2010, concluded with the issuance of a Communiqué, which contains a section on climate change.
According to the Communiqué, climate change remains the greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and well-being of the peoples of the Pacific. Pacific leaders stress the need for a meaningful legally-binding agreement on emissions reduction to be reached urgently and without delay...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2010: ”Paths to 2015: MDG Priorities in Asia and the Pacific” is a report from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that provides an update of the status toward achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Asia and the Pacific.
The paper reveals mixed results across countries in the region and points out that the region may reach 2015 with almost 35...
