AOSIS
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 December 2010: The Government of Denmark, the World Bank and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) to support island countries in scaling up their renewable energy efforts and shift to greater energy efficiency.
Because of their size and remoteness, most small island developing States (SIDS) are heavily dependent on imported petroleum for their energy needs. Some countries spend an estimated 25-50...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2011: A number of speakers at the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio 2012), which convened from 7-8 March 2011, at UN Headquarters in New York, highlighted issues of concern to small island developing States (SIDS), especially the sustainable management of oceans and fisheries.
In its opening statement at PrepCom II, Fiji, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), stressed the need for...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 March 2011: An Interactive Dialogue between the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) took place on 16 March 2011, in New York, US.
After an update from the Co-Chairs on the second meeting of the GSP, speakers on behalf of small island States emphasized the urgency of concrete action and the importance of marine resources. Other speakers said the problems and solutions are known, and asked the Panel for concrete...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 March 2011: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in partnership with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), has created a multimedia project to exhibit pioneer actions implemented by small island developing States (SIDS) in the face of climate change and rising sea levels.
The exhibitions will open at two venues in France on 15 April 2011: Nausicaa, Centre National de la Mer in Boulogne-sur-Mer and ...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 May 2011: The High-level Segment of the 19th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 19) opened on 11 May 2011, in New York, US. Two political groups made statements reflecting the situation of small island developing States (SIDS).
Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (G77/China), said that the CSD provides a “key avenue” to fill the many remaining gaps in implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) and the Mauritius Strategy for...
